Eels and Unions w/ Actor David Hull (Crazy Ex)

About this episode

David Hull joins Joshua Turek to discuss various books and themes including eels, politics, and therapy.

Filmmaker and actor David Hull (Crazy Ex) joins host Joshua Turek to discuss books about eels, wolves, the dust bowl, politics gone wrong and ketamine therapy. Recorded Dec 6, 2025 Books Talked About Include: Slumberland, Sell Out, Tuff, White Boy Shuffle by Paul Beatty James, Erasure, American Fiction, God’s Country by Percival Everett Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden by Steinbeck Notes From Underground - Dostoevsky Book of Eels Patrick Sphenson Frost Lines by Neil Shea The Cigarette American Dreamer by Henry Wallace A Kim Jong Il Production The Wicker Man The Day of the Locust Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Turek

Guest: David Hull

Topics covered

• eels
• politics
• literature
• therapy
• culture
• film

Keywords

• David Hull
• Joshua Turek
• eels
• literature
• politics
• ketamine therapy
• books

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Slumberland, Sell Out, Tuff, White Boy Shuffle, Erasure, American Fiction, God’s Country, Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, Notes From Underground

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