Ep 223 - Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison

"I am an invisible man," says the unnamed narrator at the beginning of Ralph Ellison's masterpiece Invisible Man. He then walks the reader through the painful journey that led to this realization, from the Jim Crow South to a less explicitly divided New York City.

When we aren't discussing the narrator's struggle to fight for racial justice through and within a Communist party analog, we spend time chatting about the Pigskin Classic, dragging Harold Bloom, and unpacking stereo equipment.

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Ep 222 - Lord of the Flies, by William Golding (w/ The Librarian Is In)

Who has the conch? Somebody find the glasses! We're trapped on a podcast island with the amazing Gwen Glazer and Frank Collerius of the New York Public Library's show The Librarian Is In. 

Actually, Gwen and Frank were kind enough to have us in their studio to chat about William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies. 

Possible television-related tangents include LOST, Kid Nation, and Kids Say the Darnedest Things!

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Ep 221 - Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel

What will you remember? What will you be remembered for? Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven asks these questions of most of its characters as they struggle to survive before and after an apocalyptic flu outbreak. 

We also talk Mandel's work crunching data on novels, National Days, Corporate Speak, and what we won't miss when we lose the Internet.

Don't forget to book tickets to our live show at bit.ly/libraryshow!

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Ep 220 - The US Constitution

We the Hosts of Overdue, in Order to form a more perfect Podcast, establish Humor, insure earbud Tranquility, provide for uncommon offense, promote our listeners’ Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Goofs to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this podcast on the Constitution for the United States of America.

No really, we did it. A whole podcast on the Constitution, its origins, and the Bill of Rights. We talk about what the Framers didn’t say, what they didn’t predict, and what we wish people WOULDN’T do with the Constitution in years to come.

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Ep 219 - Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play, by Anne Washburn

This week, Andrew brings his oddly deep and specific knowledge of The Simpsons to bear on Anne Washburn's Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play. In a post-apocalyptic world in which Simpsons quotes were treated as currency, he would pretty much run the place.

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Ep 218 - Angel, by Elizabeth Taylor

Welcome to 2017! Our first book of the year is Angel by Elizabeth Taylor, a somewhat forgotten mid-century classic about an author shaping her world through fiction.

Because it's us, we HAD to spend time talking about the other Angels and Elizabeths Taylor in our lives. We also found time to cover cheaters and lies, Ferris Buellering, and Jerry the Internet Editor.

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Ep 217 - All-Star Superman, by Grant Morrison (Bonus Episode w/ Lucas Brown)

Up in the sky, look! It's a bird...it's a plane...it's a podcast about Superman!

Lucas Brown (host of the podcast "The Math of You") joins us for a discussion of Grant Morrison's timeless Man of Steel collection All-Star Superman.

We talk about origin story troubles, Superman's ever expanding powerset, and one of the most affecting Superman panels in recent memory.

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Ep 216 - A Tale for the Time Being, by Ruth Ozeki

For our last regular show of 2016, we come to Ruth Ozeki’s A Tale for the Time Being and get schooled on the relationship between the writer and reader and the nature of time itself.

We also touch on Christmas gifts from the future-past, good names for blogs, and more.

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Ep 215 - Stealing Christmas, by Alexa Riley

This week we learn all about the “quick, dirty, and over-the-top” erotic fiction of Alexa Riley – and since Stealing Christmas is holiday-themed, we get into the spirit of the season, too!

Join us for a frank and explicit discussion of mall barons, safe unsafeness, and sexy, sexy sexual intercourse. And between now and January 31, order Overdue merchandise at www.overduepodcast.com/store!

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Ep 214 - White Teeth, by Zadie Smith

Show me Zadie Smith's WHITE TEETH! Join us for a discussion about her debut novel that tackles immigration, assimilation, and our collective struggle to control the lives we lead.

We'll also reference Lady Gaga, share some rules for fistfighting (and writing), and discover the sad clown Pa(g)liacci.

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