Episodios

  • CR Episode 317: Paradise Regained, Book III
    Apr 6 2026
    The panel discusses the continuation of the second temptation in the desert, with Satan's various presentations of worldly power, and the explication that acceptance of any of his 'gifts' is tantamount to acknowledging his sovereignty over the recipient.Continue reading
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    1 h
  • CR Episode 316: Paradise Regained, Book II
    Mar 30 2026
    The panel discusses the second book, with special attention to the newest appearance of Satan, his confusion, and the difference between his first temptation (bread) and this second temptation (a feast), before shifting to his offer of worldly powers.Continue reading
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    57 m
  • CR Episode 315: Paradise Regained, Book I
    Mar 23 2026
    The panel discusses the first book of Paradise Regained, the sequel (or continuation) of Paradise Lost, with special attention paid to the particular qualities of the first temptation in the desert, and to the poet's references to the earlier poem.Continue reading
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    1 h y 9 m
  • CR Episode 314: W.H. Auden and Mediaevalism
    Mar 16 2026
    The panel is joined by a special guest, the poet and author Aaron Poochigian, to discuss three medievally-inflected poems by Auden: "Lady Weeping at the Crossroads", "Ode to the Medieval Poets", and the 'Bombing Run' excerpt from "The Age of Anxiety."Continue reading
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    1 h y 10 m
  • CR Episode 313: Sense and Sensibility, Part IV
    Mar 9 2026
    The panel discusses the closing chapters of the novel, with special attention to the quasi-reformation of Willoughby's character, the depths of villainy attained by Lucy Steele, the triumph of Col. Brandon, and Elinor's emotional displays: grief and joy.Continue reading
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    1 h y 13 m
  • CR Episode 312: Sense and Sensibility, Part III
    Mar 2 2026
    The panel discusses chapters 30–39, with the unveiling of secrets including Edward and Lucy's engagement, and Colonel Brandon's connexion to Willoughby, and featuring a discussion of Colonel Brandon's good character and Willoughby's extravagant villainy.Continue reading
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    1 h y 21 m
  • CR Episode 311: Sense and Sensibility, Part II
    Feb 23 2026
    The panel discusses chapters 18–29, with a omparison of the relationship of Elinore and Edward versus that of Marianne and Willoughby, a discussion of the role of leisure or industry in happiness, and a consideration of the failures of civility on show.Continue reading
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    1 h y 15 m
  • CR Episode 310: Sense and Sensibility, Part I
    Feb 16 2026
    The panel discusses the first seventeen chapters of Sense and Sensibility, with special attention given to contemporary inheritance law, the character faults of the Dashwoods, and the opposition between Elinore's 'sense' and her family's 'sensibility'.Continue reading
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    1 h y 11 m