Episodes

  • Langston Hughes Part 2: The Harlem Renaissance
    Feb 23 2025

    Join me as we finish discussing Langston Hughes! In this part, we'll talk about his time in college at Lincoln, his time in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance, and the final half of his life.

    This is part 2 of a 2 part series on Langston Hughes.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Langston Hughes Part 1: Early life and Travels
    Feb 16 2025

    Join me as we discuss Langston Hughes! In this part, we'll talk about his early days, his time as Class Poet, his disastrous year at Columbia, and the journeys he took through Europe as a young man.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Nothing Odd about Hesiod: The Origins of Greek Mythology
    Dec 18 2024

    Today, we'll cover Homer and Hesiod, the Renaissance, and Greek Myths in modern times. This is not a comprehensive history of Greek Myths, but it's a good start!

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    33 mins
  • John Neal: The Weird Uncle of American Literature
    Nov 3 2024

    Join me as we discuss John Neal, a prominent figure in early American literature. Prominent in the American and English literary circles, John Neal helped shape the future of American literature and championed America as a concept.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • The War Boys Part 3: The Pity of War
    Aug 18 2024

    Join me as we dive into the lives of three World War 1 war poets who changed how war was talked about using poetry. This is part 3 of a 3 part series covering the lives of Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen, and Robert Graves. In this episode, we cover the lives of the poets after the war.

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    39 mins
  • The War Boys Part 2: Good-bye to Galahad
    Aug 11 2024

    Join me as we dive into the lives of three World War 1 war poets who changed how war was talked about using poetry. This is part 2 of a 3 part series covering the lives of Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen, and Robert Graves. In this episode, we cover the entirety of World War 1.

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    51 mins
  • The War Boys Part 1: Shots Fired
    Aug 5 2024

    Join me as we dive into the lives of three World War 1 war poets who changed how war was talked about using poetry. This is part 1 of a 3 part series covering the lives of Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen, and Robert Graves leading up to the outbreak of World War 1.

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    43 mins
  • To Write or Not To Write: Oral Storytelling Written Down
    May 28 2024

    Join me as we look at some examples of oral storytelling that got written down so long ago most have forgotten they used to be performed out loud! We’ll be looking at Homer, The Beowulf Poet, and Luo Guanzhong, as well as briefly covering the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.

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    31 mins