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The Summer of Sundance continues with the paranoid thriller, “Three Days of the Condor.” A devastatingly handsome nerd goes out to buy sandwiches for the office, and the next thing he knows he’s on the run and kidnapping Faye Dunaway… "Three Days of the Condor" Jason Snell with David J. Loehr, Shelly Brisbin, Paul Weimer, Glenn Fleishman and Dan Moren Referenced Works Three Days of the Condor Robert Redford Show Notes & Links Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Now the curtain is going up, “The Sting” is starting the show! Snappy patter and jokes, along with the star power of Robert Redford and Paul Newman, drive this story of an elaborate con that goes right—or does it?! Also there’s a lot of Scott Joplin music. "The Sting" Jason Snell with Micheline Maynard, Dr. Drang, Monty Ashley and David J. Loehr Referenced Works Robert Redford The Sting Show Notes & Links Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Eleven books later, our Awards Book Club has finally reached the end of the line. In this episode we cover our last uncovered book, “Shroud” by Adrian Tchaikovsky, recommend some Hugo-nominated short fiction, and rank all eleven books. Plus: What are we reading other than shortlisted novels?! See you next year. 2026 Awards Book Club, final chapter Jason Snell with Erika Ensign, Aleen Simms, Heather Berberet and Scott McNulty Referenced Works Shroud [Amazon] [Apple] Show Notes & Links What are we reading? Erika: Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis and Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman Aleen: The Book Witch by Meg Schaffer, The Geomagician by Jennifer Mandula Heather: The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman, Dark Earth by Rebecca Stott Scott: There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm, The Dentist by Tim Sullivan Jason: Palaces of the Crow by Ray Nayler, The Faith of Beasts by James S.A. Corey The Incomparable Book Club Awards final rankings The Everlasting (4 first-place votes) - Average place: 1.7 The Incandescent 3.2 Shroud (1) 3.8 A Drop of Corruption 4.8 The Raven Scholar 5.2 Wearing the Lion 6.2 Katabasis 6.7 When We Were Real 7.7 Death of the Author 8.0 The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (1) 8.3 Sour Cherry 10.5 Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Our Summer of Sundance kicks off with Sundance himself, as we travel back to the end of the old west (and, later, to the garden spot of Bolivia) to visit a couple of robbers, their lady friend, and their not-very-important gang with “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” Did they use enough dynamite? Is Woodcock a little too loyal to his employer? What does it say about the old west when a call for a posse is hijacked by a bicycle salesman? "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" Jason Snell with Dr. Drang, Shelly Brisbin, Philip Michaels and Dan Moren Referenced Works Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Robert Redford Show Notes & Links Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Buy some flowers and get ready to profess your feelings—we’re here to talk about “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” in which Tom Holland’s Peter gets to be a sad sack who is saving New York while his personal life has fallen completely apart. There are surprising character reveals, unsurprising character twists (well, at least Peter was surprised), interesting guest-star choices, and a lot of themes involving the dangers of letting yourself become isolated. "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" Jason Snell with James Thomson, Moisés Chiullán and Ben Rice McCarthy Referenced Works Spider-Man: Brand New Day Marvel Cinematic Universe Show Notes & Links Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.