In this episode, Israeli poet Tahel Frosh talks to us about her debut poetry collection Betsa (Avarice, 2014), financial crisis, and the value of culture. We revisit the summer of 2011, when a series of protests spread across Israel sparked by rising housing costs, the increased cost of living, and a widening gap between rich and poor. During this period, po ... Show More
May 14
Episode 112: Pre-Islamic Arabic Poetry
Prior to the dawn of Islam, the Arabian Peninsula had a great poetic tradition, with many genres, and many poets who are still celebrated and studied today. Episode 112 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-112/ Episode 112 Transcription: https://literatureandhistory.com/epi ... Show More
2h 19m
Jan 2021
Chapter 11: A Truth of Children (Part 1)
Tom LaPonte is faced with terrifying words, and must confront the whispers which keep him up at night, and hear the words spoken by the Man in The Cave. Those words have begun to unravel the secrets of the past, and now Tom must face them head-on. Written and Narrated By: Cole We ... Show More
25m 40s
Jun 2024
E87: Class struggle in Palestine, part 2
Part 2 of our double-episode podcast about workers' struggles in Palestine during the British Mandate (1920-48). In this episode, we cover the Palestinian labour movement during World War II, new Palestinian workers’ organisations, the split (along national lines) in the Palestin ... Show More
48m 14s
Sep 2024
Soft Spoken Reading of "My Friend Palestine"
Welcome welcome welcome to The ASMR Garden! Tonight's episode is best suited for those aged 14 and older, there is nothing graphic described, although some moments are tense and heartbreaking. In this special episode, we share the powerful stories of Karam and Qusay, two young so ... Show More
34m 58s
Mar 2023
Mortal Pretensions in John Donne’s “Death Be Not Proud” (Holy Sonnet 10)
A recusant Catholic turned Protestant, a rake turned priest, a scholar, lawyer, politician, soldier, secretary, sermonizer, and of course, a poet— John Donne’s biography contains so many scuttled identities and discrete lives, perhaps its no wonder that his great subjects were mo ... Show More
57m 49s
Mar 2025
How poetry builds teenagers' confidence (w/ Youth Poet Laureate Naisha Randhar)
In honor of National Poetry Month, Chris is speaking with Naisha Randhar. Naisha is the Youth Poet Laureate of Dallas, the author of Roses of Arma, and the youngest guest Chris has ever interviewed — she’s a high school sophomore. Chris and Naisha talk about the inspiring work of ... Show More
39m 54s