# TMR 29.3: "I Think He Was Loud Because He Was Alone" [The Tunnel]

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Podcast: [Two Month Review](https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-month-review-7095612)
Published: 2025-11-06T18:53:28+00:00
Episode link: https://threepercentproblem.substack.com/p/tmr-293-i-think-he-was-loud-because
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This week Chad, Brian, and Kaija talk about the midwest as hell, locusts and tornados, one’s family and attempts to escape it, forms of love found in the book, aging (as always), History and history, Rilke, whether or not we “know” Kohler, and much more. It’s a fun, illuminating episode covering a section that, despite the exploding glass and wind, is a bit slower and more focused than the previous two. This episode’s music is “Whirring” by The Joy Formidable. Next week we’ll cover the second section, “We Have Not Lived the Right Life” (pages 49–146). The complete schedule (if you’re reading along in real time) can be found here . You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple , Spotify , YouTube , or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Open Letter, Two Month Review , Chad W. Post, Kaija Straumanis , and Brian Wood for random thoughts and information about upcoming guests. And subscribe to the Three Percent substack for information about Open Letter Books and literature in translation writ large. Also consider subscribing to the Mining the Dalkey Archive substack and its respective podcast ( Apple , Spotify ) about all things Dalkey Archive. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit threepercentproblem.substack.com

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