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Method and Madness

A podcast hosted by writer Brad Kelly (formerly of Art of Darkness). Main book episodes feature 2 parts: a fun, in-depth conversation with one of my most insightful friends, and a sprawling exploration of the book"s many rabbit-holes (usually behind the paywall). Melee episodes are general conversations with authors and others about books, writing, and culture.

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Ep. 7.1: Gerald Murnane’s THE PLAINS with Jack BC

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2025/06/26

Jack BC of the always entertaining and enlightening podcast Book Club from Hell, joins me to talk about the singular masterpiece of Australian letters, Gerald Murnane's strange and beautiful book THE PLAINS. A book that is somehow about itself, and everything else. We talk about the many questions Murnane raises on the nature of creativity, subjectivity, and the very form of the novel.https://bookclubfromhell.substack.com/bookclubfromhell.comJack’s Twitter: https://x.com/supersquat1Jack’s novel

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Melee 07 - Andrew Wittstadt talks HEAVY BORED

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2025/06/18

Andrew Wittstadt (@andrewwittstadt) joins me to talk about his great podcast on poetry and literature, HEAVY BORED. We also get into the problem of authority in academia and why it’s necessary as well as Andrew’s personal canon and much more. https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBoredx.com/andrewwittstadtx.com/heavyboredpodhttps://www.instagram.com/heavybored/https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredx/com/bradkelly

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“The Man of the Crowd” by Edgar Allan Poe [Audio...

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2025/06/11

An audio recording of Edgar Allan Poe’s 1840 short story “The Man of the Crowd", in which Poe’s narrator finds that he can read a man’s entire history in his expression—but some things are left better unseen. SUBSCRIBE AT SUPPORTfor access to bonus content.

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Ep. 6.2 - The MADNESS of LIBRA

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2025/06/05

How Don DeLillo renders visible the invisible, the forces of history, conspiracy theory as literature, and the Discordian weirdness of the JFK assassination. SUBSCRIBE AT SUPPORTfor access to bonus content.

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[PREVIEW] Ep. 6.1: LIBRA with Glen Rockney on Gain of...

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2025/06/05

I joined Glen Rockney on his monumental Gain of Fiction bookclub show to talk about Don DeLillo’s 1988 pseudohistorical masterpiece LIBRA—arguably THE novel about the JFK assassination. This one is for premium subscribers ONLY. Follow Rare Candy: rarecandy.substack.com (where premium subscribers can also get this episode) or wherever you get your podcasts SUBSCRIBE for early access and premium content.

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Melee 06: Jack BC’s TOWER

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2025/06/03

Jack BC of the great books podcast Bookclub from Hell joins me to discuss his exceptional work of corporate surrealism, TOWER and the origins of Bookclub from Hell, as well as the legacy of literary realism, the exquisite weirdness of JG Ballard, and much much more.Jack’s podcast: https://www.bookclubfromhell.com/,https://x.com/bookclubhell666Buy TOWER: https://www.amazon.com/Tower-Jack-BC/dp/0645928208Follow Jack: https://substack.com/@jackbcSUBSCRIBE for early access and premium content.Rare Candy

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Melee 05: Gaining Fiction w/Glen Rockney

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2025/05/20

Glen Rockney of Rare Candy joins me to talk about his superb Gain of Fiction bookclub show, bros reading and why they should, and I finally share what happened to the 2024 live Art of Darkness show.https://rarecandy.substack.com/x.com/@rarecandypod1Subscribe at madmethodpod.com/support for early access and premium content.

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[5 Fathoms Special] The History of the Tarot

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2025/05/19

[5 Fathoms Special} This is an in-depth presentation on the history of the Tarot, from rudimentary card games of Egypt and Persia all the way to the modern day. Thanks for joining me. Be sure to check out the video version free on youtube, substack, patreon, and twitter.

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[PREVIEW] Ep. 5.3: The MADNESS of LOLITA

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2025/05/09

In the first solo deep dive on Method and Madness, I go into LOLITA contra CRASH, what the hell even is literary Postmodernism, theories of time, and Nabokov’s prophetic dreams.Thanks for joining me.SUBSCRIBE AT madmethodpod.com/support access to bonus content.

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Ep. 5.2: The METHOD of LOLITA

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2025/05/06

More LOLITA. Aaron walks us through the deep narratology behind the concept of the ‘unreliable narrator’ and how Nabokov keeps the reader at just the right distance to make this book a masterpiece. SUBSCRIBE AT madmethodpod.com/support access to bonus content.

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Melee 04: DUSTIN COLE

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2025/04/22

In this Melee episode, the brilliant Dustin Cole joins Brad to discuss his new poetry collection AFTER SUNSTONE, writing poetry versus writing novels, what social media does for/to a writer, and W.G. Sebald’s singular book THE RINGS OF SATURN. BUY AFTER SUNSTONE: https://farthestheaven.com/products/after-sunstoneSUBSCRIBE AT PATREON AND SUBSTACK for access to bonus content.

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Ep. 5.1: LOLITA with Kat Rosenfield

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2025/04/19

The brilliant writer Kat Rosenfield joins us to talk LOLITA and misreadings thereof, the new (and past?) censoriousness in books discourse, love versus terror, and much, much more. SUBSCRIBE AT madmethodpod.com/support for access to bonus content.

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Melee 03: Always Be Castigating - GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS

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2025/04/06

In this Melee episode we discuss the recent revival of GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS and some of the very questionable reviews. https://www.thedailybeast.com/review-kieran-culkins-glengarry-glen-ross-is-dangerously-offensive-and-dated/SUBSCRIBE AT PATREON AND SUBSTACK for access to bonus content.

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Ep. 4.3: [PREVIEW] The MADNESS of NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

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2025/04/06

Ep. 4.3. A [PREVIEW] of our exclusive MADNESS episode on NCFOM for paid subscribers ONLY. We go in-depth on the history of Moss's unit in Vietnam, the metaphysical and poetic implications of the title, and try to figure out just what the hell genre this book is anyway.

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Ep. 4.2: Everything Humming - The METHOD of NO...

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2025/03/21

Part 1 of our in-depth series on Cormac McCarthy’s NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. We’re joined by Ben Avery of the legendary Lemonparty podcast. x.com/americangwynx/com/bradkellySUBSCRIBE AT PATREON AND SUBSTACK for bonus content.

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Ep. 4.1: Some Ripe Petunias - NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN...

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2025/03/15

Part 1 of our in-depth series on Cormac McCarthy’s NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. We’re joined by Ben Avery of the legendary Lemonparty podcast. linktr.ee/benaveryisgoodx.com/benaveryisgoodSUBSCRIBE AT PATREON AND SUBSTACK for immediate access to main episodes like this.

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Ep. 3.3: Play Us A Mighty Dub - The MADNESS of...

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2025/03/15

In part 3 of our in-depth episode on William Gibson's NEUROMANCER. In the MADNESS portion of this series, we talk hacking in the ‘80s, what this book has in common with Djuna Barnes’ strange 1930s arthouse novel NIGHTWOOD, Rastafarianism, and where AI might be headed.SUBSCRIBE AT PATREON AND SUBSTACK for early immediate access to our entire NEUROMANCER conversation

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Ep. 3.2: The Neon Dead, the Holograms Inert - The...

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2025/03/08

In part 2 of our in-depth episode on William Gibson's NEUROMANCER, Aaron and Brad go METHOD talking about what makes this book tick, how to write something ‘timeless’, and living in alternate realities.SUBSCRIBE AT PATREON AND SUBSTACK for early immediate access to our entire NEUROMANCER conversation

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Ep. 3.1: To Call Up A Demon - NEUROMANCER w/Ewan...

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2025/03/03

We talk with the great Ewan Morrison about his new novel FOR EMMA, a cyber thriller par excellence, about the influence of Gibson, hyperstition, and the runaway processes of AI development that have writers on edge. PREORDER EWAN'S NEW BOOK: https://www.ewanmorrison.com/ and follow him at x.com/@mrewanmorrison.com and untopia.substack.com

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MELEE 02: Tolkien, Catastrophes, and Jungian UFOs

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2025/02/10

We talk Aaron’s recent Tolkien “controversy,” where the Borges meets the road, the importance of plot, the looming and forgotten catastrophes of human history, Nathanael West, and what C.G. Jung thought about UFOs.

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