Very handsome novelist Jordan Castro joins to discuss his fascinating new book MUSCLE MAN (2025年), a fascinating work of fiction about an English professor who hates being an English professor and loves lifting weights. We discuss novels of the mind, Mishima Yukio and the mimetic flattening of reactionary authors, the puzzling reception to his work, the godless twenty-first century and more. For paywalled episodes of the show and over one hundred locked episodes of the essential SIRENS chat show, join us on patreon at patreon.com/imsopopular Find Jordan Castro and his fabulous books on his website: http://www.jordancastro.com/