Podcast Episodes

1984: Q&A

It’s time to answer your questions about Orwell’s 1984, and (as always) you came through with plenty of great ones. Thanks to your curiosity, we disc…

4 years, 2 months ago

1984: The Final Chapters

Welp, Winston Smith loves Big Brother but he doesn’t love Julia. So, in the end, do we love this book? Tune in to find out, as David, Heidi, and Tim …

4 years, 2 months ago

1984: Part 2, Chapters 9-10

Chapter nine of 1984 is one of the least dramatically compelling chapters in the book, and has even taken a fair bit of criticism over the years, so …

4 years, 2 months ago

1984: Part 2, Chapters 1-8

One of the reasons 1984 is such enduring book is because of the conversations it engenders and so in this episode we chatted a bit about the nature o…

4 years, 3 months ago

1984: Part 1

Here we go. We’ve never done a book quite like George Orwell’s 1984 on Close Reads and it shows in this episode where we discuss whether the vibe of …

4 years, 3 months ago

As I Lay Dying: Q&A Episode

Here we are at the end of Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, which means it’s time for a Q&A episode. As always, y’all delivered with some great questions. W…

4 years, 3 months ago

As I Lay Dying: Episode 4

And so we come to the end. Join David, Heidi, and Tim as they dig (no pun intended) into the fiery (pun intended) ending to this classic book. Where …

4 years, 3 months ago

Bonus Episode: Death on the Nile Movie Discussion

Join David and Heidi as they dig in to Kenneth Branagh's movie adaptation of Death on the Nile. Is the movie in on the joke? Why is there no sand? Wh…

4 years, 3 months ago

As I Lay Dying: Episode 3

In which David, Heidi, and Tim discuss river crossings, which characters the books seems to have the most sympathy for, and much more.

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4 years, 4 months ago

As I Lay Dying: Episode 2

Join David, Heidi, and Tim as they dig ever deeper into Faulkner's novel. Topics of conversation include mothers who are fish, mothers who are horses…

4 years, 4 months ago