Today, I brought from the scattered recesses of my mind the words of Anna Akhmatova, a poet whose voice never fails to reach me. This episode is more scattered than most, but I hope it at least gives you a sense of the beauty of Akhmatova’s work. 

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Ep 19: Akhmatova—the Voice of Troubled Times

Today, I review John Mullan's book What Matters in Jane Austen? Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved. Mullan does an amazing job of dwelling in the world that Austen describes, and his research helps us find new delight in her familiar novels.

Episode 20: Jane Austen, a Delightful Puzzle

Today, I talk about the introduction to Zena Hitz's wonderful book Lost in Thought: the Pleasures of the Intellectual Life. 
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Ep 21: What is the Intellectual Life? An Introduction to Lost In Thought by Zena Hitz

Today’s episode is a defense— of sorts— of leisure, of our ability to be at play in the world around us.
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Ep 16: Wodehouse and the defense of leisure

T.S. Eliot is one of the greats in the English literary tradition—and here is what he has to say about that. 
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Ep 17 - Understanding Art: T.S. Eliot and the Critics

Today, we talk about murder! Specifically, detective fiction and murder mysteries. Why do these stories of gruesome deeds bring us comfort? Ought they? 

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Ep 18: Why do we read about murder? Christie, Heyer, and Detective Fiction

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