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In each episode I discuss around 100 pages from the works of American writers. Contact me at [email protected]... more
FAQs about American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time):How many episodes does American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) have?The podcast currently has 1,122 episodes available.
February 28, 2019Episode 293: Assorted Jefferson WritingsIn this episode I take on some assorted writings by Thomas Jefferson. Maybe the most important are the collected memoirs called the "Anas"....more25minPlay
February 28, 2019Philip K. Dick Book Club: Episode 132: Yeah. Marriage Still Sucks (Cadbury, The Beaver Who Lacked)Back to a Philip K. Dick short story with the posthumously published "Cadbury, the Beaver Who Lacked". Is it his final word on marriage? Not quite, but it seems to serve as such....more24minPlay
February 24, 2019Episode 292: Jefferson as Empire Builder (Jefferson's Speeches)In this episode, I look at some of Thomas Jefferson's speeches and examine how he envisioned the place of Indians in the American empire. Of particular importance are his written annual addresses and the speeches he delivered to Indian nations during his presidency....more39minPlay
February 24, 2019Philip K. Dick Book Club: Episode 131.4: Equality or the End of Human Progress? (Our Friends from Frolix 8, Part 4)In the final part of my review of OUR FRIENDS FROM FROLIX 8 we see the brutal way that equality can be restored in a world where the elite are superior post-humans....more34minPlay
February 21, 2019Philip K. Dick Book Club: Episode 131.3: Change from Within or From Without (Our Friends from Frolix 8, Part 3)In part 3 of my review of "Our Friends from Frolix 8" we see the nature of the friendship offered by aliens and need to wonder what is the best path to institutional change: reform from within, movements from the outside, or help from foreign powers....more30minPlay
February 18, 2019Philip K. Dick Book Club: Episode 131.2: A Movement Culture of Resistance or Drug Dealing (Our Friends from Frolix 8)In part two of my review of OUR FRIENDS FROM FROLIX 8, we get a closer look at the movement culture that emerged to resist the posthumans in power, consider how much it resembles drug dealing, and continue to enjoy watching the back and forth between the New Men and Unusuals, the two varieties of posthumans....more34minPlay
February 18, 2019Episode 292: Jefferson and the Party System (Public Papers 1791-1826)In this episode I look at the public papers Jefferson produced while Secretary of State, when he developed his opposition to Hamilton's policies. I also glance at his plans for the University of Virginia and his opposition to the import duty on books....more43minPlay
February 15, 2019Episode 291: Jefferson the Legislator (TJ's Public Papers 1775-1790)In this episode I look at Thomas Jefferson's public papers from the time before he became Secretary of State, when he was mostly working in Virginia politics. Of special interest is his draft for a Virginia Constitution and his laws on education, crime, and religion....more33minPlay
February 15, 2019Philip K. Dick Book Club: Episode 131.1: The Posthuman Meritocracy (Our Friends from Frolix 8)In part one of my review of OUR FRIENDS FROM FROLIX 8, I examine how meritocracy and posthumanism leads to a pretty interesting dystopia....more52minPlay
February 13, 2019Philip K. Dick Book Club: Episode 130.4: A Maze of Death, Part 4The finale of my look at Philip K. Dick's A MAZE OF DEATH. Tell me, is this book the antithesis of GALACTIC POT-HEALER?...more1h 10minPlay
FAQs about American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time):How many episodes does American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) have?The podcast currently has 1,122 episodes available.