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S6E157 The Life and Times of Jack Gilbert: Have a Something Day
This week, in honor of (belated) National Poetry Month, we present to you the adorable and magnificent life of Jackie's favorite dead poet, Jack Gilbert, who beat out at least three other poets for…
S6E156 For Esmé -- with Love and Squalor (Patreon Bonus)
This week we have a Patreon bonus for you (a few days late, or several days early, depending on how you're experiencing time). This is a free preview - for the full episode, and all our previous…
S6E155 What Happened?!
Greetings, loyal listeners! In this episode, we mention nary a book at all until like the last 10 seconds! Instead, we explain What Happened during our many-month break from the podcast, beginning…
S6E154 Vacation Horror Stories with J.D. Salinger: A Perfect Day for Bananafish
We’re back! We missed you! Just in time for summer of 2026, which we planned from the very beginning. (We actually recorded this podcast before our unexpected break, so come back next episode for the…
S6E153 Goosebumps 5: The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (Patreon Bonus)
Welcome to our spooooooky Halloween bonus episode that we put out at the exact right time! One could also think of it as being right on time, because as Host Jackie likes to say, it's spooky season…
S1E153 The Life and Times of J.D. Salinger: One Testicle Too Many
Welcome to Season 7! We're kicking things off with an author bio of the one and only JD Salinger, a man of few words and fewer balls. Rachel has a healthy 6-month old Book. Bekah is a newly engaged,…
S6E152 Frankenstein Finale: We're ALIIIIIIIVVEEE!!
Wow, you thought we were dead! No, we were just taking a prolonged nap... in the dirt... in a cemetery... look, things got a little rocky in the lives of your hosts for a while, but fear not, we are…
S6E151 Frankenstein Part 2: The Demon of Bulimia, the Gift of Murder
Welcome back for part 2 of the amazing Frankenstein, or: a pale nerd who sucks, has sucked, and will continue to suck. In this penultimate part of the series, we hear the story of The Creature's…
S6E150 Frankenstein Part 1: It's Always Bad to be a Deadbeat Dad
Amidst a long, dark winter, which only now may be loosening its icy grip, we emerge from the shadows to bring you part 1 of 3 of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's 'Frankenstein, or: The Modern…
S5E149 Corn Daddy (Patreon Bonus)
It's finally here! As you may know, our King, Queen, and Nonbinary Royalty Patrons reserve the right to force us to read and review any book at all, except for Of Mice and Men, which Rachel has…
S5E148 The Life and Times of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: Great Pizza, Shady Folks
As autumn turns to winter, we turn at last to that classic wintry tale: Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. You may recall a little bit about her life story from our Percy Shelley episode, but this one is…
S5E147 The Cask of Amontillado: You Should've Never Called Me a Fat-Ass Kelly Price
At long last, follow your fearless crew down into the depths of our nitre-covered bone dungeon for a taste of something delightful! The Cask of Amontillado is one of ol' EAP's most famous short…
S5E146 The Life and Times of Edgar Allan Poe (Part 2): A Human Man and His Human Wife
We're back with the second half of our over-the-top bio of EAP! Listen in for the story of Edgar's adulthood, complete with choleric escapades, omens from outer space, a cringeworthy misplaced…
S5E145 The Life and Times of Edgar Allan Poe (Part 1): The First American Writer to Refuse to Have Another Job
Grab your raven, tuck your buddy’s heart under a floorboard, pour yourself a glass of Amontillado, and join us as we talk about the first half-ish of the life of Edgar Allan Poe, a man who didn’t ask…
S4E144 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Finale: Another Clam of Wisdom from the Chowder of Knowledge
(Happy Thursday! That’s right, it’s Thursday. Don’t check.) Wow! A podcast! That’s the feeling you should get from this episode. Y’all… those crazy Athenian kids are still stuck in the dang woods. …
S4E143 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Begins: Flavor-Blasting a Little Pilgrim Boy
We’re back, with Shakespeare’s comedy classic, A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Basically, four young Athenians with romance problems wander into the woods and get messed with by a bunch of fairies - you…
S4E142 Ranking Every Trope, with Jess Owens (Patreon Bonus)
This is a preview for our special Patreon bonus in which Rachel, Bekah, and returning guest Jess Owens (@saidbyjess) get together and talk tropes, baby. Which ones win? Which ones lose? Which ones…
S4E141 Mrs. Dalloway Ends: I Don't Care What Some Brooklynite Says About Love and God and Vomit
Well, well, well! We're back after a long hiatus in the middle of a pretty short book due to vacations of various sorts. For example, Jackie took a vacation to Italy (listen for an amazing story of…
S4E140 Mrs. Dalloway Begins: Let’s All Crack a Cold One On the Road, Together
Please join us as we read the first half of Virginia Woolf’s modernist masterpiece, Mrs. Dalloway! Taking place on a single day in mid-June 1923, the book takes us in and out of the minds of our two…
S4E139 The Life and Times of Virginia Woolf: I Love How Women Are Like A Mommy
Join us as we delve into the life of Virginia Woolf, a woman who was many things, chiefly among them a writer! Despite Jackie promising to make this the most depressing author bio episode of all…
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Fire the Canon has published 169 episodes since December 2020, covering topics in Arts, Books.
Fire the Canon is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 6m.
