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A Month in the Country: Q&A Episode
As always upon reaching the end of a book, it’s time for a Q&A episode. And, of course, you delivered plenty of great questions worthy of contemplation. So in this week’s episode David, Heidi, and Ti…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Watch Along: Persuasion (2022)
In which David and Sean make Heidi endure the slings and arrows of the new adaptation of her favorite Jane Austen novel—all for your entertainment. Along the way they discuss the way the filmmakers s…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
A Month in the Country: To the End
This week we’re discussing the second half of J.L. Carr’s A Month in the Country, which means we’re chatting about Alice Keach, Mr Moon, what the fresco in the church reveals, Tom Birkin’s past, and …
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
A Month in the Country: Pages 1-68
The gang is back together! Join David, Heidi, and Tim as they chat about one of David’s favorite books, J.L. Carr’s A Month in the Country. In this episode, they discuss what Carr does especially wel…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Q&A
Join David, Heidi, and Karen as they conclude their conversation of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles by answering your questions. Topics include Tess’s idealization of Angel, frustrations wit…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Final Chapters
Here we are at the end of another novel. Join David, Heidi, and Karen as they compare Alec’s love for Tess with Angel’s, contemplate the way justice is explored in Tess’ conclusion, discuss the natur…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 35-44
Phase the fifth of Tess of the D’Urbervilles is incredibly sad, but it’s also remarkable in the way that Thomas Hardy manages to reveal the various complexities of his characters. So in this week’s e…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 31-34
Welp. It’s time for some confession. Here, right in the middle of Thomas Hardy’s masterpiece, we get a marriage followed by revelation. The courtship is over, the wedding day has arrived, and both pa…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 25-30
As we draw near to the middle of Thomas Hardy’s great tragic novel, join Karen and Heidi (who are holding down the fort while David is sick) as they discuss Angel’s background and family life, Tess’s…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 16-24 (aka Phase the Third)
“Phase the Third” of Tess of the D’Urbervilles is called “The Rally” so on this week’s conversation David, Heidi, and Karen discuss why Hardy called it that and what he might be saying about Tess as …
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago