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Literal Talks
by Aryaman
Literal Talks is an engrossing podcast, where I discuss with you some of my favourite books and give you my opinions on them. I have deep discussions on the themes of a given novel, while also providing you with my views on the technical and clinical side of the writing. Reading is something I care about deeply and it is one of my favourite hobbies. Through this podcast, I share my opinions with others. So if this seems like something you would enjoy, join me on this journey today, as we traverse through the beautiful world of literature together!
Episodes
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The Marvel Review
Welcome to this special feature. It has been a while since an episode has been posted and this one holds something unique and different from the ones that came before it. Join me and my accomplished guest on this journey through the MCU, it’s origins, it’s recent projects, and what we feel is…
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Novel Prize Announcement
Welcome back to the podcast guys! As you know we have an extremely special episode today as this will be the culmination of our episodes for this 7-week time frame… that’s right guys it’s time for another Novel Prize Episode! It’s Educated vs Born a Crime and the stage has been set for an epic...
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Review of Tara Westover’s Educated
Welcome back to the podcast! Join me in this week’s edition of Literal Talks as we conclude our discussion on Tara Westover’s personal memoir, with an insightful and engaging review and rating episode. Much like with every rating episode, you can go into today’s episode expecting a compilation of...
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Tara Westover’s Educated: Part 2
Join me once again in today’s shorter than usual episode as we look to cover the remainder of Tara Westover’s incredible life journey recorded in the form of a heart-touching personal memoir, Educated. Today’s episode will only feature one of our regular segments, this of course being our…
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Curtain raiser to Tara Westover’s Educated
Welcome back to the podcast! Join me in today’s episode as we kickoff our discussion on author Tara Westover’s incredible life-story, in the form of a memorable personal memoir Educated. In a book cataloging her journey from a young girl coming from a rural Idaho setting, and belonging to a…
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Review of Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime
Join me once again for your weekly does of Literal Talks. As in in this episode we look to draw the curtains on this brilliant memoir of Trevor Noah, Born a Crime. In the form of a reviewing episode, this will be our farewell to this brilliant piece of writing for a few weeks, as come the time to...
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Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime: Part 2
Welcome back! Join me again in this episode as we continue our discussion based upon Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime. In today’s shorter than usual episode, we will only be talking about the thematic choices made by the author within the novel. So join me in this shorter but just as exciting episode…
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Curtain Raiser to Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime
Join me in an extremely special episode in this week’s coverage of Literal Talks as this episode marks the beginning of our discussion on the very first non-frictional piece of writing on the podcast so far. This special and different episode is also identifiable in the agenda that we have…
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Novel Prize Anouncmenf
Join me in this extremely special episode as we crown our second ever novel prize winner in our 15th episode. In a more relaxed setting for this episode, you’ll hear me talking about and comparing the thematic strengths, characters, and the conclusions of both our nominees for our Novel Prize.…
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Review: Neal Shusterman’s Thunderhead
Join me once again in the fourth edition of our reviewing and rating episodes as in this episode we look to wrap up the book that we have been focusing on for the last couple weeks, Thunderhead. This reviewing episode will be similar to our previous ones on the podcast as we will cover and…
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Neal Shusterman’s Thunderhead: Part 2
Join me once again in today’s episode as we continue our journey and discussion into and about the world and novel of Thunderhead. As usual, you can expect and look forward to a brief summary encompassing the second half of the novel followed by our longer segments focusing on the thematic…
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Curtain Raiser to Neal Shusterman’s Thunderhead
Join me once again today as we kickoff our coverage and discussion on this second instalment in this Arc of a Scythe trilogy, Thunderhead. You can expect a shorter episode with all the elements from our normal and regular agenda, including segments focusing on the summary, themes, and writing of...
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Review: Neal Shusterman’s Scythe
Join me once again in this episode as we wrap up and bid farewell to Scythe with a bang, with a reviewing episode of the book. In this episode you can expect rating and reviews based off of my opinions in 4 separate categories worth 5 points, which at the end will combine to give this book a…
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Neal Shusterman’s Scythe: Part 2
Join me in this episode today as we finish up our discussion on the actual book, Scythe, and gear up for our review of Scythe, coming next week. As for this episode, you can expect another normal episode, following our regular agenda and plan of action on the podcast, as we kick it off with a…
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Curtain Raiser to Scythe
Join me today in this episode as we kickoff our second eight-week period on the podcast with a bang, as today we begin our discussion on author Neal Shusterman’s masterpiece, Scythe. As usual today’s episode will be comprised of an introductory segment, familiarizing us with the author and the...
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Inaugural Novel Prize Winner
Join me today as I converse with our special guest about Inferno and Origin. You can expect deep discussion on the thematic choices of the novels and the impact of those choices on the characters and conclusions of the books. This episode will also include a special segment in the duration of…
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Review: Dan Brown’s Inferno
Join me today in this last episode focusing on our second novel, in this eight-week time frame, Inferno. Much like our first reviewing episode, you can expect a rating system focused on four different categories; Plot, Tone, Characters, Impact. So let’s wrap up another novel here today, as we…
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Dan Brown’s Inferno: Part 2
Join me again this week as we finish up our coverage of another Dan Brown masterpiece, Inferno. Following our regular setup of the episode, you can once again expect a quick summary of the second half of the novel, followed by two longer segments focusing on the second theme of Inferno and the...
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Curtain Raiser to Inferno
Join me in this episode today as we being our discussion on our second novel coverage in this podcast, Inferno. Similar to previous episodes, you can expect a reminder of our author and main character, followed by a brief summary, a thematic segment, and a concluding segment where I give my views...
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Review of Dan Brown’s Origin
This will be the concluding episode, marking the end of our journey through Origin. This will the first rating episode of the podcast, and today you can expect a shorter episode where I review the book, and then give it a numerical rating based on five different grading criteria. I will also be...
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Dan Brown’s Origin: Part 2
This episode will be a continuation of our review of Origin. Today you can expect to see a brief summary of the remainder of the book, a segment focusing on the two remaining thematic elements of the book, and finally my review and opinions on the climax, conclusion, and writing of the book.…
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Curtain Raiser to Dan Brown’s Origin
Join me in this first official episode of Literal Talks as we open our discussion with author Dan Brown’s latest novel in the Robert Langdon series, Origin. Looking forward, I will be giving you a quick summary of the first half of the book, followed by a deeper segment focussing on the key…
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Trailer to Literal Talks
Hi and welcome to my new podcast! Join me in this introductory episode where I provide you with my inspirations to start this podcast and share with you some technical information about the podcast. Literal Talks is an engrossing podcast where I provide you with my opinions and views on a large...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Literal Talks is an engrossing podcast, where I discuss with you some of my favourite books and give you my opinions on them. I have deep discussions on the themes of a given novel, while also providing you with my views on the technical and clinical side of the writing. Reading is something I care about deeply and it is one of my favourite hobbies. Through this podcast, I share my opinions with others. So if this seems like something you would enjoy, join me on this journey today, as we traverse through the beautiful world of literature together!
HOSTED BY
Aryaman
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Literal Talks currently has 23 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Literal Talks is an engrossing podcast, where I discuss with you some of my favourite books and give you my opinions on them. I have deep discussions on the themes of a given novel, while also providing you with my views on the technical and clinical side of the writing. Reading is something I care...
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Literal Talks is created and hosted by Aryaman.
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