E61 -- Ecological Noir -- The Monkey Wrench Gang -- Animals
What in the world is eco-noir? We attempt to answer that question by looking at a few texts that might be ecological noir. In the discussion, we ment...
Point Blank: Hardboiled, Noir, & Detective Fiction
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Point Blank is a podcast about hardboiled, noir, and detective fiction. Mixing serious analysis and humor, the co-hosts (Justin and Kurt) discuss a classic or contemporary work of crime fiction each episode. In addition to major works, they offer shorter reviews, and examine noir-ish topics such as alcoholism in detective fiction, the femme fatale, and race and labor in crime fiction. Stroll with Kurt and Justin down the rain drenched alleys and mean streets as they explore the fascinating world of crime fiction.
E60 -- 5 Round Review: Summer Edition
Blankers! Find your sun hat, stab that beach umbrella into the sand, and break out the Banana Boat -- this is Five Round Reviews: Summer Edition. ...
E59 -- Miami Blues
Throw on your white blazer, power up the speed boat, and cut yourself a line. We're head to '80's Miami for Charles Willeford's 'Miami Blues." In wh...
E58 -- Chicago Noir
Blankers! Zip up your windbreakers and don’t forget change for the highway tolls — in Episode 58 we head to Chicago to wrap our heads around Chicago N...
E57 -- Ride the Pink Horse & The Expendable Man --Dorothy Hughes
We promised an episode on The Expendable Man, but we just couldn't contain ourselves to one book by Dorothy B Hughes! We discuss these two masterpiece...
E56 -- Five Round Reviews
In Episode 57, we review the hell out of nearly a dozen books, + a couple films! We review: Run Man Run by Chester Himes Plan B by Chester Himes Darkt...
E 55 -- S.A. Cosby -- Blacktop Wasteland
Buckle your seat belts! This is going to be a wild ride! We take a deep dive into "Blacktop Wasteland" by SA Cosby, a novel we both describe as a mod...
E 45 -- Raymond Chandler -- Farewell, My Lovely
In Episode 45, we revisit to one of the masters of hardboiled detective crime fiction, Raymond Chandler, and his acclaimed second novel, Farewell, My ...
E53: Strap of Your Rocket Shoes, It's Time to Review Some Spy Fiction
We follow up our discussion of Spy Fiction from E52 with more in-depth reviews of books we read for the show. Books covered: 'A Coffin for Dimitrios' ...
E52: To Spy Fiction With Love
From the shadows, we emerge to discuss the huge topic of spy fiction. We look at this genre in broad strokes, covering nearly a century of spy novels....