Yes, you read that correctly. Unfortunately, Steve and I have developed some irreconcilable differences, and in light of that, I’m taking the initiative to retire the podcast. Huge thanks to Gustavo, David Delmonte, Skib, Damon, and all the fan

#52: The Six Fingers of Time"

Jun 5th, 2021 1h 7m

Hey GromitHeads, Jared here: sorry for the delay on this one. I’m in production on my feature film debut, and dealing with a dang toothache. Nevertheless, I’m addicted to persisting, and getting this episode out for you. We’ll be back with a ne

#51: "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?"

May 18th, 2021 55m 11s

Thank you so much to TIME Magazine for naming us “Hardest Working Podcasters” for 20MoneyWon, what an incredible award to be welcomed back to Seattle’s DFWaG Industries HQ with. To celebrate, we read Gary K Wolf’s impossibly jaded and enigmatic

#50: "Farewell, My Lovely"

May 4th, 2021 1h 4m

A happy May Day to all our dedicated May Heads with a touch of May Madness, as we celebrate the 50th Episode Spectacular. What better way to celebrate such a momentous occasion, than to return to Raymond Chandler for “Farewell, My Lovely” as ou

#49: "The Lottery in Babylon"

Apr 25th, 2021 53m 21s

A huge thanks to Barrister Nelson and Footnote Correspondent Karl for a PERFECT 8/10 Podcasting Experience in both the lead-up to our highly anticipated “50th Episode Spectacular”, and our exploration into Jorge Luis Borges’ “The Lottery in Bab

#48: "The Prophet"

Apr 19th, 2021 47m 55s

Firmly committing to a 9.9/10 Podcasting Experience, we’re joined by friend of the pod, Jordan, to offer his sage wisdom in our unpacking and analysis of Kahlil Gibran’s “The Prophet”. Of course, off pod we held the Annual Nut Power Ranking, mo

#47: "Blow-Up"

Apr 13th, 2021 45m 23s

BREAKING NEWS: DFWaG has partnered with Vinny VanGo for our first ever “Annual Giveaway”- the grand prize? Ornate wooden clogs signed by Vinny himself. As a way to celebrate this incredible development, we tucked into Julio Cortazar’s “Blow Up”

#46: "Parker's Back"

Apr 6th, 2021 44m 24s

We’ve escaped the clutches of the Globalist Cabal, and we’re painting the continental United States ORANGE. No better way to celebrate such fortune, than to continue our run of Flannery O’Conner short fiction. Can you believe that Steve has a m

#45: "Good Country People"

Mar 31st, 2021 54m 7s

#44: "The Sound of Waves"

Mar 23rd, 2021 1h 5m

This week we read Yukio Mishima’s “The Sound of Waves”, courtesy of the incredible library system here at the Washington State Penitentiary- Walla Walla, Washington’s own supermax facility. We fought the Globalist Cabal, and the Cabal won: of c

#43: "The End(?)"

Mar 17th, 2021 54m 2s

On Friday, March 12th, 6am, a new email arrived in the podcast mailbox from one “Ehrenzweig Sanchez Miguel Angel”. A message devoid of business propositions, local flavors, or boots on the ground correspondence from the expected litany of avid

#42: "The Expelled"

Mar 9th, 2021 1h

This week we read Samuel Beckett’s “The Expelled” in addition to our weekly selection of “Infinite Jest”. We’d be remiss if we didn’t of course thank Beans(dot)com, HBO, and the Woody Allen Estate, for helping us produce the 1st Annual #PrayFor

#41: "The Calmative"

Mar 1st, 2021 1h

Ample vibes being caught in this one: As we build anticipation for the launch of “OPERATION GREENLAND”, we’re transitioning to “Bobby D, Alpacini, Tom, and Jerry”, a new Warner Brothers IP-centric podcast. (SPOILERS) Tom kills Jerry. Additional

#40: "The Big Sleep"

Feb 22nd, 2021 1h 12m

We sat down with beloved, detective novelist Raymond Chandler’s “The Big Sleep”, for our week’s companion material- as a treat of course, for our 40th Episode Spectacular. A huge thanks to all the real Gromit-Heads who have accompanied us on th

Del Monte Dispatch Episode #200

Feb 7th, 2021 53m 17s

Bienvenido! The Del Monte Duo is back! Come with us to celebrate the 200th episode! We here at the Del Monte Dispatch are the only true italo-brazilian, and leftist extremism podcast venture on the market. A huge shoutout to all Italians throug

#38: "Ultramarine"

Feb 5th, 2021 1h 9m

We explored Malcolm Lowry’s literary debut, “Ultramarine”, and in turn explored our ability to become increasingly, and academically, combative in media res. More attentive listeners will notice around the 50ish minute mark that something happe

#37: "Alexander Pushkin Duo"

Jan 28th, 2021 1h 7m

A new season means officially rebranded as “DFWaG: After Dark: Demon Hour: FREAKS ONLY”. This isn’t your grandma’s podcast, despite Steve’s constant attempts to sabotage the new direction we’ve chosen to go in. Fuck Portugal, me and all my homi

#36: "The Viy"

Jan 24th, 2021 1h 16m

For the momentous occasion that is our 36th episode, we dare to dream of a world untethered from law and order. A world where Dew flows freely and often; where man is ordained with the ability to craft an artisan Dew in his image for the greate

#35: "Thomas Pynchon Duo"

Jan 20th, 2021 1h 16m

Thank you to everyone who has offered such kind words as we work to divorce ourselves from paltry, literary matters- and embark upon a new podcasting coproduction with the ever generous folks over at Nabisco. We’re proud to announce: "Local Fla

#34: "Tea Geequein'"

Jan 16th, 2021 53m 10s

Your professor had only begun to collect the prior day’s assignment when the school bell rang. Hearing this they pause- pensive and distant- for but a moment before announcing that said assignment can wait one more day. A collective sigh of rel

#33: "Narrative Fiction 101"

Jan 14th, 2021 1h 3m

Welcome to your first day of Narrative Fiction 101, at DFWaG University. We wade into Hermann Hesse’s “Siddhartha” on our own quest for enlightenment, for nirvana, and ultimately for financial gain- as we dive deep into our extensive, newly min

DFWaG Episode #32: "Dino Buzzati Trio"

Apr 14th, 2020 58m 36s

This week we read “The Collapse of The Baliverna”, “Catastrophe”, and “The Epidemic”, all by Dino Buzzati. So begins the our eternal shamble towards better audio, primarily Steve’s inability to record local audio. This crusade includes myriad s

DFWaG Episode #31: "Erostratus"

Apr 8th, 2020 1h 7m

Season Two continues! We’re in fine form as we join our sponsors for the 31st- and by proxy spookiest- episode of all: our Passover 2020 Spooktacular! Now two-for-two on misogynistic/male angst literature! Very cool, and not at all a poor choic

DFWaG Episode #30: "Barn Burning"

Apr 2nd, 2020 53m 9s

Gone are the days of 20NICETEEN, long live 20NICETEEN. In Hinessight 2020 (Jared’s Year In Review), things are tumultuous, aligned even-still with an air of insight, and contemplation. A glorious return to form, as if we’d never left at all. Al

DFWaG Episode #29: "20NICETeen"

Jan 14th, 2019 39m 42s

Many years since I was here- on the street I was passin' my time away. To the left and to the right, buildings towering to the sky. It's outta sight in the dead of night. Here I am, and in this city, with a fistful of dollars, and baby, you'd b