The illliterati

Are You a Performative Male?

Nat & Sam have a very intellectual conversation about the "performative male." Is he real? Is he my dad? Is my boyfriend? Am I still allowed to read The Bell Jar?

The Summer I Turned Literary

It’s the premiere of Season 2 and school is back in session for the illliterati. The gang talks all about the books they read over summer break and even introduces you to a new member... we know you missed us.

The Book Was Better: Oscars & Adaptations

Over half of the Oscar nominees for this year’s Best Picture were originally books, so Joe, Nik, Sam and Dave had no choice but to chop it up about adaptations. They also give you their Oscar predictions and somehow end up ranking David Fincher films.

Year of Magical Reading: 2024 at P&T

It’s been quite the year here at P&T. Not only did we host some amazing writers such as Percival Everett, Kaveh Akbar, Mona Awad, we, the illliterati have read #so #many #books. Listen to find out the best books Joe, Sam, and the Troll read in 2024.

Comfort Books

We're guessing you've had a rough couple weeks; we certainly have. So for this week's episode Nik, Sam, Madisen and the illliterati's newest member, Dave, chat about all the books that bring them comfort.