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The Literary Life Podcast — 331 episodes
Episode 333: "The Garden Party" by Katherine Mansfield - Short Story Summer Remix
Episode 332: "A Defence of Penny Dreadfuls" by G. K. Chesterton, Short Story Summer Series Remix
Episode 331: "Araby" by James Joyce – Short Story Summer Series Remix
Episode 330: Where to Start with Ancient Literature with Dr. Anne Phillips
Episode 329: "On Fairy Stories" Revisited with Jenn Rogers
Episode 328: Best of The Literary Life – "On Fairy Stories" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Episode 327: The Power of Story and "Galahad and the Grail" with Malcolm Guite
Episode 326: "The Rape of the Lock" by Alexander Pope
Episode 325: Introduction to Alexander Pope and the Neo-Classical Poets
Episode 324: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, Ch. 34-End
Episode 323: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, Ch. 27-33
Episode 322: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, Ch. 20-26
Episode 321: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, Ch. 13-19
Episode 320: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, Ch. 6-12
Episode 319: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte, Intro and Ch. 1-5
Episode 318: How to Read Shakespeare
Episode 317: "Best of" – The Literary Life of Charlotte Mason
Episode 316: "Don Juan" by Moliere, Acts 2-5
Episode 315: "Don Juan" by Moliere, Introduction and Act 1
Episode 314: "Best of" - Our Favorite Poems
Episode 313: The Tower and the Ruin with Dr. Michael Drout
Episode 312: "Best of" - Fairy Tales and Children's Literature with Dr. Vigen Guroian
Episode 311: "Falling Inward" with Dr. Jason Baxter
Episode 310: "Best of" - What to Do When The Literary Life Feels Overwhelming (Ep. 231)
Episode 309: Our Literary Lives of 2025
Episode 308: Preview of The Literary Life Season 8
Episode 307: "Best of" – Our Year in Reading, Ep. 31
Episode 306: "Best of" – What Is the Literary Life?
Episode 305: Books on Screen – Our Favorite Film Adaptations
Episode 304: Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" Ch. 14-End
Episode 303: Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" Ch. 8-13
Episode 302: Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" Ch. 4-7
Episode 301: Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" Intro and Ch. 1-3
Best of Series – "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 18-End
Episode 299: Best of Series – "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 12-17
Episode 298: Best of Series – "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 8-11
Episode 297: Best of Series - Bram Stoker's "Dracula" Ch. 3-7
Episode 296: Best of Series – Introduction to "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 1-2
Episode 295: "Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti, Part 2
Episode 294: "Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti, Part 1
Episode 293: The Literary Tradition
Episode 292: The Age of Innocence on Screen
Episode 291: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, Ch. 22-End
Episode 290: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, Ch. 9-21
Episode 289: "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton, Ch. 1-8
Episode 288: Literary Milestones
Episode 287: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, "Tiger, Tiger"
Episode 286: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, "Kaa's Hunting"
Episode 285: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, "Mowgli's Brothers"
Episode 284: Best of – "The Garden Party" by Katherine Mansfield
Episode 283: Catching Up with Jason Baxter – Dante, Teacher as Translator, Learning to Read Poetry, and Hot Takes
Episode 282: Best of - "Harry Potter" Book 1, Ch. 13-End
Episode 281: "Best of" – "Harry Potter" Book 1, Ch. 8-12
Episode 280: "Best of" – "Harry Potter" Book Ch. 3-7
Episode 279: "Best of" – "Harry Potter" Book 1, Intro and Ch. 1-2
Episode 278: The Literary Life of Natalia Testa
Episode 277: "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor
Episode 276: An Introduction to Flannery O'Connor
Episode 275: The Literary Life of Angelina Stanford
Episode 274: The Literary Life of Dr. Anne Phillips
Episode 273: Best of Series- "The Enchanted April" by Elizabeth von Arnim, Ch. 12-22
Episode 272: Best of Series – "The Enchanted April" by Elizabeth von Arnim, Ch. 1-11
Episode 271: The Literary Life of Peter Hitchens
Episode 270: "Best of" Series – "How Much Land Does a Man Need" by Leo Tolstoy
Episode 269: "An Experiment in Criticism" Revisited
Episode 268: "Best of" Series: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 10-Epilogue
Episode 267: "Best of" Series – An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 8-9
Episode 266: "Best of" Series – An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 5-7
Episode 265: "Best of" Series – An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 1-4
Episode 264: "Much Ado About Nothing" On-Screen Adaptations
Episode 263: "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare, Acts 4 & 5
Episode 262: "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare, Acts 2 & 3
Episode 261: "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare, Acts 1 & 2
Episode 260: Introduction to William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"
Episode 259: "Best of" Series - The Literary Life of Thomas Banks (Ep. 78)
Episode 258: "Best of" Series - Our Literary Lives of 2022
Episode 257: "Best of" Series -- Our Literary Lives of 2021
Episode 256: Our Literary Lives of 2024
Episode 255: "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde, Act 4 & Film Adaptations
Episode 254: The Literary Life 2025 Season Preview
Episode 253: "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde, Acts 2 & 3
Episode 252: "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde, Intro and Act 1
Episode 251: Why Literature Still Matters with Dr. Jason Baxter
Episode 250: "Best of" Series Replay - "The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis" with Dr. Jason Baxter
Episode 249: "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by S. T. Coleridge, Part 2
Episode 248: "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by S. T. Coleridge, Part 1
Episode 247: Introduction to "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Episode 246: "Best of" Series – "Are Women Human" by Dorothy L. Sayers, Ep. 9
Episode 245: "Murder Must Advertise" by Dorothy Sayers, Ch. 17-End
Episode 244: "Murder Must Advertise" by Dorothy Sayers, Ch. 12-16
Episode 243: "Murder Must Advertise" by Dorothy Sayers, Ch. 6-11
Episode 242: "Murder Must Advertise" by Dorothy L. Sayers, Intro and Ch. 1-5
Episode 241: Why Read Dante with Jason Baxter
Episode 240: "Best of" Series - The Importance of Detective Fiction, Ep. 3
Episode 239: "Best of" Series – The Literary Life of Jone Rose, Ep. 135
Episode 238: Why Read Biographies
Episode 237: "Best of" Series – "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" Pt. 2, Ep. 106
Episode 236: "Best of" Series – The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by R. L. Stevenson, Part 1 (Ep. 105)
Episode 235: "Harry Potter" Book 1, Ch. 13-End
Episode 234: "Harry Potter" Book 1, Ch. 8-12
Episode 233: "Harry Potter" Book 1, Ch. 3-7
Episode 232: "Harry Potter" Book 1, Introduction and Ch. 1-2
Episode 231: What to Do When The Literary Life Feels Overwhelming
Episode 230: "Best of" Series – "Why I Write" by George Orwell, Ep. 16
Episode 229: "Best of" Series, "Araby" by James Joyce, Ep. 11
Episode 228: "Best of" Series, "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, Ep. 15
Episode 227: "Agnes Grey" by Anne Bronte, Ch. 19-25
Episode 226: "Agnes Grey" by Anne Brontë, Ch. 12-18
Episode 225: "Agnes Grey" by Anne Brontë, Ch. 6-11
Episode 224: "Agnes Grey" by Anne Brontë, Introduction and Ch. 1-5
Episode 223: "Best of" The Literary Life – "The Machine Stops" by E. M. Forster, Ep. 99
Episode 222: "Tartuffe" by Moliere, Acts 3 - 5
Episode 221: "Tartuffe" by Moliere, Introduction and Acts 1 & 2
Episode 220: Fairy Tales and Children's Literature with Dr. Vigen Guroian
Episode 219: "Best of" Series – Why Read Old Books, Ep. 80
Episode 218: "Best of" Series – Our Favorite Poems, Ep. 54
Episode 217: "Best of" Series – The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis: A Conversation with Jason M. Baxter, Ep. 145
Episode 216: E. M. Forster's "Howards End" On Screen
Episode 215: E. M. Forster's "Howards End", Ch. 35-End
Episode 214: E. M. Forster's "Howards End," Ch. 26-34
Episode 213: E. M. Forster's "Howards End," Ch. 17-25
Episode 212: E. M. Forster's "Howards End", Ch. 8-16
Episode 211: E. M. Forster's "Howards End", Introduction and Ch. 1-7
Episode 210: Reading "Beyond Mere Motherhood" with Cindy Rollins
Episode 209: "Best of" Series – The Literary Life of Emily Raible, Ep. 56
Episode 208: "Best of" Series – A Midsummer Night's Dream, Acts IV & V, Ep. 121
Episode 207: "Best of" Series – A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Ep. 120
Episode 206: "Best of" Series – A Midsummer Night's Dream, Acts I & II, Ep. 119
Episode 205: The "Best of" Series – Intro to Shakespeare and "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Ep. 118
Episode 204: A Preview of The Literary Life Season 6
Episode 203: Our Literary Lives of 2023
Episode 202: The Literary Life of Jenn Rogers
Episode 201: "The Mind of the Maker" by Dorothy L. Sayers, Ch. 9-End
Episode 200: The Literary Life LIVE 2024 Reading Challenge
Episode 199: The "Best of" Series – In Search of the Austen Adaptation: Sense and Sensibility, Ep. 138
Episode 197: "The Mind of the Maker" by Dorothy L. Sayers, Ch. 3-5
Episode 196: "The Mind of the Maker" by Dorothy L. Sayers, Intro and Ch. 1-2
Episode 195: "Out of the Silent Planet" by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 16-End
Episode 194: "Out of the Silent Planet" by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 6-15
Episode 193: "Out of the Silent Planet" by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 1-5
Episode 192: "The First Men In the Moon" by H. G. Wells, An Introduction to Sci-Fi
Episode 191: The "Best of" Series – "Leaf by Niggle" Part 2, Ep. 59
Episode 190: The "Best of" Series – "Leaf by Niggle" by J.R.R. Tolkien, Ep. 58
Episode 189: The "Best of" Series – On Fairy Stories by J.R.R. Tolkien, Ep. 57
Episode 188: Why Translation Matters with Dr. Anne Phillips
Episode 187: "The Man Who Was Thursday" by G. K. Chesterton, Ch. 11-End
Episode 186: "The Man Who Was Thursday" by G. K. Chesterton, Ch. 5-10
Episode 185: "The Man Who Was Thursday" by G. K. Chesterton, Intro and Ch. 1-4
Episode 184: The "Best of" Series – In Search of the Austen Adaptation – Pride and Prejudice, Ep. 115
Episode 183: The "Best of" Series – The Literary Life of Caitlin Beauchamp, Ep. 30
Episode 182: The Literary Life of Addison and Ella Hornstra
Episode 181: "Kidnapped", Ch. 19-End
Episode 180: "Kidnapped," Ch. 7-18
Episode 179: "Kidnapped," Intro to Robert Louis Stevenson and Ch. 1-6
Episode 178: The "Best of" Series- The Great Divorce, Ch. 11-End, Ep. 50
Episode 177: The "Best of" Series – The Great Divorce, Ch. 7-10, Ep. 49
Episode 176: The "Best of" Series – The Great Divorce, Ch. 2-6, Ep. 48
Episode 175: The "Best of" Series – The Great Divorce, Preface and Ch. 1, Ep. 47
Episode 174: The "Best of" Series – The Importance of Detective Fiction, Ep. 3
Episode 173: The "Best of" Series – Why Pastors Should Read Fiction, Ep. 137
Episode 172: The Literary Life of Kiel Lemon
Episode 171: "Code of the Woosters," Part 3, Ch. 10-14
Episode 170: "Code of the Woosters", Part 2, Ch. 5-9
Episode 169: Intro to P. G. Wodehouse, "Code of the Woosters," Ch. 1-4
Episode 168: The "Best of" Series – Witches, Wizards, and Magic, Oh My!!, Ep. 104
Episode 167: The "Best of" Series – The Literary Life of Timilyn Downey, Ep. 122
Episode 166: Shakespeare's "Othello," Acts 4 & 5
Episode 165: Shakespeare's "Othello", Act 3
Episode 164: Shakespeare's "Othello", Acts 1 & 2
Episode 163: Introduction to Shakespeare's "Othello"
Episode 162: "Ion" – On Socratic Dialogue and Reading Plato
Episode 161: The Literary Life of Lia Techand
Episode 160: Aristotle's "Poetics" Part 2
Episode 159: Aristotle's "Poetics", Part 1
Episode 158: Introduction to Aristotle's "Poetics"
Episode 157: The "Best of" Series – The Literary Life of Thomas Banks, Ep. 78
Episode 156: The "Best of" Series – Why Read Fairy Tales, Ep. 70
Episode 155: The "Best of" Series – The Literary Life of Wendi Capehart, Ep. 69
Episode 154: The "Best of" Series – What Is the Literary Life?, Ep. 1
Episode 153: Our Literary Lives of 2022
Episode 152: Dracula At the Movies
Episode 151: The Literary Life Podcast Reading Challenge 2023
Episode 150: "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 18-End
Episode 149: "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 12-17
Episode 148: "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 8-11
Episode 147: "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 3-7
Episode 146: Introduction to "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 1 & 2
Episode 145: The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis: A Conversation with Jason M. Baxter
Episode 144: "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens, Bk. 3, Ch. 4-End
Episode 143: "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens, Bk. 3, Ch. 1-3
Episode 142: "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens, Book 2, Ch. 6-9
Episode 141: "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens, Book 2, Ch. 1-5
Episode 140: "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens, Book 1, Ch. 11-16
Episode 139: "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens, Bk. 1, Ch. 1-10
Episode 138: In Search of the Austen Adaptation: Sense and Sensibility
Episode 137: Why Pastors Should Read Fiction
Episode 136: Two for '22 Reading Challenge Check-In
Episode 135: The Literary Life of Jone Rose
Episode 134: "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame, Part 4
Episode 133: "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame, Part 3
Episode 132: "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame, Part 2
Episode 131: "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame, Part 1
Episode 130: "The Enchanted April" Film Adaptations
Episode 129: "The Enchanted April" by Elizabeth von Arnim, Ch. 12-22
Episode 128: "The Enchanted April" by Elizabeth von Arnim, Ch. 1-11
Episode 127: The Literary Life of Kay Pelham
Episode 126: "The Abolition of Man" by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 3
Episode 125: "The Abolition of Man" by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 2
Episode 124: "The Abolition of Man" by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 1
Episode 123: In Search of the Austen Adaptation – Emma
Episode 122: The Literary Life of Timilyn Downey
Episode 121: "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Acts 4 and 5
Episode 120: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III
Episode 119: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Acts I and II
Episode 118: An Intro to Shakespeare and "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Episode 117: Our 2021 Literary Life Reading Wrap-up
Episode 116: The "Two for '22" Literary Life Reading Challenge
Episode 115: In Search of the Austen Adaptation – Pride and Prejudice
Episode 114: The Literary Life of Dr. Carolyn Weber
Episode 113: "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen, Vol. 3, Ch. 9-17
Episode 112: "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen, Vol. 3, Ch. 1-8
Episode 111: "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen, Vol. 2, Ch. 6-13
Episode 110: "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe
Episode 109: "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen, Vol. 2, Ch. 1-5
Episode 108: "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen, Vol. 1, Ch. 10-18
Episode 107: "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen, Vol. 1, Ch. 1-9
Episode 106: "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" Part 2
Episode 105: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by R. L. Stevenson, Part 1
Episode 104: Witches, Wizards, and Magic, Oh My!!
Episode 103: "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D. H. Lawrence
Episode 102: The Literary Life of Atlee Northmore
Episode 101: "Reunion" by Fred Uhlman
Celebrating Episode 100: Live Q&A with Patrons
Episode 99: "The Machine Stops" by E. M. Forster
Episode 98: "How Much Land Does a Man Need" by Leo Tolstoy
Season 3, Episode 97: Antigone by Sophocles, Part 2
Episode 96: Introduction to Antigone
Episode 95: An Introduction to Edmund Spenser with Kelly Cumbee
Episode 94: "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury, Part 3
Episode 93: "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury, Part 2
Episode 92: "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury, Part 1
Episode 91: "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," Part 2
Episode 90: "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" Part 1
Episode 89: The Literary Life of Adrienne Freas
Episode 88: How to Read Don Quixote
Episode 87: The Literary Life of Wes Callihan
Episode 86: "Silas Marner" by George Eliot, Ch. 16-End
Episode 85: "Silas Marner" by George Eliot, Ch. 10-15
Episode 84: "Silas Marner" by George Eliot, Ch. 4-9
Episode 83: "Silas Marner" by George Eliot, Ch. 1-3
Episode 82: The Literary Life of Charlotte Mason
Episode 81: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Episode 80: Why Read Old Books
Episode 79: Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Episode 78: The Literary Life of Thomas Banks
Episode 77: Our Literary Lives of 2020
Episode 76: The Literary Life 19 Books in 2021 Reading Challenge
Episode 75: Phantastes, Ch. 20-End
Episode 74: Phantastes, Ch. 15-19
Episode 73: Phantastes, Ch. 10-14
Episode 72: Phantastes, Ch. 5-9
Episode 71: Phantastes, Ch. 1-4
Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?
Episode 69: The Literary Life of Wendi Capehart
Episode 68: Til We Have Faces, Pt. 2, Ch. 1-4
Episode 67: Til We Have Faces, Ch. 16-21
Episode 66: Til We Have Faces, Ch. 12-15
Episode 65: Til We Have Faces, Ch. 8-11
Episode 64: Til We Have Faces, Ch. 6-7
Episode 63: Til We Have Faces, Ch. 3-5
Episode 62: The Literary Friendship of Dorothy and Jack with Gina Dalfonzo
Episode 61: Til We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 1-2
Episode 60: Why Read Pagan Myths
Episode 59: "Leaf by Niggle" by J. R. R. Tolkien, Part 2
Episode 58: "Leaf by Niggle" by J. R. R. Tolkien, Part 1
Episode 57: On Fairy Stories by J. R. R. Tolkien
Episode 56: The Literary Life of Emily Raible
Episode 55: 20 for 2020 Reading Challenge Check-In
Episode 54: Our Favorite Poems
Episode 53: The Trojan Women, Part 2
Episode 52: Intro to Greek Drama and The Trojan Women
Episode 51: Discussing Simone Weil's Essay on Education
Episode 50: The Great Divorce, Ch. 11-14
Episode 49: The Great Divorce, Ch. 7-10
Episode 48: The Great Divorce, Ch. 2-6
Episode 47: The Great Divorce, Preface & Ch. 1
Episode 46: "The Importance of Being Earnest" Act 3
Episode 45: "The Importance of Being Earnest" Act 2
Episode 44: "The Importance of Being Earnest" Act 1
Episode 43: The Literary World of Oscar Wilde
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Episode 41: The Art of Writing, Part 2
Episode 40: The Art of Writing, Part 1
Episode 39: The Literary Life of Karen Glass
Episode 38: "A Winter's Tale" Act 5
Episode 37: "A Winter's Tale" Act 4
Episode 36: A Winter's Tale, Act 3
Episode 35: "A Winter's Tale" Act 2
Episode 34: "A Winter's Tale" Act 1
Episode 33: An Introduction to A Winter's Tale
Episode 32: The Literary Life of James Banks
Episode 31: Our Year in Reading
Episode 30: The Literary Life of Caitlin Beauchamp
Episode 29: Northanger Abbey, Ch. 25-End
Episode 28: Northanger Abbey, Ch. 18-24
Episode 27: Northanger Abbey, Ch. 11-17
Episode 26: Northanger Abbey, Ch. 3-10
Episode 25: Northanger Abbey, Ch. 1-2
Episode 24: The Literary Life of Sally Thomas
Episode 23: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 10-End
Episode 22: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 8-9
Episode 21: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 5-7
Episode 20: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 1-4
Episode 18: "The Vulture" by Samuel Johnson
Episode 17: "The Celestial Omnibus" by E. M. Forster
Episode 16: "Why I Write" by George Orwell
Episode 15: "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
Episode 14: "The Adventures of a Shilling" by Joseph Addison
Episode 13: "The Garden Party" by Katherine Mansfield
Episode 12: "A Defence of Penny Dreadfuls" by G. K. Chesterton
Episode 11: "Araby" by James Joyce
Episode 10: The Literary Life of Kelly Cumbee
Episode 9: Are Women Human?
Episode 8: Gaudy Night, Ch. 16-End
Episode 7: Gaudy Night, Ch. 8-15
Episode 6: The Literary Life of Mary Jo Tate
Episode 5: Gaudy Night, Ch. 4-7
Episode 4: "Gaudy Night" Chapters 1-3
Episode 3: The Importance of the Detective Novel
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