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S9E30: Accidental Martyrs with James Frey
🕑 Added 2025-07-29 08:06:10 +0000 UTCWriter James Frey and Bret discuss sacrificing some soul to get Next to Heaven, chasing freedom in France and turning to the past to admire bold ambition.
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Steven Vaughan
Well I never expected to hear The Damned United referenced on the podcast!
Bashir
None of the reviews of Frey's latest "Heaven" have picked up on the fact that Martin Amis already did this sort of "murder thriller satire" with sophistication in "Dead Babies" (1975).
Bashir
Also, Brett's "Lunar Park" (2005) is funnier in its opening chapters about suburban life in the 21st century than anything by Frey.
Terrible Records
Spare me
David Schur
Also if you think frey’s incessant “fucking” are annoying let me introduce you to Adam
David Schur
I remember reading this losers million pieces book when it came out and stopped reading about 30 pages in because it seemed so obviously made up and fake. Totally unshocked when it came out weeks later that this guy is a fraud zero interest in what he has to say now. Sounds like this episode sucked?
