Premium Episode 69 - Bolaño’s the Third Reich, or, What War Games Do to a mf, feat. Dani and Rodolfo

[originally published on Patreon Aug 25, 2023]

Today I'm joined by Dani and Rodolfo to discuss three Bolaño novels: the Third Reich, Distant Star, and By Night in Chile. In this episode, we reintroduce Bolaño and then dive into a less-discussed work, the Third Reich. In this novel, Bolaño examines the fascist mindset via its historical ideology of Nazism mediated through tabletop wargames and the LARPing that ensues. Along the way, we talk about why Germans are like that and get into the tragic tale of Latin American history.

episode art by Robert Voyvodich @r.voy__

Songs:

Un Amor Violento by Los Tres

Dejate Caer by Los Tres