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Episode 51: Discussing Simone Weil’s Essay on Education
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…
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Episode 42: Reading in a Time of Crisis
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,…
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Episode 39: The Literary Life of Karen Glass
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…
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Episode 33: An Introduction to A Winter’s Tale
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…
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Episode 32: The Literary Life of James Banks
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…
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Episode 31: Our Year in Reading
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…
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Episode 22: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 8-9
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…
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Episode 20: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 1-4
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…
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Episode 17: “The Celestial Omnibus” by E. M. Forster
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…
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Episode 16: “Why I Write” by George Orwell
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…
