Podcast Episodes

The Spirit Of The Japanese Poem | Japanese Death Poems (Yoel Hoffmann) LEARNINGS

I explore the themes and insights from the book 'Japanese Death Poems' by Yoel Hoffman. I discussed the spirit of the Japanese people, their ability …

2 years ago

Unravel The Soul's Final Whisper | Japanese Death Poems (Yoel Hoffmann) BOOK REVIEW

Japanese Death Poems by Yoel Hoffmann is a compelling anthology that explores the Japanese tradition of Jisei, or death poems. The book provides a de…

2 years ago

Chivalry At It's Finest | Sir Gawain And The Green Knight (Unknown Poet) BOOK REVIEW

Would you have the fortitude to stick to your principles, even in the face of certain death?

'Sir Gawain And The Green Knight' by an unknown poet is a…

2 years, 1 month ago

A Different Type Of Travel | The Innocents Abroad (Mark Twain) BOOK REVIEW

Let's travel back to the days when people didn't take offense so easily ...... or did they?

'The Innocents Abroad' by Mark Twain is a compendium of hi…

2 years, 1 month ago

Classic Feminist Literature | A Room Of One's Own (Virginia Woolf) BOOK REVIEW

Righteous anger can be useful .... if applied to the right people.

'A Room Of One's Own' by Virginia Woolf is an essay critiquing woman's literature a…

2 years, 1 month ago

Overthinking Love, Death & Sex | Confessions Of A Mask (Yukio Mishima) BOOK REVIEW

Can you think yourself to death?

'Confessions Of A Mask' by Yukio Mishima follows a young rather frail boy called Kochan in the 1920-40's period in To…

2 years, 1 month ago

Tiresome Edwardian Etiquette | A Room With A View (E. M. Forster) BOOK REVIEW

Manners, decorum, morals, tact, niceties, propriety. Doesn't this all sound fun!

'A Room With A View' by E. M. Forster is the tale of a young woman wh…

2 years, 2 months ago

Crazy Is As Crazy Does | Death Of A Salesman (Arthur Miller) BOOK REVIEW

Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

'Death Of A Salesman' by Arthur Miller is a play that showcases the tragic life of…

2 years, 2 months ago

When Real Life Gets Real Weird | Picnic In The Storm (Yukiko Motoya) BOOK REVIEW

Drop the dishes and let's get JACKED!!!

'Picnic In The Storm' by Yukiko Motoya is a series of 11 short stories of everyday life in Japan, but with a t…

2 years, 2 months ago

A Kind Man Becomes Ruthless | The Winter Of Our Discontent (John Steinbeck) BOOK REVIEW

Fret your silly head not, you won't leave this book discontented.

'The Winter Of Our Discontent' by John Steinbeck takes place in the fictional New Ba…

2 years, 2 months ago