Very Bad Wizards
Episode 320: Forgive Me (Kafka's "A Hunger Artist")
Nov 11, 2025 · 1 hr 29 min · Episode 320 · 107.4 MBExplicit
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David and Tamler return to one of their favorites, Frans Kafka, this time on his beautiful and distressing short story "The Hunger Artist," a story that brims with metaphorical possibilities but also implores us to accept it on its own mysterious terms. Plus gooning.
The Goon Squad by Daniel Kolitz [harpers.org]
"Gooning" definition [urbandictionary.com]
A Hunger Artist [wikipedia.org]
A Hunger Artist (full text) [kafka-online.info]
The Goon Squad
harpers.org"Gooning" definition
urbandictionary.comA Hunger Artist
en.wikipedia.orgA Hunger Artist (full text)
kafka-online.info