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Kenneth Caruthers

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A weekly Arts and Books podcast
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Kenneth Caruthers

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Kenneth Caruthers

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In this episode, Kenneth ponders what it means to live in a society that promises a lot but guarantees nothing. Does the inherent struggle for success make the American Dream unachievable for most people?What is your favorite work by Arthur Mi
In the final episode of 2022, Kenneth explores the differences between art and culture and sees how long a man can outlast or ignore his conscience in the face of a series of immoral actions.What is your favorite work by Oscar Wilde? Let me kn
In this episode, Kenneth and a returning friend of the podcast ponder how important art and culture are to the survival of humanity in a world that has been forever changed by a pandemic. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? Maybe a little too close to
In this episode, Kenneth encounters the mysterious, evil Mr. Hyde, who is terrorizing Victorian London and the respectable Dr. Jekyll. Can Dr. Jekyll's lawyer and friend, Mr. Utterson, expose Mr. Hyde and save Dr. Jekyll in time?Have you read
In this episode, Kenneth finds himself in another haunted house...or is it really? Are ghosts actually present, or is this the classic case of not being able to trust the unreliable first-person narrator?Let me know what you think by sending m
In this special episode, Kenneth is joined by two guests to discuss their spoiler-filled thoughts on the Where the Crawdads Sing movie.How many times have you seen the movie adaptation of Where the Crawdads Sing? Do you think it was mostly fai
In this episode, Kenneth explores Colson Whitehead's conception of the Underground Railroad, in which it's no mere metaphor, but rather a literal railroad system with engineers and conductors who operate a secret network of tracks and tunnels.
In this episode, Kenneth tries to make sense of what is going on at Manor Farm, and the animals there don't seem to take too kindly to humans for some reason...Who is your favorite character in Animal Farm? Let me know who it is and why by sen
In this bonus episode, Kenneth and a special returning guest give their spoiler-filled thoughts on Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.What are you most excited for and most nervous about for the film adaptation of Where the Crawdads Sing?
In this special bonus segment, Kenneth and Alex compare and contrast Dune and Star Wars.Which property do you prefer more: Star Wars or Dune? Let me know by sending me an email at [email protected] or follow the show on  social media at h
In this episode, Kenneth and a special returning guest explore the spice-filled sands of the desert planet Arrakis to uncover the legend of Muad'Dib.Which film adaptation of Dune is your favorite? Let me know by sending me an email at bookblur
In this episode, Kenneth and a special returning guest take flight and accompany Milkman Dead on an odyssey that could very well be the classic myth of our generation.Who is your favorite character in Song of Solomon? Let me know who it is and
In this episode, the "Crew of Light" recruits Kenneth to help them hunt down the most notorious vampire of all time, Dracula. Will the modern technology of the time give them enough of an advantage over Dracula to outsmart him and take him down
In this double-header episode, Kenneth reflects on the two books that immediately follow the Book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament of the Roman Catholic Bible, the Book of Lamentations and the Book of Baruch. How are these books connected, what
In this episode, Kenneth breaks down the longest book of the Bible, the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah.Have you read the Book of Jeremiah? Do you have a favorite verse? Let me know by emailing [email protected] or follow the show on social
In this episode, Kenneth is transported to the coastal Carolina marsh near the town of Barkley Cove, which is wrapped up in a murder mystery. Who could have killed the popular former star high school quarterback and left his body to rot in the
In this episode, Kenneth faces the anger, rage, and sadness of Ta-Nehisi Coates in the book that won him the National Book Award for Nonfiction, Between the World and Me. How does Coates explain what's going on with racism and police brutality
In this episode, Kenneth goes on the arduous journey from Mexico to the United States with a young mother, Lydia, and her eight-year-old son, Luca, fleeing for their lives from a dangerous cartel hellbent on capturing them before they make it t
In this episode, Kenneth uncovers some truly unfathomable intelligence schemes and military plots that never made it off the drawing board. Synthetic goat poop that could defeat the Nazis? A tsunami bomb that could wreak havoc on Japan in World
In this episode, Kenneth returns to Panem just in time for the 10th Annual Hunger Games and enters the mind of a young Coriolanus Snow. How will he rise to power and become the President Snow we know from the original trilogy, and what sacrific
In this episode, Kenneth enters the cynical mind of rebellious teenager Holden Caulfield, who finds himself expelled from yet another school. Can Holden pull himself together and find happiness somewhere in his life, or is the world so phony th
In this episode, Kenneth finds himself in another dystopian world, a world in which teenage criminals run rampant at night, terrorizing the weak and innocent. When the state ultimately intervenes, the question becomes is goodness itself the goa
In this episode, Kenneth follows the intertwined fates of two families and watches as their lives play out according to the familiar biblical story lines of Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel.What is your favorite story by John Steinbeck and why?
In this episode, Kenneth and his special guest take on the zombie apocalypse. Will they make it out alive?Have you read The Walking Dead or watched the show on AMC? Which do you prefer and why? Let me know by emailing [email protected] or
In this episode, Kenneth examines the first of the prophetic books of the Bible, Isaiah.Have you read the Book of Isaiah or any of the prophetic books? Let me know by emailing [email protected] or follow the show on social media at www.fa
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