Novel Conversations is a podcast summarizing the world’s greatest works of classic literature: you get the whole story from cover to cover. If CliffsNotes had an audio-bestfriend, it would be us! Each episode, Frank Lavallo hosts two readers, and the three of them share their reactions to the story and read their favorite passages along the way. If you're looking for a good story, you're in the right place. *This podcast is a production of the Ohio Film Tax Credit.
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I explain my theme and use examples of “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck Cover art photo provided by Vanessa Ives on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@vanessaives
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You have questions. I have answers. (And so does Bryan.) A weekly podcast hosted by @RonnaGlickman and @BryanSafi. Every Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts. Send us your questions at [email protected]
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A podcast about people and places that are gone but not forgotten, forgotten but not gone, and those working so you can still enjoy their stories today.
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Listening to America aims to “light out for the territories,” traveling less visited byways and taking time to see this immense, extraordinary country with fresh eyes while listening to the many voices of America’s past, present, and future. Led by noted historian and humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson, Listening to America travels the country’s less visited byways, from national parks and forests to historic sites to countless under-recognized rural and urban places. Through this exploration ...
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Stories from Texas are written for and recorded for the Texas Standard radio program. They’re written by W.F Strong and edited for broadcast by Texas Standard producers.
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Join Tex and Sam, two guys who are on a comedic venture into the uncharted territories of books your wife has probably read.
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History through Pop Culture The term primary source unlocks memories from social studies class, going over things like old newspapers, letters, and diary entries. But a primary source is simply any item that comes from a time period, making movies, tv shows, books, music, toys, games, people, places…EVERYTHING documents of the past. Join me and my guests as we break down these pop culture artifacts to see what history can be forged from them. Find out more at everything-history.com
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"To see or not to see? That is the question." Grace discusses and dissects the psychological and philosophical meaning behind culturally impactful and personally inspiring classics: From films, to books, to art, to philosophy. ‘To See or Not to See’ was conceived to expand the perspective and the conversation on beloved media by entering from an angle that is usually overlooked or not discussed.
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Virtually visit new wineries each week. We taste at wineries on the Central Coast of California and share the experience and our thoughts with you!
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Join hosts John H. Matthews (Runt, Designated Survivor) and Laura Buchwald for conversations with creators, including authors, screenwriters, musicians, playwrights and more, as well as chats between the hosts about the basics of writing, inspiration, getting over writer's block, and more.
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Made You Think is a podcast by Nat Eliason, Neil Soni, and Adil Majid where the hosts and their guests examine ideas that, as the name suggests, make you think. Episodes will explore books, essays, podcasts, and anything else that warrants further discussion, teaches something useful, or at the very least, exercises our brain muscles.
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The Morgan's Podcast, featuring readings from works in the Morgan's collection.
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Act III, Scene II (The funeral speeches)
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This podcast examines Brutus and Mark Antony's speeches
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Blackbird Studio for Writers Podcast: Lit Lessons
Blackbird Studio for Writers Podcast: Lit Lessons
The Blackbird Studio is an immersion program dedicated to turning good writers into great ones through comprehensive literary studies.
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Welcome to the Clear Choices podcast! This podcast is designed to guide you to make more conscious and powerful choices and inspire a positive change in your life. The podcast was borne from the emotional history of two holocaust survivors, Eva and Leslie Aigner, as told by their son and your Clear Choices host, Rob. Their harrowing yet inspirational journey provides essential historical context to the experiences of survivors. Also, it gives insight into how some of us make choices that can ...
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The Craft explores the cultivation of creativity across multiple disciplines and interests. If you're a writer, music producer, photographer, filmmaker, marketer, designer, illustrator, composer, or just someone who loves to learn about the creative process, this show is for you. Hosted by Carter Davis Johnson (Writer, PhD student) and Colby S. (Marketer, Music Producer). New episodes drop every other Wednesday. ----- Send feedback or topic ideas to [email protected]. Cover art by El ...
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Wait a minute. We're celebrating a true Carriage House milestone this week, pardon me. It's our 250th Episode! Our semiquincentennial! We're so thankful to all of you for making it possible, and we can't wait for 250 more! We're celebrating with a Carriage House catch-up, and we've got A LOT to talk about; Ronna's trip to Vienna, (Bryan)'s El Paso …
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Where Have You Gone, Welton Becket, Museum Row, Sport Magazine, and John Steinbeck?
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35:52So much of 1951 is gone, but not forgotten, including publications, ballparks, and other buildings. Gone or not, the work of many writers and architects in 1951 impacted the future. Welton Becket, 49-year-old architect, Robert E. Petersen, 25-year-old publisher, and John Steinbeck, 49-year-old writer, were all doing work that would impact people fo…
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This bit of history really does seem too strange to be true. It involves the family of John Wilkes Booth, the son of Abraham Lincoln, and Sam Houston. The full transcript of this episode of Stories from Texas is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps. The post New Y…
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Heir of Fire (Ch. 1–35): Rowan is Hot, She's Mary Sue, Dorian's Got Magic, and Chaol Broods
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46:24Chapters 1–35 of Heir of Fire are in the books, and we're here to talk trauma bonding, wyvern ethics, and why the witches are carrying the narrative weight. We break down the endless setup, the purr count (eight, if you're asking), and whether Celaena is a queen or just a YA fever dream. Also: Rowan might be Tarzan, Chaol broods, and yes—we have st…
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Immortalized by Alfred Hitchcock's movie adaptation, Rebecca tells the story tells the story of a nameless protagonist who falls in love with a wealthy bachelor only to be haunted by memory of his late wife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts
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Here we are with another Carriage House Catch-Up! After a quick ancestor tarot reading for (Bryan) to make up for his less than ideal personal reading from a few weeks ago, we get some follow-ups on our 250th episode celebration and Daisy the Dog. Then it's on to some advice on dealing with a surprise party and, in a Carriage House first, trying to…
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#1648 Hitting the Road With Lewis and Clark
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52:43Occasional guest host and LTA videographer Nolan Johnson joins Clay to talk about the epic Lewis and Clark Airstream journey of 2025, wherein Clay will follow the Lewis and Clark Trail from Jefferson’s Monticello in Virginia to Astoria, Oregon, and back again. Historian James Ronda said the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-06 was “America’s first…
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S4E40: "Gotta Catch 'em All--Pokemon Go as a document of the modern era" You may remember the summer of 2016 as a time of large crowds gathered in parks, front lawns of public libraries and anywhere else where it looked like a festival--just minus vendor stalls and rides. It was the summer of Pokemon Go, the first major augmented reality (AR) game …
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S4E39: "Goodwill Hunting -- Goodwill Outlets/Buy the Pound/ Clearance Centers as primary sources of the modern era" After years of descending on one Goodwill Outlet (aka "the bins") or another every few weeks in search of pop culture primary sources, making videos about my experiences and finds, and showcasing the incredible treasures I uncover the…
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251 - Life Turns On a Dime with Maria Bamford
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1:06:43Wait a minute. We've got some real excitement this week in The Carriage House. We're beyond thrilled to welcome a true original to the show. Joining us is none other than the incredible Maria Bamford! You know Maria from her countless stand-up and television appearances in shows like LADY DYNAMITE, BIG MOUTH, and ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. And we've got…
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Clay's interview with Walt Dabney, who worked for over 30 years in the National Park System, including serving as America's Chief Ranger for five and a half years in Washington, D.C. Mr. Dabney is lecturing around the country about the threat to public lands from those who would return them to the states or privatize them altogether. Mr. Dabney ref…
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Send us a text In this episode, Grace demystifies a few common misunderstandings with the movie, Interstellar (2014), directed by Christopher Nolan. Topics covered include: - What is the 5th and 6th Dimension? - How did Coop survive? What happened in the wormhole? - How did Coop see his daughter? - The positivist outlook of Interstellar (as opposed…
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Episode 38: Commemorating The Revolutionary War and The Civil War
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13:17S4E38: "April Mornings - Comparing Revolutionary and Civil War commemorations" April is an important month concerning two formative events in American history; 250 years ago saw the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the start of the Revolutionary War, and four score and six years later the Civil War began with the bombardment of Fort Sumter. Pre…
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Where Have You Gone, George Plimpton, Vin Scully and the Ambassador Hotel?
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37:17In 1951, Bobby Thomson was 28 years old, the Ambassador Hotel was 30 years old, George Plimpton and Vin Scully were 24 years old. Plimpton was still years away from writing his classic books Out of My League and Paper Lion. Scully was the third man on the Brooklyn Dodgers broadcasting team that included Red Barber and Connie Desmond. He was years a…
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Heir of Fire Predictions: Secret Princes, Jungle Spas, and Total Nonsense
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26:48In this episode of A Couple Guys Reading, Sam and Tex dive into Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas, cracking jokes and swapping predictions like fantasy football picks. They revisit the reading order debate around Assassin’s Blade, compare the series to Star Wars and Narnia, and reflect on Sarah J. Maas’s tendency to make her heroine, Celaena Sardothien…
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$4E37: "Rags to Riches--Las Vegas, Nevada as a primary source of 20th century America" I spoke to Kathy at last month's ephemera fair in Greenwich, CT where she selected an out-of-the-ordinary postcard of Las Vegas, Nevada as the centerpiece of our conversation. This, coming off the blue-suede heels of an episode about Elvis's residency there, adds…
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Metropolis is a pioneering dystopian science fiction novel which tells the story of Frieder, the son of the a futuristic megacity's ruler, who opens his eyes to the injustice of his society and its industrial underbelly through his romance with a compassionate working-class woman named Maria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc…
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#1646 The Legacy of Louis L'Amour and American Western Fiction
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57:01Clay interviews Beau L’Amour, the son of Louis L'Amour, the celebrated author of multi-million best-selling Westerns. Beau L’Amour is the manager of his father’s literary estate. By his passing at 80 in 1988, Louis L’Amour wrote just under 100 novels and more than 250 short stories. All of his books are still in print. Clay and Beau talked about ch…
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Episode 36: Elvis at the International Hotel (1969-1976)
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34:12S4E36: "Elvis Has Left the Dining Room: Analyzing a 1971 International Hotel Souvenir Menu" Kevin teaches social studies in Western New York and works with the Teaching with Primary Sources program, providing guidance for other teachers when using the vast collection that is the Library of Congress. Our meeting and conversation in Boston was a long…
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Growing up in Texas, WF Strong found that whistling played a important role in his life. But there are many ways to whistle. He explores a few of them. The full transcript of this episode of Stories from Texas is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps. The post Whis…
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Episode 35: The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers (1968/1971)
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24:47Mitch stopped by to talk with me at this year's Ephemera Society of America ephemera fair a few weeks ago after he spotted an item in my collection from his wheelhouse, a copy of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers comic. Listen to what Mitch has to say about what this underground comic of the late 60s/ early 70s can tell us about several aspects of …
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249 - I Want a Grown Man, Not a Drone Man with Caitlin Reilly
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1:20:23Well, we've done it again, and that's not an April Fool's joke, pardon me. Joining us in The Carriage House is the FABULOUS Caitlin Reilly! You know Caitlin from shows like HACKS and IN THE KNOW, but she's also a hilarious stand up. You can catch her at the Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin on April 11. Ticket link in her bio! Not only does Caitl…
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#1645 The Resurrection of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798
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57:53Clay is joined by one of his favorite guests and favorite people, historian Joe Ellis of Vermont. The discussion is about the Trump administration’s attempt to pull the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 out of the historical dust and apply it to what it regards as undesirable foreigners in the United States. Two Alien acts, the Sedition Act, and the Natura…
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Episode 34: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Part II
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36:46S4E34: "Moon Colony 1968--2001: A Space Odyssey as a primary source" w/Bryant Cruse The conversation with New Sapience founder Bryant Cruse was such a good one that it created two episodes. Here, the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film, 2001: A Space Odyssey is covered in earnest. Join the conversation at everything-history.com…
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Where Have You Gone: The Shot Heard ‘Round the World
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31:35This installment of Where Have You Gone looks at Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ‘Round the World”. It put the New York Giants into the 1951 World Series against Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and the New York Yankees. Ever since October 3, 1951, the date and Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” have been linked. Since then, Thomson’s name has b…
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Palate Cleanser: East of Eden by John Steinbeck
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35:07After a long run of romantasy, we needed a breather. So for this palate cleanser episode, we picked up East of Eden by John Steinbeck. It’s a book that feels bigger than itself—family, legacy, good and evil, the whole deal. We talk about what hit us, what surprised us, and how somehow this 20th-century novel about California farmers felt more inten…
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248 - Heels On and In Charge of the World with Solomon Georgio
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1:27:18Have we got a real sweetheart with us this week or what? Joining us in The Carriage House is the absolutely delightful Solomon Georgio! He's a writer, actor, comedian, and occasional drag queen known for the Netflix series SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST, the second season of which begins streaming on March 27th! Solomon joins us to give advice on handlin…
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#1644 Thomas Jefferson and American Diplomacy and Trade
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1:15:19Guest host David Horton interviews Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, about his life as a diplomat. Jefferson served for five years as the American minister to the court of Louis XVI just before the French Revolution. Then, he served three years as America’s first Secretary of State — trying to keep the United States from b…
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Episode 33: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Part I
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43:04S4E33: "Artificial Intellect: 1968's 2001: A Space Odyssey as a primary source." (Part I) Bryant Cruse is the founder of New Sapience, a synthetic intelligence company set to challenge what AI means, and what it is meant to do for the world. He joined the EPS Podcast to discuss his work and dissect the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film, 2001: A Space Oddys…
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Episode 32: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (1939)
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25:25S4E32: "California Here We Come: John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath as a document of its time and place" & Granite State of Social Studies Episode 4 Angela teaches social studies in Utah but originally hales from Southern California. We met at the NCSS conference in Boston and talked about how one of her favorite books, The Grapes of Wrath may ha…
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Where Have You Gone, Gordon McLendon, Lawrence & Lee, Rube Walker, and Broadway?
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27:27One of the champions of radio in 1951 was Gordon McLendon, creator of the Liberty Broadcasting System. Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee were part of the creation of the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS). Lawrence and Lee became one of America’s great writing duos. Their work stands the test of time. If Gordon McLendon’s work has not lasted in the …
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247 - Have Your Way With These Cheeks
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1:29:04Ronna Baby and (Bryan) Sweetiekins are back this week with an all new Free Feed, and we've got a Carriage House Catch-Up for the ages, pardon me. After some movie talk (everything from DeNiro in HEAT to Liza in ARTHUR), Ronna (& Bryan) give advice on driving your neighbors insane and how to enjoy your first ever gay cruise. It's a Bostonian grandma…
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Russ Eagle is the guest host for a discussion of Clay’s recent cultural tour of Cuba. Clay, Russ, and guests spent 10 days in Cuba, traveling in a small bus across the island. They began in Santiago, where the Cuban Revolution touched off on July 26, 1953, and ended in Havana, once one of the most vibrant cities in the Caribbean. It is still full o…
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S4E31: "On the T: Rock n Roll T-Shirts as cultural artifacts" & Granite State of Education Episode 3 Dan is a teacher in Erie, PA and was welcomed onto the EPS Podcast when visiting Boston for the NCSS Conference in the Fall. After discussing the state of social studies education, we took a close look at T-shirt culture as it rose alongside rock n …
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Episode 30: Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Green River" (1969)
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25:38S4E30: "A Bad Moon Causing a Commotion in Lodi: CCR's Green River as a primary source of 1969" Hannah, Victor and Tammy helped me cultivate the historic value of one San Francisco-based Creedence Clearwater Revival's most important albums, Green River during a virtual PD session last Summer. If you'd like to add to this dissection, head over to eve…
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Where Have You Gone, Willie Mays and Meredith Willson?
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25:38The New York Giants had 17 wins and 19 losses when Willie Mays made his Major League Baseball debut on May 25, 1951. By the end of September, he was a fixture in the Giants’ lineup and helped put his team in a pennant race for the ages with the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was a high point in the history of Major League Baseball. In 1951, the Lux Radio The…
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If you examine any good map of Texas, you’ll notice a natural division of East and West Texas that runs from the eastern side of the Panhandle down to Abilene and San Angelo and on past Uvalde to Carrizo Springs and Laredo. To the west side of that line is arid and to the east is wetter and greener. And it becomes increasingly dry as you go west an…
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Yadvina's Keys to The Carriage House: Cliffhanger #1 (Patreon 2)
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54:16This week we're going WAY back. All the way to our second Patreon episode from February 2020 and our FIRST EVER cliffhanger! It's got everything: sex, love, fidelity, youth, honesty and a dash of denial. Plus, what to do about a sex-crazed partner after abdominal surgery, and how to say thank you after someone comps your Michelin-starred birthday m…
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Clay is joined by Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky and Dr. Casey Burgat to discuss a new book, We Hold These “Truths”: How to Spot the Myths That are Holding America Back. The book aims to tackle 13 myths at the core of political dysfunction: lobbyists are evil, Congress doesn’t do anything, the Supreme Court has become too political, and there is a demand t…
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S4E29: "Web Master: All iterations of Spider-Man as reflections of time periods, since 1962." Eli and I got the conversation about Spider-Man started last Spring at Free Comic Book Day, focusing mostly on the 21st century movie iterations of the character. There, of course, is so much more to say about the web-slinging, everyman pop culture icon. S…
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Where Have You Gone, Ford Frick, Michael Wilson, and Carl Reiner?
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33:31On September 20, 1951, Ford Frick was elected Commissioner of Baseball. The next day, A Place in the Sun opened at the Loew’s State in downtown Cleveland. Also on the 20th, screenwriter Michael Wilson “appeared before the House Committee on Un-American Activities as an ‘un-friendly’ witness” and took the fifth. In the fall of 1951, Saturdays were s…
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246 - In A Snit Until I Was Lit with Elizabeth Laime
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1:15:46Now wait a minute. We're fresh off our night at the Oscars (yes, we were invited, pardon me), but just when we needed some time to come down off of that high, we were hit with another high from our INCREDIBLE guest this week. We're thrilled to be joined by the lovely Elizabeth Laime! Elizabeth hosts two amazing podcasts that are must-listens: NOBOD…
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#1641 Author, Hampton Sides on Captain James Cook’s Amazing Third Voyage
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56:18Clay interviews Hampton Sides, the author of a dozen outstanding books, including studies of Kit Carson, Martin Luther King’s assassin James Earl Ray, the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in Korea, and most recently, The Wide, Wide Sea, Sides’ study of the third and fatal voyage of Captain James Cook. How does one write about a British explorer like Jame…
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Episode 28: Zorro Movies (1920 - Present)
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22:33S4E28: "...to Z-Zorro: Zorro movies as primary sources of their respective time periods" Nick is a social studies teacher from Los Angeles whom I met and spoke with at this past year's NCSS conference in Boston. After a short chat about the profession we broke down the character Zorro. Although the character was created in 1919 by a pulp writer fro…
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Where Have You Gone, Route 66 and the 1951 Voices of Major League Baseball?
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34:11We look at the 25th birthday of Route 66 and some of baseball’s all-time great broadcasters at the middle of the 20th century. Route 66 turned 25 years old in 1951. In his book 1939 book The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck called it “The Mother Road” and the moniker stuck. It ran through baseball cities large and small. It was immortalized in the s…
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East of Eden by John Steinbeck — The Best Novel Ever?
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1:10:19Send us a text *MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD* Grace is back (after a long-hiatus) to ramble about her new favourite novel, East of Eden (1952) by Nobel-prize winning author John Steinbeck. This episode gives a general overview of the book, the major plot-points, and the psychological/philosophical implications. Set in the rich farmland of Salinas Valley, C…
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