TMR 25.9: "Discipline and Anarchy" [Empire of the Senseless]
Chad—the world’s biggest Kathy Acker stan?—Brian, and Kaija finish up their discussion of Kathy Acker’s Empire of the Senseless looking for possibly pathways to a better life, such as, becoming a pirate or joining a motorcycle game. They talk about Acker’s work as a map, they discuss the three-part structure, and, finally, Huckleberry Finn appears, tying this book back into James . . .They also announce the next three seasons of the Two Month Review. All the information will be posted next week, but as a bit of a teaser, Season 26 features a Nobel Prize winner, Season 27 won the International Man Booker, and Season 27 is a never-ending battle. This week’s music is “A Prayer for All Sailors” from the collaboration The Mekons did with Kathy Acker—an album based on her novel, Pussy, King of the Pirates.All previous seasons of TMR are available on our YouTube channel (this episode can be found here) and on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc. Please rate and review! It helps more than you know.Follow Open Letter, Two Month Review, Chad Post, Kaija Straumanis, and Brian Wood for random thoughts and information about upcoming guests.Also consider subscribing to the Mining the Dalkey Archive podcast here: Apple, Spotify. This week’s episode was an interview with Edy Poppy (Anatomy. Monotony., Coming. Apart.) and her translator (who also translates Jon Fosse), May-Brit Akerholt. Next week, Chad and Vince Francone discuss Eileen Battersby’s Teethmarks on My Tongue. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit threepercentproblem.substack.com
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