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The Oxford Circle
Season 4 Episode 472
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"Before Narnia ever existed, C.S. Lewis had a secret weapon: a band of Oxford friends who argued, challenged, and inspired him—the Inklings."
Think C.S. Lewis wrote The Chronicles of Nar…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Theater’s Dark Truth-Teller
Season 4 Episode 471
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=Eugene O'Neill's development as a playwright was deeply rooted in his turbulent personal life and a deliberate rejection of the popular theater of his time. He evolved from a young man…
Published on 3 months ago
Between Glitter and Gutter
Season 4 Episode 470
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The subject of today's podcast, Oscar Wilde is extremely important because of his efforts in making wit an art form. His plays — such as The Importance of Being Earnest — are still laug…
Published on 3 months ago
Tolstoy Unveiled
Season 4 Episode 469
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Leo Tolstoy is Russia’s other literary giant — a master of epic storytelling, moral inquiry, and psychological insight. His genius lies in observing the human soul with relentless curio…
Published on 3 months ago
Facing the Firing Squad
Season 4 Episode 468
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In the previous episode, we walked with Walt Whitman down the open roads of America, hearing the chorus of ordinary lives. Now we cross continents and step into the narrow corridors of …
Published on 3 months ago
Leaves of Freedom
Season 4 Episode 467
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Walt Whitman’s writing helped to capture and define the spirit of the growing United States during the challenging 1800s. He had a bold and unusual way of writing that created a new art…
Published on 3 months ago
The Quiet Radical
Season 4 Episode 466
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Within the past few days, this podcast has dealt with Victor Hugo, Jonathan Swift, and Edgar Allan Poe - all these individuals were giants who challenged the status quo, but in vastly d…
Published on 3 months ago
Les Miserables
Season 4 Episode 465
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First you might ask - why should I read Victor Hugo. Well I'm glad you asked. You see, Reading Victor Hugo is an immersive and profound experience. But before we deal into Les Misera…
Published on 3 months ago
Storytelling for Social Change
Season 4 Episode 464
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I can't believe it, but we are halfway through the list of writers. I have at least 13 of the 25 writers on the list finished - and today is Charles Dickens.
Now, Charles Dickens was a…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Echoes Through the Lakes
Season 4 Episode 463
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Imagine this: William Wordsworth, in the early 1800s, walking the hills of England’s Lake District. He stops to watch a field of daffodils swaying in the breeze, and suddenly, the momen…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago