The Spouter-Inn
@thespouterinn.bsky.social
A podcast about “great books” that isn’t entirely sure what that phrase means. Hosted by @wordgarbler.bsky.social and @sakbari.bsky.social and available on your podcast app or at https://megaphonic.fm/spouter/
Now that's what I call comfort reading.
November 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Now that's what I call comfort reading.
"Complacencies of the pupper..."
August 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"Complacencies of the pupper..."
Is it more fun if we give a hint about our upcoming episode?
I may have just gotten to the end of the book I’m bringing to the table (spoiler: “the”) and I may be very excited to try to talk about it.
(Of course I’m also excited to hear @sakbari.bsky.social talk about one of her favourite poets!)
I may have just gotten to the end of the book I’m bringing to the table (spoiler: “the”) and I may be very excited to try to talk about it.
(Of course I’m also excited to hear @sakbari.bsky.social talk about one of her favourite poets!)
July 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Is it more fun if we give a hint about our upcoming episode?
I may have just gotten to the end of the book I’m bringing to the table (spoiler: “the”) and I may be very excited to try to talk about it.
(Of course I’m also excited to hear @sakbari.bsky.social talk about one of her favourite poets!)
I may have just gotten to the end of the book I’m bringing to the table (spoiler: “the”) and I may be very excited to try to talk about it.
(Of course I’m also excited to hear @sakbari.bsky.social talk about one of her favourite poets!)
NEW! Chris rereads L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and Suzanne considers Margareta von Oswald's study Working Through Colonial Collections: An Ethnography of the Ethnological Museum in Berlin.
So yeah, the tone of the conversation might change halfway through…
megaphonic.fm/spouter/81
So yeah, the tone of the conversation might change halfway through…
megaphonic.fm/spouter/81
May 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NEW! Chris rereads L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and Suzanne considers Margareta von Oswald's study Working Through Colonial Collections: An Ethnography of the Ethnological Museum in Berlin.
So yeah, the tone of the conversation might change halfway through…
megaphonic.fm/spouter/81
So yeah, the tone of the conversation might change halfway through…
megaphonic.fm/spouter/81
"More" includes:
- George A. Tice's photo essay Paterson
- Jim Jarmusch's film Paterson (starring Adam Driver)
- Shushan Avagyan's experimental novel A Book, Untitled
- Margareta von Oswald's book Working Through Colonial Collections (about ethnological museums)
Erik the cat approves:
- George A. Tice's photo essay Paterson
- Jim Jarmusch's film Paterson (starring Adam Driver)
- Shushan Avagyan's experimental novel A Book, Untitled
- Margareta von Oswald's book Working Through Colonial Collections (about ethnological museums)
Erik the cat approves:
April 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"More" includes:
- George A. Tice's photo essay Paterson
- Jim Jarmusch's film Paterson (starring Adam Driver)
- Shushan Avagyan's experimental novel A Book, Untitled
- Margareta von Oswald's book Working Through Colonial Collections (about ethnological museums)
Erik the cat approves:
- George A. Tice's photo essay Paterson
- Jim Jarmusch's film Paterson (starring Adam Driver)
- Shushan Avagyan's experimental novel A Book, Untitled
- Margareta von Oswald's book Working Through Colonial Collections (about ethnological museums)
Erik the cat approves:
It’s a snow day here, and we’re staying in with some good books. And our next episode drops tomorrow, revisiting Lee Maracle’s Memory Serves and cracking open the first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet.
February 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It’s a snow day here, and we’re staying in with some good books. And our next episode drops tomorrow, revisiting Lee Maracle’s Memory Serves and cracking open the first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet.
And the obligatory cat photo!
January 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
And the obligatory cat photo!
Bonus photo for the true fans.
December 17, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Bonus photo for the true fans.
"Well, this is the end, Sam Gamgee."
We talk about J.R.R. Tolkien's The Return of the King in our latest episode. And we try to count how many endings it takes to conclude The Lord of the Rings.
Join us at megaphonic.fm/spouter/76 or on your podcast app.
We talk about J.R.R. Tolkien's The Return of the King in our latest episode. And we try to count how many endings it takes to conclude The Lord of the Rings.
Join us at megaphonic.fm/spouter/76 or on your podcast app.
December 17, 2024 at 5:07 PM
"Well, this is the end, Sam Gamgee."
We talk about J.R.R. Tolkien's The Return of the King in our latest episode. And we try to count how many endings it takes to conclude The Lord of the Rings.
Join us at megaphonic.fm/spouter/76 or on your podcast app.
We talk about J.R.R. Tolkien's The Return of the King in our latest episode. And we try to count how many endings it takes to conclude The Lord of the Rings.
Join us at megaphonic.fm/spouter/76 or on your podcast app.