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Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf

By: Hermann Hesse
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Summary
 In this thought-provoking literary classic, we are drawn into the tumultuous life of a man caught between two worlds the comfortable existence of an idealist among the bourgeoisie and the untamed spirit of the steppenwolf, a creature at odds with society. His struggle leads him down a surreal path filled with vibrant dance halls, intimate encounters, and endless corridors of alternate realities. As he grapples with his profound sense of disconnection and thoughts of despair, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that ultimately reveals deeper truths about the world and his place within it. (Summary by Ben Tucker)Copyright International Ambient Sounds Art Literary History & Criticism Philosophy Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Tunnel Under The World-Frederik Pohl

    Tunnel Under The World-Frederik Pohl
    Nov 15 2026
    Tunnel Under The World by Frederik Pohl.

    This famous Pohl story explores cybernetic robots and implanted personalities in a way that certainly expanded my way of looking at reality. Is that wall really real? or is it just kinda, sorta real? And who am I? The protagonist, Guy Burckhardt, wakes up screaming from a horrible dream of explosions, searing fire, choking gas and other terrible ways to die. But he wakes up so it must have been just a bad nightmare, right? To find out that piece of information you will need to listen to this inventive and scary story.

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    Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Way It Came-Henry James

    Way It Came-Henry James
    Nov 13 2026
    Way It Came by Henry James.

    Best known under the title "The Friends Of The Friends" and chosen under that title for his classic fantasy anthology "Black Water" by Alberto Manguel as one of the best ghost stories ever written, this "ghost" story (that is, if it is "a ghost story") is a profound psychological observation of a love transcending death - also a detailed exploration of the min of the woman who would rather have her love right here in life. Echoing "The Turn Of The Screw" in its treatment of the supernatural as psychological, it turns the tables by making the supernatural consummately "real" - at least in the mind of one who loves. To find out how, listen on.

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    Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Creative Mind-Ernest Shurtleff Holmes

    Creative Mind-Ernest Shurtleff Holmes
    Nov 12 2026
    Creative Mind by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes.

    This little book is an attempt to explain what each soul must discover for himself, that he stands in the midst of an eternal creative power which presses itself around his own thought, and casts back to him glorified all that he thinks. If it awakens within the consciousness of one single individual the realization that the mind of the Universal (which is the only mind that there is) is his own mind that the creative power of this mind is his also; that the manifestation of this mind is his own individuality; that the love and power and peace of this mind is within himself, it will not be written in vain. May it then do much in simplifying and bringing to light some of the deeper mysteries and meanings of life.

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    Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    2 hrs and 18 mins
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