This week we discuss the tragic and moving tale, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston.

Next week, we'll be reading In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

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It's Christmas time and what better way to celebrate the holiday than discuss the most famous Christmas story in the Anglosphere.

We swap Christmas memories, discuss the timelessness of A Christmas Carol, and attempt to avoid politics, but fail miserably.

We'll actually be releasing the "Their Eyes Were Watchin God" episode the first week of the New Year. It's for the whole novel! Read or not! Listen!!!!!!

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We are so very pleased to have our first interview with friend and local author Christopher Diloreto. We discuss his book "Steal This Day : 12 Simple Exercises to Claim Your Time and See The Glory in Everything", a book that guides its readers to a more spiritually significant perspective amid the daily struggles of life.

Chris is also the Creative Director for the Monadnock Underground, a New Hampshire regional "journal of thought and spirit".

You can find his book on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1698894244/

And the Monadnock Underground here:

https://medium.com/monadnock-underground

Next time we are reading "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston, Chapter 1 - 10.

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We finish up Flannery O'Connor's the Violent Bear it Away and Sam does his best Faulkner impression (being belligerently drunk on whiskey).

Did you know that O'Connor was a devout Catholic? Hear it stated over four times. Ever wondered how much volume control you have after 7 shots of whiskey? Find out when Sam alternates between screams and whispers.

Sorry in advance to our listeners (this is Sam). Partied a little too hard.

Next week is our interview with friend of the show, Creative Director of the Monadnock Underground, and author of "Steal This Day: 12 Simple Steps to Claim Your Time and See the Glory in Everything"

You can find his book here:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1698894244/

The Monadnock Underground is a New England, cultural publication that can be found here:

https://medium.com/monadnock-underground

Support them on Patreon:

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We're blasting through the great novel The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor (Chapter 1 - 6). We discuss pornography, the infuriating state of liberal politics, and the magnificent power of O'Connor's prose.

Next week we'll be reading Chapter 7 to the end of the novel.

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We finally finish our unit on the French Revolution! Rousseau, the meaning of the people, and the odd trajectory of the Abbe Sieyes are all discussed here.

Thank you everyone for following along!

Next up is our unit for Southern Gothic literature.

We'll be kicking things off with Flannery O'Connor's "The Violent Bear It Away", chapter 1 - 6.

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It's the spoopy time of year!

This week the boys discuss Edgar Allen Poe's Masque of the Red Death and I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream by Harlan Ellision

Thanks for listening! Like, review, etc!!!

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We polish off Charles Dicken's Tale of Two Cities.

Next week is a special Halloween episode. Reading links here:

Masque of the Red Death - Poe

https://www.ibiblio.org/ebooks/Poe/Red_Death.pdf

I Have No Mouth, But I Must Scream - Ellison

https://wjccschools.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/01/I-Have-No-Mouth-But-I-Must-Scream-by-Harlan-Ellison.pdf

Thank you for listening!

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The boys discuss the first section (Chapter 1 to the chapter entitled (The Please). We meet a colorful cast of characters including the businessman Mr. Lorry, the English angel Lucie Manette, and the porter with a deep, dark secret Jerry Cruncher.

Join us as we discuss this classic work of literature.

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It's movie night with the boys (and Chloe!). We give live but not always relevant commentary on the 1933 film the Scarlet Pimpernel. How are the protagonist and Justin Trudeau similar? Why is this podcast heading straight towards Royalism? How much power does the post-production guy have? Listen to find out!

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