Thanks for joining me this week! The second half of The Jungle, I hope, will prove as rivetings the first. I am taking a week off so try not to miss me too much. : )

Part 1: "The Jungle" - Upton Sinclair

Jul 6th, 2020 33m 15s

Welcome back to the show! Here lies our first episode where we are splitting the episodes into two parts. We begin with the biography and summary of the classic "The Jungle" one I've been reckoning with for years and must humbly admit its place

"Dover Beach" - Matthew Arnold

Jun 30th, 2020 34m 33s

Hello Everybody! Very glad to be back this week and talking about a beautiful poem that becomes more and more relevant by the day. I particularly think this usually negatively read poem holds a unique message for our current circumstances. I ho

Short Announcement - Moving to All 30 Minute Episodes!

Jun 30th, 2020 5m 8s

Hello Ravenous Readers! I just wanted to reach out and explain the change in the recording schedule moving forward. We are going to move from a two-week schedule to a three-week schedule where we will break the full Literary Lesson into two thi

"The Outsiders" - S. E. Hinton

Jun 20th, 2020 1h 2m

Thank you for joining this week! I hope you'll forgive my humble PSA announcement in the beginning. I hope that it, as always, encourages far more than it discourages. I hope you find the show this week enjoyable as we discuss the dawn of Adole

"Because I could not stop for Death" - Emily Dickinson

May 15th, 2020 32m 36s

Oh so very excited to be back in the studio this week to record another episode discussing one of America's best and brightest poets! Thank you to everyone for being patient as I enjoyed a week off last week, I hope you love the show. Emily Dic

"Lord of the Flies" - William Golding

May 6th, 2020 51m 32s

Thank you for joining me this week as we once again delve into the depths of human depravity in this Dark and Haunting classic by William Golding. Inspired by the violence of WWII this novel is read and interpreted a number of ways, most of whi

"The Hollow Men" - T. S. Eliot

Apr 25th, 2020 28m 55s

Join us for the second edition of "The Profits of Poetry" as we take a look at notable "Lost Generation" American poet T. S. Eliot! We'll discuss WWI, Dante's Inferno, and forgotten nursery rhymes as we try to understand some modernist poetry.

"The Great Gatsby" - F. Scott Fitzgerald

Apr 21st, 2020 1h 1m

Thank you for joining us on our first episode of Literary Lesson! Our first ever novel is understandably focused on analyzing the prominent candidate for "The Great American Novel". As we explore the ebbs and flows of American life in the 1920s

"The Road Not Taken" - Robert Frost

Apr 10th, 2020 39m 25s

Join me for our first real episode of content as we look at one of the world's most highly "misinterpreted" poems. "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, the life, the symbol, the debate.