Podcast Episodes

Schemes! Schemes! Schemes!

Episode 105

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This episode deals with rhetorical devices - specifically schemes as used by William Shakespeare and Edgar Poe in their works.  Obviously not ALL definitions and schemes could be covere…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Rhetorical Triangle

Episode 104

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Episode 104 Rhetorical Triangle

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This episode first deals with the distinction between seasons in a podcast, and…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Back in the USA

Season 1 Episode 103

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This episode is the first appearance of the ghost of Mr. Poe for the year.
Mr. Poe and Mr. Bartley do a brief recap of Mr. Poe’s life as a confused infant facing horrible tragedies and h…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Spiderman and Poe

Season 1 Episode 102

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This episode deals with the theme of the double in William Wilson, and compares it to the same theme as used by Oscar Wilde in Dorian Grey.
This episode also compares two characters hund…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Was Poe Abused?

Season 1 Episode 101

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Episode 101 - Was Poe Abused?

This episode is a cursory examination of some of the abusive conditions at English boarding schools when the young Poe attended Stoke Newington.
While Poe ne…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

The Uncanny Mr. Poe

Season 1 Episode 100

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This episode is an examination of the uncanny - what it means and specifically how the concept of the uncanny can be seen in The Fall of the House of Usher and The Tell Tale Heart.

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Back in the (Poe) Saddle

Season 1 Episode 99

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Some of the topics for Celebrate Poe in 2022

00:08 An apology
03.01 Podcast reflections
06:27 Poe and the uncanny
07:35 Was Poe abused in boarding school?
08:21 The ghost of Mr. Shakespeare …

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

The Festival

Season 1 Episode 98

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In this episode, George reads The Festival by H.P. Lovecraft with some comments about the story and the writer’s “unique” perspective.

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Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

A Covid Christmas

Season 1 Episode 97

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George reads the classic story A Set of Poe, followed by a timely poem that was posted to reddit and called A Covid Christmas - originally written by Dr Tom Macdonald of Ottawa, Canada …

Published on 4 years ago

Surprise Endings

Season 1 Episode 96

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George reads what is arguably the most famous short story ever written - 
The Gift of the Magi.

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Published on 4 years ago