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The Age of Innocence: To the End
Welcome back to our series on Edith Wharton’s very complex (and wonderful) novel. This week, in discussing the ending, we find ourselves at, well, a …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Age of Innocence: Chapters 19-25
Welcome back to our ongoing series about The Age of Innocence! This week we’re discussing when a thought becomes a sin in this book, whether there’s …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Age of Innocence: Chapters 10-18
Welcome back to our series on Edith Wharton’s excellent novel. This week we talk about the way the two main female characters have emerged, how we re…
5 months ago
Age of Innocence: Chapters I-IX
Welcome to our first series of the new year, as we jump into Edith Wharton’s novel of the Gilded Age, The Age of Innocence. This we discuss the way W…
5 months, 1 week ago
2025: A Year of Reading in Review
Welcome to our longest episode of the year, during which we discuss our favorite reading experiences of the year, share our individual top five books…
5 months, 1 week ago
Much Ado About Nothing: Q&A Episode
You had questions, we had answers, so join us for the final conversation about Shakespeare’s classic comedy! We talk about Margaret’s culpability, Do…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
A Christmas Mailbag
For your errand-running, long drive, baking, cleaning, or lounging listening, we present a Christmas mailbag in which we answer your questions about …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Much Ado About Nothing: Act 5
Welcome back to our series on Much Abo About Nothing! This week we're discussing Hero's role in the story, which characters have a positive transform…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Much Ado About Nothing: Act IV
In this week’s conversation about Shakespeare classic comedy, we discuss the famous “kill Claudio” demand from Beatrice: How it opens up the drama of…
6 months ago
Much Ado About Nothing: Act III
Welcome back to another conversation about Shakespeare’s delightful comedy. This week we discuss the differences between “noting” and investigating, …
6 months, 1 week ago