Ep 771 - The Only Good Indians, by Stephen Graham Jones

Craig Getting (0:00)

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Andrew Cunningham (1:34)

This is a Headgum podcast.

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While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told tale, they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary. Plus, these are books you should have read by now.

Craig Getting (2:16)

Hey everybody, welcome to Overdue. It's a podcast about the books you've been meaning to scream about. My name is Craig.

Andrew Cunningham (2:25)

My name's Andrew. I was not, I did not come prepared to scream for the entire hour.

Craig Getting (2:30)

Wow, Toronto! You are not in Toronto, and you are in an undisclosed location.

Andrew Cunningham (2:38)

I'm in Maine.

Craig Getting (2:39)

I will not, oh wow, you dox yourself.

Andrew Cunningham (2:41)

I'm in the state of Maine. Oh boy. Come find me.

Craig Getting (2:48)

You're out there somewhere doing something.

Andrew Cunningham (2:51)

Doing somewhere something. Uh-huh. Doing something somewhere.

It's been a trip so far.

Craig Getting (2:57)

Welcome to Spooktober, where the spookiest thing your friend can do is go to another state.

Andrew Cunningham (3:02)

Take a vacation with his family.

Craig Getting (3:06)

But still make content.

Andrew Cunningham (3:08)

But still make content, because we didn't get far enough ahead of the schedule.

Craig Getting (3:15)

That's what happens.

Andrew Cunningham (3:17)

Yeah, the spookiest thing of all is having to remember to pack the spare mic in your bag when you're going on your vacation with your family so you can do content.

Craig Getting (3:28)

They don't have the mic you need in Maine. That's the thing. It's not there.

Andrew Cunningham (3:32)

It's not there.

Craig Getting (3:32)

Can't get it.

Andrew Cunningham (3:33)

Mics, they don't send them up here. It's too far away from it all, you know? It's too far away from the rat race.

Craig Getting (3:39)

That's true.

Andrew Cunningham (3:39)

The mics and content. Nobody even knows what TikTok is up here.

Craig Getting (3:44)

That'd be great.

Andrew Cunningham (3:46)

Oh my goodness.

Craig Getting (3:46)

Welcome to our book podcast where each week one of us reads a book and tells the other person about it. We are in the second week of our spooky month, Spooktober, here to read spooky books. I have read a spooky book. It's called The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. It's my first time reading Jones, Andrew, but it's not our first time talking about him on the show.

Andrew Cunningham (4:09)

Yeah. We read Demon Theory, a book I remember nothing about, and I would have said that you read it.

Craig Getting (4:15)

Nope.

Andrew Cunningham (4:15)

If you would point it. Fairly certain that you read it.

Craig Getting (4:18)

If you would put it down to my head. Fairly certain that you read it.

Andrew Cunningham (4:21)

Yeah. This was in, what, the year 2020, October of 2020?

Craig Getting (4:24)

Year of Our Lord 2020, when the same year this book came out.