Episodes

  • Modernist Literature and Anti-Fascism

    Modernist Literature and Anti-Fascism
    Jul 15 2025

    How Ernest Hemingway and George Orwell Challenged Far-Right Extremism
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    16 mins
  • Bioethics and Literature (Jekyll and Hyde)

    Bioethics and Literature (Jekyll and Hyde)
    Jul 15 2025

    How does literature teach us about ethical issues? This podcast episode explores how we might read books like 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' through the lens of bioethics.
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    16 mins
  • Radium Age Fiction

    Radium Age Fiction
    Jul 15 2025

    What is Radium Age Fiction? Authors such as Karel Capek wrote about nuclear energy before it even existed in the real world -- one reason literature has had an important impact on the scientific world.
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    10 mins
  • What is Modernism?

    What is Modernism?
    Jul 15 2025

    What is literary modernism? This podcast episode describes the term "modernism" in literature, using examples such as Franz Kafka to explain key issues like the alienation of the modern world.
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    7 mins