The Bookening

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Today our heroes begin their spooooooooooooky look into Frankenstein with a discussion of Romanticism, feminism, and all the isms that went into forming Mary Shelley and her creation. Also there are Halloween puns!!!!

Support us here! Last Lear episode, we didn't even get around to talking about King Lear. This time we do. Brandon has more context, and also the terrible Anthony Hopkins movie is discussed. By us.

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Hey! This is a fun little item. Our heroes got to do their first live show as a fundraiser for Charis Classical Academy in Madison, WI, hosted by Red Village Church. (If you're in the area, you ought to check both of 'em out!) And you can listen to it. If YOU want to book The Bookening, get in touch. We are totally down. Here's the description from the ad copy of what our heroes did:

THE BOOKENING PRESENTS!

Christians love to talk about redeeming the culture through art. The Bookening Live Show is here to tell you that's a lot of hooey, Jack. Probably you're not changing much of anything through art. At least nothing super big and theoretical. But if you put art in its proper place, you might be able be a little helpful to some people. You might even end up changing the culture by accident. Need some proof? Come hear what William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Leo Tolstoy each have to teach us.

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The or the? That's one thing our heroes discuss. Also Brandon provides his patented awesome context for William Shakespeare. A good time is had by all. Listen to this episode.

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In this episode our heroes talk about Blood Meridian and why none of them actually finished the silly thing.

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In this episode our heroes attempt to do another fun little trial episode to close out their Harry Potter series, and somehow it turns into a weightier late night discussion. At the end, nothing is decided but everyone is still friends (spoilers).

We're still doing our HP books vs movies next week! Meanwhile, our heroes take on detective author Robert Galbriath aka ... J. K. Rowling, with a little help from their good pal Dani M. (support the McNeilly ministry here so Dani can afford food for little Moses). Brandon is away buying his wife a car, but he manages to roll in at the very end to help with Donor Shout Outs.

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Our heroes answer some listener mail and continue their discussion of the morality of Harry Potter. Plus our good friends Ben and Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaia help with donor shout-outs for some reason.

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In this episode our heroes discuss the morality of the Harry Potter universe, or lack thereof??????????

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At long last, our heroes actually talk about the book series Harry Potter in their Harry Potter series. Yay! There's a lot to unpack about Potter, and our heroes do it with their customary wit and wisdom.