The Literary Life Podcast
By Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins
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Subscribers: 248
Reviews: 4
Episodes: 191
Beth
Jun 8, 2023
I LOVE this podcast! Every time I listen to it, it inspires me to read more. I am learning so much about literature, both in areas I am familiar with as well as areas that I had overlooked before.
Niveditha Christina
Oct 31, 2021
homeschooling mom from India love the insightful details into each book. it's wonderful to know as a reader I'm not alone
Meg
Jan 23, 2021
I am shamelessly addicted to this podcast! My love of classic literature has been renewed and I have been drawn to read books I might otherwise have overlooked. The hosts do a phenomenal job of explaining and exploring the literary world.
Shanlouise
Oct 4, 2020
Great introduction to classic books and how to read them at an easy pace. The hosts do a good job of making it accessible without sacrificing detail or depth. They also have a helpful facebook discussion group.
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Episode 191: The “Best of” Series – “Leaf by Niggle” Part 2, Ep. 59
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Episode 190: The “Best of” Series – “Leaf by Niggle” by J.R.R. Tolkien, Ep. 58
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Episode 189: The “Best of” Series – On Fairy Stories by J.R.R. Tolkien, Ep. 57
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Episode 188: Why Translation Matters with Dr. Anne Phillips
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Episode 187: “The Man Who Was Thursday” by G. K. Chesterton, Ch. 11-End
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Episode 186: “The Man Who Was Thursday” by G. K. Chesterton, Ch. 5-10
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Episode 185: "The Man Who Was Thursday" by G. K. Chesterton, Intro and Ch. 1-4
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Episode 184: The “Best of” Series – In Search of the Austen Adaptation – Pride and Prejudice, Ep. 115
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Episode 183: The “Best of” Series – The Literary Life of Caitlin Beauchamp, Ep. 30
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Episode 182: The Literary Life of Addison and Ella Hornstra
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Episode 181: “Kidnapped”, Ch. 19-End
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Episode 180: “Kidnapped,” Ch. 7-18
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Episode 179: “Kidnapped,” Intro to Robert Louis Stevenson and Ch. 1-6
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Episode 178: The “Best of” Series- The Great Divorce, Ch. 11-End, Ep. 50
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Episode 177: The “Best of” Series – The Great Divorce, Ch. 7-10, Ep. 49
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Episode 176: The “Best of” Series – The Great Divorce, Ch. 2-6, Ep. 48
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Episode 175: The “Best of” Series – The Great Divorce, Preface and Ch. 1, Ep. 47
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Episode 174: The “Best of” Series – The Importance of Detective Fiction, Ep. 3
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May 30, 2023 |
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Episode 173: The “Best of” Series – Why Pastors Should Read Fiction, Ep. 137
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May 23, 2023 |
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Episode 172: The Literary Life of Kiel Lemon
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May 16, 2023 |
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Episode 171: “Code of the Woosters,” Part 3, Ch. 10-14
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May 09, 2023 |
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Episode 170: “Code of the Woosters”, Part 2, Ch. 5-9
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May 02, 2023 |
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Episode 169: Intro to P. G. Wodehouse, “Code of the Woosters,” Ch. 1-4
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Episode 168: The “Best of” Series – Witches, Wizards, and Magic, Oh My!!, Ep. 104
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Episode 167: The “Best of” Series – The Literary Life of Timilyn Downey, Ep. 122
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Episode 166: Shakespeare’s “Othello,” Acts 4 & 5
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Episode 165: Shakespeare’s “Othello”, Act 3
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Episode 164: Shakespeare’s “Othello”, Acts 1 & 2
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Episode 163: Introduction to Shakespeare’s “Othello”
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Episode 162: "Ion" – On Socratic Dialogue and Reading Plato
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Episode 161: The Literary Life of Lia Techand
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Episode 160: Aristotle’s “Poetics” Part 2
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Episode 159: Aristotle's "Poetics", Part 1
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Episode 158: Introduction to Aristotle’s “Poetics”
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Episode 157: The “Best of” Series – The Literary Life of Thomas Banks, Ep. 78
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Episode 156: The “Best of” Series – Why Read Fairy Tales, Ep. 70
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Episode 155: The “Best of” Series – The Literary Life of Wendi Capehart, Ep. 69
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Episode 154: The “Best of” Series – What Is the Literary Life?, Ep. 1
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Episode 153: Our Literary Lives of 2022
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Episode 152: Dracula At the Movies
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Episode 151: The Literary Life Podcast Reading Challenge 2023
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Episode 150: “Dracula” by Bram Stoker, Ch. 18-End
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Episode 149: “Dracula” by Bram Stoker, Ch. 12-17
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Episode 148: “Dracula” by Bram Stoker, Ch. 8-11
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Episode 147: “Dracula” by Bram Stoker, Ch. 3-7
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Episode 146: Introduction to “Dracula” by Bram Stoker, Ch. 1 & 2
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Episode 145: The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis: A Conversation with Jason M. Baxter
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Episode 144: “Hard Times” by Charles Dickens, Bk. 3, Ch. 4-End
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Episode 143: “Hard Times” by Charles Dickens, Bk. 3, Ch. 1-3
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Episode 142: “Hard Times” by Charles Dickens, Book 2, Ch. 6-9
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Episode 141: “Hard Times” by Charles Dickens, Book 2, Ch. 1-5
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Episode 140: “Hard Times” by Charles Dickens, Book 1, Ch. 11-16
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Episode 139: “Hard Times” by Charles Dickens, Bk. 1, Ch. 1-10
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Episode 138: In Search of the Austen Adaptation: Sense and Sensibility
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Episode 137: Why Pastors Should Read Fiction
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Episode 136: Two for ’22 Reading Challenge Check-In
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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Episode 135: The Literary Life of Jone Rose
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Episode 134: “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame, Part 4
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Episode 133: “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame, Part 3
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May 31, 2022 |
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Episode 132: “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame, Part 2
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May 24, 2022 |
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Episode 131: “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame, Part 1
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May 17, 2022 |
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Episode 130: "The Enchanted April" Film Adaptations
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May 03, 2022 |
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Episode 129: “The Enchanted April” by Elizabeth von Arnim, Ch. 12-22
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Episode 128: “The Enchanted April” by Elizabeth von Arnim, Ch. 1-11
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Episode 127: The Literary Life of Kay Pelham
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Episode 126: "The Abolition of Man" by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 3
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Episode 125: “The Abolition of Man” by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 2
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Episode 124: “The Abolition of Man” by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 1
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Episode 123: In Search of the Austen Adaptation – Emma
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Episode 122: The Literary Life of Timilyn Downey
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Episode 121: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, Acts 4 and 5
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Episode 120: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Episode 119: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Acts I and II
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Episode 118: An Intro to Shakespeare and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Episode 117: Our 2021 Literary Life Reading Wrap-up
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Episode 116: The “Two for ’22” Literary Life Reading Challenge
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Episode 115: In Search of the Austen Adaptation – Pride and Prejudice
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Episode 114: The Literary Life of Dr. Carolyn Weber
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Episode 113: “Mansfield Park” by Jane Austen, Vol. 3, Ch. 9-17
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Episode 112: “Mansfield Park” by Jane Austen, Vol. 3, Ch. 1-8
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Episode 111: “Mansfield Park” by Jane Austen, Vol. 2, Ch. 6-13
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Episode 110: “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Episode 109: “Mansfield Park” by Jane Austen, Vol. 2, Ch. 1-5
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Episode 108: “Mansfield Park” by Jane Austen, Vol. 1, Ch. 10-18
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Episode 107: “Mansfield Park” by Jane Austen, Vol. 1, Ch. 1-9
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Episode 106: “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” Part 2
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Episode 105: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by R. L. Stevenson, Part 1
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Episode 104: Witches, Wizards, and Magic, Oh My!!
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Episode 103: “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D. H. Lawrence
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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Episode 102: The Literary Life of Atlee Northmore
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Episode 101: “Reunion” by Fred Uhlman
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Celebrating Episode 100: Live Q&A with Patrons
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Episode 99: “The Machine Stops” by E. M. Forster
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Episode 98: “How Much Land Does a Man Need” by Leo Tolstoy
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Season 3, Episode 97: Antigone by Sophocles, Part 2
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Episode 96: Introduction to Antigone
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Episode 95: An Introduction to Edmund Spenser with Kelly Cumbee
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May 25, 2021 |
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Episode 94: “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, Part 3
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May 18, 2021 |
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Episode 93: “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, Part 2
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May 11, 2021 |
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Episode 92: "Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, Part 1
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May 04, 2021 |
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Episode 91: "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," Part 2
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Episode 90: “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” Part 1
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Episode 89: The Literary Life of Adrienne Freas
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Episode 88: How to Read Don Quixote
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Episode 87: The Literary Life of Wes Callihan
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Episode 86: “Silas Marner” by George Eliot, Ch. 16-End
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Episode 85: "Silas Marner" by George Eliot, Ch. 10-15
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Episode 84: “Silas Marner” by George Eliot, Ch. 4-9
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Episode 83: "Silas Marner" by George Eliot, Ch. 1-3
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Episode 82: The Literary Life of Charlotte Mason
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Episode 81: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Episode 80: Why Read Old Books
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Episode 79: Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Episode 78: The Literary Life of Thomas Banks
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Episode 77: Our Literary Lives of 2020
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Episode 76: The Literary Life 19 Books in 2021 Reading Challenge
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Episode 75: Phantastes, Ch. 20-End
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Episode 74: Phantastes, Ch. 15-19
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Episode 73: Phantastes, Ch. 10-14
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Episode 72: Phantastes, Ch. 5-9
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Episode 71: Phantastes, Ch. 1-4
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Episode 69: The Literary Life of Wendi Capehart
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Episode 68: Til We Have Faces, Pt. 2, Ch. 1-4
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Episode 67: Til We Have Faces, Ch. 16-21
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Episode 66: Til We Have Faces, Ch. 12-15
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Episode 65: Til We Have Faces, Ch. 8-11
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Episode 64: Til We Have Faces, Ch. 6-7
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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Episode 63: Til We Have Faces, Ch. 3-5
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Episode 62: The Literary Friendship of Dorothy and Jack with Gina Dalfonzo
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Episode 61: Til We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 1-2
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Episode 60: Why Read Pagan Myths
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Episode 59: "Leaf by Niggle" by J. R. R. Tolkien, Part 2
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Episode 58: "Leaf by Niggle" by J. R. R. Tolkien, Part 1
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Episode 57: On Fairy Stories by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Episode 56: The Literary Life of Emily Raible
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Episode 55: 20 for 2020 Reading Challenge Check-In
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Episode 54: Our Favorite Poems
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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Episode 53: The Trojan Women, Part 2
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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Episode 52: Intro to Greek Drama and The Trojan Women
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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Episode 51: Discussing Simone Weil's Essay on Education
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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Episode 50: The Great Divorce, Ch. 11-14
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May 19, 2020 |
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Episode 49: The Great Divorce, Ch. 7-10
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May 12, 2020 |
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Episode 48: The Great Divorce, Ch. 2-6
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May 05, 2020 |
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Episode 47: The Great Divorce, Preface & Ch. 1
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Episode 46: "The Importance of Being Earnest" Act 3
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Episode 45: "The Importance of Being Earnest" Act 2
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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Episode 44: "The Importance of Being Earnest" Act 1
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Episode 43: The Literary World of Oscar Wilde
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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TLLepisode42 mixdown
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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Episode 41: The Art of Writing, Part 2
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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Episode 40: The Art of Writing, Part 1
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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Episode 39: The Literary Life of Karen Glass
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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Episode 38: "A Winter's Tale" Act 5
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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Episode 37: "A Winter's Tale" Act 4
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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Episode 36: A Winter's Tale, Act 3
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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Episode 35: "A Winter's Tale" Act 2
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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Episode 34: "A Winter's Tale" Act 1
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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Episode 33: An Introduction to A Winter's Tale
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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Episode 32: The Literary Life of James Banks
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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Episode 31: Our Year in Reading
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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Episode 30: The Literary Life of Caitlin Beauchamp
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Dec 24, 2019 |
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Episode 29: Northanger Abbey, Ch. 25-End
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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Episode 28: Northanger Abbey, Ch. 18-24
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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Episode 27: Northanger Abbey, Ch. 11-17
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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Episode 26: Northanger Abbey, Ch. 3-10
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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Episode 25: Northanger Abbey, Ch. 1-2
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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Episode 24: The Literary Life of Sally Thomas
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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Episode 23: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 10-End
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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Episode 22: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 8-9
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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Episode 21: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 5-7
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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Episode 20: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 1-4
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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Episode 19: The Literary Life of Greg Wilbur
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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Episode 18: "The Vulture" by Samuel Johnson
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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Episode 17: "The Celestial Omnibus" by E. M. Forster
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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Episode 16: "Why I Write" by George Orwell
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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Episode 15: "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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Episode 14: "The Adventures of a Shilling" by Joseph Addison
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Aug 06, 2019 |
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Episode 13: "The Garden Party" by Katherine Mansfield
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Jul 30, 2019 |
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Episode 12: "A Defence of Penny Dreadfuls" by G. K. Chesterton
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Episode 11: "Araby" by James Joyce
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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Episode 10: The Literary Life of Kelly Cumbee
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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Episode 9: Are Women Human?
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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Episode 8: Gaudy Night, Ch. 16-End
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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Episode 7: Gaudy Night, Ch. 8-15
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May 28, 2019 |
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Episode 6: The Literary Life of Mary Jo Tate
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May 21, 2019 |
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Episode 5: Gaudy Night, Ch. 4-7
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May 14, 2019 |
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Gaudy Night: Chapters 1-3
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Apr 22, 2019 |
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The Importance of the Detective Novel
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Apr 22, 2019 |
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The Interview Episode
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Apr 21, 2019 |
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What is the Literary Life?
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Apr 21, 2019 |