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- Classic ClassicsWondering which classics are actually good? Professor Chris Ingraham is back again, joining Josh to celebrate some classics.Should you read Lady Chatterley's Lover before you die? Thomas Mann's Magic Mountain? Ethan Frome? Are any John Steinbeck books actually funny? Are they classic classics?Listen in and find out now!25 min
- Should you read Lonesome Dove before you die? Part 2
Because one episode about Lonesome Dove just isn't enough!
We brought in original superfan Erik Hardenburgh to discuss a novel he's read more than 12(!) times.
He's answer whether he think you should read the Larry McMurtry epic before you die. Though you can probably guess the answer already.
33 min - Crappy Classics
Professor Chris Ingraham is back to join Josh to poop on some classics. Nothing is safe.
Should you read Charles Dickens' Great Expectations before you die? Or is it a crappy classic?
What about Heart of Darkness or One Hundred Years of Solitude?
Listen in and find out now!
33 min - Should you read Lonesome Dove before you die?
In this episode, Josh and Assistant Principal Jeremy Stubbs dive into the famous Western Lonesome Dove, written by Larry McMurtry.
The conversation veers toward other westerns worth your precious time.
They agree that Lonesome Dove is a cult classic, but should you be part of the cult? Listen to find out.
25 min - Should you read Borne before you die?
Special intervention episode: Is Borne the best book of the millennium? Josh is joined by Mike Tong to discuss Jeff Vandermeer's New Weird instant classic.
27 min - Should you read Ulysses before you die?
In this episode, Josh is joined by Robert Fay and Roman Tsivkin, co-hosts of The Feeling Bookish podcast to discuss James Joyce's literary classic Ulysses. Yes it's a classic, but should you read it before you die?
55 min - Should you read Dune before you die? Part 2
Pod producer Lon Koontz comes on with Josh to debate Dune. Whose side are you on?
25 min - Should you read Dune before you die? Part 1
In which Josh shares his burning hot take on Frank Herbert's Dune.
Don't agree with what he says about Dune? Check out the rebuttal with Lon Koontz in part 2.
10 min - Should you read Infinite Jest before you die?
Professor Chris Ingraham joins again to discuss DFW's postmodern literary masterpiece. He and Josh then go on to rank the best David Foster Wallace books, before answering: Should you read Infinite Jest before you die?
43 min - Should you read Proust before you die?
Proust's literary masterpiece is 4215 pages long. That's a lot so... should you read the modernist classic before you die?
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About Should you read before you die?
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Hosted by Josh Anish, this literary podcast hopes to help folks read the best really-important books before they die, and skip the ones that are a waste of precious time.