Foreign, Domestic & Forbidden

Writer Jane Dykema is back in the studio and together with Lobo and Trash, she unpacks the different kinds of families we have, dreams about Toni Morrison characters, unloved traits we share with our parents, and how we emulate and kill our idols.

It's summer and time to dust off the adventure genre. From Morte D'Arthur and Don Quixote to King Solomon's Mones and The Hunger Games, Lobo and Trash take on jungles, death, and destruction to see what adventures we seek and why.

FDF recommendations:

This week, Lobo and Trash explore a tantalizing variety of stories, from the foreign and exotic, to the domestic and familiar, to the forbidden and taboo. So buckle up and get ready for a wild ride — we’ll take you on a journey through the fascinating and sometimes unexpected worlds of fiction and literature! (Thanks, ChatGTP)

Writer Mauricio Montiel Figueiras is back in the studio, and an episode that we thought would focus on movies turns into a chat about death, life, Lucifer, and other things that seem outrageous, dangerous, and beautiful. And we still talk a lot about movies.

This week, Lobo and Trash dive into the wonderland of literature dealing with afflictions of the body and the mind. From Madame Bovary to Jenny Odell, and from Andrew Solomon to Lucy Grealy, they travel through pain, insights, perpetual orgies, revelations, and identity politics.

This week, Lobo and Trash talk about physical pain vs. moral pain? Which of the two is tougher and how do we overcome them (if at all)? Trash is turning old and Lobo is sporting the new official FDF hat, and of course, they have time for some recommendations.

This week, Lobo and Trash talk about narrators, who they are, why they are what they are, and what they would like to read less and more of. 

The ball is round, the world and gods are too, and so we give in to our sporty instincts and talk about football, Qatar, sports fiction, and when you listen to this, one of the hosts will be on his way to watch the finals live. Happy Holidays to all our listeners!!!!

This week, Lobo and Trash take a look at their reading lists, reading habits, at old treasures and new releases, and at teaching the apocalypse. And they have a long list of reading recommendations!!!

It's Episode 20, and Lobo and Trash take the opportunity to talk about secret colonies, watches, NPR, podcasting, climate change, authoritarian regimes, enforcing age limits, and, of course, the future.

This week it's all about Bohemia and Bohemians. Iranian-born writer Jasmin Darznik talks with Lobo and Trash about her latest book and where and how to find one's own wilderness.

Lobo and Trash record this episode before Joaquin takes off for Mexico City, and they talk about love in literature. From Octavio Paz to Julien Gracq, and from Wim Wenders to an insistent postman, they cross continents and centuries to bring you love!

Lobo and Trash almost meet in person but then Covid nixes their plan. Over coffee, they talk about adaptations of short stories, novels, and plays, and why they work (and why not). From Murakami to Ibsen and from Cortazar to Wilson, they dive into their favorite film versions.

Lobo and Trash pick their books for the plane, the train, the beach, and the cocktail lounge. They discuss the future of the adventure book, the fate of the road novel, and mourn the loss of a certain decade in Mexico City.

It's summer, which means it's time for family gatherings, garden parties, and outside dinners, so this week, Lobo and Trash talk about cooking and how it relates to and reflects on writing. And they detour into bad ideas, bad writing, stacks of unpublished novels, and gender politics. As always, they have some cool recommendations!

Lobo and Trash come together to talk about the things they like too much for their own good! They discuss the different kinds of guilt they feel when indulging in certain foods, books, and movies, and they express their love for certain drinks. If you'd like to send us your guilty pleasure, you can do so at trashandlobo@gmail.com

Lobo and Trash welcome writer Aimee Phan this week. The three talk about Asian Americans making their voices heard, the refugee crisis in Ukraine and beyond, the non-visual thrill of books, naked faces at the tail end (?) of the pandemic, being mortal, and defying death through writing. 

Lobo and Trash lock themselves in a hotel room in Northern California to record this episode. They talk about the war in Ukraine, and what we can learn (or not) from fiction about the suffering fighting inflicts on people, from Hemingway to Elie Wiesel, from Remarque to Bolano and Jennifer Clement. What place does writing occupy in a world that is under attack by strongmen and autocrats?

FDF recommendations:

Best-selling author Antti Tuomainen joins us for a conversation about poetry, Finnish customs, Nordic Noir, dialects, what it's like to executive produce a movie, and about mushrooms and mathematics! And as always, we have our FDF -- Try at Your Own Risk recommendations!

Tim and Joaquin are sporting facial hair and muse about masculinity, masculine writers, masculine books and what "masculine" might even mean in 2022. As always, you can reach us at trashandlobo@gmail.com or you can follow us on Instagram @foreigndomesticforbidden

This week, Lobo and Trash welcome best-selling author and former PEN-International President Jennifer Clement to chat about the state of fiction, how books can influence society, and what it takes to bring about change. Please join us to listen to her talk about her research, her books, and the movie adaptation of Prayers for the Stolen.

Show Notes:

This week, Lobo and Trash welcome their first very special guest, the Mexican poet, novelist, and essayist Mauricio Montiel Figueiras. Together they talk about memories of 2021, the MFA debate, and about the books that have influenced their writing and helped them navigate difficult stretches in their lives. 

Happy New Year to all our listeners! It’s 2022, and Lobo and Trash discuss Gothic and erotic literature, the role literature plays in our lives, and the future of this planet. And they recommend some more items for the FDF list – try at your own risk!

Just in time for the holidays, Lobo and Trash sort through some books that are best devoured during the time between the years. From dysfunctional families to wartime crimes, from black magic to immigrants vying to become American, and from matricide to composing poems in one’s head, they cover the dark literature best consumed in cozy environs and with the lights left burning. Happy Holidays to all listeners!

Ernesto Sabato, On Heroes and Tombs