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It's a book club, but funny!Comedian Michael Ian Black is tackling a great work of literature: Wuthering Heights.Join Michael's weekly book club as he reads aloud from a classic and asks people like Jen Kirkman, Mike Birbiglia, Michael Showalter, and even his teenage kids to weigh in with their perspectives. Season 1: Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure. The book is bleak, but Michael does a lot of accent work.Season 2: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. It's alive, and it's just a big buddy. Also, more accent work.Season 3: Wuthering Heights. It's a love story? Who knowsSeason 4: American Tragedy. Also a potential title of this podcastSupport this show and access bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/michaelianblack

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S4 Episode 65 - Party Animal

S4 Episode 65 - Party Animal

Clyde is out there living it up while Roberta sits at home and cries. Well, we don't know that Roberta is home crying while Clyde is out among the Lycurgus jet set (despite the fact that jets have not yet been invented) because Dreiser doesn't even care enough about Roberta to check in with her on this, the moment of her greatest betrayal. Even so, your host would be lying if he didn't admit that he wishes Sondra would develop a lil' crush on him, too.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

30:3305/11/2024

S4 Episode 64 - Will You Still Love Me...

S4 Episode 64 - Will You Still Love Me...

It's our 64th episode of Season 4, your host is sleepy, and it's the fault of Martha. Clyde is partying hearty, with the potential of betrayal! Lots of terrible behavior from everybody!Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

39:3729/10/2024

S4 Episode 63 - Salad Days

S4 Episode 63 - Salad Days

Well, Michael and his wife are in a tiff for reasons that are ENTIRELY HIS FAULT. Even so, that doesn't mean he is in the wrong! (He is in the wrong.) Plus, all kinds of angst regarding the weather, dinner, and the misery of his life. Meanwhile, a love triangle is developing there in Lycurgus, NY like a goddamned hurricane - one of which is brewing at the time of this recording.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

36:1022/10/2024

S4 Episode 62 - All the Kinky Stuff

S4 Episode 62 - All the Kinky Stuff

Roberta and Clyde have given themselves over to their most lascivious desires. While Dreiser does not spell out the exact nature of these desires, it's safe to assume they are of the most disgusting, immoral, and degrading activities imaginable. Meanwhile, your humble host indulges in his own disgusting, immoral, and degrading activities up in the wilds of Connecticut. A debased chapter of "An American Tragedy" on today's Obscure.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

38:2415/10/2024

S4 Episode 61 - Into the Obscurniverse

S4 Episode 61 - Into the Obscurniverse

It seems like sin is in the wind as Clyde and Roberta have commenced their intimacies. Both parties find themselves conflicted over this new turn of events. The kids are doing the nasty at night and brooding over it during the day. Is it paradise... or HELL?!?Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

32:3808/10/2024

S4 Episode 60 - A Room of Their Own

S4 Episode 60 - A Room of Their Own

Danger abounds as Clyde and Roberta dance along a pinhead! How do they navigate this treacherous impasse at which they've found themselves? It's well-nigh impossible. Impossible! Desire is the streetcar upon which they find themselves riding, and you know what happens when Tennessee Williams writes a play about it. These two poor kids want each other in the wurst (purposeful misspelling) way.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

28:0101/10/2024

S4 Episode 59 - Why Must We Endure This Agony?

S4 Episode 59 - Why Must We Endure This Agony?

A true American tragedy occurred right before the taping of this episode of Obscure. How wilI your host continue in light of such awfulness of the dungarees variety? Clyde and Roberta are on the precipice of a break-up as they try to navigate the uncertain boundary waters of sexual adventuring? We know not! Yet they, like your humble host, endure.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

34:3924/09/2024

S4 Episode 58 - Guac Tualk

S4 Episode 58 - Guac Tualk

A little too much guacamole on today's episode of "Obscure." Sometimes even delicious things can leave one feeling overstuffed: guacamole and, yes, even YOUNG LOVE! Clyde and Roberta are at a real crossroads. How are they possibly going to keep their trysting without a new location in which to tryst? Roberta is movin' out!Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

35:5017/09/2024

S4 Episode 57 - Big Boys and Little Guys

S4 Episode 57 - Big Boys and Little Guys

Some terrific snack talk at the start of today's episode, in which your host expounds on one of the finest confections, the traditional ice cream sandwich. Plus, ice cream makes a cameo in the story itself, as Clyde and Roberta plot their lies and deception. They are as cold-hearted as the desserts they consume!Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

33:4110/09/2024

S4 Episode 56 - 30% Sold Out, 70% Empty!

S4 Episode 56 - 30% Sold Out, 70% Empty!

The love between Clyde and Roberta continues to grow by leaps and bounds, but problems arise as the two lovebirds find themselves struggling to steal away a little time together. How to tryst!?! Such struggles, such raw emotion, such horniness! Plus, your humble host finds himself in a mediocre hotel in Columbus, OH for the purposes of performing a single comedic performance that is 30% sold out!Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

35:0103/09/2024

S4 Episode 55 - Water, Water Everywhere

S4 Episode 55 - Water, Water Everywhere

As Tropical Storm Debby lashes the Jill Schwartz Memorial Library, Clyde and Roberta are drowning... in love! Plus, many references to the Rubicon, whirlpools, splashing around, and the dangers of getting in over your hand. A tryst is in the offing! It's a soaking wet episode of Obscure.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

36:1727/08/2024

S4 Episode 54 - Running for the Border

S4 Episode 54 - Running for the Border

Clyde is desperately trying to escape the borders of his own social strictures as he connives to engage Roberta in conversation and possibly even... CANOODLING! Plus, your host finally reveals his current Taco Bell order! ALSO: He reveals his new job, but says this with all humility: please do not post this information because - to his surprise - it is NOT yet public. Also his explanation about part of the show turns out to have been incorrect. Fun!Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

32:2820/08/2024

S4 Episode 53 - Canoodling Canoe

S4 Episode 53 - Canoodling Canoe

Clyde and Roberta are about to do the deed (share a canoe). After months of distant lustery, the two have found themselves in the same place at the same time, out on the water of a public park. Plus, a memory of the comedian Kevin Meany, as well as a explanation of the military term "pink mist." This episode has it all!Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

31:5413/08/2024

S4 Episode 52 - In This Dead Summertime

S4 Episode 52 - In This Dead Summertime

The heat is rising out there in Lycurgus. Nothing to do in the stultifying heat but rent a boat and head on out to Crum Lake and eat some goddamned watermelon, which is how your host has been spending about 40% of his time when not reading classic works of literature and commenting on them out loud.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

34:0606/08/2024

S4 Episode 51 - Mrs. Peyton!

S4 Episode 51 - Mrs. Peyton!

A mystery resolved! In last week's episode, we puzzled over the identity of a certain Mrs. Peyton. Friends, that mystery is solved in this tantalizing episode of Obscure. PLUS! Some light bowling commentary AND Clyde is dreaming of love. If you listen to one episode of ANY podcast this year, make it this one. Or notSupport Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

35:5330/07/2024

S4 Episode 50 - Fiddy

S4 Episode 50 - Fiddy

Huge episode today as we cross the proverbial Rubicon. There's no going back now, not after we reach the half century mark. As we cross our own point of no return, old Clyde Griffiths and his new flame, Roberta Alden, seem destined to cross their own. A tepid love blossoms apace!Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

33:0523/07/2024

S4 Episode 49 - Zagnut? I hardly know her!

S4 Episode 49 - Zagnut? I hardly know her!

Ok look, that's not a great title. The pun is nonsensical, but how else to convey that this is the first episode in which your host reviews the old-timey Zagnut bar. In the world of Clyde and Roberta Alden, we're further exploring the inner life of our young heroine and tracing the history that led her to Lycurgus.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

32:1216/07/2024

S4 Episode 48 - Resisting Facts, Revering Illusion

S4 Episode 48 - Resisting Facts, Revering Illusion

We learn a bit more about the new gal, Roberta Alden, in today's episode. Her past, her hometown, her family. Plus, some ruminating on the politics of the day and a little opinionating on the subject of love.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

31:5609/07/2024

S4 Episode 47 - Projection!

S4 Episode 47 - Projection!

A working girl has caught Clyde's eye. Some new hire from 50 miles north of Lycurgus, a Miss Roberta Alden, delicate of hand and lip. What difficulties for a sensitive young man such as Clyde when he's already got three stocky foreigners attuned to his every movement. It's gettin' sexy up in here!Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

31:4402/07/2024

S4 Episode 46 - Schenectady, Oshkosh, and Albuquerque

S4 Episode 46 - Schenectady, Oshkosh, and Albuquerque

There you have it, three funny city names. You don't need any other funny city names when you've got these. If you're worried that there aren't enough funny city names, there are. There are three. And these are they. Don't try to top them. You can't. Also, Clyde attends a fancy automobile and floral display. Fabulous!Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

38:5225/06/2024

S4 Episode 45 - Liggett and Wigham, Wigham and Liggett

S4 Episode 45 - Liggett and Wigham, Wigham and Liggett

Clyde has been bumped up to the 5th floor of the Griffiths Collar Factory to oversee collar stamping. There's collars to be stamped and Clyde is being given a shot at this important responsibility. I'm not going to lie - it's A LOT of collars. There's baskets and bundles and paperwork to be filled out, not to mention a bunch of GIRLS sitting around doing the stampin'!Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

31:4618/06/2024

S4 Episode 44 - Tush!

S4 Episode 44 - Tush!

Could Clyde possibly be a snob? Does he have it within him? Dreiser certainly seems to think so. On today's episode of Obscure, Clyde is cast from the fine home on Wycagy Avenue and contemplates a return to Chicago. But then, an unexpected turn of events raises Clyde in the estimation of his relations.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

35:0911/06/2024

S4 Episode 43 - I'd Never Join a Club That Would Have Me as a Member

S4 Episode 43 - I'd Never Join a Club That Would Have Me as a Member

The old Groucho line has rarely been more apropos than in this week's episode. Everybody's turning their back on poor Clyde. The hottie Sondra, the matriarchal Elizabeth Griffiths, and in fact the entire Griffiths clan, save one of the Griffiths girls. And, on top of everything else, we have to deal with the name "Bertine," of which your host is NOT a fan.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

29:4104/06/2024

S4 Episode 42 - A Sunday Supper

S4 Episode 42 - A Sunday Supper

Clyde has come a'calling to visit the Samuel Griffiths clan, those Lycurgus sophisticates to whom he is related. He's much impressed with the Griffiths manse and the fine specimens within, save for Gilbert Griffiths, his snooty cousin. It's a tale of manners on this week's splendid episode of Obscure.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

34:1528/05/2024

S4 Episode 41- Cheetos Puffs!

S4 Episode 41- Cheetos Puffs!

On today's episode of Mike and Tom Eat Snacks, Mike and Tom review Cheetos Puffs. Admittedly, this isn't Mike and Tom Eat Snacks, but you do get one (1) free snack review at the top of this episode. Plus, Clyde and girls, girls and Clyde. AND, an unexpected invitation arrives...Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

31:5421/05/2024

S4 Episode 40 - Cake and Ice Cream!

S4 Episode 40 - Cake and Ice Cream!

This episode is dedicated to the combination of cake and ice cream. Why is this not a greater topic of conversation in the culture? Because we take it for granted, that's why! Well, your host isn't going to ignore this award-winning combo any longer. Cake, you're terrific. Ice cream, great. But you put those two together, and by God, you've got yourself a sum greater than its parts. Ice cream and cake, we salute you. Also in this episode: Clyde does some dancing.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

34:5914/05/2024

S4 Episode 39 - Grasping and Hustling

S4 Episode 39 - Grasping and Hustling

A new character has entered the fray, Walter Dillard, a grifter aspirant. Young Dillard attempts to ingratiate himself with our hero, Clyde Griffiths, by inviting him to a social... with refreshments! Not to mention a couple of young lasses, all of whom have their sights set on a promising young chap with a fortuitous surname. Clyde, wary and tempted, need only procure himself a dress suit to open fate's door.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

33:1607/05/2024

S4 Episode 38 - A Bearded Dragon

S4 Episode 38 - A Bearded Dragon

Clyde meets a fellow boarder, a Niles to his Frasier, a "brainless sprig" named Walter Dillard. Dillard is eager to make Clyde's acquaintance upon learning his surname and to squire him around the bright lights of Lycurgus. It's no Nashville, where your host finds himself hanging about petting a bearded dragon or two. Could Walter Dillard be a bearded dragon himself???Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

29:2530/04/2024

S4 Episode 37 - Hayseeds!

S4 Episode 37 - Hayseeds!

A sibling spat, if not an outright rivalry, is emerging between the Lycurgus Griffiths children over the arrival of the hayseed Clyde. And you know what happens when hayseeds show up - allergies!!!Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

31:2023/04/2024

S4 Episode 36 - This Little Muskrat

S4 Episode 36 - This Little Muskrat

Reporting from the docks today as your host gets ready to depart upon the high seas. Yes, it's a maritime adventure on this week's episode of Obscure. Your host is a guest of the Valiant Lady, the subject of our book the guest of the Griffiths Collar Company. Clyde finishes his tour of the factory and then takes his own tour of the fine residential neighborhoods of Lycurgus.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

30:3616/04/2024

S4 Episode 35 - In the Shrinking Room

S4 Episode 35 - In the Shrinking Room

Clyde is assigned to the dregs of the Griffiths Collar Manufacturing Concern. After a somewhat terse exchange with his cousin, Gilbert, Clyde is escorted through the manufactury, where he witnesses all the sights and sounds of a great collar concern. Fascinating stuff.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

33:3009/04/2024

S4 Episode 34 - A Literary Do-Si-Do

S4 Episode 34 - A Literary Do-Si-Do

Clyde is making his way through Lygurgus, NY in seek of his fortune. We're getting a tour of the Griffiths Collar Making Factory as young Master Clyde of the Asa Griffiths clan presents himself at the office of his cousin Gilbert. A little cousin-on-cousin action on this episode of OBSCURE.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

33:1102/04/2024

S4 Episode 33 - With a Norman Wain Anecdote Enclosed

S4 Episode 33 - With a Norman Wain Anecdote Enclosed

Those who know of my work no doubt also know the work of one of my besties, David Wain. His dad, Norman Wain, gave some business advice years ago that I remember in this episode of Obscure. Business is also very much on the mind of Clyde Griffiths and his uncle, the collar entrepreneur, Sam. Did Clyde just secure his future? Listen and find out!Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

31:0626/03/2024

S4 Episode 32 - The 60 Year Old Bellhop

S4 Episode 32 - The 60 Year Old Bellhop

Clyde is about to meet his uncle, Samuel Griffith, who has come to Chicago and is staying at the very club in which Clyde's employ is now secured. But how to approach the Great Man? Would his uncle find him nothing more than an aged bellhop in laughable circumstances? Listen on and find out! Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

33:0819/03/2024

S4 Episode 31 - A Bowl Filled With Vicodin

S4 Episode 31 - A Bowl Filled With Vicodin

Your humble host is laid up with a blown-out back as he endeavors to feed your literary hunger. A surprise awaits Clyde in Chicago, which provides our young hero with a new opportunity... and new danger?!? Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

33:3912/03/2024

S4 Episode 30 - Boxcar Clyde

S4 Episode 30 - Boxcar Clyde

It's been three years since the tragic events of Clyde's Kansas City days. What has he been doing in the ensuing years? How did he make his way to Chicago? What about his poor, pious parents? Did the rest of the gang end up in the pokey? Find out on this informative episode of Obscure!Check out Michael's column in the Daily BeastSupport Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

33:0605/03/2024

S4 Episode 29 - I Don't Care About the GD Boat Launch

S4 Episode 29 - I Don't Care About the GD Boat Launch

My God, yet another episode with Bella talking about the goddamned boat lunch the Finchleys are building up at Greenwood Lake. Like the rest of the Griffiths clan, Michael doesn't care. Rich people and their rich people gossip. Not for him, thanks. Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

36:1527/02/2024

S4 Episode 28 - Fykkn Wykeagy

S4 Episode 28 - Fykkn Wykeagy

No, it's not Welsh but it certainly is fun to say. This week, we're dealing with fancy ladies and chaps, in particular a certain Bella Griffiths angling for a summer at Greenwood Lake! Plus, a facile comparison of Clyde Griffiths, Sammy Glick, and Jay Gatsby. Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

32:1120/02/2024

S4 Episode 27 - What a Mook

S4 Episode 27 - What a Mook

There's mooks aplenty on another tantalizing episode of Obscure. One from contemporary times, and several from the book. Plus: we fail to find a good definition for "macerating wheel"! Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

34:5313/02/2024

S4 Episode 26 - Hit and Run!

S4 Episode 26 - Hit and Run!

Those meddlesome kids are causing mayhem - absolute mayhem - out there in Kansas City, MO. They're running over girls and crashing cars and engaging in high-speed car chases. It's madness with these kids! Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

33:4807/02/2024

S4 Episode 25 - Incessant Pouting and Jibber-Jabbering

S4 Episode 25 - Incessant Pouting and Jibber-Jabbering

"Gee, but you're mean." The fact is, these two young people are exhausting. Clyde and Hortense continue their back-and-forth and we're forced to endure their irritating pas de deux. More bickering, more dilly-dallying. And maybe Hortense is on her period. Not sure. Plus, a book recommendation! Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

31:3530/01/2024

S4 Episode 24 - Hortense Curves

S4 Episode 24 - Hortense Curves

All kinds of curves: whips and curves in the river bend and the curves of one Hortense Briggs: hippy curves, booby curves, butty curves. And skirts hiked above the knees! It's sin, sin, and more sin on a positively scandalous episode of Obscure. Lust! Jealousy! Covetousness! Prepare your delicate minds!!! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

34:1623/01/2024

S4 Episode 23 - A Flock of Crows

S4 Episode 23 - A Flock of Crows

Horny teens speeding along a snowy road in a stolen car. What could possibly go wrong? Perhaps the tragedy will be vehicular or perhaps something involving the human heart. Clyde and Hortense seem to be heading towards their own collision as a rival emerges. Support the show & get more Obscure https://www.patreon.com/michaelianblackSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

28:2716/01/2024

S4 Episode 22 - Some Kind of F'ed Up Gift of the Magi Situation

S4 Episode 22 - Some Kind of F'ed Up Gift of the Magi Situation

Well, Clyde has promised 50 dollars to Hortense and Hortense has promised her whole self to Clyde and Clyde's mama needs 50 bucks for Hester also known as Esta. Everybody needs 50 bucks! Will he choose his sister or his penis? Frankly, Michael is distraught.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

34:4309/01/2024

S4 Episode 21 - A User, An Abuser, Perhaps One Day A Boozer

S4 Episode 21 - A User, An Abuser, Perhaps One Day A Boozer

As we barrel through the holiday season, your curmudgeonly host grouches about all things consumerist. It is, after all, the corrosive acid of consumerism eating up our hero Clyde Griffiths as he weighs the request by his beloved to acquire for her a little fur coat. If only she were the only one making financial demands upon him... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

31:3926/12/2023

S4 Episode 20 - A Little S&M

S4 Episode 20 - A Little S&M

Clyde Griffiths doesn't seem to mind receiving a little abuse, and Hortense Briggs doesn't seem to mind dishing it out. Just a little Freudian nonsense to focus one's mind during a little pas de deux between boy and girl. The object of lust at the center of today's episode: an adorable fur coat. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

34:5219/12/2023

S4 Episode 19 - Getting Lucky

S4 Episode 19 - Getting Lucky

It's all about sex for Clyde Griffiths as he contemplates the sensual life. Hortense Briggs is playing her little reindeer games with Clyde's heart with little regard for the pain she's causing him. Plus, your host is about to play some high-stakes Las Vegas poker. And, we learn the correct pronunciation of "gewgaw." More high stakes activity: https://www.patreon.com/michaelianblackSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

36:1512/12/2023

S4 Episode 18 - God Damn, Can't Anything Work Out

S4 Episode 18 - God Damn, Can't Anything Work Out

In addition to the international tragedy of wars breaking out across the globe, your host is experiencing his own American tragedy of insomnia and fatigue. Not to compare one tragedy to the other, but my American tragedy is worse. As for the book by the same title, Clyde has discovered his poor, knocked-up sister. They meet and converse and Clyde feels both resentful and conflicted regarding his own strivings. A petty psychological drama unfolds in this sparking episode.More Obscure! https://www.patreon.com/michaelianblackSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

37:2905/12/2023

S4 Episode 17 - Panic! At the Taco Bell

S4 Episode 17 - Panic! At the Taco Bell

A strange incident at the Taco Bell leads your humble host to reflect on the importance of being aware of one's surroundings. Back in Kansas City, Clyde Griffiths, too, is studying his own surroundings, leading him to discover a secret in a seedy neighborhood. Lives are going off the rails on this episode of "Obscure."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

35:0628/11/2023

S4 Episode 16 - She Might, Ultimately, Favor Him

S4 Episode 16 - She Might, Ultimately, Favor Him

As your humble, exhausted host tours New York City, where everything is up to date, Clyde Griffiths is at the center of the world, Kansas City, MO where he continues to entertain the enchanting Hortense. Will she one day favor Clyde above all others? It doesn't look promising.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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