same bed different dreams – Three Percent

TMR 21.8: “MOON IS A MENACE” [Same Bed Different Dreams]

Chad Post — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:21:22 +0000

We’ve reached the end which, in Chad and Brian’s opinion, Ed Park totally lands. There’s��Friday the 13th��talk. Reagan makes an appearance. The structure of the book is revisited. As are all the ideas of mirrors and patrimony, assassins and conspiracy theories.

Note: Information about the “Opening the Channel” translation and creative flow retreat being organized by former co-host Katie Whittemore discussed on this episode is available .

This week’s music is from Jodie Foster’s Army.

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Stay tuned for information on Season 22 featuring Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright.

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TMR 21.7: “Taro Tsujimoto” [Same Bed Different Dreams]

Chad Post — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 14:19:35 +0000

The threads all come together in this week’s section as the book barrels toward its conclusion. On this episode, Chad describes his visualization of the book’s structure, Tim Hortons and Dunkin Donuts get crapped on, 2333 gets a new meaning, the Moonies make an appearance, as does Ronald Reagan (boo, hiss), Philip Roth, and PDK. Also, a Sleeper Awakes. Just remember, dreams are everything that’s not online.

Note: Information about the “Opening the Channel” translation and creative flow retreat being organized by former co-host Katie Whittemore discussed on this episode is available .

This week’s music is peak TMR music times. “” by Pretty Gary.

Tune in next week for “” which wrap up the book and introduce season 22. (Full schedule here.)

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The large image associated with this post is a still from��I’ve Got a Secret��courtesy of Google’s image search, CBS, and maybe Winston cigarettes?

TMR 21.6: “Interview with a Mirror” [Same Bed Different Dreams]

Chad Post — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 20:46:27 +0000

Korean food,��Grocery Games, VCR tapes, screenplays, gazebos, a thumb drive, Amsterdam, and the statement, “TRANSLATION IS A LONG CON.”

This week’s music is “” by Velvet Underground.

Tune in next week for “,” which will cover through page 450. (Full schedule here.)

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TMR 21.5: “A-Bomb Destroys Downtown Buffalo” [Same Bed Different Dreams]

Chad Post — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:38:57 +0000

The connections proliferate and the threading together of the three sections continues. Interactive rights to��2333��are finally, properly sold; the mystery surrounding Echo grows; and��The Buffalo Evening News brings the concept of “fake news” to a whole new level. That and more in this week’s episode.

This week’s music is “” by Big Thief.

Tune in next week for “,” which will cover through page 382. (Full schedule here.)

��Ǳ��Ƿ��Open Letter,��Two Month Review,��Chad Post,��and��Brian Wood for random thoughts and information about upcoming guests.

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TMR 21.4: “The Second Bae” [Same Bed Different Dreams]

Chad Post — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:55:18 +0000

Brian’s back and everyone is (mostly) healthy. They talk about Korean history, double (or triple) agents, the idea of history as coincidence or plot, North and South Korea,��and more.

This week’s music is “” by Pavement.

Tune in next week for “,” which will cover through page 342. (Full schedule here.)

��Ǳ��Ƿ��Open Letter,��Two Month Review,��Chad Post,��and��Brian Wood for random thoughts and information about upcoming guests.

The large image associated with this post is a promo image from Matador for the��Slanted + Enchanted��musical.

TMR 21.3: “Wildwording” [Same Bed Different Dreams]

Chad Post — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:06:01 +0000

Protect yourself: There’s a chance you’ll catch Chad’s illness simply by listening to this episode. An episode in which he tries to recap a number of elements of the book—the 2333 game, the louse, wildwording—to Kaija Straumanis amid coughing fits and a dissolving brain. He also shares the most bizarre dream he’s ever had, which is something else.

This week’s music is “” by Yves Tumor. Whose 2023 album,��Praise a Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) is quite brilliant.

Tune in next week for “,” which will cover through page 256.

��Ǳ��Ƿ��Open Letter,��Two Month Review,��Chad Post,��and��Brian Wood for random thoughts and information about upcoming guests.

The large image “” is a cropped version of ‘s copyrighted picture, which is being used here to creep everyone out. You’re welcome.

TMR 21.2: “2333” [Same Bed Different Dreams]

Chad Post — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:40:01 +0000

From their respective hotel rooms, Chad and Brian talk about science fiction, 2/3/33 (and 2/6/66??), conspiracy vs. coincidence, Ohtani and Lee, the ASS black satchel, the assassinations we don’t learn much about in high school, Hegemon, more KPG connections, and the (not great) alt-newspaper of the week.

This week’s music is “” by Car Seat Headrest.

for “Wildwording,” which will cover up to page 206.

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The large image associated with this post is from the��Druthers��newspaper discussed on the show, and which we won’t be linking to.

TMR 21.1: “What Is History?” [Same Bed Different Dreams]

Chad Post — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 13:28:50 +0000

Season 21 of the Two Month Review kicks off with a discussion of Taylor Swift and the demise of alt-weeklies, then segues into a long discussion about the opening party scene in��Same Bed Different Dreams. Chad and Brian talk about what’s real and not in both the party scene and the “Dream One” section about the Korean Provisional Government, and start picking out various echos or motifs in the text—some of which won’t come to fruition for several episodes .�� . .

This week’s music is “” by Jockstrap.

for “2333,” which will cover up to page 155.

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TMR Season 21: Ed Park’s SAME BED DIFFERENT DREAMS

Chad Post — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 19:41:10 +0000

We’re back! Due to a change in how one logs into Ģ��ý hosted websites and services, I’ve been blocked from accessing this website for over a month now . . . But it’s all resolved (still can’t submit course adoptions to B&N College Stores—who happen to be on credit hold with our distributor —but one thing at a time) and I can finally post about the next season of the Two Month Review. (And, with the start of 2024, a whole bunch of other things as well)

So, this season, “The One in Which TMR Starts Drinking,” is going to be all about Ed Park’s��, which has been getting a ton of attention as of late—after getting a ton of anticipatory hype.

Here’s the jacket copy for anyone unfamiliar with this sprawling, wonderful book:

In 1919, far-flung patriots establish the Korean Provisional Government to protest the Japanese occupation of their country. This government-in-exile proves mostly symbolic, though, and after Japan’s defeat in World War II, the KPG dissolves and civil war erupts, resulting in the tragic North-South split that remains today.

But what if the KPG still existed—now working toward a unified Korea, secretly pulling levers to further its aims?��Same Bed Different Dreams��weaves together three distinct narrative voices with an archive of mysterious images, and twists reality like a kaleidoscope. Korean history, American pop culture, and our tech-fraught lives come together in this extraordinary and unforgettable novel.

Soon Sheen, a former writer now employed by the tech behemoth GLOAT, comes into possession of an unfinished book seemingly authored by the KPG. The manuscript is a riveting revisionist history, connecting famous names and obscure bit players to the KPG’s grand project—everyone from Syngman Rhee and architect-poet Yi Sang to Jack London and Marilyn Monroe.��M*A*S*H��is in here, too, as are the Moonies and a history of violence extending from the assassination of President McKinley to the Reagan-era downing of a passenger plane that puts the world on the brink of war.

From the acclaimed author of��Personal Days, Same Bed Different Dreams is a raucously funny feat of imagination and a thrilling meld of history and fiction that pulls readers into another dimension—one in which utopia is possible.

And, for anyone more interested in the visual, ! (That’s only available on Amazon, apparently.)

As always, we’ll be broadcasting live on Thursday mornings at 10am (subject to change, for updates), with the podcast version available for download (, , this website) every Friday.

This season, we’ll be talking with a number of people from throughout the book world—for example, a bookseller, critic, academic, writer, booktuber, etc.—and adding those onto the audio-only version. And we kick that all off with a conversation with Ed Park himself! Download the first episode on Friday (12/8) to hear him talk about the origins of the book, his process, various influences, Korean authors to read, and more!

One final note: This season will last through the end of January, and then, in February, we’ll kick off season 22 featuring Alexis Wright’s��.��(Pre-order now, so that you’re ready to go when the season rolls around.)

But, what’s of most importance right now, is the��Same Bed Different Dreams��reading schedule, which is as follows:

12/7: 1-70

12/14: 71-155

12/21: 156-206

12/28: 207-256

1/4: 257-342

1/11: 343-382

1/18: 383-450

1/25: 451-End

Here’s the link to the . See you there!