Episodes

  • Elmer Gantry Chapter 4

    Elmer Gantry Chapter 4
    Mar 21 2026
    In which Elmer Gantry is gently nudged by various figures—from college presidents to family—to consider the ministry as a path to social prestige and personal influence, though he grapples with the elusive spiritual "Call" that is said to legitimise such a vocation. Meanwhile, the surrounding voices of faculty, friends, and ageing clergy muse pensively on the value and burdens of ministry in a changing world, revealing the quiet tensions beneath their devout façades.
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    26 mins
  • Elmer Gantry Chapter 3 Part 4-8

    Elmer Gantry Chapter 3 Part 4-8
    Mar 21 2026
    In which a large, robust young man wrestles with the weighty task of delivering a public address on divine love, borrowing from unexpected sources and the Bible amid the watchful eyes of a devout college community. The episode captures the mingled curiosity, scepticism, and solemn hope of those around him, set against the backdrop of earnest religious fervour and youthful ambition.
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    28 mins
  • Elmer Gantry Chapter 3 Part 3

    Elmer Gantry Chapter 3 Part 3
    Mar 20 2026
    In which Elmer Gantry, accompanied by his devoted mother, attends a fervent evangelical meeting where the impassioned oratory and heartfelt hymns sweep him into a spontaneous public conversion before a cheering crowd. Torn between the ecstatic commitment demanded by the gathering and the quiet scepticism of his old friend Jim Lefferts, Elmer wrestles privately with doubt and the uneasy promise of his newfound role.
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    26 mins
  • Elmer Gantry Chapter 3 Part 1-2

    Elmer Gantry Chapter 3 Part 1-2
    Mar 20 2026
    In which a robust and magnetic young preacher visits a college Y. M. C. A. gathering, stirring admiration and moral wrestling among the students with his hearty approach to faith and manliness. Meanwhile, Elmer Gantry wrestles with the implications of this visit, his own courage, and familial ties as he prepares to witness the fervour of a big meeting.
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    19 mins
  • Elmer Gantry Chapter 2

    Elmer Gantry Chapter 2
    Mar 19 2026
    In which youthful Elmer Gantry, caught betwixt the earnest zeal of collegiate evangelists and the affectionate yet insistent expectations of his devout mother, finds himself surrounded by a fervent, sometimes overwhelming tide of piety that both intrigues and unsettles him. The chapter unfolds with a blend of religious earnestness, human foibles, and the quaint rituals of prairie church life, painting a picture of a young man’s familiar but fraught dance with faith and doubt.
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    37 mins
  • Elmer Gantry Chapter 1

    Elmer Gantry Chapter 1
    Mar 19 2026
    In which the burly and boisterous Elmer Gantry, famed football captain and a man of loud voice and swelling ambition, alternates between restless college life and evenings spent in smoky saloons with his steadfast companion Jim Lefferts, juggling intellectual scepticism and raw emotion. The pair’s escapades lead them beyond the sedate, pious routines of Terwillinger College into the rough-and-tumble, spirited exchanges of small-town street meetings and the tangled affections of girls in nearby Cato.
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    56 mins
  • Arrowsmith Chapter 40

    Arrowsmith Chapter 40
    Mar 18 2026
    In which Martin Arrowsmith faces an offer to direct the McGurk Institute, confronting the clash between scientific purity and administrative ambition amidst the persistent urgings of his social circle and his wife. Choosing freedom and the simplicity of his work with Terry Wickett in a rustic laboratory, Martin embarks on a rugged yet passionate quest for discovery, even as personal relationships strain and the wider world of culture and science marches inexorably onward.
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    26 mins
  • Arrowsmith Chapter 39

    Arrowsmith Chapter 39
    Mar 18 2026
    In which Dr. Arrowsmith, feeling bereft without his friend Terry, confronts the discomforts of high society and the estrangement from an old companion whose crude commercial schemes clash with his scientific ideals, while his wife Joyce endeavours to bridge the chasm with thoughtful gestures and a new home laboratory. Yet amid the tensions of friendship lost and domestic unease, Martin clings to the hope of renewal through his work, resolved to reunite with Terry and reclaim the devotion to science that sustains him.
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    39 mins