Reading Cadence

Betteridge gets stuck in the sand, ensnared not by the quicksand around him, but by his old age. We’re introduced to Rosanna Spearman’s story.

0:00 - intro

3:03- Dramatic Reading of The Moonstone - Ch. 4

27:02 - A (not so) brief discussion

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (1868)

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How do you compare all religions to one religion that is so unique and distinctive from the rest? Religion is the final spoke in the Big Three of what Chesterton is pushing back against with his contemporaries. 

0:00 - intro

4:56 - Dramatic Reading of The Everlasting Man Section 4

44:26 - A (not so) brief discussion

The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton (1925)

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Third time’s the charm…kind of. A lost Dukedom, an estranged son, and a band of India natives make the Moonstone’s presence sharply felt, although it has yet to glint before us.

0:00 - intro

1:03- Dramatic Reading of The Moonstone - Ch. 3

20:01 - A (not so) brief discussion

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (1868)

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Pre-history is by definition, undefinable as there was nothing written down. So why are we so intent on defining pre-historic civilization as barbaric, primitive, savagery?

0:00 - intro

5:57 - Dramatic Reading of The Everlasting Man Section 3

41:17 - A (not so) brief discussion

The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton (1925)

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Presentism - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/presentism/

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False start. Twice? The very eccentric and elderly steward of the Herncastle estate relates his account of…everything but the Moonstone.

0:00 - intro

1:34- Dramatic Reading of The Moonstone - Chs. 1 & 2

22:14 - A (not so) brief discussion

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (1868)

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On religion, family, the Pithecanthropus, and clothes. A critique of scientific hypotheses of GK’s day.

0:00 - intro

7:34 - Dramatic Reading of The Everlasting Man Section 2

37:41 - A (not so) brief discussion

The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton (1925)

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Spiritual power. Murder. Theft. Estranged cousins. The lore of The Moonstone is told. 

0:00 - intro

1:55 - Dramatic Reading of The Moonstone - Prologue

33:01 - A (not so) brief discussion

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (1868)

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On origins and beginnings. Is man on a progressive developmental track, moving from one stage to another, or do they have more in common with the cave-man than they do with the horse?

0:00 - intro

2:46 - Dramatic Reading of The Everlasting Man Ch. 1

45:48 - A (not so) brief discussion

The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton (1925)

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A glimpse into the future of the Pod. Intro-ing our novels for 2026. Reflections on where we’ve been, and how we got here.

0:00 - Where We’ve Been

10:43 - Where We’re Going

The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton (1925)

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The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (1868)

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Revealing now the murderer of Roger Ackroyd! Poirot gives some rare bad advice. Phil frantically goes back to find the crumb trails Agatha left for us all along.

0:00 - intro

1:00 - Dramatic Reading of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Ch 25, 26 & 27

33:01 - A (not so) brief discussion

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (1926)

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