Demise of the Podcast: Recent Episodes
Patrick Attaway
Author and musician Patrick Attaway analyzes quality writing, discusses broader topics, and rants about stuff you never realized anyone cared about.
You can skip to 17:30 if you want to cut to the chase. House Fly is my latest, unreleased novel centering on a reality television host who despises reality television.
We read and analyze a few poems from Charles Bukowski's collection, Dangling in the Tournefortia.
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After talking about Fight Club and literary opinions, Patrick reads more An Eye for the Peculiar.
Patrick reads his review of Percival Everett's James as well as a few pages from the new book based on Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. He discusses the importance of Newnan, Georgia, and of course he rambles about writing.
Patrick continues reading and talks more about Mad Men and the guys who keep trying to start new families.
Patrick breaks some bad news about the podcast, talks Mad Men, and continues reading his novel
Patrick continues his novel, discusses a potential new album, and reviews Drive-Away Dolls.
Patrick reviews The Marvels, talks about indie book giveaways, and reads more from his latest novel.
Patrick reads from his new novel, reviews the Top Five Audience Complaints, and discusses family drama.
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Patrick discusses the novel drafting process, influences leading to original creations, and iconic characters.
Patrick talks about abandoning Stephen King, the importance of appropriate critique, and then reads the first chapter of Lunar Park.
Trigger Warning to Stephen King stans: This will not make you happy. Patrick reads portions of the novel, contemplates the Marvel Cinematic Universe internet hate, and finishes with an essay on American Psycho.
TRIGGER WARNING: SA in Aroma Thorn's chapter. Patrick reads two chapters in the book he wrote, and doesn't that Trigger Warning kinda make the rest of this seem dull?
Patrick reads his latest short story, talks Oppenheimer and Barbie, and writing characters of color.
Patrick finishes up Pulp, discusses a new project for the podcast, and what writing truly means to readers.
Patrick reads a Sedaris essay, comes up with incredibly specific hypothetical phobias, and talks about The Flash.
Patrick has his friend Chris on the podcast to talk about teaching, English majors, and writing.
Patrick reads from Randy Hendricks' book The Twelfth Year, discusses college nostalgia, and laments the hardships of the English major.
Patrick talks about Ken Price: 2015, book sales, and what makes for bad reading on a podcast.
Patrick Attaway revisits the Price of the Trinity protagonist in this meta-fictional story.
Content Warning: Fans of Cormac McCarthy may experience annoyance, madness, anger, or arousal.
Patrick talks his new book, writing women in fiction, and goes on about his top ten this and that.
Patrick makes it through 24 pages of Hemingway's novel before throwing the book across the room.
Patrick concludes discussing Green Skin, announces his new book, and offers absolutely nothing of value.
Patrick talks about leaving Twitter, not liking Telecasters, and reads more Green Skin.
Patrick reads the first two chapters of Green Skin, discusses the Literary genre, influences from other authors, and various perceptions from readers.
Patrick talks Ween's discography, reads the "Context" essay from Substack, and talks about the merits of literary critique.
Patrick started recording the story he promised in the last episode and Audacity decided to wipe the audio.
Patrick reads David Sedaris, talks about Bret Easton Ellis's The Shards, and retells his almost-panic attack experience.
Patrick covers the first half of Percival Everett's second novel, reads tweets he never sent, and talks a little music.
Patrick concludes reading the Charles Price novella, and discusses his novel-in-progress.
Patrick continues reading Charles Price after geeking out about Wampler and Walrus Audio pedals.
Patrick not only continues reading from the Charles Price novella, but also reads selections from early Demise of the Trinity drafts. The TRIGGER WARNING from the previous episode still applies!
Patrick begins reading and discussing the Charles Price novella. TRIGGER WARNING: This series contains graphic sexual scenes, drug use, and violence.
Patrick talks about Glen Campbell's career and analyzes selections from his autobiography, Rhinestone Cowboy.
The final chapter of the NERO series. Words and music by Patrick Attaway/Lurking Vowel.
The fifth chapter of the NERO series. Words and music by Patrick Attaway/Lurking Vowel.
The fourth chapter of the NERO series. Words and music by Patrick Attaway/Lurking Vowel.
Patrick reads the latest Zev Good Substack and somehow manages to string together a few sentences.
The third chapter of the NERO series. Words and music by Patrick Attaway/Lurking Vowel.
The second chapter of the NERO series. Words and music by Patrick Attaway/Lurking Vowel.
Patrick introduces his new podcast exclusive series with the first chapter of NERO: 2140.
Patrick reads a chapter from Surviving New America and discusses the future NERO series.
Patrick reads his short story, discusses the reasoning behind characters' races/genders, and struggles in the classroom.
Previously recorded in 2020 for the Sample Chapter Podcast, Patrick reads a chapter from his debut novel, Demise of the Trinity.
Patrick concludes Suder and reads from Zev Good's latest essay. Editor's note: Patrick incorrectly states he has 7 stories for pre-order when at the time of this he only had 3 available because the previous 7 had already been published.
An audio preview of Patrick Attaway's novel, Birch. You can buy an eBook or paperback copy from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Birch-Patrick-Attaway-ebook/dp/B09ZX34KRH
Patrick changes the formula a little by reading without interruption and covers his new short story.
Patrick discusses the discouraging aspects of being an indie author before talking about his new short story, Gwen.
Patrick starts off complaining as usual and gets into poetry before reading a short story entitled "Tattle."
Patrick talks about pausing the Two and a Half Men series, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and what makes good writing. He also reads some poetry about all that smack.
Patrick continues discussing Mia and Charlie's relationship, delves in Alan and Kandi, and finishes by reading from his new novel, Birch.
Patrick reads a page from his new novel, Birch, and dips his toes in season three of Two and a Half Men.
Patrick discusses two episodes from the first two seasons of Two and a Half Men, and the lasting effects of Toxic Masculinity.
Patrick talks about the current hot topic of TikTok content creators allegedly encouraging readers to return eBooks for refunds, the mythology of the WritingCommunity, and concludes Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man.
Patrick reads and analyzes the Battle Royal, and goes on a tangent about his research on Toxic Masculinity.
Patrick provides context for the novel's prologue, reveals his thesis topic, and reads the first page of his new novel
Patrick reads Langston Hughes's "Cowards from the Colleges," and Ralph Ellison's "Change the Joke and Slip the Yoke." Yes, he says it incorrectly multiple times.
Patrick openly discusses why he published Price of the Trinity as a paperback first, his fears of audience perception, the theme of race, and reads multiple sections from the second half of the novel.
Patrick reads Katy B Sweet's memoir and talks about topics he's not going to put in the description of the podcast.
Patrick reads Songs of Innocence and Experience, the Goblin Market, and a random Bukowski moment.
Patrick rants a lot, reads some O'Connor, rants more, and you are probably not going to like this episode.
Patrick covers The Art of Memoir, how memories inform our writing, and the variations on the same story.
Patrick reads questions from Twitter, talks about creepy Reply Guys, discusses various writing styles, and winds down.
Patrick sort of analyzes Never Let Me Go and ends up going on a rant for twenty minutes.
Patrick kinda concludes Slaughterhouse Five, talks about Creed, and wonders if his new microphone makes a difference.
Patrick reads more Slaughterhouse Five, and you'll just have to listen to find out what else happens.
Patrick doesn't even crack the surface of Slaughterhouse Five, rants about Christmas gifts, and his wife makes an appearance. Please note this was amended and reuploaded on 01/03/2021.
Patrick concludes Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle, talks about guitar a really long time, and forgets how to talk.
Patrick reads random poems by Sylvia Plath, talks about inspiration and motivation, and should probably put a trigger warning at the beginning of the episode.
Patrick reads his short story, talks about religion, Grand Theft Auto, and plays music provided by Lurking Vowel.
Patrick reads more Everett, talks about blocking people on Twitter, film buffs, cafeterias, and Invisible Man.
Patrick talks about Twitter geniuses, bad book marketing, and decides to put a trigger warning on the episode. This portion of the novel contains graphic sexual abuse.
Patrick reads Sedaris, talks about Medicare4All, and concludes Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls.
Patrick reads "Standing Still" by David Sedaris, talks about annoying people in movie theaters, and rants about COVID-19.
Patrick rants about Vik Muniz, talks about death, and reads another essay by David Sedaris.
Patrick learns about periodontists, discusses paying your doctors bills, and discovers someone died.
Patrick concludes his series on Hot Water Music, talks about his thesis, and doesn't even mention cheese.
Patrick reads two short stories by Bukowski, does a Tom Waits impersonation, and talks about Split.
Patrick reads "The Great Poet," talks about the Eagles, discusses poetry, and rants for the last ten minutes.
Patrick reads his short story 2130 from the NERO series with special music provided by Lurking Vowel's new album, More Guns Less Gators.
After 79 episodes, Patrick interviews his first guest, WB Welch. They discuss her new novella, Rose's Gold, as well as poetry, cupcakes, and the grueling editing process.
Patrick concludes reading Disease of Ambition with the short story about some guy also named Patrick.
Patrick continues covering Disease of Ambition by reading "Ellen," discusses promoting books on social media, and admits his past flaws.
Patrick reads his short story "Jessi" from Disease of Ambition, gives a shout out to WB Welch, and drinks a Vitamin Water Zero.
Patrick reads from his new book, discusses indie authors like Katy B Sweet, and rants about self-publishing sites.
Patrick finishes Erasure, talks about his unprofessional podcast, and the disappointments authors face.
Patrick continues Erasure by Percival Everett, talks about supporting authors, and the toxic positivity of Twitter.
Patrick continues reading and analyzing Erasure, discusses the publishing industry, and talks about a very unfamous author.
Patrick delves into Percival Everett's novel Erasure, goes on a rant about academic spending, and discusses racial identity.
Patrick reads his current short story project while discussing the writing process, character development, and using parents as inspiration.
Patrick rants about Goodreads, Twitter, and reads Percival Everett's The Fix. He also refers to Everett as "Sherman Alexie" a few times.
In this unique episode, Patrick debuts songs from his new album while reading/discussing Bukowski's poems.
Patrick cracks jokes about politics on Twitter before delving into Surviving New America.
Patrick reads a single chapter from Surviving New America as a follow up to the last episode but really delves into The Goose, The Middleman, The Idolmaker, and Gomer Pyle by Clay Jones.
Patrick reads three chapters from his new novel and discusses the troubles of promoting novels on social media.
Patrick Attaway reads from his new novel, Surviving New America. Episode includes the first two chapters "Serra" and "Holner." This novel contains adult language and violent scenes.
Patrick reads and discusses "The Appropriation of Cultures" from Damned if I Do. Episode contains many references to racism, the Confederate flag, and classism.
In the longest episode of the podcast yet, Patrick reads his novella "A Painter" in its entirety. You can buy a copy for ninety-nine cents on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Painter-Novella-Marriage-Poetry-Success-ebook/dp/B08W7RP1Z4/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=patrick+attaway&qid=1613250048&sr=8-2
Trigger Warning: Patrick reads Plague of Tics and I Like Guys. Plague of Tics contains numerous instances of obsessive compulsive behavior and I Like Guys contains instances of homophobia.
Patrick reads two essays from Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, discusses his prostate, and rambles about childhood.
Patrick reads two essays from When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris, and talks about Twitter and the fallacy of believing in the internet.
Patrick celebrates the end of 2020 and fiftieth episode of Demise of the Podcast by not reading anything.
Patrick Attaway continues his analysis and reading of Bret Easton Ellis's The Rules of Attraction, answers random questions, and reads Grimm's Cinderella.
Patrick Attaway launches into Bret Easton Ellis's second novel, The Rules of Attraction.
Releasing an early episode to promote his book Price of the Trinity, Patrick discusses his second novel and edits the hell out of the podcast.
If YOU listen to Patrick Attaway's podcast today, YOU will hear him finish discussing Charles Bukowski's Women. YOU will also experience bad Goodreads reviews and a long discussion on people like YOU on Twitter.
Patrick concludes Charles Bukowski's Factotum, discusses his upcoming novel Price of the Trinity, and briefly barfs about Epstein.
Patrick finalizes his discussion of Charles Bukowski's Ham on Rye and rants about American Psycho haters.
Patrick concludes the Charles Bukowski poetry collection whilst proving his own idiocy.
Patrick reads and discusses Charles Bukowski's debut novel, Twitter, being wrong, and how boring he is.
Patrick discusses Charles Bukowski's first novel, Post Office. Yes, he's aware Bukowski never married Frances and did marry Barbara Frye.
Patrick Attaway expands his reading and discussion of Love is a Dog From Hell by Charles Bukowski. Yes, he's aware Bukowski never married Frances and did marry Barbara Frye.
A disjointed mini-episode where Patrick has to save his own ass as Audacity dumps almost an hour of audio. He also reads and discusses Bukowski's Love is a Dog From Hell. Yes, he's aware Bukowski never married Frances and did marry Barbara Frye.
Patrick almost finishes Abnormal Poetry, discusses his third novel, the #WritingCommunity, and customer service.
Patrick reads poetry, but also discusses Twitter, the #WritingCommunity, and answers questions.
Patrick reads the final chapter and discusses the events after Demise, Price of the Trinity, and the future of the podcast.
Patrick Attaway discusses his character Birch from Demise of the Trinity and reads the short story, "Mount Venom."
To make up for last week's late episode, Patrick presents a short episode where he reads and discusses an entire chapter from Demise of the Trinity.
Patrick discusses his character, Al Price, and the transgressive elements in his novel.