Finding the Lit
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Episodes: 57
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New episodes every week.
Finding the lit is about rediscovering the joy of reading books with curiosity and fun combined. Each episode goes through a key work of in the canon of literary history, with literary close readings and jokes thrown along the way.
Join Adrian and Nathan on Finding the Lit: taking the serious topic of literature with a grain of salt. We learn, we laugh, but most importantly: we're Finding the Lit.
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Episode 56 - The Lorax, by Dr Seuss, with guest speaker Professor Anthony David Vernon
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Episode 55 - Animal Farm, by George Orwell, Chapter 3, "Four legs good, two legs baa-baa'd"
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May 04, 2025 |
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Episode 54- Animal Farm, by George Orwell, "All animals are equal" - Chapter 2
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Episode 53 - Animal Farm, by George Orwell, "Who knew animals could impose tariffs?" - Chapter 1
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Episode 52 - On the early history of New Brunswick, Canada "The rivers of the Maritimes" by M.H Perley
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Episode 51 - On the early history of New Brunswick, Canada. "The history of majorvilles and minorvilles" by M.H Perley
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Episode 50 - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S Eliot, "Like a poem etherised upon a table" - Poem Discussion
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Episode 49 - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, by T.S. Eliot, "T.S. Eliot needs no introduction."
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Episode 48 - Book 9 of The Odyssey continued, by Homer, using Alexander Popes translation, "Close encounters of the Cyclops kind."
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Episode 47 - Book 9 of The Odyssey continued, by Homer, using Alexander Popes translation, "Cyclops's' and the blind men that write them."
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Episode 46 - Book 9 of The Odyssey, by Homer, using Alexander Popes translation, "The archetypal story and the transition from oral to writ word.""
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Episode 45 - Dune, by Frank Herbert, continued encore, "Fathers, and Villains."
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Episode 44 - Dune, by Frank Herbert, continual continuity, "Just keep the shield up, Paul."
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Episode 43 - Dune, by Frank Herbert, continuation, "So he has, like, plot armour?"
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Episode 42 - Dune, by Frank Herbert, "What's in the BOX?!?"
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Episode 41 - A collection of War Poetry, by various authors, "Soldiers at war can sometimes rhyme."
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Episode 40 - Othello by William Shakespeare, End of Play, "Othello commands the stage and the audience."
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Episode 39 - Othello by William Shakespeare, Act 3, "Oppressions and how we've caused them."
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Episode 38 - Holiday Special, "Reminiscing can be good sometimes."
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Episode 37 - Othello by William Shakespeare, Act 2 continued, "Jealousy, Generals, and Gentlemanly backstabbing."
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Episode 36 - Othello by William Shakespeare, Act 2, "All oppression is connected"
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Episode 35 - Othello - Act 1 Discussion, by William Shakespeare. "Who knew motive was so hard to nail down?"
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Episode 34 - Othello - Act 1 Discussion, by William Shakespeare. "Go make thy money, say again: go make thy money."
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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Episode 33 - The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien - "We would all do only good if only we had the ring."
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Episode 32 - The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien - "All things that were, are, and are going to be altered in the film."
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Episode 31 - Othello - Part of Act 1, by William Shakespeare "Iago, my guy, they're already married."
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Episode 30 - The Cremation of SamMcGee, by Robert Service "In Canada, cold is the fiercest enemy"
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Episode 29 - The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien - "You cannot pass, but you can alter dialogue."
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Episode 28 - The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien - "Magic doors and ways to open them."
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Episode 27 - The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe; "The difference between a Raven and a Crow is a matter of a pinion."
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Episode 26 - Bonus Episode - Canada compared to UK
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Episode 25 - The Fellowship of Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien: Book Discussion Again
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Episode 24 - The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien - "Hobbits stride their way into a British pub..."
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Episode 23 - The Fellowship of Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien: Book Discussion
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Episode 22 - The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien; "Frodo, Bilbo, and Gandalf walk into a Hobbit Hole...""
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Episode 21 - Heer and Ranjha translated by Mohammad Sheeraz; "Ranjha becomes a Jog - Isn't that a morning run?"
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Episode 20 - Heer & Ranjha translated by Mohammad Sheeraz
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Episode 19 - Heer & Ranjha translated by Mohammad Sheeraz; "Romance done in an unconventional way, the way love should be."
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Episode 18 - The Dungarvon Whooper by the Province of New Brunswick.
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Episode 17 - The Dungarvon Whooper by The Province of New Brunswick; "It's pronounced like Hooper, I don't know why we put a w there."
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Episode 16 - Re-Intro
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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Episode 15 - Part 2: Roughing it in the Bush by Susanna Moodie; "Nope, no bush jokes here, no ma'am."
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Episode 14 - Part 1: Roughing it in the Bush by Susanna Moodie; "Nope, no bush jokes here, no ma'am."
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Episode 13 - Masnavi by Rumi; "I never thought couplets could be so Rumi."
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Episode 12 - Don Juan by Lord Byron; “Something lowbrow the highbrows can enjoy.”
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Episode 11 - Hamlet pt. 2; "Hamlet; OR How I managed to stop worrying and speak to ghosts."
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Episode 10 - Hamlet by William Shakespeare; "Hamlet has been in the dumps for a while; for God's sake don't mention his father."
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Episode 9 - Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge; “Hanging out with a Guest Expert: Albert Tross.”
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Episode 8 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; “Now’s not the time for Prejudice, Jane.”
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Episode 7 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley; “I would reference The Modern Prometheus but I didn’t remember it was part of the title.”
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Episode 6 - The story of Moses as told in the chapter named Ta-Ha.
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Episode 5 - The story of Moses as told in Exodus.
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Episode 4 - Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle; “I couldn’t deduce a title.”
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Episode 3 - Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky; “Don’t threaten me with a good time, Fyodor.”
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Episode 2 - A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare; “A Midsummer Night’s Dream; brought to you by: February.”
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Episode 1 - Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald; “I don’t know who Gatsby is and I don’t care why he’s Great.”
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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Episode 0 - Introduction
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Jun 29, 2024 |