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The Unreliable Narrators

Amanda Patchin and Brent Towell

Brent and Amanda discuss the brilliance of Gene Wolfe’s work: his short stories, his poetry, and his letters. We are interested in the extended Wolfe Universe, which is probably this one, but maybe not. The constellations are many, let us tell the stories of the stars.

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74:34

Jay Lake's Last Plane to Heaven

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2026/09/28

In which the Unreliable Narrator's discuss the Jay Lake short story "Last Plane to Heaven".

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53:42

Gene Wolfe's Introduction to Jay Lake's Last Plane to...

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2026/09/07

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's compelling Introduction to Jay Lake's Last Plane to Heaven.

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100:48

Book Collecting Part 2

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2026/08/03

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss the passions, the joys, the fears, the failures, and the successes of the Book Collecting hobby. Contains some terribly exciting news.

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61:35

Gene Wolfe's Bluesberry Jam

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2026/06/29

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story "Bluesberry Jam".

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59:27

Gene Wolfe's Six From Atlantis

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2026/06/01

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's Robert E. Howard homage "Six From Atlantis."

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53:49

Gene Wolfe's "Has Anyone Seen Junie Moon"

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2026/05/11

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story "Has Anyone Seen Junie Moon."

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57:07

Take My Advice

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2026/04/27

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's Contribution to the collection Take My Advice.

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60:26

Gene Wolfe's Mountains Like Mice Part Two

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2025/12/15

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Mountains Like Mice. First published in Worlds of If, 1966 and also collected in Young Wolfe in 1992, and The Wolfe at the Door in 2023.

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62:32

Gene Wolfe's Mountains Like Mice Part One

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2025/12/01

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Mountains Like Mice. First published in Worlds of If, 1966 and also collected in Young Wolfe in 1992, and The Wolfe at the Door in 2023.

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60:33

Gene Wolfe's "Breakthrough"

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2025/11/10

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's essay "Breakthrough".(1987) Breakthrough, Frontier Crossings, ed. Robert Jackson, 1987. Publisher: Science Fiction Conventions Ltd. A Souvenir of the 45th World Science Fiction Convention.

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67:08

Gene Wolfe's A Cabin on the Coast

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2025/10/13

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story "A Cabin on the Coast" collected in Endangered Species and The Best of Gene Wolfe.

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25:56

Thoughts on WorldCon 2025

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2025/09/29

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss their visit to WorldCon 2025 in Seattle.

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01:56:18

Gene Wolfe's "Wolfer"

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2025/08/25

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story "Wolfer." First Published in the anthology Wild Women and later collected in Innocents Aboard.

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02:16:03

Achilles in Vietnam

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2025/07/28

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Achilles in Vietnam by Jonathan Shay and the connections between combat trauma and Gene Wolfe's work.Support us at Patreon.

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01:28:36

Gene Wolfe's Straw

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2025/06/30

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story Straw, first published in Galaxy in 1975 and collected in Storeys from the Old Hotel and The Best of Gene Wolfe.Support us at Patreon.

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01:02:34

Gene Wolfe's The Flag

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2025/06/02

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss "The Flag" first published in 1988's Storeys from the Old Hotel.

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01:49:48

Book Collecting Madness

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2025/04/21

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss their own and others' obsession with collecting books.

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01:05:07

The Boy Who Hooked the Sun by Gene Wolfe

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2025/04/07

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's The Boy Who Hooked the Sun: originally published as a chapbook and then collected in Starwater Strains and The Best of Gene Wolfe.

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38:51

C-Side: The Worst Werewolf Story

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2025/03/24

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss two stories that Gene Wolfe declared the "Worst Werewolf Story" and "The Worst Miracle Story".

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46:41

Date Due - Gene Wolfe's Hidden Story

The Unreliable Narrators ·

2025/03/10

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss "Date Due" a hidden short story contained in the Introduction to Gene Wolfe's Book of Days and in the compilation Castle of Days.

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