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# The Literary Life

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- [Episode 336: "Why I Write" by George Orwell - Short Story Summer Remix](https://www.theliterary.life/336-2/) - For this week's installment of our Short Story Summer Remix, we revisit a conversation Angelina and Cindy had covering George Orwell’s essay “Why I Write.” Our hosts kick off the discussion about how much they each identify with Orwell’s description of his childhood. In his story of learning to write, we see many aspects of
- [Episode 335: "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant - Short Story Summer Remix](https://www.theliterary.life/335-2/) - In this week's Short Story Summer Remix from Season 1, Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins discuss Guy de Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace.” Before getting into the short story discussion, Cindy and Angelina chat about what a "commonplace book" is and how they each go about recording quotes and thoughts. First off, Angelina gives us
- [Episode 18: "The Vulture" by Samuel Johnson](https://www.theliterary.life/018/) - Welcome to the final episode of our summer series on short stories and essays! Today your hosts Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins are joined once again by Thomas Banks for their discussion of Samuel Johnson's essay "The Vulture."
- [Episode 334: "The Adventures of a Shilling" by Joseph Addison - Short Story Summer Remix](https://www.theliterary.life/334-2/) - Today on The Literary Life, we continue our summer short story series of episodes from the archives. In this episode, Cindy Rollins and Angelina Stanford are joined by Angelina’s husband, Thomas Banks. This week’s selection for our summer series is Joseph Addison’s “The Adventures of a Shilling.” Their conversation kicks off with an attempt at
- [Episode 333: "The Garden Party" by Katherine Mansfield - Short Story Summer Remix](https://www.theliterary.life/333-2/) - This week on The Literary Life, we continue our Summer of the Short Story replay series. On today's episode, Cindy and Angelina discussed Katherine Mansfield’s short story “The Garden Party.” They start with how Cindy found this story and the connections she was making to Little Women. Angelina gives a brief biographical sketch of Katherine Mansfield
- [Episode 332: “A Defence of Penny Dreadfuls” by G. K. Chesterton, Short Story Summer Series Remix](https://www.theliterary.life/332-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: On The Literary Life today we continue our re-airing of a series from our "Summer of the Short Story" that originally aired way back in Season 1 of the podcast! This week's episode features Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins discussing G. K. Chesterton’s essay “A Defence of Penny Dreadfuls.” Angelina
- [Episode 331: "Araby" by James Joyce - Short Story Summer Series Remix](https://www.theliterary.life/331-2/) - This week on The Literary Life we begin revisiting a series from our "Summer of the Short Story" that originally aired way back in Season 1 of the podcast! Today we return to Episode 11, in which Angelina and Cindy enjoyed a discussion of the short story “Araby” by James Joyce. Delving into “Araby,” Angelina
- [Episode 330: Where to Start with Ancient Literature with Dr. Anne Phillips](https://www.theliterary.life/330-2/) - This week on The Literary Life Podcast, our hosts seek to answer your questions about reading ancient literature. Angelina and Thomas and joined by their colleague, Dr. Anne Phillips, and together they cover some of the most frequently asked questions about diving into the ancients, including the following: Which epic should a person start with,
- [Episode 329: "On Fairy Stories" Revisited with Jenn Rogers](https://www.theliterary.life/329-2/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life, our hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks are joined by Jenn Rogers for a new discussion of "On Fairy Stories" by J.R.R. Tolkien. After sharing some opening commonplace quotes, Jenn gives us background and context for how "On Fairy Stories" comes to us today. She talks about the
- [Episode 328: Best of The Literary Life - "On Fairy Stories" by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://www.theliterary.life/328-2/) - This week on The Literary Life, we are re-airing an episode from the archives featuring a discussion of J.R.R. Tolkien's essay "On Fairy Stories" between Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks. Angelina sets the stage for this discussion by orienting us to the context for the essay by Tolkien as a critique of what
- [Episode 327: The Power of Story and "Galahad and the Grail" with Malcolm Guite](https://www.theliterary.life/327-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: This week on The Literary Life Podcast, we have a special episode in which our hosts Angelina Stanford, Thomas Banks, and Cindy Rollins and joined by poet, priest, scholar, and musician Malcolm Guite. Together they discuss not only Father Guite's newest book, Galahad and the Grail, but also the underlying
- [Episode 326: "The Rape of the Lock" by Alexander Pope](https://www.theliterary.life/326-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: On this week's episode of The Literary Life, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks will discuss Pope's mock epic poem, "The Rape of the Lock." They begin the conversation by talking about two types of satire to set us up for an accurate understand of this poem. They also talk about
- [Episode 325: Introduction to Alexander Pope and the Neo-Classical Poets](https://www.theliterary.life/325-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: Today on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks share an introduction to the Neo-Classical Poets, including Alexander Pope, and their poetry. First off, they establish a definition of the Neo-classical period both in terms of time and of culture. In addition, Angelina points out some ways in
- [Episode 324: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, Ch. 34-End](https://www.theliterary.life/324-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: On The Literary Life Podcast with Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks this week, we will wrap up our discussion of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. After sharing their commonplace quote for this week, Thomas and Angelina jump right into recapping the important plot points of this last section of the
- [Episode 323: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, Ch. 27-33](https://www.theliterary.life/323-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: This week on The Literary Life Podcast with Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks, we continue our series on Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. In today's episode, they talk about the main plot points and follow threads of meaning in chapters 27-33. Some of the ideas they discuss include Romanticism in literature,
- [Episode 322: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Ch. 20-26](https://www.theliterary.life/322-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and our series on Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. This week Angelina and Thomas discuss chapters 20-26, especially looking at the character of Bertha and the symbolism of "the woman in the attic." They talk more about the medieval idea of the well-ordered person
- [Episode 321: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, Ch. 13-19](https://www.theliterary.life/321-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: On The Literary Life Podcast this week, Angelina and Thomas cover chapters 13-19 of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. Today's episode includes more discussion of the important symbols and images in these chapters. Angelina highlights the stories of Bluebeard, Beauty and the Beast, and Cupid and Psyche and their connections to
- [Episode 320: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, Ch. 6-12](https://www.theliterary.life/320-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: On today's episode of The Literary Life Podcast with Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks, we continue our series on Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Before jumping into chapters 6-12, Angelina and Thomas re-cap chapter 5 so that they can keep the entire Lowood School storyline together. They discuss the character
- [Episode 319: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte, Intro and Ch. 1-5](https://www.theliterary.life/319-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: Welcome to The Literary Life Podcast with Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks. This week we begin our much-anticipated series on Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë! After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina and Thomas set the stage for this book by covering some of Charlotte Brontë's personal and literary background. Angelina
- [Episode 318: How to Read Shakespeare](https://www.theliterary.life/318-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: Today on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks are here to offer some helpful ideas for reading Shakespeare plays and how to approach the Bard. They start off sharing their own stories of first being exposed to Shakespeare. Next, Thomas and Angelina address the idea that Shakespeare
- [Episode 38: "A Winter's Tale" Act 5](https://www.theliterary.life/038/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life, we wrap up our discussion of Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale with a look at Act 5. Our hosts, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks also announce our next book to read together, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. Angelina notes that Act 5 is all
- [Episode 317: "Best of" - The Literary Life of Charlotte Mason (Ep. 82)](https://www.theliterary.life/317-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: This week on The Literary Life podcast, we are excited to bring back a special episode from the vault: The Literary Life of Charlotte Mason! Along with Angelina, Thomas, and Cindy, we also have Donna-Jean Breckenridge and Karen Glass of the AmblesideOnline Advisory. They start the conversation by sharing who Charlotte
- [Episode 316: "Don Juan" by Moliere, Acts 2-5](https://www.theliterary.life/316-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: On The Literary Life podcast this week, Angelina and Thomas are back with this second episode on the play Don Juan by Moliere. After sharing their commonplace quotes for this week, Thomas kicks off the discussion of the play with a definition of the farce and how it applies to
- [Episode 315: "Don Juan" by Moliere, Introduction and Act 1](https://www.theliterary.life/315-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: Today on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina and Thomas begin a new series discussing Moliere's farcical play Don Juan. They open the discussion with some background on Moliere's plays in general, as well as other drama of this time period, then the origins of the story of Don Juan itself.
- [Episode 308: Preview of The Literary Life Season 8](https://www.theliterary.life/308-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: On this week's episode of The Literary Life, Thomas and Angelina bring you a preview of the books we will discuss on the upcoming season of the podcast. First, Angelina explains their approach to the podcast as they approach this next year, then she and Thomas share what literary topics
- [Episode 314: "Best of" - Our Favorite Poems](https://www.theliterary.life/314-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: On this "Best of The Literary Life" episode from the vault, our hosts discuss their favorite poems and poets. Cindy starts off by sharing the early influences on her developing a love of poetry. Thomas also shares about his mother reading poetry to him as a child and the poetry
- [Episode 313: The Tower and the Ruin with Dr. Michael Drout](https://www.theliterary.life/313-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: On The Literary Life Podcast this week, Angelina and Thomas are pleased to have special guest Dr. Michael Drout joining them to discuss his book The Tower and the Ruin: J. R. R. Tolkien's Creation. Together they talk about the background for writing this book and who Drout intended his
- [Episode 311: "Falling Inward" with Dr. Jason Baxter](https://www.theliterary.life/311-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: This week on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina and Thomas are joined by their friend and colleague Dr. Jason Baxter to talk about his newest book coming soon from Cassiodorus Press, Falling Inward. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina asks Jason why he wanted to update and republish this work
- [Episode 312: "Best of" - Fairy Tales and Children's Literature with Dr. Vigen Guroian](https://www.theliterary.life/312-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: Welcome to an another great episode from the archives of The Literary Life podcast! This week we bring you an interview our hosts had with special guest Dr. Vigen Guroian, retired professor of Religious Studies and Orthodox Christianity at the University of Virginia and author of twelve book and numerous
- [Episode 310: "Best of" - What to Do When The Literary Life Feels Overwhelming (Ep. 231)](https://www.theliterary.life/310-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: On this week's "Best of The Literary Life Podcast" episode, host Angelina Stanford is joined by friends and fellow readers Cindy Rollins, Emily Raible, and Jone Rose to discuss how to deal with overwhelm with your literary life. Angelina opens the conversation with the acknowledgment that everyone has moments when
- [Episode 231: What to Do When The Literary Life Feels Overwhelming](https://www.theliterary.life/231-2/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast Angelina Stanford is joined by friends and fellow readers Cindy Rollins, Emily Raible, and Jone Rose to discuss how to deal with overwhelm with your literary life. Angelina opens the conversation with the acknowledgment that everyone has moments when they feel overwhelmed by the amount of things to
- [Episode 309: Our Literary Lives of 2025](https://www.theliterary.life/309-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: For this final episode of the 2025 season on The Literary Life Podcast, we bring you a special year-end conversation with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks all about their year in reading. Thomas talks about how most of his reading was tied to classes he taught. Cindy and
- [Episode 307: "Best of" - Our Year in Reading, Ep. 31](https://www.theliterary.life/307-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: This week on The Literary Life podcast, we are dipping back into the archives to bring you a delightful conversation from 2019 in which our Literary Life podcast hosts chatted all about their past year in books, as well as what they hoped to read in the coming year. Cindy,
- [Episode 134: "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame, Part 4](https://www.theliterary.life/134/) - In this week's episode of The Literary Life, our hosts wrap up their series on The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Angelina, Thomas and Cindy talk about these final chapters of the book, covering some key ideas such as the siren song of the Sea Rat, Toad's inability to see himself rightly, the
- [Episode 133: "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame, Part 3](https://www.theliterary.life/133/) - On The Literary Life podcast this week, our hosts are joined in their discussion of The Wind in the Willows by Kelly Cumbee. Angelina, Cindy, Thomas and Kelly talk about chapters 7-8, focusing special attention on a section of this book that presents a potential problem for some readers. Angelina opens with background on the
- [Episode 132: "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame, Part 2](https://www.theliterary.life/132/) - Today on The Literary Life podcast, our hosts continue their discussion of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Angelina, Cindy and Thomas kick off the book discussion by clarifying some confusion over the definition of a picaresque novel. They share some thoughts on the how stories communicate to us in a unique way
- [Episode 131: "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame, Part 1](https://www.theliterary.life/131/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast and our new series on The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Angelina, Thomas and Cindy set out to introduce this book in its historical and literary context, as well as address a few of the challenges people may have on their first reading of The Wind
- [Episode 306: "Best of" - What Is the Literary Life?](https://www.theliterary.life/306-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast and one of our "best of" episodes from the vault! Due to the busyness of the holiday season, we thought this would be the perfect time to bring you a replay from our archives instead of starting a brand new book discussion series.
- [Episode 305: Books on Screen - Our Favorite Film Adaptations](https://www.theliterary.life/305-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: On this week's episode of The Literary Life podcast, Angelina Stanford, Thomas Banks, and Atlee Northmore talk about their favorite film adaptations of books they like and why they think these are worthy adaptations. Genres of movies they discuss include adaptations of classic books, kids and family films, film noir
- [Episode 304: Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" Ch. 14-End](https://www.theliterary.life/304-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: Today on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina, Thomas, and Ella cover the final chapters of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. They begin the conversation considering the ending of the story and mistakes readers may make in thinking it is a despairing ending. Angelina asks the question "how does Huxley
- [Episode 303: Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" Ch. 8-13](https://www.theliterary.life/303-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina, Thomas, and Ella continue discussing Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. They begin engaging with the text today by talking more about satire and parody as elements in this story. While recapping the major plot points in these chapters, they go deeper
- [Episode 302: Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" Ch. 4-7](https://www.theliterary.life/302-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast and our series on Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Angelina Stanford, Thomas Banks, and Ella Hornstra open the conversation by sharing their commonplace quotes, then jump into the book discussion with some connections between Huxley and Lewis Carroll and how Brave New World
- [Episode 301: Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" Intro and Ch. 1-3](https://www.theliterary.life/301-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast with Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks! They are joined by Ella Hornstra for the beginning of a new series on Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Thomas and Ella kick off the book discussion with a little biographical background on Huxley and dispel the
- [Episode 300: Best of Series - "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 18-End](https://www.theliterary.life/300-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: On The Literary Life podcast this week, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas are back to wrap up their series on Bram Stoker's Dracula. They open with their commonplace quotes then begin diving into the major plot points and the connections being made. Angelina and Cindy discuss what happens to Mina, especially
- [Episode 299: Best of Series - "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 12-17](https://www.theliterary.life/299-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: Our hosts are back on The Literary Life podcast today to continue our series on Bram Stoker's Dracula. This week we are covering chapters 12-17, and in the introduction to this episode, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas discuss the purpose of the Gothic novel in reorienting us to realize there is
- [Episode 298: Best of Series - "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 8-11](https://www.theliterary.life/298-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast today and our series on Bram Stoker's Dracula. This week Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks cover chapters 8-11 of the book. Angelina explains both the "New Woman" and "Angel in the House" ideas of the Victorian era and makes some observations
- [Episode 297: Best of Series - Bram Stoker's "Dracula" Ch. 3-7](https://www.theliterary.life/297-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: On The Literary Life Podcast this week, our hosts continue with part 2 of their series on Bram Stoker's Dracula. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas begin discussing how to properly read Dracula and other books written in this tradition. (Hint: It's not the Freudian or psychoanalytical
- [Episode 296: Best of Series - Introduction to "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 1-2](https://www.theliterary.life/296-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: On this week’s episode of The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford is joined as always by Thomas Banks and Cindy Rollins for the opening of their series on Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Today our hosts focus on the background and historical context for this piece of literature, as well as going over the
- [Episode 295: "Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti, Part 2](https://www.theliterary.life/295-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: Today on The Literary Life podcast Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks continue their two-part series on Christina Rossetti's narrative poem "Goblin Market." They begin discussing this poem by connecting it with the larger conversation on art and the literary tradition, pointing out the flaws of modern ways of reading. Angelina
- [Episode 294: "Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti, Part 1](https://www.theliterary.life/294-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast! This week we begin a brief, two-episode series covering Christina Rossetti's narrative poem "Goblin Market." Our hosts, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks, look at the life and family background of Christina Rossetti, highlighting her devout Christian faith as key to understanding her poetry.
- [Episode 293: The Literary Tradition](https://www.theliterary.life/293-2/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life podcast, our hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks attempt to get us closer to an answer to the question "What is the literary tradition?" After acknowledging the difficulty of approaching this question, Angelina shares an analogy for understanding the literary tradition as differing degrees of ability to see.
- [Episode 292: The Age of Innocence on Screen](https://www.theliterary.life/292-2/) - Listen to The Literary Life: On today's episode of The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina and Thomas are joined by Atlee Northmore to discuss film adaptations of Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Atlee begins outlining the history of screen adaptations of Edith Wharton's novels, some of which were made during
- [Episode 291: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, Ch. 22-End](https://www.theliterary.life/291-2/) - This week on The Literary Life Podcast we wrap up the book discussion portion of our series on Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence. Today, Angelina and Thomas begin with chapter 22, going through the significant scenes all the way to the end of the book. They talk about the ways in which this book
- [Episode 290: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, Ch. 9-21](https://www.theliterary.life/290-2/) - Welcome to The Literary Life Podcast and our series covering The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. Angelina and Thomas open with their commonplace quotes, then begin discussing the events and characters of this section of the book. Some of the ideas they build on this week are the challenges to social conventions, the many
- [Episode 289: "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton, Ch. 1-8](https://www.theliterary.life/289-2/) - Welcome to The Literary Life Podcast and a new series featuring the book The Age of Innocence. Our hosts, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks introduce us to American Gilded Age author, Edith Wharton, the "First Lady of American Letters." They also share their own experiences with reading Wharton's stories, novels, and letters, as well as
- [Episode 288: Literary Milestones](https://www.theliterary.life/288-2/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life podcast, Angelina and Thomas will be talking about the milestones of a reader's literary life. This episode developed in response to the many questions they've received over the years about challenges people face throughout their reading lives. They begin by thinking back to childhood and recalling the first
- [Episode 287: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, "Tiger, Tiger"](https://www.theliterary.life/287-2/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life podcast, Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas wrap up their discussion of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling with the final Mowgli story--"Tiger, Tiger." Before beginning to talk about the story, the chat a little about Kipling's other works and his place in literary history and what sort of writer
- [Episode 286: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, "Kaa's Hunting"](https://www.theliterary.life/286-2/) - On The Literary Life podcast this week, Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas continue their discussion of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. After sharing their commonplace quotes for this week, they begin talking about "Kaa's Hunting." Angelina asks Cindy about the age range for this book, which is recommended on AmblesideOnline for Year 3 students. They
- [Episode 285: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, "Mowgli's Brothers"](https://www.theliterary.life/285-2/) - Today on The Literary Life podcast, we begin a new series of episodes on The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling with our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks! After sharing their commonplace quotes, each of them talks about their own reading histories with Rudyard Kipling's work. Thomas gives us some biographical information about
- [Episode 284: Best of - "The Garden Party" by Katherine Mansfield (Ep. 13)](https://www.theliterary.life/284-2/) - This week on The Literary Life, we bring you an episode from deep in the archives in which Cindy and Angelina discussed Katherine Mansfield’s short story “The Garden Party.” After a great chat over their commonplace quotes, Angelina and Cindy dig into this week’s story. They start with how Cindy found this story and the
- [Episode 283: Catching Up with Jason Baxter - Dante, Teacher as Translator, Learning to Read Poetry Like C.S. Lewis, and Hot Takes](https://www.theliterary.life/283-2/) - This week on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina and Thomas are once again joined Dr. Jason Baxter, author of Why Literature Still Matters. In this episode, our hosts sit down with Dr. Baxter for a chat about a wide variety of topics, including teaching the old books, reading poetry to understand it, the delight of
- [Episode 279: "Best of" - "Harry Potter" Book 1, Intro and Ch. 1-2](https://www.theliterary.life/279-2/) - On today’s episode on The Literary Life podcast, we bring you a special re-mix of our popular series on Harry Potter: Book 1 by J. K. Rowling, with hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks. After sharing a little on their own backgrounds as teachers and their commonplace quotations for the week, Angelina and Thomas open the
- [Episode 282: Best of - “Harry Potter” Book 1, Ch. 13-End](https://www.theliterary.life/282-2/) - This week on The Literary Life, Angelina and Thomas wrap up our encore series on J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter: Book 1. Angelina and Thomas begin the episode with some thoughts on their Aristotelian approach to literature as seen in this series of episodes. After sharing their commonplace quotes, they dive into their discussion of the
- [Episode 281: "Best of" - “Harry Potter” Book 1, Ch. 8-12](https://www.theliterary.life/281-2/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast and our series on J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter: Book 1. After sharing some thoughts on detective fiction as it relates to Rowling, our hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks discuss chapters 8-12. Some of the ideas they share are the following: Homeric echos and classical allusions in this
- [Episode 280: "Best of" - "Harry Potter" Book Ch. 3-7](https://www.theliterary.life/280-2/) - This week we are back with the second part of our remix of Angelina and Thomas' podcast series on Harry Potter: Book 1 by J. K. Rowling. This week we are covering chapters 3-7. Angelina opens the book discussion with an overview of the literary motifs used by Rowling in the Harry Potter books to
- [Episode 278: The Literary Life of Natalia Testa](https://www.theliterary.life/278-2/) - On this week's episode of The Literary Life, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks chat with their student Natalia Testa about her literary life. She is a rising homeschool junior living in Houston, Texas. She enjoys researching obscure manuscripts, classical languages and all things Lord Peter Wimsey. Angelina kicks off the conversation asking about Natalia's childhood
- [Episode 277: "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor](https://www.theliterary.life/277-2/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life podcast, Angelina and Thomas continue their series on Flannery O'Connor with a discussion of her short story "A Good Man is Hard to Find." After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina explains why she chose this particular story to go over on the podcast. She and Thomas then go
- [Episode 276: An Introduction to Flannery O'Connor](https://www.theliterary.life/276-2/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina and Thomas bring us the first of a two-part series on the oft-requested, oft-misunderstood author, Flannery O'Connor. They begin by sharing their commonplace quotes for this week, which leads into the topic of O'Connor, the controversial mid-century southern American author. Angelina gives us a look at Flannery's
- [Episode 275: The Literary Life of Angelina Stanford](https://www.theliterary.life/275-2/) - Today on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks have a much-awaited conversation all about Angelina's own literary life and education. Thomas gets to ask the tough questions and put Angelina on the spot in this episode! She begins by sharing her childhood love of books and what her favorite books were when
- [Episode 274: The Literary Life of Dr. Anne Phillips](https://www.theliterary.life/274-2/) - This week on The Literary Life Podcast, our hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks are back with a new "Literary Life of..." interview, this time with their teaching colleague at House of Humane Letters, Dr. Anne Phillips. In addition to her classes at HHL, you can also find Dr. Phillips writing on Substack. Angelina starts
- [Episode 273: Best of Series- “The Enchanted April” by Elizabeth von Arnim, Ch. 12-22](https://www.theliterary.life/273-2/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas continue their discussion of The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim, on chapters 12-22. Angelina and Thomas begin the conversation sharing some thoughts on modern literature and why we don’t hear of modern authors like Elizabeth von Arnim among “the academy.” Cindy tells us what stood
- [Episode 271: The Literary Life of Peter Hitchens](https://www.theliterary.life/271-2/) - On The Literary Life Podcast today we bring you a special "Literary Life of..." episode featuring author and journalist Peter Hitchens. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina and Thomas dive into the interview with Mr. Hitchens, first asking about his memories of books and reading in his childhood. They also talk about how he came
- [Episode 272: Best of Series - “The Enchanted April” by Elizabeth von Arnim, Ch. 1-11](https://www.theliterary.life/272-2/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks. This week we are bringing you another episode from the vault, this time part one of our series on The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim. Thomas gives some interesting biographical information about von Arnim, and Angelina shares some perspective on appreciating
- [Episode 270: "Best of" Series - "How Much Land Does a Man Need" by Leo Tolstoy (Ep. 98)](https://www.theliterary.life/270-2/) - This week on The Literary Life, we bring you a gem from the archives. In this episode hosts Angelina Stanford, Thomas Banks, and Cindy Rollins discuss “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” by Leo Tolstoy. To start off the discussion of this short story, Thomas gives us some background to help answer Angelina’s question about
- [Episode 269: "An Experiment in Criticism" Revisited](https://www.theliterary.life/269-2/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast this week! Today we are bringing you a brand new episode on An Experiment in Criticism in which Angelina and Thomas revisit the ideas in this book and answer some listener questions from over the years! Angelina opens the discussion with a little background on the first series
- [Episode 263: "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare, Acts 4 & 5](https://www.theliterary.life/263-2/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina and Thomas are back to wrap up their discussion of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Today, after some introductory talk about literary criticism, our hosts cover the last two acts of this play, highlighting how Shakespeare deals with the five act structure. Once again, we see the
- [Episode 268: "Best of" Series: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 10-Epilogue (Ep. 23)](https://www.theliterary.life/268-2/) - On today’s "Best of" episode of The Literary Life, Angelina and Cindy are once again joined by Thomas Banks. They discuss the last two chapters and the epilogue of An Experiment in Criticism. The first topic of conversation is Lewis’ comments on poetry, including the un-literary reading of poetry and the importance of the sound of poetry.
- [Episode 267: "Best of" Series - An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 8-9 (Ep. 22)](https://www.theliterary.life/267-2/) - This week’s episode is a continuation of Cindy Rollins and Angelina Stanford’s discussion of An Experiment in Criticism by C. S. Lewis. They start with an exploration of the difference between loving a book and evaluating a book as a work of art, followed by an explanation of Lewis’ idea that works of art do not teach
- [Episode 266: "Best of" Series - An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 5-7 (Ep. 21)](https://www.theliterary.life/266-2/) - Angelina and Cindy open today's discussion of C. S. Lewis' An Experiment in Criticism with a recap of the terms that Lewis defines in chapters 5-7, starting with myth. They talk about what it means to have an "extra-literary" experience and how to cultivate the proper attitude of a good reader. Next Cindy and Angelina
- [Episode 265: "Best of" Series - An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 1-4 (Ep. 20)](https://www.theliterary.life/265-2/) - This week on The Literary Life Podcast, we bring you the first installment of our series reprising C. S. Lewis’ An Experiment in Criticism. Join us over the next few weeks as we replay the original discussions of this book hosted by Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins. Then come back for a new episode at the
- [Episode 264: "Much Ado About Nothing" On-Screen Adaptations](https://www.theliterary.life/264-2/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast we are back with a fun episode all about film adaptations of Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare! Angelina and Thomas are joined by Atlee Northmore for today's discussion, and you are in for quite a ride! Atlee begins the conversation with a general history of Shakespeare
- [Episode 262: "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare, Acts 2 & 3](https://www.theliterary.life/262-2/) - Welcome back to our series on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing here on The Literary Life Podcast. Our hosts, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks, open the episode with some thoughts on disguises and appearance versus reality in Shakespeare. They talk about how the eavesdropping in this play works together with the things not being as
- [Episode 261: "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare, Acts 1 & 2](https://www.theliterary.life/episode-261/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and our series on Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. This week Angelina and Thomas are discussing Acts 1 and 2 and will try to do that by talking about the story as a whole, not simply focussing on the characters. They talk about the roles of
- [Episode 260: Introduction to William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"](https://www.theliterary.life/260-2/) - Welcome to The Literary Life Podcast and our first book series of 2025, covering Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. Our hosts, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks begin by sharing their commonplace quotes, then lead into a little biographical background on William Shakespeare and the way in which he wrote his plays. They also
- [Episode 159: Aristotle's "Poetics," Part 1](https://www.theliterary.life/159-2/) - On The Literary Life podcast this week, our hosts continue their series of discussions on Aristotle's Poetics. Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas share some pertinent commonplace quotations to open the episode, then dive into this week's text, beginning with Aristotle's definition of "tragedy." Thomas expands on the idea of catharsis, and Angelina outlines Aristotle's necessary elements
- [Episode 259: "Best of" Series - The Literary Life of Thomas Banks (Ep. 78)](https://www.theliterary.life/259-2/) - On The Literary Life Podcast this week, due to unforeseen interruptions to the recording schedule, we are bringing you another episode from the vault. We hope you will enjoy this replay of The Literary Life of Thomas Banks! Cindy begins the interview asking Thomas about his family background and the influence of his parents on
- [Episode 258: "Best of" Series - Our Literary Lives of 2022](https://www.theliterary.life/258-2/) - On The Literary Life podcast today, we bring you another episode from our podcast archive in which our hosts look back on their reading lives of 2022. Angelina, Cindy and Thomas each share a commonplace quote, then they each share a little about how they approach reading in a way that fits with the demands
- [Episode 257: "Best of" Series -- Our Literary Lives of 2021](https://www.theliterary.life/257-2/) - On this week's episode of The Literary Life podcast, we bring you an episode from our vault in which Angelina, Cindy and Thomas share a wrap up of their 2021 year in reading--their favorite books of the year, their most hated books read, and how they each did with covering the categories of the #LitLife192021
- [Episode 256: Our Literary Lives of 2024](https://www.theliterary.life/256-2/) - Welcome to our year end wrap-up episode here on The Literary Life podcast! Today Angelina and Thomas are rejoined by Cindy Rollins to chat about all the books they've been reading throughout 2024. They start out sharing some overall thoughts about what each of their year in reading looked like, then share some highlights from
- [Episode 255: "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde, Act 4 & Film Adaptations](https://www.theliterary.life/255-2/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina and Thomas wrap up our series on An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde. In sharing thoughts on Act 4, Angelina and Thomas consider whether Wilde's satire works well here at the end, as well as expanding more on the ideas of "the angel in the house" and
- [Episode 254: The Literary Life 2025 Season Preview](https://www.theliterary.life/254-2/) - Welcome to this special preview episode of The Literary Life Podcast! In this episode, our hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks share the books and topics you can look forward to in the upcoming 2025 season of the podcast. This episode was recorded live with the Patreon supporters for our December All Fellows Eve. In
- [Episode 253: "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde, Acts 2 & 3](https://www.theliterary.life/253-2/) - We are back on The Literary Life podcast this week with a continuation of our series on An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde. Today Angelina and Thomas cover Acts 2 and 3 of the play, including some more background on this literary period, starting off with some background of the comedy of manners and satire.
- [Episode 252: "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde, Intro and Act 1](https://www.theliterary.life/252-2/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and a new series on Oscar Wilde's play An Ideal Husband. This week hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks will give an introduction to Oscar Wilde and the time period in which he wrote this play, then discuss Act 1. They discuss the cultural pendulum swing that happened
- [Episode 251: Why Literature Still Matters with Dr. Jason Baxter](https://www.theliterary.life/251-2/) - This week on The Literary Life Podcast we are pleased to bring you a conversation hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks had with Dr. Jason Baxter, author of the new book Why Literature Still Matters from Cassiodorus Press. You can find out more about Dr. Baxter and his other books at JasonMBaxter.com. Together they discuss
- [Episode 250: "Best of" Series Replay - "The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis" with Dr. Jason Baxter](https://www.theliterary.life/250-2/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast! Due to a scheduling conflict, this week we are re-airing a previous episode with Dr. Jason Baxter, author of the new book Why Literature Matters from Cassiodorus Press. Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks sit down for a special conversation with Jason Baxter. Jason is a speaker,
- [Episode 249: "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by S. T. Coleridge, Part 2](https://www.theliterary.life/249-2/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast and the wrap up of our series on Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Today Angelina and Thomas cover the second half of the poem, beginning with some more discussion about the Romantic poets and what they were trying to do through their work. They talk
- [Episode 75: Phantastes, Ch. 20-End](https://www.theliterary.life/075/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, we wrap up our series on George MacDonald's Phantastes. Today Angelina, Cindy and Thomas discuss chapters 20-25. Thomas opens the conversations giving his impressions of the ending of this fantasy. Angelina talks more about the symbolism of death and rebirth, as well as the themes of the quest,
- [Episode 112: "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen, Vol. 3, Ch. 1-8](https://www.theliterary.life/112-2/) - Welcome back for another installment in our series covering Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. Angelina, Cindy and Thomas share their commonplace quotes which leads them into discussing Fanny's character in contrast to the heroine of a gothic novel. They talk about what makes a good marriage in the Regency period and Jane Austen's own personal
- [Episode 141: "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens, Book 2, Ch. 1-5](https://www.theliterary.life/141/) - The Literary Life Podcast's new episode this week continues our series on Hard Times by Charles Dickens. After Angelina ties up a few loose ends from Book 1, Thomas leads us into Book 2 and introduces us to Mr. Harthouse. Cindy highlights the dangers of not allowing children learn self-government as illustrated in the character
- [Episode 142: "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens, Book 2, Ch. 6-9](https://www.theliterary.life/142/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life this week and the continuation of our series on Hard Times by Charles Dickens. After some autumnal chit-chat, our hosts Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas dive into the plot of the end of Book 2. They open discussing Stephen's fate and Tom Gradgrind's destructive, devouring nature. They highlight Mrs. Sparsit
- [Episode 144: "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens, Bk. 3, Ch. 4-End](https://www.theliterary.life/144/) - On this week's episode of The Literary Life Podcast, our hosts wrap up their series on Hard Times by Charles Dickens. Angelina opens the conversation about the book by highlighting Dickens' masterful ability to tie up all the loose ends in his stories. They cover not only the major plot points here at the end
- [Episode 248: "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by S. T. Coleridge, Part 1](https://www.theliterary.life/248-2/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life, Angelina and Thomas discuss the first half of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner. They review some of the ideas covered last week, particularly Romanticism and the harkening back to the medieval tradition in contrast to the Neo-Classicism that preceded this period. Thomas sets up the
- [Episode 247: Introduction to "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge](https://www.theliterary.life/247-2/) - On The Literary Life podcast this week, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks begin their newest series, this time discussing Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner. First, Thomas and Angelina speak to the question of different editions of this poem, then they dive into the background on Coleridge, William Wordsworth, and the lyrical ballads.
- [Episode 245: "Murder Must Advertise" by Dorothy Sayers, Ch. 17-End](https://www.theliterary.life/245-2/) - Today on The Literary Life podcast, hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks wrap up their series on Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers. To begin the conversation, Thomas shares his reaction on finishing this book. Angelina then dives into her discoveries of Alice in Wonderland references throughout all of Sayers' detective books. They talk
- [Episode 246: "Best of" Series - "Are Women Human" by Dorothy L. Sayers, Ep. 9](https://www.theliterary.life/246-2/) - Today's episode of The Literary Life podcast is one in our "Best of The Literary Life" series. This week's remix is a conversation from 2019 between Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins in which they discuss Dorothy L. Sayers’ essay “Are Women Human?“ They explore the ideas that Sayers wrestles with in the essay, including: the Victorian view
- [Episode 244: "Murder Must Advertise" by Dorothy Sayers, Ch. 12-16](https://www.theliterary.life/244-2/) - Today's episode of The Literary Life podcast picks up our series on Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers with a discussion of chapters 12-16. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina and Thomas begin by talking about whether Sayers is "too accomplished" to be writing detective stories and the decline and resurgence of the genre.
- [Episode 243: "Murder Must Advertise" by Dorothy Sayers, Ch. 6-11](https://www.theliterary.life/243-2/) - On The Literary Life podcast this week, we continue our series on Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers, covering chapters 6-11. Angelina and Thomas begin the discussion talking about authors and their own thoughts on their best books versus those which readers seem to like best. Angelina shares some of the things she has
- [Episode 242: "Murder Must Advertise" by Dorothy L. Sayers, Intro and Ch. 1-5](https://www.theliterary.life/242-2/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast and the beginning of our series on Dorothy L. Sayers' classic detective novel, Murder Must Advertise. Beginning with the Golden Age of the detective novel and the backdrop of World War I, Angelina and Thomas give some historical background to provide a setting for this novel. Angelina also
- [Episode 241: Why Read Dante with Jason Baxter](https://www.theliterary.life/241-2/) - On this week's episode of The Literary Life podcast, we are excited to bring you a new conversation with hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks and their guest Dr. Jason Baxter. They open the discussion with some thoughts on why Dante has had renewed popularity in recent days. Jason talks about the big questions that
- [Episode 240: "Best of" Series - The Importance of Detective Fiction, Ep. 3](https://www.theliterary.life/240-2/) - Today on The Literary Life Podcast, we bring you another episode from the vault, this time to prepare you for our upcoming discussion of Dorothy L. Sayers' detective novel Murder Must Advertise. In this conversation, Angelina and Cindy talk all things related to the detective novel. Why do we love detective fiction so much? What
- [Episode 239: "Best of" Series - The Literary Life of Jone Rose, Ep. 135](https://www.theliterary.life/239-2/) - Welcome to another remix episode of The Literary Life podcast with this popular "Literary Life of..." interview episode with Angelina, Cindy and their guest Jone Rose. Jone is a "super-fan" of the podcast and is a homeschool mom living in North Carolina. Today Angelina starts off the interview asking about Jone's childhood reading life and
- [Episode 238: Why Read Biographies](https://www.theliterary.life/238-2/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast with Angelina Stanford, Thomas Banks, and Cindy Rollins. Thomas starts the conversation with some general thoughts on the biography as a branch of literature and as an art form. He also mentions some types of biography he does not care to read at all. Cindy brings up the
- [Episod 237: "Best of" Series - “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” Pt. 2, Ep. 106](https://www.theliterary.life/episod-237-best-of-series-the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-pt-2-ep-106/) - This week on The Literary Life Podcast, we continue our remix of a past discussion of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. If you missed last week's episode, you will want to go back and catch Part 1 here. Angelina kicks of the book chat with a look at
- [Episode 236: "Best of" Series - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by R. L. Stevenson, Part 1 (Ep. 105)](https://www.theliterary.life/236-2/) - Welcome to today’s episode and another "Best of" remix on The Literary Life Podcast! Today our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks explore Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. After their commonplace quote discussion, each cohost shares some personal thoughts on Robert Louis Stevenson. Be aware that this
- [Episode 227: "Agnes Grey" by Anne Bronte, Ch. 19-25](https://www.theliterary.life/227-2/) - On The Literary Life Podcast this week, Angelina and Thomas wrap up their series on Anne Brontë's Agnes Grey. In this final episode on this beautiful Victorian novel, our hosts begin with their commonplace quotes which lead into the book discussion and the Victorian ideas about the supernatural. They talk about the major plot points
- [Episode 235: "Harry Potter" Book 1, Ch. 13-End](https://www.theliterary.life/235-2/) - This week on The Literary Life, Angelina and Thomas wrap up their series on J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter: Book 1. Angelina and Thomas begin the episode with some thoughts on their Aristotelian approach to literature as seen in this series of episodes. After sharing their commonplace quotes, they dive into their discussion of the
- [Episode 234: "Harry Potter" Book 1, Ch. 8-12](https://www.theliterary.life/234-2/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast and our series on J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter: Book 1. After sharing some thoughts on detective fiction as it relates to Rowling, our hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks discuss chapters 8-12. Some of the ideas they share are the following: Homeric echos and classical allusions in
- [Episode 233: "Harry Potter" Book 1, Ch. 3-7](https://www.theliterary.life/233-2/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life podcast, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks continue their series on Harry Potter: Book 1 by J. K. Rowling. This week we are covering chapters 3-7. Angelina opens the book discussion with an overview of the literary motifs used by Rowling in the Harry Potter books to help modern
- [Episode 232: "Harry Potter" Book 1, Introduction and Ch. 1-2](https://www.theliterary.life/232-2/) - On today's episode on The Literary Life podcast, we begin our much-anticipated series on Harry Potter: Book 1 by J. K. Rowling, with hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks. After sharing a little on their own backgrounds as teachers and their commonplace quotations for the week, Angelina and Thomas open the book discussion with some
- [Episode 230: "Best of" Series - "Why I Write" by George Orwell, Ep. 16](https://www.theliterary.life/230-2/) - For this week's "Best of The Literary Life" series episode, we revisit a conversation about George Orwell’s essay “Why I Write.” Angelina and Cindy kick off the discussion about how much they each identify with Orwell’s description of his childhood. In his story of learning to write, we see many aspects of a good education,
- [Episode 229: "Best of" Series, "Araby" by James Joyce, Ep. 11](https://www.theliterary.life/229-2/) - This week on The Literary Life we return to the podcast vault for a re-airing of Episode 11, in which Cindy Rollins and Angelina Stanford enjoy a discussion of the short story "Araby" by James Joyce. Delving into "Araby," Angelina talks about the history and development of the short story form. Cindy gives a little
- [Episode 228: "Best of" Series, "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, Ep. 15](https://www.theliterary.life/228-2/) - This week on The Literary Life, we are dipping back into the archives for one of our "Best of" series of episodes. In this week's remix from Season 1, Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins discuss Guy de Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace.” Before getting into the short story discussion, Cindy and Angelina chat about what
- [Episode 226: "Agnes Grey" by Anne Brontë, Ch. 12-18](https://www.theliterary.life/226-2/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and the continuation of our series on Anne Brontë's Agnes Grey. Angelina and Thomas open with their commonplace quotes which lead into the book discussion. Angelina kicks it off with a comparison between the work of the Brontës and Jane Austen's writing which will continue throughout the conversation.
- [Episode 225: "Agnes Grey" by Anne Brontë, Ch. 6-11](https://www.theliterary.life/225-2/) - On this week's episode of The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina and Thomas continue their series of discussions on Anne Brontë's novel Agnes Grey. They open the conversation about this novel with some thoughts on the differences between Agnes Grey and Jane Eyre and Anne and Charlotte Brontë. Angelina poses the question as to whether this
- [Episode 224: "Agnes Grey" by Anne Brontë, Introduction and Ch. 1-5](https://www.theliterary.life/224-2/) - Today on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks begin a new book discussion series covering Anne Brontë's Victorian novel Agnes Grey. This week they are giving an introduction to the social and literary climate in which Anne was writing, as well as discussing chapters 1-5 of the book. Thomas shares a little
- [Episode 223: "Best of" The Literary Life - "The Machine Stops" by E. M. Forster, Ep. 99](https://www.theliterary.life/223-2/) - This week on The Literary Life, we bring you another episode in our "Best of" series with a throwback to one of our 2021 Summer of the Short Story shows. In this episode, Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas talk about E. M. Forster’s short story “The Machine Stops.” If you are interested in more E. M. Forster chat,
- [Episode 222: "Tartuffe" by Moliere, Acts 3 - 5](https://www.theliterary.life/222-2/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina and Thomas wrap up their series on the satirical comedy Tartuffe by Jean-Baptiste Moliere. If you want to listen in to the read along of this play, you can view replays on the readings on the House of Humane Letters YouTube channel. Angelina and Thomas start
- [Episode 221: "Tartuffe" by Moliere, Introduction and Acts 1 & 2](https://www.theliterary.life/221-2/) - This week on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks delve into a new literary series as we read the comedic play Tartuffe by Jean-Baptiste Moliere. If you want to listen in to the read along of this play, you can view replays on the readings on the House of Humane Letters YouTube
- [Episode 220: Fairy Tales and Children's Literature with Dr. Vigen Guroian](https://www.theliterary.life/220-2/) - Welcome to a new episode of The Literary Life podcast and an interview with special guest Dr. Vigen Guroian, retired professor of Religious Studies and Orthodox Christianity at the University of Virginia and author of twelve book and numerous scholarly articles. Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks discuss with Dr. Guroian the new edition of his
- [Episode 219: "Best of" Series - Why Read Old Books, Ep. 80](https://www.theliterary.life/219-2/) - Today on The Literary Life Podcast, we bring you another episode in our "Best of" series in which Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks discuss the importance of reading old books. They begin the conversation by addressing head on the idea that old books are irrelevant. They touch on the fact that when we
- [Episode 218: "Best of" Series - Our Favorite Poems, Ep. 54](https://www.theliterary.life/218-2/) - This week on The Literary Life, our hosts talk about their favorite poems and poets. Cindy starts off by sharing the early influences on her developing a love of poetry. Thomas also shares about his mother reading poetry to him as a child and the poetry that made an impression on him as a child.
- [Episode 9: Are Women Human?](https://www.theliterary.life/009-2/) - Today on The Literary Life, Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins discuss Dorothy L. Sayers' essay "Are Women Human?" They explore the ideas that Sayers wrestles with in the essay, including: the Victorian view of women, the significance of the industrial revolution, the human need for meaningful occupation, and the early feminist movement and women's suffrage.
- [Episode 8: Gaudy Night, Ch. 16-End](https://www.theliterary.life/008-2/) - This week, your hosts Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins are covering the final chapters of Gaudy Night, starting with chapter 16.
- [Episode 217: "Best of" Series - The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis: A Conversation with Jason M. Baxter, Ep. 145](https://www.theliterary.life/217-2/) - In anticipation of our upcoming sixth annual Literary Life Online Conference, “Dispelling the Myth of Modernity: A Recovery of the Medieval Imagination," this week we are re-airing a previous episode with Jason Baxter, our conference's special keynote speaker. Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks sit down for a special conversation with Jason Baxter, author
- [Episode 216: E. M. Forster's "Howards End" On Screen](https://www.theliterary.life/216-2/) - Today on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks are joined by Atlee Northmore to explore the various screen adaptations based on Howards End by E. M. Forster. They begin the discussion with the question of what is the good of translating one art form, in this case a book, into another art
- [Episode 215: E. M. Forster's "Howards End", Ch. 35-End](https://www.theliterary.life/215-2/) - Welcome to The Literary Life Podcast and the final episode in our our series on Howards End by E. M. Forster. Today Angelina and Thomas seek to sum up the book and wrap up their thoughts on the way Forster weaves this story. The open with some comments on the almost allegorical nature of Howards
- [Episode 214: E. M. Forster's "Howards End," Ch. 26-34](https://www.theliterary.life/214-2/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and our series discussing Howards End by E. M. Forster. This week Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks cover chapters 26-34. Together they continue to talk about the ideas Forster is presenting in the book as seen in this section, including Howards End as a character, the echoes of
- [Episode 213: E. M. Forster's "Howards End," Ch. 17-25](https://www.theliterary.life/213-2/) - On The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina and Thomas continue our series on Howards End by E. M. Forster with a discussion of chapters 17-25. In opening the conversation on this chapter, they consider the various houses and ask the question of what role Howards End plays in this whole story. They also delve into the
- [Episode 212: E. M. Forster's "Howards End", Ch. 8-16](https://www.theliterary.life/212-2/) - Welcome to The Literary Life Podcast and our second episode in our series on E. M. Forster's book Howards End. This week, Angelina and Thomas cover chapters 8-16, continuing their discussion of the book and the overarching concept of "Story" along the way. In talking about different plot points and characters, Angelina and Thomas make
- [Episode 211: E. M. Forster's "Howards End", Introduction and Ch. 1-7](https://www.theliterary.life/211-2/) - Welcome to a new series on The Literary Life Podcast with Angelina Stanford and husband Thomas Banks. This week they begin talking about E. M. Forster's book Howards End, giving some introductory information about Forster and also cover the first seven chapters of the book. Thomas shares some background on the Bloomsbury Group authors in
- [Episode 210: Reading "Beyond Mere Motherhood" with Cindy Rollins](https://www.theliterary.life/210-2/) - Today on The Literary Life, Angelina and Thomas sit down with Cindy to chat about her new book Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People, Too. First Cindy shares some of what she has going on this year, and Angelina officially introduces the 2024 Literary Life Online Conference, "Dispelling the Myth of Modernity: A Recovery of
- [Episode 7: Gaudy Night, Ch. 8-15](https://www.theliterary.life/007/) - In this episode of The Literary Life, Cindy Rollins and Angelina Stanford discuss chapters 8-15 of Dorothy L. Sayers' book Gaudy Night. In addition to reviewing the plot points of interest in these chapters, Cindy and Angelina focus in on the interweaving of plot, theme, and setting in Gaudy Night. They talk about how Oxford
- [Episode 209: "Best of" Series - The Literary Life of Emily Raible, Ep. 56](https://www.theliterary.life/209-2/) - Welcome to another episode in our "Best of The Literary Life" podcast series. Today on The Literary Life Podcast, our hosts Angelina and Cindy chat with “superfan” Emily Raible about her own literary life. Emily is a homeschool mom, an avid reader, birdwatcher, baker and probably Angelina’s most loyal student. In telling the story of
- [Episode 208: "Best of" Series - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Acts IV & V, Ep. 121](https://www.theliterary.life/208-2/) - On The Literary Life podcast this week, we will wrap up our series on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Our hosts, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas walk through the last two acts of the play, sharing their thoughts on the structure and ideas presented here. Angelina talks about why she thinks Shakespeare resolves the different conflicts
- [Episode 6: The Literary Life of Mary Jo Tate](https://www.theliterary.life/006-2/) - Today on The Literary Life, your hosts Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins sit down for a chat with their friend and fellow reader, Mary Jo Tate.
- [Episode 207: "Best of" Series - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Ep. 120](https://www.theliterary.life/207-2/) - Today on The Literary Life podcast, we continue our "Best of" series discussing Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream with coverage of Act 3. Angelina talks about the pacing of this act and the importance of the characters' madcap, lunatic behavior. She also highlight's Shakespeare's wrestling with the relationship between the imagination and art and reality.
- [Episode 61: Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 1-2](https://www.theliterary.life/061/) - Today on The Literary Life Podcast, we begin our new series on C. S. Lewis' masterpiece, Till We Have Faces. This week, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks cover the first two chapters and share their observations as they reread this oftentimes challenging book. To help us gain a framework for this novel, Thomas
- [Episode 206: "Best of" Series - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Acts I & II, Ep. 119](https://www.theliterary.life/206-2/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast and our "Best of" re-air of the series on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. After kicking off the episode with their commonplace quotes, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas start digging into the play itself. Thomas brings up the importance of the timing of this story being midsummer. Angelina gives
- [Episode 205: The "Best of" Series - Intro to Shakespeare and "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Ep. 118](https://www.theliterary.life/205-2/) - Welcome to this new season of The Literary Life podcast! During the month of January 2024, we will be re-airing our series of episodes on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. This week we bring you an introduction both to William Shakespeare and his play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Hosts Angelina, Cindy and Thomas seek to give new
- [Episode 204: A Preview of The Literary Life Season 6](https://www.theliterary.life/204-2/) - On The Literary Life today, Angelina and Thomas preview the upcoming season of the podcast and what books you can expect them to cover in 2024. We have some short books and exciting new series coming up in the new year, and you can scroll down for Amazon affiliate links to all the books planned.
- [Episode 203: Our Literary Lives of 2023](https://www.theliterary.life/203-2/) - On The Literary Life today, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas recap their reading from the past year. They first share some general thoughts on their year of reading and what sorts of books they completed. Other questions they discuss are on what books surprised them, what "low brow" books they read, and more! Come back next
- [Episode 202: The Literary Life of Jenn Rogers](https://www.theliterary.life/202-2/) - This week's episode of The Literary Life we bring you a special interview with Jenn Rogers! Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins talk with Jenn about her own literary life and how she learned the things she is now passing on to others through The House of Humane Letters. Jenn shares how languages and literature were
- [Episode 201: "The Mind of the Maker" by Dorothy L. Sayers, Ch. 9-End](https://www.theliterary.life/201-2/) - On The Literary Life today, we wrap up our series on The Mind of the Maker by Dorothy L. Sayers. Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas begin the conversation with C. S. Lewis' critique of Sayers' work, both what he agreed with and disagreed with in this book, as well as touching on Tolkien's idea of artists
- [Episode 200: The Literary Life LIVE 2024 Reading Challenge](https://www.theliterary.life/200-2/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, we have a very special 200th Episode for you! Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks are joined by their Patreon Friends and Fellows for a live episode recording to launch the 2024 Reading Challenge! This year's challenge theme is "Book of Centuries" and features a timeline of
- [Episode 5: Gaudy Night, Ch. 4-7](https://www.theliterary.life/005/) - This week on The Literary Life, Angelina and Cindy discuss the next few chapters of Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers. In this episode, Angelina explores the question of why all the epigraphs opening each chapter are from Renaissance writers.
- [Episode 199: The "Best of" Series - In Search of the Austen Adaptation: Sense and Sensibility, Ep. 138](https://www.theliterary.life/199-2/) - Due to illness among our hosts and holiday travel plans, we are airing a Best Of Series episode this week instead of our previously planned episode on The Mind of the Maker. Please enjoy this lighthearted discussion as you prepare for your Thanksgiving feasting, and join us right here next week for a very special
- [Episode 198: "The Mind of the Maker" by Dorothy L. Sayers, Ch. 6-8](https://www.theliterary.life/198-2/) - Today's episode of The Literary Life is a continuation of our series covering The Mind of the Maker by Dorothy L. Sayers. Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas discuss chapters 6-8 this week, which they acknowledge are probably the most difficult portions of this book so far. Angelina starts off with some questions she has about why
- [Episode 197: "The Mind of the Maker" by Dorothy L. Sayers, Ch. 3-5](https://www.theliterary.life/197-2/) - On The Literary Life Podcast today, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks continue discussing Dorothy L. Sayers' The Mind of the Maker. In today's conversation, they cover the ideas in chapters 3-5, including the following: the creative process in relation to the members of the Trinity, the relationship of the writer to his own
- [Episode 4: Gaudy Night, Ch. 1-3](https://www.theliterary.life/004/) - Today's episode of The Literary Life is the first in the Gaudy Night book discussion series of podcasts, covering chapters 1-3.
- [Episode 3: The Importance of Detective Fiction](https://www.theliterary.life/003/) - In this conversation, Angelina and Cindy talk all things related to the detective novel. Why do we love detective fiction so much? What are the qualities of a good detective novel? What is the history of detective fiction, and how did World War I bring about the Golden Age of the genre? Angelina and Cindy
- [Episode 196: "The Mind of the Maker" by Dorothy L. Sayers, Intro and Ch. 1-2](https://www.theliterary.life/196-2/) - This week on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks are kick off a new series on The Mind of the Maker by Dorothy L. Sayers. Before discussion the book itself, Angelina gives a little biographical information on Sayers for those who are new to her and her work. They begin
- [Episode 2: The Interview Episode](https://www.theliterary.life/002/) - In this second episode of The Literary Life, Cindy and Angelina interview each other on their own personal reading lives, going all the way back to their childhood memories of books to their current reading lists.
- [Episode 195: "Out of the Silent Planet" by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 16-End](https://www.theliterary.life/195-2/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast this week as we wrap up our series of discussion on C. S. Lewis' novel Out of the Silent Planet. Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks are covering from chapter 16 to the end of the book in today's episode. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina starts
- [Episode 194: "Out of the Silent Planet" by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 6-15](https://www.theliterary.life/194-2/) - On The Literary Life podcast today, our hosts continue their discussion of C. S. Lewis' science fiction novel Out of the Silent Planet, covering chapters 6-15. Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks begin by sharing their commonplace quotes, including some heated debate about sausages, then dive in to this section. They start by looking
- [Episode 154: The "Best of" Series - What Is the Literary Life?, Ep. 1](https://www.theliterary.life/154-2/) - Welcome to this episode in our "Best of The Literary Life Podcast" series, this time replaying our very first episode! In this inaugural episode, Cindy and Angelina introduce the podcast and what they mean when they talk about having a “literary life.” Each of them share how stories have shaped their personal lives, as well
- [Episode 1: What Is the Literary Life?](https://www.theliterary.life/episode-1-what-is-the-literary-life/) - In this inaugural episode, Cindy and Angelina introduce the podcast and what they mean when they talk about having a "literary life."
- [Episode 46: "The Importance of Being Earnest" Act 3](https://www.theliterary.life/046/) - On today’s episode of The Literary Life podcast, our fearless hosts discuss Oscar Wilde's unraveling of the tangle of plot points in Act 3 of The Importance of Being Earnest. Cindy Rollins talks about her reaction to Act 3 and how it gets resolved. Thomas Banks observes how Wilde sets up the conflict with the
- [Episode 31: Our Year in Reading](https://www.theliterary.life/031/) - In this last episode of 2019, our Literary Life podcast hosts chat all about their past year in books, as well as what they hope to read in the coming year. Cindy, Angelina and Thomas begin by sharing some commonplace quotes from books they read in 2019. They discuss their strategies for planning their reading
- [Episode 29: Northanger Abbey, Ch 25-End](https://www.theliterary.life/029/) - Welcome to the final episode in our series on Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. On The Literary Life Podcast today, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks go chapter by chapter through the end of the book. First we see that Catherine finally comes to the realization that people are a mixture of good and bad,
- [Episode 28: Northanger Abbey, Ch. 18-24](https://www.theliterary.life/028/) - In this week's episode of The Literary Life, our host are back to discuss chapters 18-24 of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. Cindy, Angelina and Thomas start out sharing the things that struck them as they read this particular section of the book. Angelina highlight's Catherine's growing ability to judge between appearances and reality. We see
- [Episode 27: Northanger Abbey, Ch. 11-17](https://www.theliterary.life/027/) - Today on The Literary Life, Cindy, Angelina and Thomas dig into chapters 11-17 of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. Today's conversation gets into the subtext surrounding what was expected of young ladies to be acceptable in society. A major theme in this book, and particularly in these chapters, is Catherine's learning to discern between what is
- [Episode 26: Northanger Abbey, Ch. 3-10](https://www.theliterary.life/026/) - Today on The Literary Life Podcast, our hosts Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins, along with Thomas Banks, are discussing chapters 4-10 of Northanger Abbey. They start out talking about Jane Austen's light touch and her gentle satirical way of pointing out the pros and cons of the novel. Angelina and Thomas bring up some of
- [Episode 25: Northanger Abbey, Ch. 1-2](https://www.theliterary.life/025/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, our hosts are pleased to begin talking about Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. For this introduction episode Cindy Rollins and Angelina Stanford are joined by Thomas Banks. Together they discuss the advent of the novel as a form, as well as some predecessors of Austen. Angelina points out Austen's
- [Episode 47: The Great Divorce, Preface & Ch. 1](https://www.theliterary.life/047/) - On The Literary Life podcast today, Cindy Rollins, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks begin their series on The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis. Today you are going to get a crash-course in Medievalism through Lewis' story, and we hope you will enjoy this book as much as our hosts do. Angelina kicks off the
- [Episode 182: The Literary Life of Addison and Ella Hornstra](https://www.theliterary.life/182-2/) - On The Literary Life podcast today, our hosts Angelina, Cindy and Thomas sit down for a chat with twin sisters Addison and Ella Hornstra. Together they have been given a literary home education. Angelina introduces the Hornstra ladies and she and Thomas tell a little bit about having them as students. Cindy also shares how
- [Episode 193: "Out of the Silent Planet" by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 1-5](https://www.theliterary.life/193-2/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas bring us the first installment in their series of discussions about C. S. Lewis' science fiction novel Out of the Silent Planet. Angelina shares some background on how Lewis began writing this book and what he set out to do through the genre of
- [Episode 192: "The First Men In the Moon" by H. G. Wells, An Introduction to Sci-Fi](https://www.theliterary.life/192-2/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and a brand new episode for this fall season! This week Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas begin this series of episodes on science fiction stories, beginning with some background on H. G. Wells and his book The First Men in the Moon. This sets the scene for us as
- [Episode 191: The "Best of" Series - "Leaf by Niggle" Part 2, Ep. 59](https://www.theliterary.life/191-2/) - On this week's episode of The Literary Life, we bring you another installment in our "Best of" Series. Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks continue their discussion of J. R. R. Tolkien's short story "Leaf by Niggle". If you missed the Back to School 2020 Conference when it was live, you can still purchase
- [Episode 190: The "Best of" Series - "Leaf by Niggle" by J.R.R. Tolkien, Ep. 58](https://www.theliterary.life/190-2/) - Welcome to another episode of our "Best Of" Series on The Literary Life with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks. Both this week and next, our hosts will be discussing J. R. R. Tolkien's short story "Leaf by Niggle". Angelina sets the stage with a little historical background on Tolkien's writing of this story
- [Episode 189: The "Best of" Series - On Fairy Stories by J.R.R. Tolkien, Ep. 57](https://www.theliterary.life/189-2/) - Today on The Literary Life podcast, we bring you another episode from the "Best of" series vault, our discussion of J. R. R. Tolkien’s essay “On Fairy Stories“. Tune in again over the next two weeks as we continue the conversation with Tolkien’s short story Leaf by Niggle. If you missed the 2020 Back to
- [Episode 57: On Fairy Stories by J. R. R. Tokien](https://www.theliterary.life/057/) - Today on The Literary Life podcast, we will be discussing J. R. R. Tolkien's essay "On Fairy Stories". Tune in again over the next two weeks as we continue the conversation with Tolkien's short story "Leaf by Niggle". Cindy, Angelina and Thomas are also excited to announce the second annual Back to School Online Conference,
- [Episode 188: Why Translation Matters with Dr. Anne Phillips](https://www.theliterary.life/188-2/) - On The Literary Life podcast today we are pleased to bring you a special episode focusing on the importance of a good translation when reading works originally written in other languages. Angelina, Cindy and Thomas are joined for this conversation by Dr. Anne Phillips, who has a BA in Latin and Greek and a Doctorate
- [Episode 187: "The Man Who Was Thursday" by G. K. Chesterton, Ch. 11-End](https://www.theliterary.life/187-2/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, we wrap up our discussion of The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas dive right in to the last section and share their various thoughts on finishing this book. Angelina and Thomas talk about some of Chesterton's
- [Episode 186: "The Man Who Was Thursday" by G. K. Chesterton, Ch. 5-10](https://www.theliterary.life/186-2/) - On the Literary Life podcast this week Angelina, Cindy and Thomas continue their series on G. K. Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday. Before diving into the plot of these chapters, our hosts discuss the similarities and differences between Chesterton and Kafka's works of fiction. Thomas gives some historical context on anarchy as well as
- [Episode 185: "The Man Who Was Thursday" by G. K. Chesterton, Intro and Ch. 1-4](https://www.theliterary.life/185-2/) - Welcome back to the Literary Life podcast this week and our new series on G. K. Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday. Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas open with their commonplace quotes, as usual, then proceed to setting up the background for this book and the man Chesterton himself. Thomas also shares Chesterton's poem to E.
- [Episode 184: The "Best of" Series - In Search of the Austen Adaptation - Pride and Prejudice, Ep. 115](https://www.theliterary.life/184-2/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast we have a fun "Best of" Series episode for you from our collection of "In Search of the Austen Adaptation" podcasts! On this episode our hosts Angelina, Cindy and Thomas are joined by Atlee Northmore, and together they are debating which film version of Jane Austen's Pride and
- [Episode 183: The "Best of" Series - The Literary Life of Caitlin Beauchamp, Ep. 30](https://www.theliterary.life/183-2/) - On today’s "Best of The Literary Life" episode, Angelina and Cindy interview Caitlin Bruce Beauchamp. In addition to being an AmblesideOnline homeschool graduate and a lover of the humanities, Caitlin is a busy wife and a mother of young children. In their conversation, Angelina, Cindy and Caitlin dive into the deep end from the start,
- [Episode 181: "Kidnapped", Ch. 19-End](https://www.theliterary.life/181-2/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and the final episode in our series on Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped. This week, Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas open with a discussion of the difference between Jacobites and Whigs and how that contrast is played out in this story. Angelina and Cindy compare the characters of David Balfour
- [Episode 180: "Kidnapped," Ch. 7-18](https://www.theliterary.life/180-2/) - This week on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina, Thomas, and Cindy continue their discussion of Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped, covering chapters 7-18. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Thomas opens the conversation with a brief synopsis of chapter 7. Angelina notes the increase in danger and violence in this section of the book, and our hosts
- [Episode 179: "Kidnapped," Intro to Robert Louis Stevenson and Ch. 1-6](https://www.theliterary.life/179-2/) - Welcome back to a new read along series on The Literary Life Podcast! This week Angelina, Thomas, and Cindy will begin their discussion of Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped, covering chapters 1-6, as well as giving some background information on the beloved author and the historical setting of this book. Angelina talks about the life of
- [Episode 178: The "Best of" Series- The Great Divorce, Ch. 11-End, Ep. 50](https://www.theliterary.life/178-2/) - This week on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas wrap up their discussion of C. S. Lewis' The Great Divorce with the final chapters 11-14. Cindy and Angelina talk about the dangers of familial love becoming the end-all-be-all, as well as Lewis' exploration of Dante's idea of sin. They go in depth with
- [Episode 177: The "Best of" Series - The Great Divorce, Ch. 7-10, Ep. 49](https://www.theliterary.life/177-2/) - On The Literary Life podcast today, our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks discuss chapters 7-10 of C. S. Lewis' The Great Divorce. Angelina points out the way in which Lewis uses the "newcomer" character to explain the world he has created. They discuss the various personalities Lewis presents who choose not to
- [Episode 176: The "Best of" Series - The Great Divorce, Ch. 2-6, Ep. 48](https://www.theliterary.life/176-2/) - On The Literary Life podcast today, our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks discuss chapters 2-6 of C. S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce. Angelina reminds us as we begin this exploration of Lewis’ narrative not to read too much theology into the details of this dreamlike world he creates. Cindy points out the
- [Episode 175: The "Best of" Series - The Great Divorce, Preface and Ch. 1, Ep. 47](https://www.theliterary.life/175-2/) - On The Literary Life podcast today, Cindy Rollins, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks begin their series on The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis. Today you are going to get a crash-course in Medievalism through Lewis’ story, and we hope you will enjoy this book as much as our hosts do. Angelina kicks off the
- [Episode 51: Discussing Simone Weil's Essay on Education](https://www.theliterary.life/051/) - On this week's episode of The Literary Life podcast, our hosts have a converation about Simone Weil's essay "Reflections on the Right Use of School Studies with a View to the Love of God". Angelina Stanford opens this discussion talking about stories as a lens to see other perspectives, rather than our own. Thomas Banks
- [Episode 174: The "Best of" Series - The Importance of Detective Fiction, Ep. 3](https://www.theliterary.life/174-2/) - In this conversation, Angelina and Cindy talk all things related to the detective novel. Why do we love detective fiction so much? What are the qualities of a good detective novel? What is the history of detective fiction, and how did World War I bring about the Golden Age of the genre? Angelina and Cindy
- [Episode 173: The "Best of" Series - Why Pastors Should Read Fiction, Ep. 137](https://www.theliterary.life/173-2/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks, we have a very special episode for you. Our hosts are joined by guests Dan Bunting and Anthony Dodgers, both of whom are pastors, for a discussion on why pastors should read fiction books. Dan is also host of the
- [Episode 172: The Literary Life of Kiel Lemon](https://www.theliterary.life/172-2/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, our hosts Angelina, Cindy and Thomas are joined by their podcast producer Kiel Lemon to chat about her own literary life. Kiel and her husband, along with their two children, live in West Virginia where they homeschool and enjoy the outdoors together whenever they can. After sharing commonplace
- [Episode 171: "Code of the Woosters," Part 3, Ch. 10-14](https://www.theliterary.life/171-2/) - Welcom back to The Literary Life Podcast and our discussion of P. G. Wodehouse's Code of the Woosters. This week Angelina, Thomas, and Cindy finish up the book, covering chapters 10-14. After sharing their commonplace quotes, they start the chat by talking about what exactly the "Code of the Woosters" is for Bertie. Cindy brings
- [Episode 170: "Code of the Woosters", Part 2, Ch. 5-9](https://www.theliterary.life/170-2/) - This week on The Literary Life Podcast our hosts, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks, continue discussing P. G. Wodehouse's Code of the Woosters together, covering chapters 5-9 today. They share some similarities in Wodehouse's work to Shakespearean and Roman comic characters. Some of these stock characters are the couple, the helpful servant, the
- [Episode 169: Intro to P. G. Wodehouse, "Code of the Woosters," Ch. 1-4](https://www.theliterary.life/169-2/) - On this episode of The Literary Life Podcast with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks, are introducing P. G. Wodehouse's entertaining book, Code of the Woosters. This week they will cover chapters 1-4. Our hosts start the conversation sharing some interesting tidbits about P. G. Wodehouse the man, as well as the Wodehousian world
- [Episode 168: The "Best of" Series - Witches, Wizards, and Magic, Oh My!!, Ep. 104](https://www.theliterary.life/168-2/) - This week on The Literary Life Podcast we are pleased to bring you another "Best Of" series replay of one of our most popular episodes. Today our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks tackle the tough questions so many people ask about reading stories dealing with magic. First off, Angelina affirms the need
- [Episode 167: The "Best of" Series - The Literary Life of Timilyn Downey, Ep. 122](https://www.theliterary.life/167-2/) - This week on The Literary Life, we are bringing you another "Best of The Literary Life Podcast" episode. This week's featured guest is Timilyn Downey, who will be a keynote speaker at this spring's Literary Life Online Conference. Hosts Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins dig into how Timilyn became a lifelong reader. Timilyn shares about
- [Episode 166: Shakespeare's "Othello," Acts 4 & 5](https://www.theliterary.life/166-2/) - We are back on The Literary Life Podcast this week to wrap up our series on Shakespeare's Othello with a discussion of Acts 4 and 5. Angelina, Cindy and Thomas begin the conversation looking at how the avalanche that began at the climax in Act 3 now continues until the curtain drops. Beginning with her
- [Episode 165: Shakespeare's "Othello", Act 3](https://www.theliterary.life/165-2/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and our series covering Shakespeare's play Othello. This week Angelina, Thomas and Cindy talk about the end of Act 2, review Act 3's major plot points, and discuss the bigger ideas present in this and all Shakespeare's stories. Thomas brings out the similarities between Don John in Much
- [Episode 164: Shakespeare's "Othello", Acts 1 & 2](https://www.theliterary.life/164-2/) - This week on The Literary Life Podcast with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks, we have our second episode covering Shakespeare's play Othello. Today's episode is a discussion of Acts 1 and 2. Our hosts talk about the problem of Iago's antagonism toward Othello, the way in which Shakespeare asks "what if?" to develop
- [Episode 163: Introduction to Shakespeare's "Othello"](https://www.theliterary.life/163-2/) - On this episode of The Literary Life Podcast with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks, our hosts introduce their new series on Shakespeare's play Othello. They share some tips and strategies for those new to Shakespeare, both as independent readers and for reading along with children. Angelina also talks more specifically about how to
- [Episode 162: "Ion" - On Socratic Dialogue and Reading Plato](https://www.theliterary.life/162-2/) - Welcome to this week's episode of The Literary Life Podcast with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks. This week our hosts share their discussion of Plato's Ion. This episode serves as an introduction on how to read Plato as well as an opportunity to consider what Socratic dialogue is and is not. Thomas gives some
- [Episode 161: The Literary Life of Lia Techand](https://www.theliterary.life/161-2/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, we bring you another fun Literary Life of...episode. Angelina, Thomas, and Cindy's guest today is Lia Techand, our first international guest on the podcast. Lia, a German born in Kyrgyzstan, currently serving with her husband as a missionary in Australia, along with their two book-loving children. We start
- [Episode 160: Aristotle's "Poetics" Part 2](https://www.theliterary.life/160-2/) - Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas are back on The Literary Life Podcast today with another discussion in our series on Aristotle's Poetics. Sharing their commonplace quotes leads into the conversation about why reading this work still matters to our understanding of how to read literature. Thomas and Angelina talk about the problem of literary critics who
- [Episode 158: Introduction to Aristotle's "Poetics"](https://www.theliterary.life/158-2/) - On this episode of The Literary Life podcast, our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks open a new series of discussions about Aristotle's work on story, Poetics. After sharing this week's commonplace quotes, Thomas gives us some background on Aristotle and his time. Angelina points out the importance of differentiating between Aristotle's work
- [Episode 157: The "Best of" Series - The Literary Life of Thomas Banks, Ep. 78](https://www.theliterary.life/157-2/) - This week on the podcast, we bring you another of our "Best of The Literary Life Podcast" episode replays. On today's episode we delve into the literary life of the mysterious Mr. Banks. Cindy begins the interview asking Thomas about his family background and the influence of his parents on his own reading life. He
- [Episode 156: The "Best of" Series - Why Read Fairy Tales, Ep. 70](https://www.theliterary.life/156-2/) - Welcome to another episode in our "Best of The Literary Life Podcast" series. Today on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins tackle the topic of fairy stories, discussing the what, why and how of reading them. Angelina shares the distinctive characteristics of fairy stories in contrast to other types of stories, such
- [Episode 155: The "Best of" Series - The Literary Life of Wendi Capehart, Ep. 69](https://www.theliterary.life/155-2/) - Today on The Literary Life Podcast, we have another installment in our "Best of The Literary Life Podcast series. This week's replay is a special chat our hosts Angelina and Cindy had with Wendi Capehart. Wendi passed away in 2022, and this episode is in honor of her memory. Wendi was an adventurous mom of
- [Episode 64: Til We Have Faces, Ch. 6-7](https://www.theliterary.life/064/) - Today on The Literary Life Podcast our hosts Angelina, Cindy and Thomas discuss chapters 6-7 of C. S. Lewis' mythical retelling Til We Have Faces. Before we get started, we want you to know about Cindy's Morning Time Q&A on September 23. Register at CindyRollins.net. They open the discussion this week talking about Lewis' writings
- [Episode 153: Our Literary Lives of 2022](https://www.theliterary.life/153-2/) - On The Literary Life podcast today, our hosts look back on their reading lives over the past year. Angelina, Cindy and Thomas each share a commonplace quote, then they each share a little about how they approach reading in a way that fits with the demands of their busy lives. Each of our hosts talks
- [Episode 151: The Literary Life Podcast Reading Challenge 2023](https://www.theliterary.life/151-2/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast our hosts introduce the 2023 Reading Challenge! Angelina, Cindy and Thomas are excited to share with you about all the categories on this year's Literary Life Bingo Reading Challenge! You can download your own copy of the challenge here, as well as check out our past reading challenges.
- [Episode 152: Dracula At the Movies](https://www.theliterary.life/152-2/) - On The Literary Life podcast this week, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas are joined by Atlee Northmore to talk about film adaptations of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Atlee guides us through the timeline of Dracula film adaptations and, together with our hosts, talks about why these have fallen short of the book and how they have distorted
- [Episode 150: "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 18-End](https://www.theliterary.life/150-2/) - On The Literary Life podcast this week, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas are back to wrap up their series on Bram Stoker's Dracula. They open with their commonplace quotes then begin diving into the major plot points and the connections being made. Angelina and Cindy discuss what happens to Mina, especially in relation to the idea
- [Episode 149: "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 12-17](https://www.theliterary.life/149/) - Our hosts are back on The Literary Life podcast today to continue our series on Bram Stoker's Dracula. This week we are covering chapters 12-17, and in the introduction to this episode, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas discuss the purpose of the Gothic novel in reorienting us to realize there is more to the world than
- [Episode 148: "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 8-11](https://www.theliterary.life/148/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast today and our series on Bram Stoker's Dracula. This week Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks cover chapters 8-11 of the book. Angelina explains both the "New Woman" and "Angel in the House" ideas of the Victorian era and makes some observations about Dr. Seward's interactions with
- [Episode 147: "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 3-7](https://www.theliterary.life/147/) - On The Literary Life Podcast this week, our hosts continue with part 2 of their series on Bram Stoker's Dracula. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas begin discussing how to properly read Dracula and other books written in this tradition. (Hint: It's not the Freudian or psychoanalytical approach!) Angelina argues that Bram
- [Episode 146: Introduction to "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 1 & 2](https://www.theliterary.life/146/) - On this week's episode of The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford is joined as always by Thomas Banks and Cindy Rollins for the opening of their series on Bram Stoker's Dracula. Today our hosts focus on the background and historical context for this piece of literature, as well as going over the highlights of the
- [Episode 145: The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis: A Conversation with Jason M. Baxter](https://www.theliterary.life/145/) - On The Literary Life Podcast this week, our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks sit down for a special conversation with Jason Baxter, author of The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis. Jason is a speaker, writer, and college professor who writes primarily on medieval thought and is especially interested in Lewis' ideas.
- [Episode 143: "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens, Bk. 3, Ch. 1-3](https://www.theliterary.life/143/) - On The Literary Life this week our hosts cover the next section of Hard Times by Charles Dickens. Angelina opens the conversation highlighting the structure of the book and the storytelling devices Dickens uses in this book. Cindy talks about the failure of educational systems in general, and the confrontation between Louisa and her father.
- [Episode 140: "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens, Book 1, Ch. 11-16](https://www.theliterary.life/140/) - Today on The Literary Life Podcast, our hosts continue their series on Charles Dickens' Hard Times. Angelina, Cindy and Thomas open the conversation with their commonplace quotes, which all lead into the discussion of Hard Times. They start out highlighting once again the fairytale and allegory aspects of this story, including the setting of Coketown.
- [Episode 139: "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens, Bk. 1, Ch. 1-10](https://www.theliterary.life/139/) - On this week's episode of The Literary Life, we begin our fall series on Charles Dickens' Hard Times. Angelina, Cindy and Thomas start out the book chat by covering some of the differences between this book and other novels of his, as well as how to approach Dickens in general. They also discuss misrepresentations of
- [Episode 138: In Search of the Austen Adaptation: Sense and Sensibility](https://www.theliterary.life/138/) - Today on The Literary Life Podcast we bring you another fun episode in our "In Search of the Austen Adaptation" series. Hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks are joined by resident film aficionado, Atlee Northmore to discuss film adaptations on Sense and Sensibility. The conversation opens by revisiting the question of what makes
- [Episode 137: Why Pastors Should Read Fiction](https://www.theliterary.life/137/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks, we have a very special episode for you. Our hosts are joined by guests Dan Bunting and Anthony Dodgers, both of whom are pastors, for a discussion on why pastors should read fiction books. Dan is also host of the
- [Episode 136: Two for '22 Reading Challenge Check-In](https://www.theliterary.life/136/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast our hosts give an update on their progress with the "Two for '22" Literary Life Reading Challenge. Angelina, Cindy and Thomas share their commonplace quotes, then begin going over each category and talking about their progress and the various books they have chosen so far. Scroll down in
- [Episode 135: The Literary Life of Jone Rose](https://www.theliterary.life/135/) - Welcome back to this long awaited return of The Literary Life podcast and a new "Literary Life of..." interview episode with Angelina, Cindy and their guest Jone Rose. Jone is a "super-fan" of the podcast and is a homeschool mom living in North Carolina. Today Angelina starts off the interview asking about Jone's childhood reading
- [Episode 130: "The Enchanted April" Film Adaptations](https://www.theliterary.life/130/) - Our Literary Life podcast hosts are back this week, along with Atlee Northmore, to wrap up their discussion of The Enchanted April with some thoughts on the various film adaptations of this enchanting book. After expanding on their commonplace quotes, Angelina, Cindy, Thomas and Atlee start the film talk with the "dreadful" 1935 RKO version.
- [Episode 129: "The Enchanted April" by Elizabeth von Arnim, Ch. 12-22](https://www.theliterary.life/129/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas continue their discussion of The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim, on chapters 12-22. Angelina and Thomas begin the conversation sharing some thoughts on modern literature and why we don't hear of modern authors like Elizabeth von Arnim among "the academy." Cindy tells us
- [Episode 128: "The Enchanted April" by Elizabeth von Arnim, Ch. 1-11](https://www.theliterary.life/128/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks. This week our hosts begin their discussion of The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim, covering chapters 1-11. Thomas gives some interesting biographical information about von Arnim, and Angelina shares some perspective on appreciating the art and the life of
- [Episode 127: The Literary Life of Kay Pelham](https://www.theliterary.life/127/) - On The Literary Life podcast today, our hosts are bringing you another "Literary Life Of" interview episode. This week's guest is Kay Pelham, a lifelong reader, veteran homeschooling mother, and accomplished pianist. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina, Cindy and Kay dig into their conversation about the journey of Kay's reading life. She shares a
- [Episode 126: "The Abolition of Man" by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 3](https://www.theliterary.life/126/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life, our hosts wrap up their series on The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis. Angelina kicks off today's conversation about chapter 3 with more exploration and clarification of the concept of "the Tao." Cindy talks about the importance of respect for the past and how much we
- [Episode 125: "The Abolition of Man" by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 2](https://www.theliterary.life/125/) - On The Literary Life podcast this week, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas continue their series of discussions on The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis. They open the conversation with their commonplace quotes and give us a working definition of debunking. You can also read a fantastic post on debunking from Kelly Cumbee's blog here.
- [Episode 124: "The Abolition of Man" by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 1](https://www.theliterary.life/124/) - On The Literary Life podcast this week, our hosts begin a much-anticipated series on The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis. Angelina, Thomas, and Cindy share their commonplace quotes to open the discussion, then they give some background on this particular work. They talk about the ideas behind the "new criticism" approach to literature
- [Episode 123: In Search of the Austen Adaptation - Emma](https://www.theliterary.life/123/) - Our hosts are back on The Literary Life podcast this week with another fun episode in our series "In Search of the Austen Adaptation." In this episode, Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas are joined again by Atlee Northmore to discuss the several film versions of Jane Austen's Emma. To start the conversation, Angelina highlights the challenges
- [Episode 122: The Literary Life of Timilyn Downey](https://www.theliterary.life/122/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, we are bringing you another Literary Life of interview episode. This week's guest is Timilyn Downey, and together with hosts Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins dig into how Timilyn became a lifelong reader. Timilyn shares about the incredibly literary childhood education that she had without even realizing it
- [Episode 121: "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Acts 4 and 5](https://www.theliterary.life/121/) - On The Literary Life podcast this week, we will wrap up our series on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Our hosts, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas walk through the last two acts of the play, sharing their thoughts on the structure and ideas presented here. Angelina talks about why she thinks Shakespeare resolves the different conflicts
- [Episode 120: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III](https://www.theliterary.life/120/) - Today on The Literary Life podcast, we continue our series on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream with coverage of Act 3. Angelina talks about the pacing of this act and the importance of the characters' madcap, lunatic behavior. She also highlight's Shakespeare's wrestling with the relationship between the imagination and art and reality. Thomas highlights
- [Episode 119: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Acts I and II](https://www.theliterary.life/119/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast and our series on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. After kicking off the episode with their commonplace quotes, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas start digging into the play itself. Thomas brings up the importance of the timing of this story being midsummer. Angelina gives a little background into the
- [Episode 118: An Intro to Shakespeare and "A Midsummer Night's Dream"](https://www.theliterary.life/118/) - Welcome to this new season of The Literary Life podcast! This week we bring you an introduction both to William Shakespeare and his play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Hosts Angelina, Cindy and Thomas seek to give new Shakespeare readers a place from which to jump into his work and more experienced readers eyes to see
- [Episode 96: Introduction to Antigone](https://www.theliterary.life/096/) - Welcome to the first episode in our series on Sophocles' Greek drama Antigone. After sharing a little about their background with this play, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas talk about the overall structure and the conventions of Greek Drama and Greek Tragedy. Thomas also gives an overview of the type of characters to expect in Greek
- [Episode 117: Our 2021 Literary Life Reading Wrap-up](https://www.theliterary.life/117/) - On this week's episode of The Literary Life podcast, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas share a wrap up of their year in reading--their favorite books of the year, their most hated books read in 2021, and how they each did with covering the categories of the #LitLife192021 Reading Challenge. They also talk a little about how
- [Episode 116: The "Two for '22" Literary Life Reading Challenge](https://www.theliterary.life/116/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast our hosts bring you the much-anticipated introduction to our "Two for '22" Literary Life Reading Challenge! This coming year Angelina, Cindy and Thomas are challenging us to read books in 11 categories, but choose 2 books in each category, with a bit of a twist. In today's episode
- [Episode 81: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff](https://www.theliterary.life/081/) - Today's book discussion on The Literary Life podcast centers around the book 84, Charing Cross Road. Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks share their first experiences reading this book of letters between Helene Hanff and Frank Doel. Cindy talks about her deep identification with Helene the first time she read 84, Charing Cross Road
- [Episode 115: In Search of the Austen Adaptation - Pride and Prejudice](https://www.theliterary.life/115/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast we have a fun episode for you to kick off a fun series of episodes that will come up from time to time, "In Search of the Austen Adaptation." This week our hosts Angelina, Cindy and Thomas are joined by Atlee Northmore, and together they are debating which
- [Episode 114: The Literary Life of Dr. Carolyn Weber](https://www.theliterary.life/114/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, we are excited to bring you a much anticipated interview with Dr. Carolyn Weber, author of the popular memoir, Surprised by Oxford. She is also currently a professor at New College Franklin. To keep up with Carolyn, visit carolynweber.com or follow her on Facebook. Angelina and Cindy kick
- [Episode 113: "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen, Vol. 3, Ch. 9-17](https://www.theliterary.life/113/) - Welcome to the final episode in our series covering Mansfield Park by Jane Austen here on The Literary Life podcast. Angelina, Cindy and Thomas dive right into the book chat today in order to cover as much as possible as they wrap up Fanny Price's story. Angelina brings out the parallels to Edmund Spenser's Faerie
- [Episode 111: "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen, Vol. 2, Ch. 6-13](https://www.theliterary.life/111/) - On The Literary Life Podcast this week, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas are back to discuss the next several chapters of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. They pick back up with the continuation of the Cinderella theme in these chapters, and much of the conversation centers around the Crawfords and their ambitions and schemes. Once again,
- [Episode 110: "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe](https://www.theliterary.life/110/) - On this special Halloween episode of The Literary Life, Angelina (Harriet Vane), Cindy (Professor MacGonagall), and Thomas (Lord Peter Wimsey), talk about Edgar Allan Poe's tale, "The Masque of the Red Death." If you are a Patron, you can watch this episode and see our hosts in their costumes as they discuss the story! Angelina
- [Episode 109: “Mansfield Park” by Jane Austen, Vol. 2, Ch. 1-5](https://www.theliterary.life/109/) - On The Literary Life Podcast this week, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas are continuing their series on Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park. This is the third episode in the series. They open their discussion talking about the virtue of temperance and how Fanny Price embodies temperance. In looking at the plot and the reaction of various characters
- [Episode 107: "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen, Vol. 1, Ch. 1-9](https://www.theliterary.life/107/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks. Today our hosts embark on a new series of discussions as we read through Jane Austen's Mansfield Park together. To view the schedule for the episodes in this series, see our Upcoming Events page. Our hosts open the conversation with
- [Episode 108: "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen, Vol. 1, Ch. 10-18](https://www.theliterary.life/108/) - Today on The Literary Life, we continue our conversation on Jane Austen's Mansfield Park. Angelina, Cindy and Thomas share their commonplace quotes, then dive into the book chat, beginning with some commentary on Fanny's education in contrast to that of the Bertram sisters. They also talk about the concepts of restraint, temptation, and boundaries and
- [Episode 106: "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" Part 2](https://www.theliterary.life/106/) - This week on The Literary Life Podcast, our hosts are continuing their discussion of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. If you missed last week's episode, you will want to go back and catch Part 1 here. Angelina kicks of the book chat with a look at the format
- [Episode 105: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by R. L. Stevenson, Part 1](https://www.theliterary.life/105/) - Welcome to today's episode of The Literary Life Podcast! Today our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks explore Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. After their commonplace quote discussion, each cohost shares some personal thoughts on Robert Louis Stevenson. Be aware that this episode will contain some
- [Episode 104: Witches, Wizards, and Magic, Oh My!!](https://www.theliterary.life/104/) - Welcome to this week's episode of The Literary Life Podcast! Today our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks tackle the tough questions so many people ask about reading stories dealing with magic. First off, Angelina affirms the need to discernment and the desire to steer clear of that which would be a stumbling
- [Episode 60: Why Read Pagan Myths](https://www.theliterary.life/060/) - Today on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins are having a conversation about why everyone ought to read myths. Angelina begins by explaining what a myth is in terms of literary genre. She talks about the characteristics that run through myths, such as explanations of origins and natural phenomena, common characters, and
- [Episode 103: "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D. H. Lawrence](https://www.theliterary.life/103/) - We are back this week on The Literary Life with the final another episode in our 2021 Summer Short Story series, a discussion of D. H. Lawrence's "The Rocking Horse Winner." After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks begin the literary chat with some background information on the writer D.
- [Episode 102: The Literary Life of Atlee Northmore](https://www.theliterary.life/102/) - On The Literary Life podcast this week, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks are chatting with their indispensable assistant, Atlee Northmore, about his literary life. Atlee shares what it was like for him growing up in a family that supported reading and kept books around at all time. He talks about his school years
- [Episode 101: "Reunion" by Fred Uhlman](https://www.theliterary.life/101/) - Welcome back to this week's episode of The Literary Life and our discussion of Fred Uhlman's novella "Reunion." After they finished sharing their commonplace quotes, Cindy shares how she came across this novella and why she wanted to discuss it on the podcast. Thomas talks about the historical backdrop of the book as well as
- [Celebrating Episode 100: LIVE Q&A with Patrons](https://www.theliterary.life/100/) - Today's episode of The Literary Life podcast is in celebration of our 100th episode! Our host held a LIVE Q&A session in the Patreon group, fielding questions from patrons and social media followers alike. Questions range from topics such as what has surprised them about their reading lives this year, to what writing projects they
- [Episode 99: "The Machine Stops" by E. M. Forster](https://www.theliterary.life/099/) - This week on The Literary Life, we bring you another episode in our 2021 Summer Short Story series. This week Angelina, Cindy and Thomas talk about E. M. Forster's short story "The Machine Stops." If you are interested in more E. M. Forster chat, you can go listen to our hosts discuss "The Celestial Omnibus"
- [Episode 98: "How Much Land Does a Man Need" by Leo Tolstoy](https://www.theliterary.life/098/) - This week on The Literary Life, we bring you our first Summer Short Story episode covering “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” by Leo Tolstoy. To start off the discussion of this short story, Thomas gives us some background to help answer Angelina's question about why this story seems so very different from other
- [Episode 97: Antigone by Sophocles, Part 2](https://www.theliterary.life/097/) - Welcome back to the Literary Life Podcast and our series on Sophocles’ Greek drama Antigone. Thomas starts out the conversation setting up the background circumstances for this play. He talks about the different roles the main characters play in relation to each other. Angelina and Cindy share some parallels they see between Sophoclean and Shakespearean
- [Episode 95: An Introduction to Edmund Spenser with Kelly Cumbee](https://www.theliterary.life/095/) - This week, your Literary Life podcast hosts, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks are happy to be joined by Kelly Cumbee to talk about Edmund Spenser. They begin the conversation with Kelly giving a little biographical information on Spenser. Kelly shares how she came to read The Faerie Queene with her own children and
- [Episode 94: "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury, Part 3](https://www.theliterary.life/094/) - On The Literary Life podcast today, our hosts wrap up their series on Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Angelina, Cindy and Thomas open the discussion with some commentary on the wickedness in the heart of every human and the cost of courage to stand against the crowd. They examine Beatty's character and why he might have
- [Episode 93: "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury, Part 2](https://www.theliterary.life/093/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, our hosts continue with the second part of their series on Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina, Thomas, and Cindy dive into the topics at hand, including but not limited to the following: Clarisse's role as a Beatrice character, the gift of inspiration versus
- [Episode 92: "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury, Part 1](https://www.theliterary.life/092/) - Welcome to another episode of The Literary Life podcast with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks! This week our hosts open a new series on Ray Bradbury's well-known novel Fahrenheit 451. They talk about the form of the dystopian novel and why it is such a popular form in the modern world. Angelina shares
- [Episode 91: "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," Part 2](https://www.theliterary.life/091/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, our hosts continue their discussion of The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy. After sharing some commentary on their commonplace quotes for the week, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas talk about the things that stood out to them as they read the second half of The Death of
- [Episode 90: "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" Part 1](https://www.theliterary.life/090/) - On this week’s episode of The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks delve into part one of a two-part discussion of Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich. Our hosts kick things off talking about their background with Russian literature, and Thomas gives some biographical information on Tolstoy. They also talk
- [Episode 89: The Literary Life of Adrienne Freas](https://www.theliterary.life/089/) - On The Literary Life podcast this week, hosts Cindy Rollins and Angelina Stanford interview their friend and veteran homeschool mother of 4, Adrienne Freas. Adrienne is now the Classical Education Advisor for the K-12 Curriculum and Professional Development Project at University of Dallas Classical Education Master’s Degree program at the University of Dallas, and she
- [Episode 88: How to Read Don Quixote](https://www.theliterary.life/088/) - On this week's episode of The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks are joined by James Banks to discuss the value of reading Don Quixote and how to approach the book. They talk about translations and how to choose a translation of this particular work. James shares how he first read
- [Episode 87: The Literary Life of Wes Callihan](https://www.theliterary.life/087/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, our hosts chat with Wes Callihan, founder of Schola Tutorials and primary instructor in the Old Western Culture series by Roman Roads Media. Thomas starts off our interview today asking Wes what he remembers about stories and reading as a young person. Wes shares how he came to
- [Episode 86: "Silas Marner" by George Eliot, Ch. 16-End](https://www.theliterary.life/086/) - On this week's episode of The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks wrap up their discussion of George Eliot's Silas Marner. In this episode, Angelina reveals her light bulb moment connecting this story with Shakespeare's play, The Winter's Tale. Thomas talks about the changes in Silas as he has integrated back
- [Episode 85: "Silas Marner" by George Eliot, Ch. 10-15](https://www.theliterary.life/085/) - Welcome to this episode of The Literary Life Podcast, in which our hosts discuss George Eliot's book Silas Marner, chapters 10-15. Thomas kicks off the discussion by highlighting the character of Dolly Winthrop. Angelina talks about Silas Marner opening himself to grace in these chapters. She also points out the way that Eliot uses Godfrey's
- [Episode 84: "Silas Marner" by George Eliot, Ch. 4-9](https://www.theliterary.life/084/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life podcast, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks continue their discussion of George Eliot's Silas Marner, covering chapters 4-9. They talk about the problems facing the Cass family and their tense relationships, examine George Eliot's treatment of Silas Marner's victim-hood, reflect on the changing times of the Victorian
- [Episode 83: "Silas Marner" by George Eliot, Ch. 1-3](https://www.theliterary.life/083/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks dig into George Eliot’s Silas Marner. Today's discussion gives us an introduction to George Eliot and covers the first three chapters of the book. Thomas shares a little historical context for the setting of Silas Marner and how that affects the
- [Episode 82: The Literary Life of Charlotte Mason](https://www.theliterary.life/082/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, we are excited to bring some special guests in to speak to the literary life of the educator Charlotte Mason. Along with Angelina, Thomas and Cindy, we also have Donna-Jean Breckenridge and Karen Glass of the AmblesideOnline Advisory. They start off by sharing some biographical information about who
- [Episode 78: The Literary Life of Thomas Banks](https://www.theliterary.life/078/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, we are excited to delve into the literary life of the mysterious Mr. Banks! But before we get started, we do want to let you know that we have posted the reading schedule for January-March, and you can view it on our Upcoming Events page. Also, Blue Sky
- [Episode 80: Why Read Old Books](https://www.theliterary.life/080/) - Today on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks discuss the importance of reading old books. They begin the conversation by addressing head on the idea that old books are irrelevant. They touch on the fact that when we use the phrase "old books" we mean not just any piece of
- [Episode 79: Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie](https://www.theliterary.life/079/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, our hosts explore the popular Agatha Christie mystery novel, Death on the Nile. This discussion will contain spoilers, so if you haven't read or listened to the book yet, stop this episode! But before we get to the book chat, we want to announce that our brand new
- [Episode 77: Our Literary Lives of 2020](https://www.theliterary.life/077/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, we are bringing you our year end review of our own reading lives. Angelina kicks off the conversation by asking Thomas and Cindy how they would describe their reading lives this year. They talk about their favorites and highlights in books this year, as well as a few
- [Episode 76: The Literary Life 19 Books in 2021 Reading Challenge](https://www.theliterary.life/076/) - Today on the podcast, your hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks take a deep dive into the Literary Life 19 Books for 2021 challenge! This episode is full of ideas and book suggestions to help inspire your #LitLife192021 reading, so be sure to scroll down in your podcast app to view the comprehensive
- [Episode 74: Phantastes, Ch, 15-19](https://www.theliterary.life/074/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, our series on George MacDonald's Phantastes continues. Today Angelina and Cindy discuss chapters 15-19. But before they get started, they announce the upcoming reading challenge for next year, the Literary Life 19 Books for 2021 challenge! Also, we are pleased to be bringing you Literary Life Commonplace Books,
- [Episode 73: Phantastes, Ch. 10-14](https://www.theliterary.life/073/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks continue their series on George MacDonald's Phantastes, covering chapters 10-14. Angelina and Thomas open the book chat talking about disorientation and how MacDonald is using the mirror images to help us enter into Anados' feelings. Some of the topics
- [Episode 72: Phantastes, Ch. 5-9](https://www.theliterary.life/072/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and the second episode of our series on George MacDonald's Phantastes, covering chapters 5-9. Angelina and Thomas kick off the book chat sharing some thoughts on the Duessa-type character in this section. Cindy mentions the connection she made to James Russell Lowell's poem, "The Vision of Sir Launfal."
- [Episode 71: Phantastes, Ch. 1-4](https://www.theliterary.life/071/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and the beginning of our series on George MacDonald's Phantastes. Before our hosts, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas begin the book chat, though, we wanted to let you know about some Advent and Christmas resources ready for the upcoming holiday season. As mentioned before, Cindy's new edition of Hallelujah:
- [Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?](https://www.theliterary.life/070/) - Today on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins tackle the topic of fairy stories, discussing the what, why and how of reading them. Angelina shares the distinctive characteristics of fairy stories in contrast to other types of stories, such as myths. They deal with the question of whether fairy tales are "escapist",
- [Episode 69: The Literary Life of Wendi Capehart](https://www.theliterary.life/069/) - Today on The Literary Life Podcast, our hosts Angelina and Cindy chat with Cindy's longtime friend and, according to her, the "smartest woman on the internet," Wendi Capehart. Wendi is an adventurous mom of many and has lived throughout Asia. Now she lives the life of an at home librarian caring for her disabled daughter
- [Episode 68: Til We Have Faces, Pt. 2, Ch. 1-4](https://www.theliterary.life/068/) - This week on The Literary Life Podcast we have our final installment of the series on C. S. Lewis' masterpiece Til We Have Faces. This week, our hosts finish up with Part 2, Chapters 1-4. Opening the conversation, Angelina shares some of her feelings on just having finished the book. She points out the importance
- [Episode 67: Til We Have Faces, Ch. 16-21](https://www.theliterary.life/067/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast! This week, our hosts are covering chapters 16-21 of C. S. Lewis' masterpiece Til We Have Faces. Also, to celebrate Cindy's re-release of her book Hallelujah: Cultivating Advent Traditions with Handel's Messiah, she is doing a social media giveaway over the next four weeks. To enter to win
- [Episode 66: Til We Have Faces, Ch. 12-15](https://www.theliterary.life/066/) - Today on The Literary Life, our hosts discuss chapters 12-15 of C. S. Lewis' masterpiece Til We Have Faces. Don't forget that Thomas will be teaching a mini-class series on Shakespeare's Roman Plays in October. You can find out more and register at HouseofHumaneLetters.com. We are giving away one spot in the class to someone
- [Episode 65: Til We Have Faces, Ch. 8-11](https://www.theliterary.life/065/) - This week on The Literary Life, we continue our series on C. S. Lewis' masterpiece Til We Have Faces, and our hosts discuss chapters 8-11 today. Before we get started, we want you to know there is still time to sign up for Cindy's Morning Time Q&A on September 23. Register at CindyRollins.net today! Also,
- [Episode 63: Til We Have Faces, Ch. 3-5](https://www.theliterary.life/063/) - Welcome back to our series on C. S. Lewis' mythical retelling Til We Have Faces here on The Literary Life Podcast. Today Angelina, Cindy and Thomas discuss chapters 3-5. Angelina opens the book chat with an exploration of the tensions that are becoming evident in this first part of the book. Cindy talks about the
- [Episode 62: The Literary Friendship of Dorothy and Jack](https://www.theliterary.life/062/) - On this week's episode of The Literary Life, our hosts Angelina, Thomas and Cindy have a special guest on the podcast. Gina Dalfonzo is an author whose work has been featured in First Things, The Atlantic, Christianity Today, The Weekly Standard, National Review, The Gospel Coalition, and more! Gina has written a new book called
- [Episode 59: "Leaf by Niggle" by J. R. R. Tolkien, Part 2](https://www.theliterary.life/059/) - On this week's episode of The Literary Life with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks continue their discussion of J. R. R. Tolkien's short story "Leaf by Niggle". If you missed the Back to School 2020 Conference when it was live, you can still purchase access to the recordings at CindyRollins.net. Angelina opens the
- [Episode 58: "Leaf by Niggle" by J. R. R. Tolkien, Part 1](https://www.theliterary.life/058/) - Welcome to another episode of The Literary Life with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks. Both this week and next, our hosts will be discussing J. R. R. Tolkien's short story "Leaf by Niggle". When this episode goes live, Cindy, Angelina and Thomas will be in the thick of the second annual Back to
- [Episode 56: The Literary Life of Emily Raible](https://www.theliterary.life/056/) - Today on The Literary Life Podcast, our hosts Angelina and Cindy chat with Emily Raible. First, though, they announce our #20for2020LitLife reading challenge giveaway winners! If you were one of our winners, please email Cindy at Rollinsfamily11(at)gmail(dot)com to give her your contact information and get your prize! Also, coming up August 3-7, 2020, we will
- [Episode 55: 20 for 2020 Reading Challenge Check-In](https://www.theliterary.life/055/) - Welcome to our 20 for 2020 Reading Challenge Check-In episode! Before we dig into the content, Angelina announces Thomas' next webinar coming up this summer, "The Fable: From Aesop to Brer Rabbit." Sign up at HouseofHumaneLetters.com to find out when registration opens! After a brief discussion on the merits of reading fiction, our hosts begin
- [Episode 54: Our Favorite Poems](https://www.theliterary.life/054/) - This week on The Literary Life, our hosts talk about their favorite poems and poets. Cindy starts off by sharing the early influences on her developing a love of poetry. Thomas also shares about his mother reading poetry to him as a child and the poetry that made an impression on him as a child.
- [Episode 53: The Trojan Women, Part 2](https://www.theliterary.life/053/) - Welcome to the second part of our discussion of Euripides' The Trojan Women here on The Literary Life podcast. This week Angelina, Cindy and Thomas really get into the meat of the play. If you missed last week's introduction episode, you will want to go back and listen to that first to set the stage,
- [Episode 52: Intro to Greek Drama & The Trojan Women](https://www.theliterary.life/052/) - Welcome to the first episode in our series on Greek drama and The Trojan Women by Euripides. Classicist Thomas Banks will be leading the discussion with Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins asking questions and adding their own thoughts along the way. If you enjoy these podcasts, you can also check out the HouseofHumaneLetters.com for the
- [Episode 50: The Great Divorce, Ch. 11-14](https://www.theliterary.life/050/) - This week on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas wrap up their discussion of C. S. Lewis' The Great Divorce with the final chapters 11-14. Before starting their talk about the book, Cindy shares about her upcoming Summer Discipleship Program, Morning Time for Moms. Angelina and Thomas also have some exciting summer courses
- [Episode 49: The Great Divorce, Ch. 7-10](https://www.theliterary.life/049/) - On The Literary Life podcast today, our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks discuss chapters 7-10 of C. S. Lewis' The Great Divorce. Angelina points out the way in which Lewis uses the "newcomer" character to explain the world he has created. They discuss the various personalities Lewis presents who choose not to
- [Episode 48: The Great Divorce, Ch. 2-6](https://www.theliterary.life/048/) - On The Literary Life podcast today, our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks discuss chapters 2-6 of C. S. Lewis' The Great Divorce. Angelina reminds us as we begin this exploration of Lewis' narrative not to read too much theology into the details of this dreamlike world he creates. Cindy points out the
- [Episode 40: The Art of Writing, Part 1](https://www.theliterary.life/040/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas sit down with Karen Glass for a conversation centering on the topic of writing. They discuss the problem of trying to teach writing in a formulaic way. They also talk about the challenge of helping students learn to think well in order to write
- [Episode 41: The Art of Writing, Part 2](https://www.theliterary.life/041-2/) - Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and our discussion of the Art of Writing! If you missed last week's discussion, you can go back and catch up here. We start off today with Angelina Stanford asking Karen Glass about the principles of good writing. Karen talks a bit about William Zinsser and his ideas
- [Episode 42: Reading in a Time of Crisis](https://www.theliterary.life/042/) - In light of the recent changes to all our lives, The Literary Life crew is breaking from the previously announced schedule to discuss the importance of stories in times of crisis. But first, we want you to know about a special gift from Cindy Rollins. You can download a PDF copy of her Handbook of
- [Episode 44: "The Importance of Being Earnest" Act 1](https://www.theliterary.life/044/) - This week on The Literary Life podcast, our hosts dive into Act 1 of Oscar Wilde's satirical play The Importance of Being Earnest. Angelina, Cindy and Thomas share their commonplace quotes, which leads into a conversation on education before they begin talking about the play. Thomas talks about the name of the play as well
- [Episode 45: "The Importance of Being Earnest" Act 2](https://www.theliterary.life/045/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life podcast, Cindy, Thomas and Angelina cover Act 2 of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. Angelina is excited to share her research on the connection between the work of Oscar Wilde and P. G. Wodehouse. Cindy brings up Booth Tarkington's Penrod books as another example of witty,
- [Episode 43: The Literary World of Oscar Wilde](https://www.theliterary.life/043/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life, our hosts, Cindy Rollins, Thomas Banks and Angelina Stanford introduce us to Oscar Wilde and our next literary selection, his satirical play The Importance of Being Earnest. They begin with a discussion on the purpose of art and literature in depicting truth without preaching it at us, making
- [Episode 36: "A Winter's Tale" Act 3](https://www.theliterary.life/036/) - On The Literary Life podcast today, we join our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks to discuss Act 3 of The Winter's Tale by Williams Shakespeare. Before jumping into Shakespeare, though, our hosts are excited to announce a new online conference coming on March 13-14, 2020. Our theme will beRe-enchanting the World: The
- [Episode 39: The Literary Life of Karen Glass](https://www.theliterary.life/039/) - On today’s episode of The Literary Life, Angelina and Cindy interview Karen Glass. Karen is part of the Advisory of AmblesideOnline. She has four children, ages 13 to 27, who have been homeschooled using Charlotte Mason’s methods from beginning to end. She has been studying and writing about Charlotte Mason and Classical Education for over
- [Episode 37: "A Winter's Tale" Act 4](https://www.theliterary.life/037/) - This week on The Literary Life, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas dive in to Act 4 of Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale. We are excited to announce a new online conference coming on March 13-14, 2020. Our theme will be Re-enchanting the World: The Legacy of the Inklings. Our keynote speaker is Inklings scholar, Joseph Pearce. Go
- [Episode 35: "A Winter's Tale" Act 2](https://www.theliterary.life/035/) - This week on The Literary Life, our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks are back to discuss Act 2 of The Winter's Tale by Williams Shakespeare. After sharing their commonplace quotes, they begin with a brief recap of the plot. They highlight the story begun by Mamillius upon the entrance of Leontes in
- [Episode 34: "A Winter's Tale" Act 1](https://www.theliterary.life/034/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life podcast, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks talk about Act 1 of The Winter's Tale by Williams Shakespeare. After sharing their commonplace quotes, our hosts begin by discussing the form of nearly ever Shakespeare play. They discuss the "problem" of the combination of tragic and comedic elements
- [Episode 33: An Introduction to A Winter's Tale](https://www.theliterary.life/033/) - Welcome to our first episode on Shakespeare's play A Winter's Tale. Hosts Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins start off with some ideas of how to approach a Shakespeare play, especially if you feel new or intimidated by Shakespeare. Angelina talks about the use of poetry and prose in these plays, as well as the different
- [Episode 32: The Literary Life of James Banks](https://www.theliterary.life/032/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life, Angelina and Cindy interview James Banks. James is a civil servant, veteran, teacher, former academic and writer living in Austin, Texas. Prior to moving to the Lone Star State, he studied Renaissance Literature and taught at the University of Rochester. But it was only after leaving the academy
- [Episode 30: The Literary Life of Caitlin Beauchamp](https://www.theliterary.life/030/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life, Angelina and Cindy interview Caitlin Bruce Beauchamp. In addition to being a homeschool graduate and a lover of the humanities, Caitlin is a busy wife and a mother of young children. In their conversation, Angelina, Cindy and Caitlin dive into the deep end from the start, discussing the
- [Episode 24: The Literary Life of Sally Thomas](https://www.theliterary.life/024/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life, Angelina and Cindy interview poet, author and mother, Sally Thomas. You can find Sally and some of her writing at www.sally-thomas.com. Sally talks about her early reading life beginning with her memories of her family members reading themselves and to her. Cindy and Angelina ask her about her
- [Episode 20: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 1-4](https://www.theliterary.life/020/) - This week kicks off our fall series, "How to Read a Novel", starting with C. S. Lewis' An Experiment in Criticism. Angelina and Cindy discuss Lewis' approach to literature and the point of this book being a critique more of readers than of books.
- [Episode 23: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 10-Epilogue](https://www.theliterary.life/023/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life, Angelina and Cindy are once again joined by Thomas Banks. They discuss the last two chapters and the epilogue of An Experiment in Criticism. The first topic of conversation is Lewis' comments on poetry, including the un-literary reading of poetry and the importance of the sound of poetry.
- [Episode 22: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 8-9](https://www.theliterary.life/022-2/) - This week's episode is a continuation of Cindy Rollins and Angelina Stanford's discussion of An Experiment in Criticism by C. S. Lewis. They start with an exploration of the difference between loving a book and evaluating a book as a work of art, followed by an explanation of Lewis' idea that works of art do
- [Episode 21: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 5-7](https://www.theliterary.life/021/) - Angelina and Cindy open today's discussion of C. S. Lewis' An Experiment in Criticism with a recap of the terms that Lewis defines in chapters 5-7, starting with myth. They talk about what it means to have an "extra-literary" experience and how to cultivate the proper attitude of a good reader. Next Cindy and Angelina
- [Episode 17: "The Celestial Omnibus" by E. M. Forster](https://www.theliterary.life/017/) - On this week's episode of The Literary Life, Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins are joined once more by Thomas Banks for their discussion of "The Celestial Omnibus" by E. M. Forster. Angelina and Cindy tell why they love this short story so much and how it encapsulates their own ideas about literature. Thomas gives us
- [Episode 16: "Why I Write" by George Orwell](https://www.theliterary.life/016/) - The topic of today's discussion on The Literary Life is George Orwell's essay "Why I Write." Angelina and Cindy kick off the conversation about how much they each identify with Orwell's description of his childhood. In his story of learning to write, we see many aspects of a good education, even his inclination to imitate other authors.
- [Episode 15: "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant](https://www.theliterary.life/015/) - On today's episode of The Literary Life, Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins discuss Guy de Maupassant's short story "The Necklace." Also, don't forget to register for the Back to School online conference on August 26-29, 2019 with Cindy and Angelina, as well as Thomas Banks and Adrienne Freas! Before getting into the short story discussion,
- [Episode 14: "The Adventures of a Shilling" by Joseph Addison](https://www.theliterary.life/014/) - Today on The Literary Life, Cindy Rollins and Angelina Stanford are joined by a special guest, Angelina's husband, Thomas Banks! This week's selection for our summer series is Joseph Addison's "The Adventures of a Shilling."
- [Episode 13: "The Garden Party" by Katherine Mansfield](https://www.theliterary.life/013/) - This week on The Literary Life, Cindy and Angelina discuss Katherine Mansfield's short story "The Garden Party."
- [Episode 12: "A Defence of Penny Dreadfuls" by G. K. Chesterton](https://www.theliterary.life/012/) - On The Literary Life podcast today, Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins discuss G. K. Chesterton's essay "A Defense of Penny Dreadfuls."
- [Episode 11: "Araby" by James Joyce](https://www.theliterary.life/011/) - This week on The Literary Life, Cindy Rollins and Angelina Stanford open our Summer of the Short Story series with a discussion of "Araby" by James Joyce.
- [Episode 10: The Literary Life of Kelly Cumbee](https://www.theliterary.life/010/) - In this episode of The Literary Life, Cindy and Angelina interview their long time friend and fellow reader, Kelly Cumbee. Kelly is a wife and homeschooling mother of seven who has given herself a highly literary education.

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- [cervantes](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/cervantes/)
- [Russian Literature](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/russian-literature/)
- [Leo Tolstoy](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/leo-tolstoy/)
- [Fahrenheit 451](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/fahrenheit-451/)
- [science fiction](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/science-fiction/)
- [dystopian](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/dystopian/)
- [Edmund Spenser](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/edmund-spenser/)
- [modern](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/modern/)
- [fable](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/fable/)
- [magic](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/magic/)
- [Robert Louis Stevenson](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/robert-louis-stevenson/)
- [Mansfield Park](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/mansfield-park/)
- [Edgar Allan Poe](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/edgar-allan-poe/)
- [romanticism](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/romanticism/)
- [medieval](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/medieval/)
- [gothic](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/gothic/)
- [novel](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/novel/)
- [carolyn weber](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/carolyn-weber/)
- [movie](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/movie/)
- [film](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/film/)
- [two for 22](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/two-for-22/)
- [A Midsummer Night's Dream](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/a-midsummer-nights-dream/)
- [Abolition of Man](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/abolition-of-man/)
- [music](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/music/)
- [The Enchanted April](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/the-enchanted-april/)
- [Elizabeth von Arnim](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/elizabeth-von-arnim/)
- [The Wind in the Willows](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/the-wind-in-the-willows/)
- [children's classic](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/childrens-classic/)
- [religion](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/religion/)
- [Christianity](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/christianity/)
- [Charles Dickens](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/charles-dickens/)
- [Hard Times](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/hard-times/)
- [interviews](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/interviews/)
- [Dracula](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/dracula/)
- [adaptation](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/adaptation/)
- [best of](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/best-of/)
- [Thomas Banks](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/thomas-banks/)
- [aristotle](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/aristotle/)
- [poetics](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/poetics/)
- [philosophy](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/philosophy/)
- [plato](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/plato/)
- [socrates](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/socrates/)
- [Othello](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/othello/)
- [readalong](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/readalong/)
- [P. G. Wodehouse](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/p-g-wodehouse/)
- [Code of the Woosters](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/code-of-the-woosters/)
- [comedy](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/comedy/)
- [Kidnapped](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/kidnapped/)
- [romance](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/romance/)
- [adventure](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/adventure/)
- [The Man Who Was Thursday](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/the-man-who-was-thursday/)
- [translation](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/translation/)
- [leaf by niggle](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/leaf-by-niggle/)
- [scifi](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/scifi/)
- [H. G. Wells](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/h-g-wells/)
- [Out of the Silent Planet](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/out-of-the-silent-planet/)
- [Mind of the Maker](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/mind-of-the-maker/)
- [creativity](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/creativity/)
- [BookofCenturies](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/bookofcenturies/)
- [Beyond Mere Motherhood](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/beyond-mere-motherhood/)
- [Cindy Rollins](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/cindy-rollins/)
- [Morning Time](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/morning-time/)
- [Howards End](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/howards-end/)
- [Tartuffe](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/tartuffe/)
- [Anne Bronte](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/anne-bronte/)
- [Agnes Grey](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/agnes-grey/)
- [James Joyce](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/james-joyce/)
- [children's literature](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/childrens-literature/)
- [harry potter](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/harry-potter/)
- [J. K. Rowling](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/j-k-rowling/)
- [biography](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/biography/)
- [lives](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/lives/)
- [history](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/history/)
- [literary life](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/literary-life/)
- [dante](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/dante/)
- [Murder Must Advertise](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/murder-must-advertise/)
- [Samuel Taylor Coleridge](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/samuel-taylor-coleridge/)
- [Rime of the Ancient Mariner](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/rime-of-the-ancient-mariner/)
- [An Ideal Husband](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/an-ideal-husband/)
- [Much Ado About Nothing](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/much-ado-about-nothing/)
- [Flannery O'Connor](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/flannery-oconnor/)
- [Southern Gothic](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/southern-gothic/)
- [Rudyard Kipling](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/rudyard-kipling/)
- [Jungle Book](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/jungle-book/)
- [literary milestones](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/literary-milestones/)
- [american literature](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/american-literature/)
- [Age of Innocence](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/age-of-innocence/)
- [Edith Wharton](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/edith-wharton/)
- [gilded age](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/gilded-age/)
- [screenplay](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/screenplay/)
- [tradition](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/tradition/)
- [Christina Rossetti](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/christina-rossetti/)
- [Brave New World](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/brave-new-world/)
- [Aldous Huxley](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/aldous-huxley/)
- [preview](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/preview/)
- [Moliere](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/moliere/)
- [Jane Eyre](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/jane-eyre/)
- [Charlotte Bronte](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/charlotte-bronte/)
- [Alexander Pope](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/alexander-pope/)
- [ancient literature](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/ancient-literature/)
- [epics](https://www.theliterary.life/tag/epics/)