33% Pulp

Hosted ByLinzi & Daniel

On 33% Pulp, hosts Linzi, Daniel, and a guest host each read a different third of a pulp novel, then recap it over three episodes — piecing together the plot and laughing at the prose. Join us for tales of teleportation, giant crabs, and super awkward descriptions of sex.


All Episodes

Night of the Eagle: Where Did This Human Skull Come From?

Our Conjure Wife coverage extends to three film adaptations that each take a very different approach to the original text. In this companion episode, Shelby and Jenni from the join Daniel and Linzi to discuss the 1962 adaptation “Burn, Witch, Burn”…

Conjure Wife Part 2: Horny Hands

Amber recaps the second third of Conjure Wife by Fritz Lieber, where Norman undergoes a series of unfortunate events, sees his shadow, and has a heart-to-heart with…himself. — Goodreads summary of the book: Norman Saylor considered…

Weird Woman: Even You Can Create Murder

Conjure Wife part 1: Dammit Norman

Daniel recaps the first third of Conjure Wife by Fritz Lieber, where we meet the Saylor’s, learn some spooky Latin, and our protagonist Norman goes snooping through his wife’s no-no drawer. — promo this week: SPOOP HOUR! check them out…

Flash Fiction Contest Finalists!

Here are our four 99-word pulp fiction finalists! This episode, we interview these fine authors and listen to them read their eye-catching, gun-tossing, adorably knotty, and boner-filled entries. Maxwell from Morgan from Author from Yorkshire, UK…

Country Girl part 3: Don’t kiss a gift horse on the mouth

Daniel recaps the final third of Country Girl by Richard McMullen, where Sedge’s killer is revealed, Cherryl goes shopping, and the hosts wonder if the author gave Cherryl full mental capacities or just a full rack. Thanks to our sponsor, Audible,…

Country Girl part 2: The college years

Linzi recaps the second third of Country Girl by Richard McMullen, where the names are a little too on-the-nose: Dominic (the predator), Shep (the protector), and Dee (…the D). Thanks to our sponsor, Audible, for giving our listeners a free…

Country Girl part 1: Horseback chats

Amber recaps the first third of Country Girl by Richard McMullen, where we meet Cherryl with two Rs, Cloyd with a C, and a man named Sedge who can’t keep his paunch to himself. Thanks to our sponsor, Audible, for giving our listeners a free audiobook…

Odd Girl Out part 3: Calm down, Mary Lou

Daniel recaps the final third of Odd Girl Out by Ann Bannon. Who gets excommunicated from Alpha Beta? Who stalks Laura in the aisle of a drug store? Who will never amount to a row of beans? Find out in the dramatic finale! Interested in reading this…

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