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  • Korea: Old and New by Carter Eckert

    How did a peninsula, often overshadowed by powerful neighbors, forge its own distinct identity and emerge as a vibrant modern nation? This episode invites you on an immersive journey through "Korea Old and New: A History," the definitive academic guide to Korea's rich and complex past. We'll chronologically unravel millennia of Korean history – from ancient kingdoms and unified dynasties to periods of profound change, foreign influence, and the dramatic division of the peninsula. Discover the pivotal events, key figures, and enduring cultural forces that shaped Korea into the nation it is today, offering unparalleled insight into its resilience and dynamism.


    Works Cited

    • Guex, Samuel. "Legality or Legitimacy: Revisiting Debates on the Korea-Japan Annexation Treaties." The Spirit of Korean Law, Brill | Nijhoff, 2016, pp. 155–73.
    • gimhae_pyeongya. "Was what happened in Korea under Japanese rule cultural genocide?" Reddit, r/AskHistorians.
    • "HIST 108: Introduction to Korean History." University of Wisconsin, Fall 2015.
    • Jia Qi, Chan. "Yonsei Classes Guest Review (Part 2)." Jen's Wanderstories, 25 Jan. 2017.
    • "Joseon." Wikipedia.
    • Korea University, Department of Korean History. "Undergraduate | Courses".
    • Lee, HaeSung. "The Neo-Confucianism of the Joseon Dynasty: Its Theoretical Foundation and Main Issues." Asian Studies, vol. IV (XX), no. 1, 2016, pp. 165–94.
    • Lee, Ki-baik. A New History of Korea. Ilchokak Publishers, 1984.
    • Lew, Young Ick. The Making of the First Korean President: Syngman Rhee's Quest for Independence. University of Hawai'i Press, 2013.
    • Macdonald, Donald Stone. The Koreans: Contemporary Politics and Society. 3rd ed., Routledge, 2018.
    • Manela, Erez. "The 'Wilsonian Moment' in East Asia: The March First Movement in Global Perspective." Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 2009, pp. 11–27.
    • Oberdorfer, Don. The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History. Basic Books, 2001.
    • Oh, Jong-rok. "The Characteristics of the Ruling Structure during Early Chosŏn." International Journal of Korean History.
    • Oh, Sang Mee. KORE 361-HIST387 Korean History Before 1876: Course Overview. Mason Korea, George Mason University, Fall 2024.
    • Park, Eugene Y. Korea: A History. Stanford University Press, 2022.
    56 min
  • Albert Camus's The Stranger pt. 2

    "Maman died today. Or yesterday, I don't know." With these chilling words, Albert Camus's The Stranger plunges us into the disquieting world of Meursault, a man profoundly indifferent to societal norms. This episode meticulously unpacks the novel's stark narrative, from a mother's funeral to a senseless murder on a sun-drenched beach, and into a courtroom where Meursault's greatest crime seems to be his refusal to conform. Join us as we dissect Camus's exploration of absurdism, alienation, and the perplexing honesty of a man who simply won't play the part society demands, ultimately revealing a profound, unsettling truth about the human condition.


    Works Cited

    Camus, Albert. The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays. Translated by Justin O'Brien, Alfred A. Knopf, 1955.

    ---. The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt. Alfred A. Knopf, 1954.

    ---. The Stranger. Translated by Stuart Gilbert, Vintage, 1988.

    Hughes, Edward J., editor. The Cambridge Companion to Camus. Cambridge University Press, 2007.

    "Jean-Paul Sartre." Wikipedia, 28 May 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jean-Paul_Sartre&oldid=1294335697.

    Johnson, Sarah M. "A Comparative Analysis of Human Nature in the Existentialism of Sartre and Camus." European International Journal of Philological Sciences, vol. 05, no. 05, 2025, pp. 1-6.

    Manly, William M. "Journey to Consciousness: The Symbolic Pattern of Camus's L'Etranger." PMLA / Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, vol. 79, no. 3, June 1964, pp. 321-328, doi:10.2307/461033.

    Penichet-Paul, Christian. "From Resistance to Revolution: Albert Camus and the Clandestine Press in the French Resistance." Honors Thesis, Texas State University-San Marcos, 2013.

    Rajendran, M., et al. "A Psychological Analysis of Albert Camus the Stranger – A Study." International Journal of Research in Engineering and Science (IJRES), vol. 11, no. 1, Jan. 2023, pp. 516-519.

    Rodriguez-Apple, Ramani. "Simone De Beauvoir: An Ethics of Ambiguity." Honors Thesis, Florida Atlantic University, 2018.

    "Simone de Beauvoir." Wikipedia, 19 June 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simone_de_Beauvoir&oldid=1298045650.

    "Albert Camus." Wikipedia, 19 June 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albert_Camus&oldid=1297955020.


    28 min
  • The Stranger by Albert Camus pt. 1

    "Maman died today. Or yesterday, I don't know." With these chilling words, Albert Camus's The Stranger plunges us into the disquieting world of Meursault, a man profoundly indifferent to societal norms. This episode meticulously unpacks the novel's stark narrative, from a mother's funeral to a senseless murder on a sun-drenched beach, and into a courtroom where Meursault's greatest crime seems to be his refusal to conform. Join us as we dissect Camus's exploration of absurdism, alienation, and the perplexing honesty of a man who simply won't play the part society demands, ultimately revealing a profound, unsettling truth about the human condition.


    Works Cited

    Camus, Albert. The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays. Translated by Justin O'Brien, Alfred A. Knopf, 1955.

    ---. The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt. Alfred A. Knopf, 1954.

    ---. The Stranger. Translated by Stuart Gilbert, Vintage, 1988.

    Hughes, Edward J., editor. The Cambridge Companion to Camus. Cambridge University Press, 2007.

    "Jean-Paul Sartre." Wikipedia, 28 May 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jean-Paul_Sartre&oldid=1294335697.

    Johnson, Sarah M. "A Comparative Analysis of Human Nature in the Existentialism of Sartre and Camus." European International Journal of Philological Sciences, vol. 05, no. 05, 2025, pp. 1-6.

    Manly, William M. "Journey to Consciousness: The Symbolic Pattern of Camus's L'Etranger." PMLA / Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, vol. 79, no. 3, June 1964, pp. 321-328, doi:10.2307/461033.

    Penichet-Paul, Christian. "From Resistance to Revolution: Albert Camus and the Clandestine Press in the French Resistance." Honors Thesis, Texas State University-San Marcos, 2013.

    Rajendran, M., et al. "A Psychological Analysis of Albert Camus the Stranger – A Study." International Journal of Research in Engineering and Science (IJRES), vol. 11, no. 1, Jan. 2023, pp. 516-519.

    Rodriguez-Apple, Ramani. "Simone De Beauvoir: An Ethics of Ambiguity." Honors Thesis, Florida Atlantic University, 2018.

    "Simone de Beauvoir." Wikipedia, 19 June 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simone_de_Beauvoir&oldid=1298045650.

    "Albert Camus." Wikipedia, 19 June 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albert_Camus&oldid=1297955020.


    30 min
  • War and Peace pt. 2

    A world in flux, a nation under siege, and the intimate journeys of unforgettable characters – Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace is more than a novel; it's an entire universe. This episode embarks on an ambitious exploration of Tolstoy's monumental masterpiece, guiding you through the sprawling battlefields of Napoleonic Europe and into the glittering ballrooms of Russian aristocracy. We'll trace the intertwined destinies of Pierre Bezukhov, Andrei Bolkonsky, and Natasha Rostova, dissecting their profound searches for meaning, love, and purpose amidst chaos. Discover Tolstoy's revolutionary ideas on history, free will, and the very essence of human experience, revealing why this epic continues to resonate with timeless power.


    Works Cited

    Andrew, Joe. "Introduction Under Western Eyes: Tolstoi in English-Language Criticism." Tolstoi and the Evolution of His Artistic World, Brill, 2021, pp. 1–32. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004465633_002.

    "Appendix; A Few Words Apropos of the Book War and Peace." r/ayearofwarandpeace, Reddit, 2019.

    Bartlett, Rosamund. Tolstoy: A Russian Life. Profile Books, 2010.

    Berlin, Isaiah. The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1953.

    "Books about War - T." BiblioVault, UChicago Accessibility Resources / The University of Chicago Press, 2001–2025.

    Cabal, Daniel Joseph. "A Neo-Tolstoyan Response to Kitsch." Diss., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018.

    "Campaigns of Napoleon PDF." Bookey.

    Dostoevsky, Fyodor. Crime and Punishment. Translated by Jessie Coulson, edited by Richard Peace, Oxford University Press, 1998.

    Hagan, John. "Patterns of Character Development in Tolstoy's War and Peace: Nicholas, Natasha, and Mary." PMLA, vol. 84, no. 2, Mar. 1969, pp. 235–44. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/1261280.

    Kumar T, Raghu. "WAR AND PEACE: HISTORICAL REALISM AND EPIC NARRATIVE IN TOLSTOY'S WORK." IJRAR.org.

    "Looking for additional reading (analysis, criticism, companion pieces, etc) after Anna Karenina." r/RussianLiterature, Reddit.

    "Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow by Adam Zamoyski." Reddit.

    "Napoleonic tactics." Wikipedia.

    Nozima, Baxtiyorova, and Karimov Ulugbek Nusratovich. "WAR AND PEACE BY LEO TOLSTOY: AN EPIC OF RUSSIAN LIFE." International Multidisciplinary Journal for Research & Development, vol. 11, no. 09, 2024, pp. 147–51. https://www.ijmrd.in/index.php/imjrd/article/view/1901.

    Peace, Richard. "Explanatory Notes." Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated by Jessie Coulson, edited by Richard Peace, Oxford University Press, 1998.

    Peace, Richard. "Introduction." Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated by Jessie Coulson, edited by Richard Peace, Oxford University Press, 1998.

    Rayfield, Donald. "Operation Duffel Bag." Literary Review, Nov. 2010.

    "Tolstoy: A Russian Life by Rosamund Bartlett." Goodreads, Goodreads, Inc., 2025.

    Tolstoy, Leo. "A Few Words Apropos of the Book War and Peace." Russian Archive, 1868. "Appendix; A Few Words Apropos of the Book War and Peace," r/ayearofwarandpeace, Reddit, 2019.

    Tolstoy, Leo. War and Peace. Translated by Louise Maude and Aylmer Maude, revised and edited by Amy Mandelker, Oxford University Press, 2010.

    34 min
  • Anna Karenina (extended)

    "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." So begins Leo Tolstoy's magnificent Anna Karenina, a novel that plunges into the heart of human passion and societal hypocrisy. This episode meticulously unpacks the intertwined destinies of the captivating Anna and her intense, forbidden love for Vronsky, juxtaposed against Levin's profound search for meaning in family and faith. Discover how Tolstoy dissects the complexities of love, marriage, morality, and the relentless pressures of 19th-century Russian society, revealing a timeless drama that continues to resonate with powerful insights into the human condition.


    Works Cited

    "Anna Karenina - whats up with Levin?" Reddit, r/books."Anna Karenina has confounded me." Reddit, r/books.Bartlett, Rosamund. Tolstoy: A Russian Life. Profile Books Ltd, 2010."Confession (Leo Tolstoy)." Wikipedia.Gurina, Ekaterina. "Translating Anna Karenina - to the Question About the Pragmatics of Translation." Journal of Education Culture and Society, 2016, pp. 307-315, doi:10.15503/jecs20162.307.315."Is Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' taken seriously by historians?" Reddit, r/AskHistorians.Kremer, Mark. "Marriage and Modernity in Anna Karenina." VoegelinView."The Limits of Rationalism: The Existential Journey of Levin in Tolstoy's Anna Karenina." David Charles."Leo Tolstoy." Wikipedia.Mandelker, Amy. "Feminist Criticism and Anna Karenina. A Review Article." Pages 82-99.Nowalk, Nick. "Tolstoy's Familiar Crisis of Faith." Christian Union.Piketty, Thomas. "The Economic Effects of the Abolition of Serfdom: Evidence from the Russian Empire.""Reading Anna's Instability and Fear of Abandonment in Anna Karenina." Lakon: Jurnal Kajian Sastra dan Budaya, vol. 11, no. 2, Nov. 2022, pp. 144-150."Resist Not Evil." Stanford Electrical Engineering."Russian nobility." Wikipedia."Slavophilia." Wikipedia."TO THE MORAL AND RELIGIOUS VIEWS OF LEO TOLSTOY."Tolstoy, Leo. Anna Karenina. Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude, with an Introduction and Notes by W. Gareth Jones, Oxford University Press, 1998.---. Anna Karenina. Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, Penguin Books, 2002.---. "What I Believe." Nemo's Library."Tolstoyan movement." Wikipedia."Tone in Tolstoy." Scholastic.Walters, John. "Book Review: Tolstoy by A. N. Wilson; Part One: The Writer." John Walters: The Perennial Nomad.Wilson, A. N. Tolstoy. Norton, 1988.Yadukrishnan. "The Allure of French: Language of Aristocracy and Cultural Influence in 19th Century Russia." Machanvstheworld.

    44 min
  • Anna Karenina: Passion, Society, and the Search for Truth

    "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." So begins Leo Tolstoy's magnificent Anna Karenina, a novel that plunges into the heart of human passion and societal hypocrisy. This episode meticulously unpacks the intertwined destinies of the captivating Anna and her intense, forbidden love for Vronsky, juxtaposed against Levin's profound search for meaning in family and faith. Discover how Tolstoy dissects the complexities of love, marriage, morality, and the relentless pressures of 19th-century Russian society, revealing a timeless drama that continues to resonate with powerful insights into the human condition.


    Works Cited

    "Anna Karenina - whats up with Levin?" Reddit, r/books."Anna Karenina has confounded me." Reddit, r/books.Bartlett, Rosamund. Tolstoy: A Russian Life. Profile Books Ltd, 2010."Confession (Leo Tolstoy)." Wikipedia.Gurina, Ekaterina. "Translating Anna Karenina - to the Question About the Pragmatics of Translation." Journal of Education Culture and Society, 2016, pp. 307-315, doi:10.15503/jecs20162.307.315."Is Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' taken seriously by historians?" Reddit, r/AskHistorians.Kremer, Mark. "Marriage and Modernity in Anna Karenina." VoegelinView."The Limits of Rationalism: The Existential Journey of Levin in Tolstoy's Anna Karenina." David Charles."Leo Tolstoy." Wikipedia.Mandelker, Amy. "Feminist Criticism and Anna Karenina. A Review Article." Pages 82-99.Nowalk, Nick. "Tolstoy's Familiar Crisis of Faith." Christian Union.Piketty, Thomas. "The Economic Effects of the Abolition of Serfdom: Evidence from the Russian Empire.""Reading Anna's Instability and Fear of Abandonment in Anna Karenina." Lakon: Jurnal Kajian Sastra dan Budaya, vol. 11, no. 2, Nov. 2022, pp. 144-150."Resist Not Evil." Stanford Electrical Engineering."Russian nobility." Wikipedia."Slavophilia." Wikipedia."TO THE MORAL AND RELIGIOUS VIEWS OF LEO TOLSTOY."Tolstoy, Leo. Anna Karenina. Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude, with an Introduction and Notes by W. Gareth Jones, Oxford University Press, 1998.---. Anna Karenina. Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, Penguin Books, 2002.---. "What I Believe." Nemo's Library."Tolstoyan movement." Wikipedia."Tone in Tolstoy." Scholastic.Walters, John. "Book Review: Tolstoy by A. N. Wilson; Part One: The Writer." John Walters: The Perennial Nomad.Wilson, A. N. Tolstoy. Norton, 1988.Yadukrishnan. "The Allure of French: Language of Aristocracy and Cultural Influence in 19th Century Russia." Machanvstheworld.

    24 min
  • Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace

    A world in flux, a nation under siege, and the intimate journeys of unforgettable characters – Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace is more than a novel; it's an entire universe. This episode embarks on an ambitious exploration of Tolstoy's monumental masterpiece, guiding you through the sprawling battlefields of Napoleonic Europe and into the glittering ballrooms of Russian aristocracy. We'll trace the intertwined destinies of Pierre Bezukhov, Andrei Bolkonsky, and Natasha Rostova, dissecting their profound searches for meaning, love, and purpose amidst chaos. Discover Tolstoy's revolutionary ideas on history, free will, and the very essence of human experience, revealing why this epic continues to resonate with timeless power.


    Works Cited

    Andrew, Joe. "Introduction Under Western Eyes: Tolstoi in English-Language Criticism." Tolstoi and the Evolution of His Artistic World, Brill, 2021, pp. 1–32. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004465633_002.

    "Appendix; A Few Words Apropos of the Book War and Peace." r/ayearofwarandpeace, Reddit, 2019.

    Bartlett, Rosamund. Tolstoy: A Russian Life. Profile Books, 2010.

    Berlin, Isaiah. The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1953.

    "Books about War - T." BiblioVault, UChicago Accessibility Resources / The University of Chicago Press, 2001–2025.

    Cabal, Daniel Joseph. "A Neo-Tolstoyan Response to Kitsch." Diss., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018.

    "Campaigns of Napoleon PDF." Bookey.

    Dostoevsky, Fyodor. Crime and Punishment. Translated by Jessie Coulson, edited by Richard Peace, Oxford University Press, 1998.

    Hagan, John. "Patterns of Character Development in Tolstoy's War and Peace: Nicholas, Natasha, and Mary." PMLA, vol. 84, no. 2, Mar. 1969, pp. 235–44. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/1261280.

    Kumar T, Raghu. "WAR AND PEACE: HISTORICAL REALISM AND EPIC NARRATIVE IN TOLSTOY'S WORK." IJRAR.org.

    "Looking for additional reading (analysis, criticism, companion pieces, etc) after Anna Karenina." r/RussianLiterature, Reddit.

    "Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow by Adam Zamoyski." Reddit.

    "Napoleonic tactics." Wikipedia.

    Nozima, Baxtiyorova, and Karimov Ulugbek Nusratovich. "WAR AND PEACE BY LEO TOLSTOY: AN EPIC OF RUSSIAN LIFE." International Multidisciplinary Journal for Research & Development, vol. 11, no. 09, 2024, pp. 147–51. https://www.ijmrd.in/index.php/imjrd/article/view/1901.

    Peace, Richard. "Explanatory Notes." Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated by Jessie Coulson, edited by Richard Peace, Oxford University Press, 1998.

    Peace, Richard. "Introduction." Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated by Jessie Coulson, edited by Richard Peace, Oxford University Press, 1998.

    Rayfield, Donald. "Operation Duffel Bag." Literary Review, Nov. 2010.

    "Tolstoy: A Russian Life by Rosamund Bartlett." Goodreads, Goodreads, Inc., 2025.

    Tolstoy, Leo. "A Few Words Apropos of the Book War and Peace." Russian Archive, 1868. "Appendix; A Few Words Apropos of the Book War and Peace," r/ayearofwarandpeace, Reddit, 2019.

    Tolstoy, Leo. War and Peace. Translated by Louise Maude and Aylmer Maude, revised and edited by Amy Mandelker, Oxford University Press, 2010.

    33 min
  • The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

    A family torn apart by patricide becomes the stage for humanity's greatest spiritual debates. This episode unpacks Fyodor Dostoevsky's monumental The Brothers Karamazov, exploring the distinct paths of the three brothers—the passionate, the intellectual, the spiritual—as they grapple with faith, doubt, free will, and the very existence of God in a world shadowed by violence and profound philosophical questions.


    Works Cited

  • Alvarado, Ena. "The Power of Sibling Bonds in The Brothers Karamazov." JSTOR Daily, 2021.
  • Begum, Abida. "The Existential Legacy of Fyodor Dostoevsky." Int. J. Multidisciplinary Ed. Res., 2024.
  • Bercken, Wil van den. "The Spirituality of the Monk Zosima in The Brothers Karamazov." Christian Fiction & Religious Realism, 2012.
  • Brown, Veronica. "Dostoevsky and Nietzsche: Freedom or Christ?" INVENTIO, n.d..
  • "Christian Understandings of Evil." Fortress Press, n.d..
  • "Dostoevsky and Parricide." Sigmund Freud: The Standard Ed. of the Complete Psych. Works, vol. XXI, Hogarth Press, 1961.
  • "Dostoevsky Studies." Dostoevsky Studies, n.d..
  • Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Brothers Karamazov. Trans. Constance Garnett, Barnes & Noble Classics, 2004.
  • Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Brothers Karamazov. Trans. Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky, Vintage Classics, 1992.
  • Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Brothers Karamazov: A Norton Critical Edition. Ed. Susan McReynolds, W.W. Norton & Company, 2011.
  • Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Grand Inquisitor. Ed. Charles Guignon, trans. Constance Garnett, Hackett Publishing, 1993.
  • Evans, C. Stephen, & David Baggett. "Moral Arguments for the Existence of God." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2022.
  • Gamble, James G. "Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, and Epilepsy." Cureus, 2023.
  • Giza, Jarosław Jerzy. The Archetype of Evil Genius: A Comparative Study: John Milton, Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoevsky. Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 2019.
  • "Historic Context: The Karamazov Brothers." BookCaps, n.d..
  • "THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV: THEMES OF FAITH, DOUBT, AND FREE WILL." IJRAR.org.
  • "The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky." IvyPanda, 2022.
  • "The Grand Inquisitor." Wikipedia.
  • Katz, Michael R. "One Can Scarcely Help Clarifying Him." Lapham's Quarterly.
  • Kurtz, Ronni. "Love People, Not the Idea of People." For The Church, 2021.
  • "Lessons from The Brothers Karamazov: Doubt, Freedom, and the Organic Nature of Religious Truth." Hampton Institute.
  • "Literature Commentary: The Brothers Karamazov." Literary Analysis, 2009.
  • Pelz, Benjamin. "Fyodor Dostoevsky's Impact on Contemporary Psychology and Philosophy." Uniscience Publishers, 2025.
  • Peterson, Josiah. "The Brothers Karamazov and the Existential Problem of Atheism." An Unexpected Journal.
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  • Shuman, R. Baird. "Dostoevski Is Exiled to Siberia." EBSCO Research Starters, 2023.
  • Silistino, Davi. "POLYPHONY IN THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV: Christian Dialogical Tension." Knowledge Cultures, 2015.
  • "Slavophilism and Westernism in 19th Century Russia." Kent.
  • Stewart, Jon. "Dostoevsky’s Criticism of Modern Rationalism and Materialism." Hegel's Century, Cambridge UP, 2021.
  • Stoeber, Michael. "Issues in the Philosophy of Religion and The Brothers Karamazov." Regis College, 2022.
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  • Terras, Victor. A Karamazov Companion: Commentary on the Genesis, Language, and Style of Dostoevsky’s Novel. U of Wisconsin P, 1981.
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  • "Review: The Brothers Karamazov." Christian Culture.
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  • Whitney, Paris. "An Analysis of Crime and Punishment." The Classic Journal - UGA, n.d..
  • Ziegler, Blake, & Sam Kennedy. "Dostoyevsky’s ‘Rebellion’: Reject God." Notre Dame Philosophy Commons, 2022.

    28 min
  • Henry V: The St. Crispin's Day King

    Witness the transformation of Prince Hal into the inspiring warrior king, Henry V. This stirring history play culminates in the epic Battle of Agincourt, exploring leadership, the brutal realities of war, and the profound sacrifices made for national identity and glory.


    Here is a works cited page in MLA format, drawing on the provided sources:

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    • Hadfield, Andrew. "Race and identity in Henry V." Shakespeare’s Globe, 11 Jan. 2023.
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    • Reddit user. "[Question] What does "Into the Breach" actually mean?" Reddit, r/IntoTheBreach.
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    • Sullivan, Ian. "164. The Myth of Agincourt and Lessons on Army Modernization." Mad Scientist Laboratory, 25 July 2019.
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    35 min
  • Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky

    A poverty-stricken student commits murder, believing himself above the law. But what if the greatest punishment is not from without, but from within? This episode unravels Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, delving into Raskolnikov's tormented mind, the psychological cat-and-mouse games, and the profound journey from intellectual hubris to the desperate search for redemption.


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