Oct 30

Reading Recap: October 2026

I’m going to begin covering my monthly reading recaps on the podcast. This way, I can show you the books I’ve been reading and go into more detail. Be sure to watch or listen to this recap in addition to reading the material below:October 2026 ReadingVoltaire • Plato • Apollonius ... Show More

22m 42s

Oct 23

Where to Start with Greek Mythology

I’ve just started reading Jason and the Argonauts for the monthly Short Great Books reading group that I lead. It got me thinking about Greek Mythology and what the best way to immerse yourself in that world. I offer some thoughts, suggest some books, and give my opinion on where ... Show More

20m 15s

Oct 16

#302 - Euthydemus by Plato

Euthydemus is a fun early Socratic dialogue seeking to determine who can best teach virtue: the philosopher or the Sophist. Euthydemus and his brother Dionsydorus represent the Sophists. They claim to teach virtue better and faster than anyone else. Socrates, represents the philo ... Show More

23m 6s

Sep 2023

Episode 268: Blood Meridian, Part 1

<p class="MsoNormal">In part one of our two-part episode on Cormac McCarthy's blood-soaked phantasmagorical 1985 masterpiece <em>Blood Meridian,</em> David and Tamler talk about the historical sources of the novel, the cosmic questions the book poses, the capriciousness of the ne ... Show More

1h 17m

Oct 2023

Episode 270: Take Me to the River (Blood Meridian, Pt. 3)

<p>David and Tamler conclude their three-part discussion of Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian. We talk about the Judge's coin trick by the fire and the question of the supernatural in the novel. Next we dive into the imbecile's "baptism" by the river, and then try to wrap our head ... Show More

1h 43m

Oct 2023

Episode 269: Death Hilarious (Blood Meridian, Pt. 2)

<p class="MsoNormal">In part 2 of our journey into Cormac McCarthy's <em>Blood Meridian</em>, Tamler and David talk about the kid and his form of resistance to the judge's gleeful nihilism - does he (as the man) ultimately succumb at the end of the novel? We also discuss other no ... Show More

1h 31m

Jul 2016

Ep. 4 | Motherhood, Mythology, and Marjane

This week, the Reading discuss Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward and Persepolis by Majane Satrapi. Books Mentioned in this Podcast Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardPersepolis by Marjane SatropiSex Object by Jessica ValentiSex and Girls by Peggy OrgensteinAll the Single Ladies by ... Show More

39m 14s

Apr 2021

Blind Spots

Jesse McCarthy talks to Adam Shatz about his studies of Black diasporic culture, from Juan de Pareja to Audre Lorde, and his critique of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s case for reparations. Find related pieces in the LRB here: https://lrb.me/blindspotspod Subscribe to the LRB from just £1 pe ... Show More

1h 1m

Oct 2021

Ep. 120 | Quicksand and The Unquiet Dead

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss Quicksand and The Unquiet Dead. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscri ... Show More

46m 56s

Mar 2020

📚 Books (S02E06) + Transcript

2026 New Year Sale: https://successwithielts.com/sale In this episode (our longest episode so far) Maria and Rory discuss books. Page-turners and door-stoppers, fiction and non-fiction, encyclopedias and fairytales, Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, Pushkin and Lermontov and of course, red ... Show More

28m 12s

Jun 2020

ASWT 48-08-14 _106_ Jack The Joker

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28m 9s

Apr 2023

Red Power Hour Book Club: Ramona Emerson's Shutter (2022)

<p>RPH is back! Co-hosts Elena Ortiz and Melanie Yazzie discuss Ramona Emerson's novel Shutter (2022).</p> <div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="2b77g" data-offset-key="678m2-0-0"> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDef ... Show More

1h 5m

Blood Meridian Discussion