Episode 232: The Broccoli Tapes

The Broccoli Tapes

On Episode 232, Alli and her guest attempt to analyze her bizarrely vivid memory of Jan Slepian’s The Broccoli Tapes. They discuss loneliness, death, different kinds of grief, the main character’s sexual awakening, and the book’s bizarre racial undertones. They compare and contrast the multiple covers of The Broccoli Tapes and consider the deeper questions Slepian explores about love and loss.

TW: death, abuse

Nikki Payne is the author of Jane Austen remixes, including Pride and Protest. Follow her on Instagram (@nikkipaynebooks) and Twitter (@NikkiPayneBooks).

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“The Broccoli Tapes” (Publishers Weekly, 1989)

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