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The Most Bitter Pain Of Purgatory: PURGATORIO, Canto XIX, Lines 115 - 124
Season 2 Episode 155
Pope Adrian V, bound hands and feet to the ground, sets out to answer the pilgrim Dante's second question: What's going on here?
In doing so, the pope…
1 year, 4 months ago
A Pope In Purgatory For (Surprise!) Avarice: PURGATORIO, Canto XIX, Lines 91 - 114
Season 2 Episode 154
Dante the pilgrim has asked Virgil--at least with a look in the eyes--if he could speak to one of the avaricious penitents, lying face down on the gr…
1 year, 4 months ago
Stuck To The Ground (Sometimes): PURGATORIO, Canto XIX, Lines 70 - 90
Season 2 Episode 153
Dante and Virgil now walk along the fifth terrace of Purgatory, looking at the souls who are face down, stuck to the ground, unable to move or turn o…
1 year, 4 months ago
Look To The Heavens: PURGATORIO, Canto XIX, Lines 52 - 69
Season 2 Episode 152
Dante the pilgrim has had a "P" wiped off his forehead by the angel at the stairs. He's started his climb to the next terrace. All seems well, but he…
1 year, 4 months ago
Expecting Those Ladies Of Consolation: PURGATORIO, Canto XIX, Lines 34 - 51
Season 2 Episode 151
Awakened from his dream by a foul odor, Dante the pilgrim finds himself fully out of tune with his surroundings: a bright new day on the mountain of …
1 year, 4 months ago
Let's Compare The First Two Dreams In PURGATORIO
Season 2 Episode 150
We've had two dreams in PURGATORIO, one at Canto IX and one at Canto XIX (although it actually started in the last line of Canto XVIII).
Let's take a …
1 year, 4 months ago
The Siren, The Lady, And Virgil: PURGATORIO, Canto XIX, Lines 16 - 33
Season 2 Episode 149
Here's the second episode on the pilgrim's second dream in PURGATORIO. Things get wilder after the ugly lady becomes beautiful under the pilgrim Dant…
1 year, 5 months ago
Chilly Dreams Before The Fifth Terrace Of Purgatory: PURGATORIO, Canto XIX, Lines 1- 15
Season 2 Episode 148
Our pilgrim has fallen asleep on the edge of the fourth terrace of Mount Purgatory. He's seen the racing slothful but night has gotten the better of …
1 year, 5 months ago
Our Hiatus (Unfortunately) Continues. . . .
Season 2 Episode 148
A brief episode to explain why the podcast WALKING WITH DANTE has gone silent for over a month. Sorry about that. I can't wait to be back on the walk…
1 year, 6 months ago
An End-Of-Year Hiatus Before We Walk The Fifth Terrace
Season 2 Episode 148
We've climbed to the fifth terrace of Mount Purgatory. We are way up the mountain. We can barely see the shore where the angels boat arrived. We cert…
1 year, 7 months ago