Spirited Reads

By Spirited Reads Podcast

Welcome to Spirited Reads, a podcast about the books we read, the books we want to read, and the way our lives are shaped by reading. We are your hosts, Madeline and Robert, and we thank you for liste... more

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The podcast currently has 26 episodes available.

Spirited Reads episodes:

October 11, 2022 Spirited Shorts 1.12 - What Makes a Good Title?
In this episode, we talk about what makes a good title for a book!
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28min
September 27, 2022 Episode 1.12 - “Books have to be heavy because the whole world is inside them.” -Cornelia Funke
Today we talk about approaching new topics!
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1h 6min
September 21, 2022 Spirited Shorts 1.11 - Book of the Month - When Women Were Dragons
In this episode, we discuss our Book of the month - When Women Were Dragons!
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32min
September 14, 2022 Episode 1.11 - “I read; I travel; I become.”—Derek Walcott
In this episode we discuss what we are reading to finishing out the summer!
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1h 2min
August 30, 2022 Spirited Shorts 1.10 - Madeline goes to Hogwarts and takes part in the Triwizard Tournament!
Welcome to Spirited Shorts - a supplemental episode for all of you that can’t get enough of us.
In this episode, Madeline goes to Hogwarts and takes shots from the Goblet of Fire!
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30min
August 23, 2022 Episode 1.10 - "Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree.” -Ezra Pound
In this episode, we chat about the Pulitzer Prize winners, both past and present!
Featured Titles:
frank: sonnets by Diane Seuss
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City by Andrew Elliott
Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South by Winfred Rembert, Erin I. Kelly
The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen Underworld by Don DeLillo
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich and more!
Episode Bookshelf (go here for entire list of books for this episode)
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57min
August 16, 2022 Spirited Shorts 1.9 - Making History
On this Spirited Shorts episode, we discuss our July book of the month - Making History!
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35min
August 09, 2022 Episode 1.9 - The Books That Made Us/The Books That Broke Us
In this episode, we chat about the books that made us and the books that broke us.
Featured Titles:
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene
The Getaway by Jim Thompson
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Chase the Scream by Johann Hari
and more!
Episode Bookshelf (go here for entire list of books for this episode)
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1h 42min
August 02, 2022 Spirited Shorts 1.8 - Series vs. Standalone
In this episode, we chat about series vs. standalones!
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33min
July 26, 2022 Episode 1.8b - “There is only one plot — things are not what they seem.” -Jim Thompson
In this episode, our chaotic chat about tropes with special guest, Walter, continues!
Warning: This episode contains rants, adult language, and ramblings.
Refer to part 1 for show notes!
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1h 5min

FAQs about Spirited Reads:

How many episodes does Spirited Reads have?

The podcast currently has 26 episodes available.