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The Unreliable Narrators

Amanda Patchin and Brent Towell

Brent and Amanda discuss the brilliance of Gene Wolfe’s work: his short stories, his poetry, and his letters. We are interested in the extended Wolfe Universe, which is probably this one, but maybe not. The constellations are many, let us tell the stories of the stars.

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#50
September 28 · 1 hr 14 min
Jay Lake's Last Plane to Heaven
In which the Unreliable Narrator's discuss the Jay Lake short story "Last Plane to Heaven".
#49
September 7 · 53 min
Gene Wolfe's Introduction to Jay Lake's Last Plane to Heaven
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's compelling Introduction to Jay Lake's Last Plane to Heaven.
#48
August 3 · 1 hr 40 min
Book Collecting Part 2
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss the passions, the joys, the fears, the failures, and the successes of the Book Collecting hobby. Contains some terribly exciting news.
#47
June 29 · 1 hr 1 min
Gene Wolfe's Bluesberry Jam
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story "Bluesberry Jam".
#46
June 1 · 59 min
Gene Wolfe's Six From Atlantis
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's Robert E. Howard homage "Six From Atlantis."
#45
May 11 · 53 min
Gene Wolfe's "Has Anyone Seen Junie Moon"
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story "Has Anyone Seen Junie Moon."
#44
April 27 · 57 min
Take My Advice
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's Contribution to the collection Take My Advice.
#43
Dec 15, 2025 · 1 hr
Gene Wolfe's Mountains Like Mice Part Two
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Mountains Like Mice. First published in Worlds of If, 1966 and also collected in Young Wolfe in 1992, and The Wolfe at the Door in 2023.
#42
Dec 1, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Gene Wolfe's Mountains Like Mice Part One
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Mountains Like Mice. First published in Worlds of If, 1966 and also collected in Young Wolfe in 1992, and The Wolfe at the Door in 2023.
#41
Nov 10, 2025 · 1 hr
Gene Wolfe's "Breakthrough"
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's essay "Breakthrough". (1987) Breakthrough, Frontier Crossings, ed. Robert Jackson, 1987. Publisher: Science Fiction Conventions Ltd. A Souvenir of the 45th World Science Fiction Convention.
#40
Oct 13, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
Gene Wolfe's A Cabin on the Coast
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story "A Cabin on the Coast" collected in Endangered Species and The Best of Gene Wolfe.
#39
Sep 29, 2025 · 25 min
Thoughts on WorldCon 2025
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss their visit to WorldCon 2025 in Seattle.
#38
Aug 25, 2025 · 1 hr 56 min
Gene Wolfe's "Wolfer"
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story "Wolfer." First Published in the anthology Wild Women and later collected in Innocents Aboard.
#37
Jul 28, 2025 · 2 hr 16 min
Achilles in Vietnam
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Achilles in Vietnam by Jonathan Shay and the connections between combat trauma and Gene Wolfe's work. Support us at Patreon.
#36
Jun 30, 2025 · 1 hr 28 min
Gene Wolfe's Straw
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story Straw, first published in Galaxy in 1975 and collected in Storeys from the Old Hotel and The Best of Gene Wolfe. Support us at Patreon.
#35
Jun 2, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Gene Wolfe's The Flag
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss "The Flag" first published in 1988's Storeys from the Old Hotel. Support us at Patreon.
#34
Apr 21, 2025 · 1 hr 49 min
Book Collecting Madness
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss their own and others' obsession with collecting books. Support us at Patreon.
#33
Apr 7, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
The Boy Who Hooked the Sun by Gene Wolfe
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's The Boy Who Hooked the Sun: originally published as a chapbook and then collected in Starwater Strains and The Best of Gene Wolfe.
#32
Mar 24, 2025 · 38 min
C-Side: The Worst Werewolf Story
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss two stories that Gene Wolfe declared the "Worst Werewolf Story" and "The Worst Miracle Story".
#31
Mar 10, 2025 · 46 min
Date Due - Gene Wolfe's Hidden Story
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss "Date Due" a hidden short story contained in the Introduction to Gene Wolfe's Book of Days and in the compilation Castle of Days.

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