Alex Schmidt and Michael Swaim, the original Kurt Vonneguys, are back to break down the new nonfiction book 'The Writer's Crusade: Kurt Vonnegut and the Many Lives of Slaughterhouse-Five'! If this isn't nice, what is?The book is written by To

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In Time

Feb 8th, 2022 1h 37m

Alex Schmidt and Michael Swaim, the original Kurt Vonneguys, are back to break down the new documentary 'Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In Time'! If this isn't nice, what is?The documentary is by co-directors Robert B. Weide and Don Argott. Here's it

Slaughterhouse-Five (graphic novel)

Nov 11th, 2021 1h 33m

Alex Schmidt and Michael Swaim, the original Kurt Vonneguys, are back to break down the new 'Slaughterhouse-Five' graphic novel! If this isn't nice, what is?The graphic novel is by writer Ryan North and artist Albert Monteys. Publisher page:

A Man Without A Country

Jan 23rd, 2018 1h 30m

Franken-Time (00:01:20)Essay Time (00:04:25)VonneART (00:05:10)Ad Time (00:40:25)Kurt Blurt (00:54:05)Recurring Characters Update (01:09:40)Kurt Cameo (01:09:55)VonneWHAT (01:10:15)The Meat (01:13:25)VonneGRADES (01:18:45)Re

God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian

Jan 2nd, 2018 1h 25m

Cosmologut (0:00:50)Vonne-Interviews (0:07:00)Kurt Vonnegut reading Mary Ainsworth interview (0:14:45)Vognettes (0:26:05)Kurt Blurt (0:59:50)Recurring Characters Update (1:05:50)Kurt Cameo (1:06:00)VonneWHAT (1:06:45)The Meat (1:09:00)

Bagombo Snuff Box

Dec 15th, 2017 1h 59m

Franken-Time (00:01:10)Intro Time (00:08:15)Creative Writing 101 (00:13:45)Story Time (00:20:45)Coda Time (01:30:45)Kurt Blurt (01:40:35)Recurring Characters Update (01:41:05)VonneWHAT (01:42:40VonneGRADES (01:46:45)Related Reading (01

Timequake

Nov 21st, 2017 2h 24m

Plot Time (00:01:00) Kurt Blurt (00:26:30) Recurring Characters Update (01:15:20) Kurt Cameo (01:16:50) VonneART(01:18:30) Vonne-Amendments (01:23:00)VonneWHAT (01:28:10) The Meat (01:59:40) VonneGRADES (02:11:20) Related Reading (02:1

Fates Worse Than Death

Oct 31st, 2017 2h 2m

Franken-Time (00:01:15)Story Time (00:08:15)Kurt Blurt (01:19:05)VonneWHAT (01:37:15)The Meat (01:48:45)VonneGRADES (01:50:00)Related Reading (01:53:00)Vonnegut News (02:00:10)

Hocus Pocus

Oct 10th, 2017 1h 55m

Plot Time (00:02:00)VonneART (00:09:30)VonneMATH (00:51:25)Kurt Blurt (00:55:30)Kurt Cameo (01:16:10)Recurring Characters Update (01:17:30)The Meat (01:20:00)VonneWHAT (01:28:45)VonneGRADES (01:40:30)Related Reading (01:45:25)

Bluebeard

Sep 19th, 2017 2h 48m

Plot Time (00:00:50)Kurt Blurt (00:50:30)Recurring Characters Update (1:28:20)Kurt Cameo (1:30:00)VonneWHAT (1:31:15)The Meat (2:04:15)Vonnegrades (2:20:30)Movie Time (2:24:00)Related Reading (02:32:00)Vonnegut News (02:45:00)

From The Group: 'Slaughterhouse-Five' to 'Galápagos'

Sep 5th, 2017 33m 51s

Related Reading:- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams): http://amzn.to/2wC5jvw- They're Made Out of Meat (Terry Bisson): https://goo.gl/9KFq- Kurt Vonnegut in a Discover Card ad: https://goo.gl/fvwyVT- The Star (Arthur C

Galápagos

Aug 29th, 2017 2h 13m

Plot Time (00:01:00)Kurt Blurt (01:00:20)Recurring Characters (01:24:10)The Meat (01:24:50)VonneWHAT (01:47:00)Vonnegrades (01:54:50)Related Reading (01:57:20)Vonnegut News (02:09:20)

Deadeye Dick

Aug 1st, 2017 2h 9m

Plot Time (00:01:00)The Meat (01:04:00)Kurt Cameo (01:19:45)Recurring Characters Update (01:24:20)Kurt Vonnafoods (01:27:40)Kurt Blurt (01:35:40)VonneWHAT (01:50:30)Vonnegrades (01:53:50)Related Reading (01:56:30)Vonnegut News

Palm Sunday (Live)

Jul 11th, 2017 1h 28m

Franken-Time! (00:03:00)Story Time! (00:05:30)Kurt Blurt! (00:50:10)VonneART! (01:00:50)VonneWHAT!? (01:10:45)Vonnegrades! (01:30:15)Related Reading (01:14:40)Vonnefriends! (01:18:00)Related Reading:Article: io9: The Universal

Jailbird

Jun 20th, 2017 2h 35m

Plot Time! (00:02:30)Kurt Blurt! (01:17:00)The Meat! (01:31:15)Recurring Characters Update! (01:42:10)Kurt Cameo! (01:45:50)VonneWHAT! (01:46:50)Vonnegrades! (01:56:20)Movie Time! (2:00:50)Music Time! (2:15:50)Related Reading!

Slapstick

May 23rd, 2017 2h 22m

Plot Time! (00:40) Kurt Blurt! (01:14:15) VonneArt! (01:31:30) Recurring Characters Update! (01:34:25) Kurt Cameo! (01:37:45) VonneWHAT! (01:38:35)Movie Time! (01:45:45) The Meat! (01:55:00) Vonnegrades! (02:05:15) Related Rea

Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons

May 2nd, 2017 2h 3m

Segments:Story/Essay Time (00:00:30)Kurt Blurt (01:19:30)VonneWHAT (01:27:00)Kurt Blurt, Part II (01:34:30)The Meat (01:44:30)VonneGRADES (01:45:40)Related Reading (01:47:30)Kurt Vonnegut's Personal Library of Related Recommende

Breakfast of Champions

Apr 11th, 2017 2h 36m

Plot Time! (02:00)Kurt Blurt! (1:14:00)Recurring Characters Update! (1:36:00)Kurt Cameo! (1:38:30)Related Reading! (1:39:15)VonneWHATMEAT! (1:49:45)Vonnegrades! (2:14:45)Movie Time! (2:17:22)Vonnegut News! (2:32:30)Related Rea

Happy Birthday, Wanda June

Mar 14th, 2017 2h 36m

Plot Time! (02:10)Fortitude Time! (01:01:20)Christmas Time! (01:12:20)Kurt Blurt! (01:18:50)Recurring Characters Update! (01:47:00)Kurt Cameo! (01:48:20)VonneWHAT! (01:50:00)The Meat! (01:58:15)Vonnegrades! (02:04:30)Drama Tim

Vonne-chat: Marc Leeds

Mar 7th, 2017 21m 37s

In this special bonus Vonne-chat, Alex and Michael are joined by Marc Leeds, author of The Vonnegut Encyclopedia. They discuss what it's like being a character in one of Kurt's novels, whether his books are truly a shared universe and how Marc

Slaughterhouse-Five

Feb 14th, 2017 2h 20m

Plot Time! (01:10)Kurt Blurt! (55:30)Recurring Characters Update! (01:31:00)Kurt Cameo! (01:39:20)VonneWHAT?! (01:42:00)VonneART! (01:52:15)The Meat! (01:55:45)Vonnegrades! (01:57:00)Movie Time! (02:01:40)Related Reading! (02:

From The Group: 'Player Piano' to 'Monkey House'

Feb 7th, 2017 47m 35s

Sections:Gettin' Social! (02:15)Emergency Situation! (27:20)Meet Space! (41:00)Related Reading:Novel: Jamaica Kincaid: A Small Place: https://goo.gl/jxJQCINovel: Haruki Murakami: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: https://goo.gl/M4Eo8gFi

Welcome to the Monkey House

Jan 24th, 2017 2h 26m

Super Short Story Plot Time! (06:15)Recurring Characters Update! (01:54:30)Kurt Cameo! (01:55:55)VonneWHAAAT! (01:57:00)Kurt Blurt! (02:05:30)Vonnegrades! (02:11:00)Related Reading! (02:12:45)Vonnegut News! (02:21:00)Related Rea

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

Jan 3rd, 2017 2h 31m

From the Group! (01:00)Plot Time! (06:45)Kurt Blurt! (01:34:45)Recurring Characters Update! (01:52:00)Kurt Cameo! (01:59:30)VonneWHAT! (02:00:30)The Meat! (02:08:10)Altruism Olympics! (02:11:50)Vonnegrades! (02:15:15)Movie Tim

Cat's Cradle

Dec 13th, 2016 2h 42m

From the Group! (01:00)Plot Time! (07:45)Kurt Blurt! (11:40)Kurt Cameo! (1:53:20)Recurring Characters! (1:54:40)VonneWHAT! (1:57:15)The Meat! (2:07:15)VonneGrades! (2:12:20)Movie Time! (2:16:00)Related Reading! (2:26:10)Voca