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Literal Talks is an engrossing podcast, where I discuss with you some of my favourite books and give you my opinions on them. I have deep discussions on the themes of a given novel, while also providi... more
FAQs about Literal Talks:How many episodes does Literal Talks have?The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.
January 15, 2023The Marvel ReviewWelcome to this special feature. It has been a while since an episode has been posted and this one holds something unique and different from the ones that came before it. Join me and my accomplished guest on this journey through the MCU, it’s origins, it’s recent projects, and what we feel is it’s future....more51minPlay
September 11, 2021Novel Prize AnnouncementWelcome back to the podcast guys! As you know we have an extremely special episode today as this will be the culmination of our episodes for this 7-week time frame… that’s right guys it’s time for another Novel Prize Episode! It’s Educated vs Born a Crime and the stage has been set for an epic showdown. Join me today as we see these two novels lock horns in a battle of three rounds… before finishing off with the ultimate reveal of this week’s winner. Let’s see which novel joins the ranks of Scythe, Inferno and many more in this edition of Literal Talks!...more43minPlay
September 04, 2021Review of Tara Westover’s EducatedWelcome back to the podcast! Join me in this week’s edition of Literal Talks as we conclude our discussion on Tara Westover’s personal memoir, with an insightful and engaging review and rating episode. Much like with every rating episode, you can go into today’s episode expecting a compilation of my thoughts and rating of the several different elements that I feel go into making a book special and memorable. So join me today as we preview the clash that is to come in next week’s Novel Prize Announcement in today’s thrilling review of Tara Westover’s Educated!...more46minPlay
August 29, 2021Tara Westover’s Educated: Part 2Join me once again in today’s shorter than usual episode as we look to cover the remainder of Tara Westover’s incredible life journey recorded in the form of a heart-touching personal memoir, Educated. Today’s episode will only feature one of our regular segments, this of course being our thematic discussion. Being used as more of a transitioning episode, between our first episode of Educated and the Review episode coming out next week, this episode will be a bit more relaxed and informal. So join me once again for a fun and insightful discussion on the remaining themes of one Educated!...more16minPlay
August 22, 2021Curtain raiser to Tara Westover’s EducatedWelcome back to the podcast! Join me in today’s episode as we kickoff our discussion on author Tara Westover’s incredible life-story, in the form of a memorable personal memoir Educated. In a book cataloging her journey from a young girl coming from a rural Idaho setting, and belonging to a family with isolationist world views, to her extraordinary journey to receive formal education, this book is an absolute gem and one that we will be covering in the next few weeks. So, join me in this curtain raiser and celebrate the beginning of a special book with this weeks episode!...more27minPlay
August 15, 2021Review of Trevor Noah’s Born a CrimeJoin me once again for your weekly does of Literal Talks. As in in this episode we look to draw the curtains on this brilliant memoir of Trevor Noah, Born a Crime. In the form of a reviewing episode, this will be our farewell to this brilliant piece of writing for a few weeks, as come the time to name our third novel prize winner, it will be right back in the spotlight. Much like every other reviewing episode today’s episode will be a compilation of several different elements that I feel are the building blocks of any solid piece of writing. Each element will hold its own value and this will result in a total rating of the book out of a certain amount of points. So join me today as we bid farewell to yet another masterpiece in this edition of Literal Talks!...more43minPlay
August 07, 2021Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime: Part 2Welcome back! Join me again in this episode as we continue our discussion based upon Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime. In today’s shorter than usual episode, we will only be talking about the thematic choices made by the author within the novel. So join me in this shorter but just as exciting episode as we continue our coverage of Trevor Noah’s brilliant nonfictional memoir, and continue to build up to our reviewing episode coming next week!...more23minPlay
August 01, 2021Curtain Raiser to Trevor Noah’s Born a CrimeJoin me in an extremely special episode in this week’s coverage of Literal Talks as this episode marks the beginning of our discussion on the very first non-frictional piece of writing on the podcast so far. This special and different episode is also identifiable in the agenda that we have planned for today as a familiar discussion piece and segment that everyone has grown accustomed to is absent in today’s episode and this leaves us with a shorter episode and gives me more of a chance to have some deeper thoughts and comments within the remaining segments that are left in our episode for today. So without any further ado click on this episode and witness history in the making as Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime marks the first non-fictional memoir in Literal Talks history!!...more43minPlay
July 24, 2021Novel Prize AnouncmenfJoin me in this extremely special episode as we crown our second ever novel prize winner in our 15th episode. In a more relaxed setting for this episode, you’ll hear me talking about and comparing the thematic strengths, characters, and the conclusions of both our nominees for our Novel Prize. And as we will look to bid farewell to this chapter of our journey here on Literal Talks, the Winner will be announced. So join me today as we see which book will join Inferno as our second ever Novel Prize Winner!...more35minPlay
July 17, 2021Review: Neal Shusterman’s ThunderheadJoin me once again in the fourth edition of our reviewing and rating episodes as in this episode we look to wrap up the book that we have been focusing on for the last couple weeks, Thunderhead. This reviewing episode will be similar to our previous ones on the podcast as we will cover and discuss basic elements that are crucial building blocks for every book. Each element will hold an individual score and this will lead to a total score of all the elements which will be the final rating of the book. So join me once again as we bid farewell to another good read in Thunderhead and gear up for the naming of our second ever novel prize winner, coming in next week’s episode!...more1hPlay
FAQs about Literal Talks:How many episodes does Literal Talks have?The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.