The Divined Comedy

By The Divined Comedy

THE ONLY DANTE PODCAST YOU'LL EVER NEED, OSTENSIBLY. Abandon all hope as Paul Cantrell & David Fountain discuss The Divine Comedy one canto at a time.... more

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How many episodes does The Divined Comedy have?

The podcast currently has 80 episodes available.

The Divined Comedy episodes:

September 07, 2016 19 - Gettin’ Simony - Inferno XIX
In which David and Paul get into simony. Abandon all hope as they discuss the Mile High City, math jokes, your boy Brad Pitt, LLOL, the Reserved Pastor, Paul’s 6th grade time capsule story, indoor smoking, Hell lighting, ostriches & ravens, Mellotron, the idée fixe and rhyme, Lou Bega, and David is totally not a robot. We’ll see you in Hell! Theme song: "Hell on You" by An English Place
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58min
September 05, 2016 18 - Gettin’ Into It with Keeley Fountain! - Inferno XVIII
In which David and Paul get into Dante with Mrs. Keeley Fountain herself! Abandon all hope as they discuss Jason & Medea, "piquant sauces," Sex-Fraud Nuance, the Denver airport, what’s the deal with Dante’s wife, the creation of Mount Purgatory, and David just straight-up hasn’t read the canto this time. We'll see you in Hell!
Theme song: "Hell on You" by An English Place
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50min
August 31, 2016 17 - Gettin' on Geryon - Inferno XVII
In which David and Paul get on Geryon, which is basically a Luck-Dragon like Falkor, except there’s an actual Blood Waterfall instead of the Swamps of Sadness. Abandon all hope as they discuss The Neverending Story almost exclusively. We'll see you in Hell!
Theme song: "Hell on You" by An English Place
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59min
August 29, 2016 16 - Gettin' Literal! - Inferno XVI
In which David and Paul get into biblical literalism and Dorothy Sayers. Abandon all hope as they discuss an NPR appearance, the T.A.R.D.I.S., the animated version of Inferno, just how good this Pope is, dissect exactly what Frasier was doing with those tossed salads and scrambled eggs (speaking of "they're calling again," someone calls us!), and ostensibly, Dante. We’ll see you in Hell!
Theme song: "Hell on You" by An English Place
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50min
August 24, 2016 15 - Gettin' Hubristic - Inferno XV
In which David and Paul get hubristic with Brunetto Latini. Abandon all hope as they discuss the idea of weightlifting, cultural attitudes toward homosexuality, more on Pascal’s Wager, Chicken-God, the implicit hubris of art, and Paul finally tells his Allen Mandelbaum story! We'll see you in Hell!
Theme song: "Hell on You" by An English Place
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48min
August 22, 2016 14 - Gettin' Lethal! - Inferno XIV
In which David and Paul get into the River Lethe. Abandon all hope as they discuss the fate of U2’s opening acts, OJ Simpson, artistic longevity, the Braves Tomahawk Chop, The Old Man of Crete, Bob Irsay & the Baltimore Colts, Joey Lawrence, Odysseus in the afterlife, Henderson’s Gravy Boat and ostensibly, Dante. We'll see you in Hell!
Theme song: "Hell on You" by An English Place
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51min
August 17, 2016 13 - Gettin' Suicidal - Inferno XIII
In which David and Paul get tangled up in the Wood of Suicides with Pier della Vigna. Abandon all hope as they discuss Kurt Cobain, Holden Caulfield, that time Brad Roberts from Crash Test Dummies helped Paul publish a book chapter, that time David almost died in the Tornado of '08, and personal, candid tales of anxiety, depression and so on. We'll see you in Hell!
Theme song: "Hell on You" by An English Place
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58min
August 15, 2016 12 - Gettin' Minotaur Up! - Inferno XII
In which David and Paul get into the 7th circle, 1st ring. Abandon all hope as they discuss the Minotaur, House of Leaves, an email from the Dante Society of America, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Defending Your Life, Paul's 10th birthday party, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Robin Leach as Dumbledore, Centaur porn, and ostensibly, Dante. We'll see you in Hell!
Theme song: "Hell on You" by An English Place
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54min
August 10, 2016 11 - Gettin' Into It with Travis Sentell - Inferno XI
In which David and Paul get into it with their old friend and Renaissance Man Travis Sentell! Abandon "A New Hope" as they finally discuss Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Travis' life of international intrigue, his dalliance with the black arts, nostalgia, and the name of David's band and Paul's high school Dante teacher. We'll see you in Hell!
Theme song: "Hell on You" by An English Place
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1h 26min
August 08, 2016 10 - Gettin' Real- Inferno X
In which David and Paul finally get real about what in Hell they're doing. Abandon all hope as they discuss Farinata & Cavalcante, Jimmy Buffett & Sammy Hagar vis-à-vis Guy Fieri, Dante's best friend's dad, and unexpectedly, candidly, the podcast itself. We'll see you in Hell?
Theme song: "Hell on You" by An English Place
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1h 6min

FAQs about The Divined Comedy:

How many episodes does The Divined Comedy have?

The podcast currently has 80 episodes available.