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Season 3 Episode 237

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This episode looks  at how Edgar Poe was directly influenced by the works of William Shakespeare. This episode deals with a list of quotes from Shakespeare in Poe’s handwriting that can…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

A Star is Born

Season 3 Episode 236

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Episode 236 - A Star is Born is the first of two episodes that deal with the influence of William Shakespeare (the anniversary of his birthday was earlier this week.). The first episode…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Was Poe Baroque?

Season 3 Episode 235

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This episode continues a series that compare’s elements of Christopher Nolan’s Inception with Poe’s dream works. The episode ends with Poe’s poem Dreams - a classic work that  weaves a …

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Spinning Top, Part Two

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Welcome to Celebrate Poe - episode 234 - Spinning Tops, Part Two

In this episode, Celebrate Poe continues its examination of some of Poe’s works against the background of Christopher Nol…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Spinning Top, Part One

Season 3 Episode 233

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 Spinning Top, Part One is a the first of five episodes devoted to an examination of Poe's "Dream Works" and Christopher Nolan's movie "Inception."  This episode emphasizes that Poe's c…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Despair!

Season 3 Episode 231

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This episode takes a deep dive into the three dreams of Richard III - from a dream about falling off a ship to the admonitions of "Despair and Die" before the Battle of Bosworth in The …

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

We Are Such Stuff

Season 3 Episode 232

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This episode delves into (for the  most part) some of the some shorter passages from Shakespeare dealing with dreams  passages that are also among the most well known.
Sections vary from…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

To Be or Not

Season 3 Episode 230

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Episode 230.  To Be or Not 

Episode 230 continues an examination of Chronos time and Kairos times through an examination of Hamlet’s “to be or not to be” soliloquy from Shakespearae’s Ha…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

The Right Time

Season 3 Episode 229

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Episode 229 of Celebrate Poe is a continuation of an examination of the concepts or Chronos and Kairos - this time centered around the story of Easter - for example - how concept of kai…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

What Is a Day?

Season 3 Episode 228

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Episode 228 of Celebrate Poe is entitled “What Is a Day?”  The podcast (and several episodes after it) were influenced by a sermon given by the Rev. Julia Wentworth at Trinity Episcopal…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago