With millions of downloads, hundreds of hours of soundtracked content, and an overall emphasis on the cultural history behind famous works of literature, Literature and History is one of the most popular independent podcasts on its subject. Starting with Sumerian cuneiform in 3,100 BCE, Literature and History moves forward in chronological order through Assyriology, Egyptology, the Old Testament, Ancient Greece and Rome, and the birth of Christianity. The show's current season is on Late Antiquity (or 200-700 CE) and the dawn of the Middle Ages.

A typical episode (they average about two hours) features a general introduction to a work of literature, then a full summary of that work that expects no prior knowledge, and finally, an analysis of the cultural, biographical, and historical forces that gave rise to the work in question. Original symphonic and ambient background music is woven throughout each show, and all episodes offer free full, illustrated, footnoted transcriptions as well as quizzes for purposes of review. The show has no advertisements, and its host takes pride in a professional approach that avoids chitchat and ephemera and gets straight to the educational content. You can listen to the episodes in any order, although most listeners begin at the beginning and proceed from there, as the podcast itself is chronologically organized.

Doug Metzger finished his Ph.D. in literature in 2011. His chief scholarly interest, following his dissertation work, continues to be 19th-century realism and postbellum American philosophy.

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Literature and History

Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chronological order and you don't need to start at the beginning - feel free to jump in wherever you like! Find out more at historyofliterature.com and facebook.com/historyofliterature. Support the show by visiting patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. Contact the show at historyofliteraturepodcast@gmail.com.

The History of Literature

CraftLit is—Annotated Audiobooks for Busy People 

Love the classics (or wish you did) 

*** No time to pick up a book? Not any more! *** This weekly annotated audiobook podcast presents curated classic literature in a serialized format. The host—Heather Ordover—"teaches to the joke" by filling in any relevant tidbits before listening to the next chapter of the book.   

*** Callers regularly send in voicemail comments for play on the air to keep the "book club" vibe going. ***    

The podcast has been in continuous weekly production since 2006 - Our current book, "Recollections of Joan of Arc" by Mark Twain begins with episode 581.

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--Classic Audiobooks: because loving great books in a busy world is tough--

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CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers

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Entitled Opinions (about Life and Literature)

The ForceCast's Jedi Journals is a monthly literature podcast covering the past, present, and future of Star Wars literature.

TV & Film

Jedi Journals: Star Wars Literature Podcast

Public Radio

A show for Nerds by Nerds! We discuss all the latest news and rumors in Nerdom! From Film Reviews, to Comic Books, Horror, Video Games, & Wrestling, we cover it all! We‘re your Nerd Hub For Pop Culture!

Film Interviews

TV Reviews

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Film Reviews

Film History

The Amazing Nerd Show

Japanese Classical Literature Audiobooks

Each week, Fr. Marc Boulos discusses the content of the Bible as literature. On Tuesdays, Fr. Paul Tarazi presents an in-depth analysis of the biblical text in the original languages.

Religion & Spirituality

Christianity

Spirituality

Religion

Judaism

Islam

Buddhism

Hinduism

The Bible as Literature

AAWW Radio is the podcast of the Asian American Writers' Workshop, an NYC literary arts space at the intersection of migration, race, and social justice. Listen to AAWW Radio and you’ll hear selected audio from our current and past events, as well as occasional original episodes. We’ve hosted established writers like Claudia Rankine, Maxine Hong Kingston, Roxane Gay, Amitav Ghosh, Ocean Vuong, Solmaz Sharif, and Jenny Zhang. Our events are intimate and intellectual, quirky yet curated, and dedicated to social justice. We curate our events to juxtapose novelists and activists, poets and intellectuals, and bring together people who usually wouldn’t be in the same room. We’ve got it all: from avant-garde poetry to post-colonial politics, feminist comics to lyric verse, literary fiction to dispatches from the left. A sanctuary for the immigrant imagination, we believe Asian American stories deserve to be told. Learn more by visiting aaww.org

Produced by the Asian American Writers' Workshop.

Literature

AAWW Radio: New Asian American Writers & Literature

In this subject, students investigate the development of literature for children from the traditional literatures of myth and legend, folk and fairy tales, through early publishing, to the emergence of genres of adventure, fantasy and realism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Training

Language Courses

Higher Education

K-12

Educational Technology

History of Children's Literature

Latinitium.com offers a podcast in Latin on various subjects, ranging from idiomatic expressions and literature to random curiosities. Visit Latinitium.com for more Latin audio, books, and guides for learning Latin well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latinitium — Latin literature, history, and expressions

Podcast covering American Gods on Starz ---Welcome to American Gods Aftershow the podcast coveringAmerican Gods on Starzwith your hosts Ashley and Brian.  Every week join us as we breakdown each and every episode as we go on the all expansive roadtrip that isAmerican Gods.  We haven't read the book so it's new viewer friendly.---American Gods Synopsis:The plot posits a war brewing between old and new gods: the traditional gods of biblical and mythological roots from around the world steadily losing believers to an upstart pantheon of gods reflecting society’s modern love of money, technology, media, celebrity and drugs.  Its protagonist, Shadow Moon, is an ex-con who becomes bodyguard and traveling partner to Mr. Wednesday, a conman but in reality one of the older gods, on across-country mission to gather his forces in preparation to battle the new deities.  ---Hosted by Brian from - Pop Culture Leftovers - , - Talking Taboo FX -  & - Sweetwater Saloon:  A Westworld Podcast - and   --- Also Ashley from Bay Area Mystery ClubTheme Song "The Wasteland" by Ross Bugden on YouTube ---Email: americangodsaftershow@gmail.com ---Twitter: @AmericanPod ---Like us on Facebook! --- https://facebook.com/AmericanGodsAftershow/~~Be sure to check out our other podcasts: Sweetwater Saloon - A Westworld Podcast *Talking Taboo FX covering Taboo on FX Network *Pop Culture Leftovers covering TV, Movies, Comics & Video Games * Runaways TV Talk covering Marvel's Runaways on Hulu, Number One Comic Books, We Are Legion - Legion FXBay Area Mystery Club

American Gods Aftershow

Film, Literature and the New World Order is a monthly podcast series from CorbettReport.com. In this series, James Corbett of The Corbett Report and a rotating series of guests dissect a different book or movie each month, examining its messages, exposing propaganda, understanding connections and finding the real agenda (and sometimes the real solutions) offered to us in the media we consume.

Film, Literature and the New World Order

The Literary CatCast is dedicated to the preservation of vintage books and writings with cats as main characters, bringing their awareness into the modern form of a podcast.

Fiction

Comedy Fiction

Drama

Science Fiction

The Literary CatCast

Read Learn Live Podcast - Improve Yourself Through Literature

Read Learn Live Podcast

A storytelling podcast dedicated to the stories behind the great books of the past. On the show, I explore the inner conflicts and adverse circumstances that have shaped authors' lives, from antiquity to the twentieth century, one author at a time. Together, we'll uncover the long-forgotten mysteries and dramas behind the greatest literary works, the heartache and anger and joy behind all those books that still speak to us today. Visit my website, www.inviolablevoices.com, for more information.

Inviolable Voices: Stories of Writers and Literature

Ever wonder what your high school English teacher would say about literature if she was a little buzzed? Then Keep It Lit is the podcast for you! Each week, former teacher Laura Herrick invites a friend to stop by to discuss a compelling short story while knocking back a few tasty themed cocktails.

Keep It Lit

Learn about anything you can imagine