TMR 16.6: “Fire, Walk With Me” [2666]

After Chad, Katie, and Brian finish recapping the end of “The Part About Fate”—including the Twin Peaks reference, representations of violence, the apocryphal Robert Rodriguez porno, blindness and impaired sight, and much more—they’re joined by Dr. Andrew Martino, a massive Bolaño fan who raises more questions and observations as the group read heads into “The Part About the Crimes.”

This week’s music is “Three and a Half Feet High and Rising” by El Ten Eleven.

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