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Episode 186 – American Gods

This week, we’re tackling Neil Gaiman’s 2001 novel American Gods, and its TV adaptation! What’s so American about it? What’s so godlike about it? And is the adaptation worth it?

This week, we’re tackling Neil Gaiman’s 2001 novel American Gods, and its TV adaptation! What’s so American about it? What’s so godlike about it? And is the adaptation worth it?

Some Sources You Might Find Interesting:

Neil Gaiman’s American Gods: A Postmodern Epic for America by Susan Gorman

Folklore, Intertextuality and the Folkloresque in the Works of Neil Gaiman by Tim Evans

Why Adapting Neil Gaiman’s American Gods for TV Is a Bad Idea by Abraham Josephine Riesman

Neil Gaiman’s American Gods: An Outsider’s Critique of American Culture by Mark Hill

Mythological Melting Pot: A Study of the Use of Simulacra and Myth in Neil Gaiman’s American Gods by Simon Cook and Syreetha Domen

“Only The Gods Are Real”: The Mythopoeic Dimension Of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods By Irina Rață

American Gods: The Rapture of Burning by Mikey Heinrich

Trans Women and Femmes Speak Out About Being Fetishized by Eva Reign

‘American Gods’ Hires New Showrunner for Season 2 (Exclusive) by Lesley Goldberg

‘American Gods’ Sidelines New Showrunner Amid Delays and Frustrations (Exclusive) by Lesley Goldberg and Maureen Ryan

‘American Gods’ Wasn’t as Deep of a Book as You Remember by Devon Maloney

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