Episodes

  • Ben Franklin's "The Art of Procuring Pleasant Dreams"

    Ben Franklin's "The Art of Procuring Pleasant Dreams"
    Jan 1 2024

    Let Ben encourage good sleep.

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    3 mins
  • C.L. Sonnichsen "From Hopalong to Hud - Thoughts on Western Fiction"

    C.L. Sonnichsen "From Hopalong to Hud - Thoughts on Western Fiction"
    Jul 26 2023

    Where have all the cowboys gone? - Explore two centuries of the American Cowboy with C.L. Sonnichsen in his essay investigating the character of the American Icon.

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    4 mins
  • Lost Essays - D.S. Savage's criticism of Ernest Hemingway

    Lost Essays - D.S. Savage's criticism of Ernest Hemingway
    Feb 24 2023

    Find out what D.S. Savage thought about Hemingway in his 1950 collection of criticism - The Withered Branch 

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    4 mins
  • Lost Essays - "Every Man's Natural Desire" - Samuel McChord Crothers

    Lost Essays - "Every Man's Natural Desire" - Samuel McChord Crothers
    Feb 16 2023

    Revisit Crothers' essay exploring the difficulty of becoming a unique person in a society that limits the individual's interest. 

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    5 mins
  • Arnold Bennett "Translating Literature"

    Arnold Bennett "Translating Literature"
    Feb 7 2023

    What is the objective of reading unless something definite comes of it?

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    2 mins
  • Is the American Southwest Edward Abbey's land? Lawrence Clark Powell might disagree.

    Is the American Southwest Edward Abbey's land? Lawrence Clark Powell might disagree.
    Nov 16 2022

    Is the American Southwest Edward Abbey's land? Lawrence Clark Powell might disagree with his extensive study of those who embraced the area decades and centuries before Abbey. 

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    4 mins
  • Ayn Rand - How does one lead a rational life in an irrational society?

    Ayn Rand - How does one lead a rational life in an irrational society?
    Nov 9 2022

    Let's get judgemental here. 

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    4 mins
  • A love letter to Joan Didion - Episode 14

    A love letter to Joan Didion - Episode 14
    Oct 5 2022

    Joan Didion is a complex writer who created easily readable text. If you enjoy essays and period pieces check out her writing. 

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    3 mins