Spine Crackers is an in-depth literary analysis podcast where we discuss a different book every other week, with some jokes and goofs tossed in for good measure. Follow us on instagram, twitter, facebook, etc. and check out our patreon! We post our next read on twitter so you can keep up and read along with us if you like. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spinecrackershttps://www.patreon.com/spinecrackersspinecrackerspod@gmail.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchSpine Crackers is an in-depth literary analysis podcast where we discuss a different book every other week, with some jokes and goofs tossed in for good measure. Follow us on instagram, twitter, facebook, etc. and check out our patreon! We post our next read on twitter so you can keep up and read along with us if you like.
Recent episodes include "Alan Paton - Cry, The Beloved Country" (26 March 2026, 86 minutes), "PAUL READ THE WRONG BOOK?!?" (8 February 2026, 124 minutes), and "Bruce Chatwin - On the Black Hill" (7 November 2025, 84 minutes).
Spine Crackers publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 100 minutes across 100 episodes.
Booking probability for Spine Crackers is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Spine Crackers requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Spine Crackers's contact route on record: verified email.
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Spine Crackers is an arts show with 100 episodes published.
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<p>In this episode, the Spine Crackers read South African author Alan Paton's seminal novel of race, family, oppression, and the nature of nationhood, Cry, The Beloved Country! </p><p><br></p><p>Full episode on...
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<p>See how the Spine Crackers react in real time when one of their ranks reads the wrong book. Spoiler: IMPROMPTU 2025 YEAR IN REVIEW!</p>
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<p>In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss English travel writer, journalist, and novelist Bruce Chatwin's 1982 novel of place, family, aging, technology, and the march of history On the Black Hill!</p>
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<p>The Spine Crackers return from their...well uh...extended break with a discussion of John Barth's 1982 metafictional romance of espionage, family, love, and death Sabbatical! Back again soon we promise. </p><p></p>
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<p>In this episode, the Spine Crackers read American author Lauren Groff's 2021 historical novel of belief, sex, class, gender, mysticism and more, Matrix. Full episode available on Patreon as...
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<p>In this episode the Spine Crackers discuss Percival Everett's 2020 novel of grief, loss, human connection, and agency in the face of a seemingly random and uncaring universe, Telephone. Full episode on Patreon as...
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<p>The Spine Crackers review our 2024 in books, take questions from our Patrons, and reflect on what was and what is to come. Full episode for everyone this time, but check out our Patreon. See you guys again...
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<p>In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss American author and critic Robert M. Coates' 1926 experimental, pseudo-Dada, proto-sci-fi, heist(?) novel The Eater of Darkness! Full episode on Patreon as always!</p>...
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<p>In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss Susan Choi's 2019 National Book Award winning novel of trauma, memory, and the nature of storytelling, Trust Exercise!</p> <p>Full episode available on Patreon!</p>...
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<p>In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss postmodern master Italo Calvino's 1957 historical-fantasy-bildungsroman-fable-novel The Baron in the Trees. </p> <p>Full episode available at...
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<p>In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss English author William Golding's (of Lord of the Flies high school fame) first post-Nobel Prize novel of art, fame, and obsession The Paper Men (1984). Full episode on...
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<p>In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss Australian master Gerald Murnane's 1982 breakout novel of place, country, and the nature of representation The Plains! Full episode on the Spine Crackers Patreon...
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<p>In this episode the Spine Crackers discuss Djuna Barnes' pioneering 1936 novel of queer modernism, identity, and history, Nightwood. Full episode available at https://www.patreon.com/spinecrackers</p>
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<p>In this episode, the Spine Crackers are joined by friend of the show Nate, who is the proprietor of the excellent Books You Haven't Read Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@BooksYouHaventRead) to discuss...
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<p>In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss American author and literary one-of-a-kind Nicholson Baker's Vox (1992), an erotic study of character, technology, human connection, and fantasy. Full episode on Patreon...
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<p>In this year-end episode, the Spine Crackers rank every book we read this year from worst to best, hand out various other awards such as best cover, best quote/passage, best character, answer listener questions, and...
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<p>In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss American author Cormac McCarthy's penultimate novel of family, loss, madness, and genius, The Passenger. Full episode on our patreon as always!</p> <p><br></p>...
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<p>In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss British author Malcolm Lowry's harrowing 1947 masterpiece of love, war, disease, culture, and meaning, Under the Volcano! Full episode available to patrons as always!</p>...
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<p>In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss Japanese Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburō Ōe's 1967 novel of family, death, war, and history, The Silent Cry! Full episode available on Patreon </p> <p><br></p>...
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<p>In this episode, the Spine Crackers are joined by friend of the show, real life friend, film critic, filmmaker, youtube legend, and all around renaissance man Patrick Willems to discuss David Duchovny's novel of...
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