The Canon Ball

The Canon Ball

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The Canon Ball episodes

  • 9. Montaigne - Part 1

    On this episode of the Canon Ball Daniel and Claude get overly personal (appropriately enough) as we begin our deep dive into Montaigne’s essays! Could Montaigne, a man who shut himself in a tower to read all of what was considered the canonical texts of his day and think through their effects on him, be the patron saint of the podcast? Sure, why not!


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    1 hr 19 min
  • 8. Montaigne (in brief)
    Daniel takes another quick break while we get out reading of Montaigne together. In his stead we have Matt Shifflet returning to give us some insights into how to read Montaigne (and maybe how not to...). As an added bonus, the original podcastnik Travis J. Dow of the History of Germany podcast (among others) has given us an exclusive man on the street segment from his recent trip to Wittenberg to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Look for other segments scattered about in various other Agora podcasts. And check out some of the other stuff upcoming from Agora like the History of Westeros, a wide-ranging examination of all things Game of Thrones. Find us on the web at thecanonballpodcast.wordpress.com. Thanks, and hope you enjoy the show.

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    55 min
  • 7. The Misanthrope and Tartuffe
    Daniel returns from paternity leave to join Claude as they dive back into Moliere and discuss The Misanthrope and Tartuffe.

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    1 hr 22 min
  • 6. Moliere
    Daniel takes some time off for paternity leave so Claude interviews theater historian Matt Shifflet about Moliere and the history of the French theatrical world.

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    58 min
  • 5. Paradiso
    Join us for our first official episode on the Agora podcast network as Daniel and Claude try to get a view of the greatest of great beyonds. And there's crusades! And be sure to check out some of the other great podcasts on the network. In particular, try out Tiny Vampires with Raven Forrest. Got a thing for tiny blood-sucking parasites? Then that's the podcast for you!

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    2 hr
  • 4. Purgatorio
    In which Daniel and Claude atone for their sins and try to figure out what happened to Virgil.

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    1 hr 31 min
  • 3. Inferno
    In which Daniel and Claude begin a three part series on Dante! Let's go straight to hell!

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    1 hr 42 min
  • 2. Chaucer
    In which Daniel saves Claude's bacon with his intricate knowledge of ancient church law! Join us for a discussion of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales with extensive commentary on the why's and wherefore's of a church pardon.

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    1 hr 21 min
  • 1. Introductions
    It's the Canon Ball: a podcast attempt to read ALL the books in Harold Bloom's list in the appendix of his book The Western Canon.

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    1 hr 4 min

About The Canon Ball

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We try to read and discuss ALL the books in the western canon!

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