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Read it and Weep

Apr 29, 2010

In this episode, a largly demoralized team stumble across the finish line of Ayn Rand's magnum crapus, "Atlas Shrugged." Mysterious things start happening, however, when they try to talk about John Galt's speech. Other episode highlights:


Apr 22, 2010

We tackle the third quarter of Atlas Shrugged with much needed help from our Insane Beliefs Correspondent, Stephen. Dagny finds herself in the capitalist utopia of Atlantis and we find ourselves still having to review this terrible book that has no end.

  • Alex passes Podcast Directive 10-289
  • Hate Bingo: Now with...


Apr 14, 2010

In the second part of our slog through Atlas Shrugged, we show a few signs of wear and tear. Still, we power through:

  • Compliment Sandwich
  • Hate Bingo
  • Writers Workshop (we probably should have warned Forrest beforehand that he had to play Ayn Rand)
  • And screwing like a business man!

Today's guest Forrest has a blog...


Apr 8, 2010

Atlas Shrugged is arguably the most influential terrible book that we've read yet. Libertarians, conservatives, and people who want to read about 1-dimensional characters sexually assaulting each other all find the book compelling. Can it live up to the hype? Well, "who is John Galt?"

  • Debate: Trains vs. Steel!
  • New...


Apr 1, 2010

The smog isn't the only thing LA produces that makes me gag. As our panel discusses the mercifully brief second half of Lauren Conrad's awful book, they cover:

  • French words that may or may not be dirty.
  • How to create your Read It And Weep On-Air Personality Name
  • Why do some people sound stupid, and, more importantly,...