The Cosmic Library
By Adam Colman
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Episodes: 36
Description
The Cosmic Library explores massive books in order to explore everything else. Here, books that can seem overwhelming—books of dreams, infinity, mysteries—turn out to be intensely accessible, offering so many different ways to read them and think with them. Season one considered Finnegans Wake; in season two, it was 1,001 Nights. Season three journeyed through and beyond the Hebrew Bible. In season four, we considered Journey to the West. For season five, we talk about a kind of writing that's filled many massive books: the American short story. Season six: The Brothers Karamazov.
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6.5 Karamazov Season: Where Parallels Converge
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May 14, 2025 |
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6.4 Karamazov Season: Math Dreams
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May 07, 2025 |
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6.3 Karamazov Season: Philosophical Phrenzy
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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6.2 Karamazov Season: The Fiction Machine
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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6.1 Karamazov Season: The Radio Play
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Season 6 Trailer: Karamazov Season
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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5.5 The Short Story in the U.S.: Otherworldly Bedtime Stories
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May 22, 2024 |
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5.4 The Short Story in the U.S.: NYC+MFA+ATL
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May 15, 2024 |
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5.3 The Short Story in the U.S.: It's Weird
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May 08, 2024 |
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5.2 The Short Story in the U.S.: Wake Up with Wakefield
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May 01, 2024 |
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5.1 The Short Story in the U.S.: Introduction
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Season 5 Trailer: The Short Story in the United States
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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4.5 The Hall of the Monkey King: Immortality
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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4.4 The Hall of the Monkey King: Cinematic Transcendence
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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4.3 The Hall of the Monkey King: The Flawed Mind Monkey
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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4.2 The Hall of the Monkey King: Lawful Chaos
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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4.1 The Hall of the Monkey King: Introduction
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Season 4 Trailer: The Hall of the Monkey King
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May 25, 2023 |
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3.5 Mosaic Mosaic: You Take It from Here
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May 10, 2022 |
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3.4 Mosaic Mosaic: Struggling with Disaster
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May 03, 2022 |
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3.3 Mosaic Mosaic: Dream Interpretation
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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3.2 Mosaic Mosaic: Laws of Emotion
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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3.1 Mosaic Mosaic: Introduction
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Season 3 Trailer: Introducing Mosaic Mosaic
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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2.5 The Worlds of Scheherazade: Inconclusion
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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2.4 The Worlds of Scheherazade: Survival
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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2.3 The Worlds of Scheherazade: Formulaic Surprises
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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2.2 The Worlds of Scheherazade: Magnet Mountain
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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2.1 The Worlds of Scheherazade: Introduction
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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The Worlds of Scheherazade Trailer
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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1.5 Finnegan and Friends: Musical Conclusions
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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1.4 Finnegan and Friends: Familiar Language
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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1.3 Finnegan and Friends: Water
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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1.2 Finnegan and Friends: Dreams
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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1.1 Finnegan and Friends: Introduction
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Finnegan and Friends Trailer
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Mar 24, 2021 |