Talk Write

By Brandon Cook

Excerpts and commentary on great writing

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The podcast currently has 143 episodes available.

Talk Write episodes:

March 11, 2025 Heartbreak, cliffhangers, insanity: C.S. Lewis's "Till We Have Faces"
A heartbreaking dialogue between two sisters in C.S. Lewis's "Till We Have Faces" showcase the author's skill in managing irony and tragedy.

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11min
March 10, 2025 Distorted Love: Lewis's "The Great Divorce" 2
We take another dive into C.S. Lewis's hell-novel "The Great Divorce" and see how the author depicts love gone bad.

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18min
March 09, 2025 Lying Lips and Heavenly Jerusalem: Psalms of Ascent 120, 122
Lenten Week 1: Psalms of Ascent 120, 122

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18min
March 08, 2025 Brandon Cook's "Mountain Whispers"
A short story I wrote back in October while traveling through Yunnan.

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27min
March 07, 2025 Monsters and Mayhem: Moby Dick Finale
Captain Ahab reaps what he sews in chapter 135 of "Moby Dick."

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20min
March 06, 2025 Madness and Missing Boys: Pequod Meets Rachel (Moby Dick 128)
She was Rachel, weeping for her children, for they were not.

Ahab shows even more of his monstrous character in this chapter leading up to the great hunt for the white whale.

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17min
March 05, 2025 Madness and Loyalty: Ahab V Starbuck (Moby Dick)
"Let Ahab beware of Ahab"

Ahab confronts his first mate in Chapter 109 of Melville's "Moby Dick."

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15min
March 04, 2025 Madness, Monomania, Metaphysics: The Hunt Begins (Moby Dick Chapter 36)
"Death to Moby Dick!"

Captain Ahab's manic speech against the White Whale in Melville's "Moby Dick"

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30min
March 03, 2025 Monstrous imagery: Melville's "Maldive Shark"
Images of monsters in Melville's 16-line poem "The Maldive Shark."

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16min
March 02, 2025 Psalms of Ascent: Psalm 121
"I will lift up mine eyes to the hills"

Songs of trust and travel: Psalm 121

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12min

FAQs about Talk Write:

How many episodes does Talk Write have?

The podcast currently has 143 episodes available.