Beyond the Walls Book Chat

Beyond the Walls Book Chat

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Beyond the Walls Book Chat episodes

  • The Code of the Woosters

    A silver cow creamer, a country estate, an extortive aunt, newts, engagements, and a clumsy curate all come together in a complex plot with gears like clockwork for a comic novel that is the most "technically accomplished" in the English language.

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    32 min
  • The Farcical World of Wodehouse

    Sir P. G. Wodehouse has been called the most accomplished prose writer of the 20th century. But who was this man with the verbal dexterity, bottomless bag of improbable plot twists, and an army of aunts hounding him at every turn? Tonight's episode covers the life and times of Pelham Granville Wodehouse in all his residences from Hong Kong to America and all the places in between.

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    30 min
  • The Town Time Forgot

    Nestled in an Illinois valley upriver of the Mississippi River lies a quaint village blooming with 19th century architecture and beautiful terraced views. It's a town frozen in time and the perfect place to rest and relax and escape the modern rush.

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    25 min
  • Three Men in a Boat

    Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) is still funny after 100 years. How does a simple trip up the Thames gain so much attention and fame?

    Map of Journey

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    26 min
  • Technopoly: The Loving Resistance Fighter

    Tonight is the conclusion of Postman's 1992 book, Technopoly. In the final chapter he lays out his suggestions for resisting the encroachment of technopoly over our lives.

    Link to the Memoria Press article: Rare Moments: Rare Moments - Memoria Press: Classical Education

    Link to Dorothy Sayers's essay: The Lost Tools of Learning - by Dorothy Sayers

    Link to C.S. Lewis's Abolition of Man: The Abolition of Man - Official Site | CSLewis.com

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    31 min
  • Technopoly

    In 1992 Neil Postman sent out a warning about America's pursuit of new technology. Is it too late to heed his message?

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    34 min

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J.R.R. Tolkien once said, "Fairy tales do not deny the existence of sorrow and failure; they give a fleeting glimpse of joy beyond the walls of the world, poignant as grief."

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