The Feast: Wednesday
Welcome back to our series on Margart Kennedy’s novel. This week we’re discussing Bruce’s confession, Hebe’s adventure (and insight into peo...
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Close Reads is a book-club podcast for the incurable reader. Featuring David Kern, Tim McIntosh and Heidi White, alongside a couple of other occasional guests, we read Great Books and talk a...
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The Feast: Tuesday
Welcome back to another conversation about Margaret Kennedy’s The Feast. This week we begin by discussing some audience comments, then we di...
The Feast: Monday
And then it was Monday in Margaret Kennedy’s The Feast . This week topics of discussion includes the way the various characters may (or may...
The Feast: Prologue-Sunday
Welcome to the first episode of a new series on Margaret Kennedy’s novel, The Feast . We discuss the book’s allegorical bent (and how it’s d...
The Grapes of Wrath Q&A Episode
You have questions, we did our best to answer them. Thanks for tuning in to this series on Steinbeck’s classic novel and happy listening! Th...
The Grapes of Wrath: To the End
So about that ending . . . We discuss (from a variety of angles). Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this w...
The Grapes of Wrath: Chapter 26
This week’s episode is dedicated entirely to the lengthy chapter 26 so we have a chance to discuss poor Casy’s complicated arc and the Chris...
The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 22-25
Is ma emerging as Steinbeck’s new protagonist? Does the “grapes of wrath” chapter work? And what of the book’s evolving view of religion? We...
Short Story Hour: "Leaf by Niggle" by J. R. R. Tolkien (FREE PREVIEW)
Welcome to another episode of our new series on classic short stories! This month, it’s Tolkien’s beloved story about creativity, hope, and...
The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 19-21
Does Casy redeem himself with his heroic action? Does this this book live too much in the realm of artifice? Does this book, like East of Ed...
The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 15-18
Is Steinbeck an American Dickens? Does this book have a villain/antagonist? What role do each of the tertiary characters play? And does Stei...
The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 8-14
It’s time to really discuss it: Do Steinbeck’s interstitial, alternating chapters work? We dig in—with differences of opinion. Plus we discu...
The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 1-7
Welcome to the beginning of a new series as we dive into John Steinbeck’s classic novel. In this episode we discuss Steinbeck’s unique use o...
This Is Happiness: Q&A Episode
Welcome to the conclusion of our series on Niall William’s novel, as we do our best to answer your questions! This is a public episode. If y...
This Is Happiness: To the End
Welcome back to our ongoing series on Niall Williams’ novel! This we discuss whether the novel has a “happy” ending, its final verdict on wh...
This Is Happiness: Chapters 23-31
Welcome back to our ongoing series on Niall Williams’ novel, This Is Happiness . This week we discuss some audience comments, the book’s exa...
This Is Happiness: Chapters 12-22
Welcome back to our ongoing series on Niall Williams’ lovely novel. This week we discuss what this book has to say about happiness, the them...
This Is Happiness: Chapters 1-11
Welcome to the start of a new series! Over the next several weeks we’ll be digging into Irish writer, Niall Williams pastoral novel, This Is...
The Age of Innocence: Q&A Episode
As always, we conclude our series on Edith Wharton’s classic novel by answering your questions. There were a lot of good ones and we did our...
The Age of Innocence: To the End
Welcome back to our series on Edith Wharton’s very complex (and wonderful) novel. This week, in discussing the ending, we find ourselves at,...
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