Episode Eighteen: Incredible Endings as Seen in Antonya Nelson’s ”In the Land of Men”

SHOW NOTES: ** Trigger warning: the featured short story and my discussion include violence and rape.**

On Episode 18, Pete discusses “Incredible Endings,” through the insular and male-dominated spaces in which the victimized narrator of Antonya Nelson’s “In the Land of Men” exists.

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You can find the literature referenced today through the short story collection of the same name In the Land of Men, published in 1999 by Scribner.

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The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other cool song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental Version”) by Matt Weidauer, used through Arches Audio. Matt’s artist page can be found here.

Authors Mentioned and Allusions and Songs Referenced During the Episode:

Kate Tempest

Kate Tempest’s Let Them Eat Chaos

Antonya Nelson

“Everlong” by Foo Fighters