Anthony Jeselnik
Anthony Jeselnik
Mallory Rubin
Mallory RubinAbout the episode
Anthony is joined by The Ringer’s Mallory Rubin to discuss Matt Dinniman’s sci-fi fantasy novel Dungeon Crawler Carl, the story of a man and a cat fighting to survive a deadly, alien-run game show. They compare their expectations and fears going into the book, break down the highs and lows of the reading experience, and discuss the kind of reader who should give the series a shot. Mallory also shares some Dungeon Crawler Carl–adjacent recommendations and gives Anthony a crash course in romantasy.
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Host: Anthony Jeselnik
Guest: Mallory Rubin
Supervising Producer: Magdalena Munao
Creative Producer: Daniel Comer
Technical Director: Chris Wohlers
Set Design: Jonathan Ratliff and Gitu Mehra
Editor: Matt Pevic
Social: Kelsey Carter
Additional Production Supervision: Jack Wilson
Summary
- 0:59
Open
- 1:05
Introduction
- 9:42
Chapter 1: “You Have to Read Dungeon Crawler Carl”
- 17:53
Chapter 2: DCC Expectations and Fears
- 21:00
Chapter 3: The Highs and Lows of the Reading Experience
- 44:23
Chapter 4: Who Should Read This Book and DCC-Adjacent Recommendations
- 1:03:18
Chapter 5: Jeselnik Book Club Gauntlet
- 1:10:17
Acknowledgments: Mallory’s Gift and Romantasy Talk
- 1:16:40
To Be Continued: Elf Unwrapped with Andy Richter