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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich: To the End
Listen now (60 mins) | What is the purpose of Alyosha? Is Shukov a hero? Is there a specific moral vision at the core of this story? What is the nature…
14 hrs ago
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David Kern
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Heidi White
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Tim McIntosh
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Tonight! Close Reads Poetry Hour on "After Apple Picking"
Happy Monday friends! It’s time for another edition of the Close Reads Poetry Hour, one of our subscriber benefit. This time on Robert Frost’s wonderful…
20 hrs ago
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David Kern
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Short Fiction Focus: "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
Listen now (55 mins) | “The Veldt”, originally published in 1950 in The Saturday Evening Post, is one of Ray Bradbury’s most famous stories and in many…
Sep 22
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David Kern
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Heidi White
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Sean Johnson
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich: First Half
Listen now (53 mins) | Join David, Heidi, and Tim as they dig into Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s classic prison novel—one of the most influential books of…
Sep 19
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David Kern
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Tim McIntosh
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Heidi White
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That Hideous Strength: Chapters 12-14
Listen now | Hey Close Readers, this is a pretty weird section of this book so, uh, join us while we try to make sense of it. Happy listening!
Sep 15
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Sean Johnson
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Heidi White
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A September Update
Reading schedules, subscriber content, and more!
Sep 12
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David Kern
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The Picture of Dorian Gray: Q&A Episode
Listen now (76 mins) | You have questions—we try to answer them. So join David, Heidi, and Tim as they discuss such things as the degree to which Basil…
Sep 12
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David Kern
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Tim McIntosh
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Heidi White
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The Divided Soul in the American South: A Close Reads on the Road Talk
Listen now (44 mins) | Normally, we would be dropping a new subscriber-exclusive episode today, but since Monday was Labor Day we took the day off which…
Sep 8
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Heidi White
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The Picture of Dorian Gray: Q&A Thread
Now that our episode on the final chapters of The Picture of Dorian Gray is up and all yours, here’s the thread for posting your questions for t…
Sep 5
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David Kern
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The Picture of Dorian Gray: Final Chapters
Listen now (73 mins) | The final pages of The Picture of Dorian Gray are pretty wild, packed full of famous scenes and images, so join David, Heidi, and…
Sep 5
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David Kern
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Tim McIntosh
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Heidi White
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Close Reads at the Movies: Rear Window
Listen now (82 mins) | Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window is one of the most purely cinematic movies ever made. It’s incredibly well-crafted, features a ton…
Sep 1
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David Kern
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Heidi White
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Sean Johnson
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August 2023
A Mirror Cracked
Reflections on the Saddest Story Ever Told
Aug 30
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Heidi White
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