8. "The Voter"
A nice, quick-and-dirty bonus episode on "The Voter," Achebe's early stab at A Man of the People! For the rest of our conversation, see the bonus episode from a few weeks ago on The Many Saints of Newark...
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Episodes (7)
7. A Man of the People
Gerry and Aaron talk about what may be their favorite Achebe novel yet, A Man of the People, originally published in 1966. Also they try to figure out whether or not America had a coup.
5. "Chike's School Days," "The Sacrificial Egg," and "Akueke"
Another week on the short stories from the 50s and 60s! This week it's "Chike's School Days," "The Sacrificial Egg," and "Akueke." If you like stories in which nothing really happens, then this is the podcast for you! Sincere apologies for the slightly tinny sound in spots -- somebody stepped on an egg, and there was a problem with Gerry's mic that only showed up on the recording...
4. "Dead Man's Path" and "Marriage Is A Private Affair"
On this week's not-exactly-a-mini-episode, Gerry and Aaron talk about two of Achebe's early short stories, "Dead Man's Path" and "Marriage Is A Private Affair," while also looking forward and backward to Things Fall Apart and No Longer at Ease and forward to Arrow of God. Along the way they somehow find time to talk about Kurt Vonnegut, Octavia Butler, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Wole Soyinka, Amos Tutuola, Cyprian Ekwensi, Flora Nwapa, Raymond Williams, Tolkien, Chekhov, Nabokov, and the Bible, too...
2. Things Fall Apart (whole book!)
Gerry and Aaron are back for more Things Fall Apart, talking about parts two and three of the novel. We also talk The Sopranos, Watchmen, Breaking Bad, bad fans, The Things Fall Apart film, just a little Vonnegut, and Achebe's 1973 essay "Named for Victoria, Queen of England"...
1. Things Fall Apart chapters 1-13
Gerry and Aaron dive into Things Fall Apart, chapters 1-13!
0. Grad School Achebe
The first episode of season two! Gerry and Aaron discuss the gameplan for Grad School Achebe, the history and reception of African literature inside and outside academia, Achebe's place in the canon, his uncanny recurrent deaths on social media, the finer points of pronunciation, and more. Next week: the podcast falls apart.
Texts discussed:
Chinua Achebe in conversation with Bill Moyers (1988)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrT6BqOckX0
Chinua Achebe in conversation with Lewis Nkosi and Wole Soyinka (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uys3XuJBnro
Chinua Achebe, No Longer at Ease (2015)
https://thenewinquiry.com/blog/chinua-achebe-no-longer-at-ease/