James Joyce’s Ulysses turned an ordinary day in Dublin into one of the greatest adventures in literature. In this episode, we explore how a single June day in 1904 still mirrors the chaos, beauty, and inner monologues of our own digital age. From stream-of-consciousness storytelling to the search for meaning in everyday moments — Ulysses proves that not much has changed in the human heart, even after more than a century.

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• https://ums.org/2024/10/11/a-casual-readers-guide-to-ulysses/
• https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/ten-minute-book-club/joyce-ulysses
• https://campuspress.yale.edu/modernismlab/ulysses/
• https://www.ulyssesguide.com/

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Dive into Sinclair Lewis's timeless 1935 warning, "It Can't Happen Here", where a populist demagogue seizes power and dismantles democracy. This gripping tale of fascism's stealthy rise feels eerily prescient amid today's polarized politics and authoritarian echoes worldwide. Join us as we unpack its lessons for our turbulent era.

Additional sources for this episode:

• https://www.illiberalism.org/fascism-in-the-english-world-a-review-of-it-cant-happen-here-and-prophet-song/
• https://bookthrasher.com/2024/11/03/it-cant-happen-here/
• https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/ten-minute-book-club/lewis-it-cant-happen-here
• https://www.litcharts.com/lit/it-can-t-happen-here/summary

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Dive into Ray Bradbury's timeless classic Fahrenheit 451, where firemen ignite books instead of saving them, and society drowns in screens and shallow distractions. This episode explores its haunting warnings about censorship, conformity, and the death of critical thought—echoes that feel eerily relevant amid today's social media echo chambers and debates over free speech. Join us as we ask: Are we burning our own books?

Additional sources for this episode:

• https://www.oreateai.com/blog/the-case-against-censorship-why-fahrenheit-451-resonates-today/52e53b3e024ee48ebe4537a91020ad0a
• https://thisbookisbanned.com/banned/fahrenheit-451-insights-into-todays-epidemic-of-book-banning/
• https://hub.papersowl.com/examples/censorship-and-knowledge-in-bradburys-fahrenheit-451/
• https://www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/university/news/all/Books-in-the-hands-of-the-New-Right/
• https://josephfolley.substack.com/p/were-amusing-ourselves-to-death-fahrenheit
• https://theacademic.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/10.pdf
• https://www.abc.net.au/religion/ray-bradbury-fahrenheit-451-adventure-of-moral-perfectionism/105129708

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In this episode of ReReadium, dive into J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, where Holden Caulfield's raw rebellion against "phoniness" captures the eternal teenage angst that still resonates. Explore timeless themes of alienation and authenticity, and see how Holden's cliffside dreams mirror our modern struggles with social media facades and global unrest. A classic that refuses to fade.

Additional sources for this episode:

• https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/the-catcher-in-the-rye-issues-and-the-relevance-of-the-book-in-society/
• https://sophiesblog.medium.com/the-power-of-perspective-analyzing-point-of-view-in-the-catcher-in-the-rye-through-literary-2b447b3dc2ce
• https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-catcher-in-the-rye/chapter-1
• https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/catcher-rye-analysis-setting
• https://cancelled-movies.fandom.com/wiki/Dufus

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To Kill a Mockingbird: Harper Lee's gripping tale of racial injustice and moral courage in a small Southern town still cuts deep today. As Atticus Finch fights for truth amid prejudice, the story mirrors our world's ongoing battles against bias and division—a timeless call to empathy in fractured times.

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• https://lunanotes.io/summary/exploring-themes-in-to-kill-a-mockingbird-a-reflection-of-social-issues
• https://thehighlandernews.org/arts-and-entertainment/2025/03/03/relevant-classics-to-kill-a-mockingbird-reminds-why-dei-policies-exist/
• https://hub.papersowl.com/examples/to-kill-a-mockingbird-book-review/

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In this episode, we dive into George Orwell’s Animal Farm—a sharp, haunting fable about power, corruption, and the human thirst for control. From the animals’ hopeful rebellion to their slow descent into tyranny, we uncover how Orwell’s allegory continues to speak to politics, propaganda, and the cycles of history. Written in 1945, it feels eerily prescient in 2026 amid rising authoritarianism, AI-driven influence on elections, and elite power grabs that echo Napoleon's pigs.

Further sources for this episode:

• http://journal.hmjournals.com/index.php/IJAAP

• https://doi.org/10.55529/ijaap.23.33.38

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui7rDKV8Fjc&feature=youtu.be

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left%E2%80%93right_political_spectrum

• https://discord.com/invite/9mE7V9u3cG

• https://discord.gg/E92zdkH

• http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2347-3134.0701006

• https://www.theguardian.com/books/1945/aug/24/georgeorwell.classics

• https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/may/26/ts-eliot-rejection-george-orwell-animal-farm-british-library-online

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Ever feel like the system’s rigged against the little guy? Dive into John Steinbeck’s "The Grapes of Wrath" with us, where the Joad family hits the road from Dust Bowl hell to California’s broken promises—think endless gig work, shady bosses, and zero safety nets. We break down their raw fight for survival, killer themes of solidarity over selfishness, and why this 1939 banger still slaps hard in our world of inequality and comeback stories. Tune in for hope that hits different.

Additional sources for this episode:

• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/the-grapes-of-wrath-a-literary-analysis-and-social-commentary-on-the-american-experience/articleshow/103582252.cms
• https://lifeandletters.la.utexas.edu/2019/05/the-grapes-of-wrath-has-outlived-its-relevance/
• https://internationaljournals.co.in/index.php/giirj/article/view/6437
• https://weneedtotalkaboutbooks.com/2021/06/17/the-grapes-of-wrath-by-john-steinbeck-a-review/

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In this episode, we dive into Aldous Huxley’s "Brave New World" — a prophetic vision of a future shaped by pleasure, control, and conformity. From engineered happiness to the cost of individuality, we explore how Huxley’s imagined world mirrors our own pursuit of comfort and progress. Join us as we unpack the questions this classic still dares us to ask: What do we sacrifice for stability — and what does it mean to truly be free?

Additional sources for this episode:

• https://literariness.org/2025/05/23/analysis-of-aldous-huxleys-brave-new-world/
• Ilkogretim Online - Elementary Education Online, 2020; Vol 19 (Issue 4): pp. 8562-8571http://ilkogretim-online.org doi: 10.17051/ilkonline.2020.04.765246
• https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/brave-new-world-at-75
• https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1283674/FULLTEXT01.pdf

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1984 is now an instruction manual: In this episode, we dive into George Orwell’s haunting masterpiece 1984—a story that feels less like fiction and more like a warning. From the gray streets of Airstrip One to the echoing voice of Big Brother, we explore how Orwell’s vision of surveillance, control, and truth still shapes our world today. Join us as we uncover the ideas that made 1984 one of the most unsettling—and essential—novels ever written. Especially in these days it may feel as if the future already happened.

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• https://www.ukessays.com/essays/english-literature/an-analysis-of-george-orwells-english-literature-essay.php
• https://braincuddle.medium.com/big-brother-in-the-21st-century-how-orwells-1984-mirrors-our-society-5f38cf8b618c
• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/george-orwell-1984-plot-trump-putin-b2903812.html
• https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/06/10/what-orwells-1984-explains-about-the-twisting-of-history-to-control-the-public-in-2025/

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What does it really mean to play God? In this episode, we dive into Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein—a story that’s haunted readers for over two centuries. From the spark of life to the shadow of guilt, we explore how this gothic masterpiece still speaks to our modern fears about science, identity, and isolation. Tune in as we uncover the humanity behind the monster—and the monster within us all.

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