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TMR 30.7: "I Should Like to See You Do What I Do!" [I the Supreme]

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Two Month Review
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Apr 17, 2026
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Summary

Chad is still battling post-COVID brain fog, but he and Kaija make a solid go of it, talking about the brilliance of Roa Bastos’s voice, and reflecting on just how flimsy the monument of words and justifications he’s building really is. Then Kaija brings up this week’s primary topic: How to contribute to a group read when you’re just not feeling the book. This week’s music is “Seven” by Holy Fuck. Next week’s episode will cover the last section of the book, pages 382-435. The reading schedule for next season’s title— The Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice as Chronicled by Her Minstrel Laura: A Novel in Thirteen Books and Seven Intermezzos by Irmtraud Morgner, translated from the German by Jeanette Clausen—will be available next week. 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. If you haven’t already, 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 ) for 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