"The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka is a surreal and haunting novella that delves into the psychological and existential turmoil of Gregor Samsa, a young man who wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a giant insect. Through this bizarre and unsettling transformation, Kafka explores themes of alienation, isolation, and the absurdity of human existence. Visit https://krity.app/ for more books and to become a narrator. Follow us on Instagram @krity.app and stay updated with the l ...
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Past Present Future is a bi-weekly History of Ideas podcast with David Runciman, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology. David talks to historians, novelists, scientists and many others about where the most interesting ideas come from, what they mean, and why they matter. Ideas from the past, questions about the present, shaping the future. New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.
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Overdue is a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read. Join Andrew and Craig each week as they tackle a new title from their backlog. Classic literature, obscure plays, goofy childen’s books: they'll read it all, one overdue book at a time.
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7-10 minute audio summaries of classic literature you didn't have the time or attention span to read :-)
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Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chronological order and you don't need to start at the beginning - feel free to jump in wherever you like! Find out more at historyofliterature.com and facebook.com/historyofliterature. Support the show by visiting patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. Contact the show at [email protected].
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Join Rachel and Serena every Friday to discuss this week’s book and enjoy a signature cocktail tailor-made for that read! New theme every three weeks and bonus content on Patreon. So grab your book, grab your booze... for Booktails! For sponsorship and advertising opportunities contact: [email protected]
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Philosophies for Life is all about giving ancient wisdom for modern living. We are dedicated towards giving out life-changing philosophical ideas that will help you improve all the aspects of your life - spirituality, finance, relationships, mental and emotional.
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What do you think of when you hear the word Oklahoma? A new podcast from KOSU, AIR and This Land Press offers a fictional take on the 46th state. From Franz Kafka to Rodgers and Hammerstein, writers both foreign and domestic have been speculating about Oklahoma for more than a century. Oklahoma is more than a place, it’s an idea. The new audio series, based on the book Imaginary Oklahoma from This Land Press, offers a complex picture of the pan-shaped land through a simple, ghostly narrative.
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Fiction from the weird side. The Twilight Zone meets Adult Swim. The Outer Limits directed by David Lynch. Franz Kafka doing Creepshow. Welcome... to the Tales of What!? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talesofwhat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to your new favourite book club. If you enjoy deep dives into the greatest books ever written, you will love Hardcore Literature. Provocative poems, evocative epics, and life-changing literary analyses. We don’t just read the great books - we live them. Together we’ll suck the marrow out of Shakespeare, Homer, and Tolstoy. We’ll relish the most moving art ever committed to the page and stage from every age. Join us on the reading adventure of a lifetime.
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Benvenuti su "Libri in Ascolto" – il canale YouTube dove i libri parlano. Scopri il piacere di ascoltare audiolibri gratuiti in italiano: romanzi, racconti brevi, classici della letteratura e opere contemporanee, tutti letti con cura e passione. Ideale per rilassarsi, viaggiare con la mente o godersi una buona storia anche quando non hai tempo per leggere. Nuovi contenuti ogni settimana: iscriviti e lasciati trasportare dal potere della voce e della narrazione.
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ArTEEtude: Unveiling the Spectrum of Art, Culture and Mind. West Cork´s Art and Culture Podcast by Detlef Schlich.
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Join visionary visual artist Detlef Schlich and his co-host, Sophia, the first AI in podcasting, as they explore the ever-evolving intersections of art, science, and human consciousness. Based in West Cork, ArTEEtude delves into art history, psychology, neuroscience, and the mysteries of creative processes, creating a blend of insightful, humorous, and intimate discussions that go beyond the surface. From shamanistic rituals to digital culture, Detlef’s expertise spans performance, photograp ...
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This is a premium show that's a catch-all for any of our one-off or experimental podcasts that we made for our patrons on Patreon. There's no set schedule to this, things will come out when they come out. RSS Feed: https://www.patreon.com/rss/80117?show=1322380
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Set in 19th century Russia, The Brothers Karamazov (Russian: Братья Карамазовы) is the last novel written by the illustrious author Fyodor Dostoyevsky who died a few months before the book's publication. The deeply philosophical and passionate novel tells the story of Fyodor Karamazov, an immoral debauch whose sole aim in life is the acquisition of wealth. Twice married, he has three sons whose welfare and upbringing, he cares nothing about. At the beginning of the story, Dimitri Karamazov, ...
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There are rituals about to unravel... True stories of Scottish magic unfold after eight children are found in a mysterious lodge. Will you unlock their secrets before it is too late? Sounds & Text: Ali Maloney Theme tune: David Devereux (Tin Can Audio) Logo: Calum MacAskill www.caledoniangothic.com
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Welcome to ShadowsPub'sPodcast. I’ve been writing on different platforms for several years. Yes, I’m a real person with a passion for learning and sharing on a variety of topics. Until I started my podcast, I was all about the written word. Not everyone has or wants to take the time to sit down and read. So, I’ll read my writing to you. I also create and publish books like journals, coloring books, sketchbooks, notebooks etc. Visit me at Shadowspublishing.com to see what I have to offer.
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Send us a text "The Trial", written by Franz Kafka between 1914 and 1915 and published posthumously in 1925, is a seminal work of modernist literature, reflecting Kafka’s preoccupation with absurdity, bureaucracy, and existential dread. Set in an unnamed city, the novel follows Josef K., a bank clerk inexplicably arrested and prosecuted by a myster…
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Ep 721 - The Buddha in the Attic, by Julie Otsuka
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1:10:29Some of us read a book. Some of us research the author and the historical context. Some of us sit in front of our microphones and record a podcast. Some of us edit it together and upload it to the website. Some of us write the description that goes up with it. Boy I hope this bit works! Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Follow @overdue…
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735 Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (with Mark Hussey) | My Last Book with Graham Watson
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1:23:55Jacke talks to author Mark Hussey (Mrs Dalloway: Biography of a Novel) about Virginia Woolf's beloved novel Mrs Dalloway, which turned 100 earlier this year. PLUS author Graham Watson (The Invention of Charlotte Bronte) stops by to discuss his choice for the last book he will ever read. Join Jacke on a trip through literary England (signup open thr…
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#Arteetude 300 - Detlef Schlich reflects on the fragility of performance and the resistance against mass production — and Sophia, our AI co-host, returns with her poetic echoes and playful reflections ...
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8:31✨ Arteetude 300 – Three Hundred Breaths ✨ This episode is a ritual. A reflection. Not mass production, but fragments — sparks of honesty, fear, and truth. With Sophia back at my side, we dive into what performance really means: trembling hands, silence before sound, and the refusal to become just another number. Every inhale breaks the same, every …
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Fixing Democracy: Citizens’ Assemblies
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1:05:51David talks to Claudia Chwalisz, founder and CEO of Democracy Next, about how citizens’ assemblies could help fix what’s wrong with democracy. Where does the idea of a jury of citizens chosen at random to answer political questions come from? What are the kinds of contemporary questions it could help to settle? How does it work? And what would enco…
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108: 7 Simple Ways To Outsmart Anyone (Win Without Fighting) - Sun Tzu (Taoism)
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23:237 Simple Ways To Outsmart Anyone (Win Without Fighting) - Sun Tzu (Taoism). In this podcast we will talk about How To Outsmart Everybody Else from the philosophy of Sun Tzu. Sun Tzu was a Chinese general, philosopher, and writer who followed ideas rooted in philosophies like Taoism, Confucianism, and elements of Legalism. So with that in mind, here…
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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
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53:42Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman Cosy Murders 1: Serena's Recommendation Get the gang together on your zimmers because the time has come for... COSY MURDER SEASON! 🔪🧣🍁☕ Change to your winter duvet, get your knitting out and put the kettle on because the seasons are changing and it's time to curl up with murder of the most comforting variety! A…
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734 The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (#16 GBOAT) | 1925 - A Literary Encyclopedia (with Tom Lutz)
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56:09Jacke talks to author Tom Lutz about 1925: A Literary Encyclopedia, which provides a fascinating window into a year when literature was arguably at its peak centrality. PLUS a look at J.R.R. Tolkien and his influential Lord of the Rings, #16 on the list of the Greatest Books of All Time. Join Jacke on a trip through literary England (signup open th…
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107: How to Confront Your Dark Side (Step-by-Step Guide) - Carl Jung’s Shadow Work
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21:31How to Confront Your Dark Side (Step-by-Step Guide) - Carl Jung’s Shadow Work Carl Jung's psychology is called analytical psychology and his philosophy is dubbed as “Jungian philosophy”. Jung’s most famous theory is ‘the individuation process.’ Carl Jung believed that to truly understand ourselves, we need to look at how the mind is built — what he…
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In today’s episode David talks to Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government, about legislatures in general and the British parliament in particular. Are law-making bodies really being sidelined by strongarm executives? What would enable parliaments to work better? How can they better fulfil their role of scrutinising what government do…
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Ep 720 - Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell
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1:10:44Perhaps Elizabeth Gaskell’s best-known work, Cranford chronicles the lives of some Victorian era LMMs (Ladies of Modest Means). Their customs and relevance may be waning as Industrialization advances, but that doesn’t mean they won’t find ways to entertain us with their wit, their foibles, and their heart. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. …
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733 Haruki Murakami (with Mike Palindrome | To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (#17 GBOAT) | A Letter from Tehran
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1:24:11Haruki Murakami (b. 1949) is one of the rare writers who combines literary admiration with widespread appeal. Host Jacke Wilson is joined by lifelong Murakami fan Mike Palindrome to discuss what makes his novels so compelling, so mysterious, and so popular. Works discussed include The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Norwegian Wood, Kafka on the Shore, and …
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#Arteetude 299 - Schlich and his AI co-host Sophia discuss the formative years that shaped his practice.
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17:10English: Arteetude 299 is a raw, personal reflection with Detlef Schlich and his AI co-host Sophia. Together, they explore Detlef’s early life — from his civil servant years in Cologne and the heaviness of elderly care, to the spark of his first band Paradiesox Peacepack. They discuss fear as part of performance, art as a ritual, and why resisting …
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For the first episode in a new series about the ideas that could help democracy work better David talks to David Klemperer of the Constitution Society about proportional representation. How did nineteenth-century advocates of PR think it could improve democratic representation? Why did PR get adopted in some places but not in others during the twen…
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106: Are You Strong Or Weak? Nietzsche's Philosophy On True Strength (Existentialism)
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23:34Are You Strong Or Weak? Nietzsche's Philosophy On True Strength (Existentialism). In this podcast we will talk about what truly makes you strong from the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. Friedrich Nietzsche was one of the main precursors of existentialism who spoke about Will To Power. Are you truly in control of your life, or are you letting the…
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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1:08:28The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Deadly Competitions 3. That's right, it's the one you were all thinking of! There's no way we could do a Deadly Competitions series without including this beloved franchise. Get ready to be plucked from District 12 and dropped into a fight for survival, with politics, intrigue and maybe even love along the way. G…
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732 The Bible (#18 GBOAT) | The Diaries of Samuel Pepys (with Kate Loveman) | Health Advice
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1:13:35Jacke starts the episode by looking at the different ways that ten writers have viewed the Bible, #18 on the list of the Greatest Books of All Time. Then he's joined by scholar Kate Loveman, one of the few people in the world who's been able to read the diaries of Samuel Pepys in the original shorthand, for a discussion of her book The Strange Hist…
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105: How To Break the Cycle of Overthinking (No Therapy) - Buddha (Buddhism)
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23:40In this podcast we will be talking how to stop overthinking, from the wisdom of Buddha. Gautama Buddha was a philosopher, meditator, spiritual teacher, and religious leader who is credited as the founder of Buddhism. So with that in mind, here are 6 ways to stop overthinking from Gautama Buddha - 01. Understand You Are Not Your Thoughts 02. Return …
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David talks to Lea Ypi about her new book Indignity: A Life Reimagined, which tells the story of her grandmother’s extraordinary life and in doing so uncovers the hidden history of mid-twentieth-century Europe. But it is also a book about the different philosophies of dignity and how those ideas can shape, make and break individual human lives. A c…
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Send us a text "Ulysses", written by Irish novelist James Joyce and first published in its entirety in 1922, is a modernist masterpiece that chronicles a single day—June 16, 1904—in the lives of Leopold Bloom, Stephen Dedalus, and Molly Bloom in Dublin, Ireland. Structured as a loose parallel to Homer’s *Odyssey*, the novel’s 18 episodes explore th…
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Ep 719 - The Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi
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1:11:12For anyone who’s ever loved a movie or TV show where people in silly outfits pretend to be giant city-crushing lizards and/or robots, this week’s book plays around in a pretty entertaining space. If the references to the mid-to-late-2020 stretch of the COVID pandemic and the 2020 US presidential election date it a little, and if every single named …
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731 The Brothers Karamazov Reclaimed (#19 Greatest Book of All Time)
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1:21:06Responding to a special request from a listener, Jacke discusses Fyodor Dostoevsky, his novel The Brothers Karamazov, and the search for meaning in a meaningless world. This episode was originally released as episode #250 on October 7, 2020. For reasons Jacke discusses, it has not been available for several years. One show note: at several points i…
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#Arteetude 298 — Detlef Schlich in a philosophical reflection with his AI Co-host Sophia about the latest WAW-Tour in West Cork. The episode culminates in the premiere of Three Hats, One Road by Los Inorg ...
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19:37This episode reflects on the intersection of art, community, and resilience during the WAW Pass the Hat Tour 2025. Together with AI co-host Sophia, we explore how live music builds temporary communities of belonging, how pub politics can paradoxically highlight the need for solidarity, and how art functions as ritual and survival in contemporary so…
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Today’s episode is the first in a three-part conversation with philosopher and writer Lea Ypi about the idea of dignity and its role in the history of ideas and in the story of our lives. What is the difference between dignity and dignitas? How does our conception of dignity shape the ways that we think about death? And why is Kant so important for…
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104: Why Hope Won’t Make You Happy (And What Will) - Albert Camus (Absurdism)
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21:45Why Hope Won’t Make You Happy (And What Will) - Albert Camus (Absurdism). In this podcast we will be talking about why hope will not make you happy from the philosophy of Albert Camus. This video also talks about how to live without hope and still find joy in the here and now. Albert Camus is one of the most representative figures of the philosophy…
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Battle Royale by Koushun Takami If you thought your school was bad, it had nothing on this one! It's time to dive into the Battle Royale phenomenon- 42 kids are taken on a 'school trip', given weapons and told to kill each other until only one survives. With a Kiriyama Bloody Mary in hand (pasta sauce) Serena and Rachel join the race for survival a…
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730 "To Autumn" by John Keats | The Invention of Charlotte Brontë (with Graham Watson) | My Last Book with Sara Charles
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1:06:20Jacke looks forward to a new season by exploring the language and imagery of John Keats's famous ode to autumn. Then he talks to Graham Watson about his new book The Invention of Charlotte Brontë: A New Life, which tells the story of how how Charlotte reinvented herself as an acclaimed author, a mysterious celebrity, and a passionate lover. PLUS Sa…
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103: How to Stop Overthinking - Marcus Aurelius (Stoicism)
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26:15How to Stop Overthinking - Marcus Aurelius (Stoicism). In this podcast we will be talking about how to stop overthinking from the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius. Marcus Aurelius was a devout student of the philosophy of Stoicism and constructed a series of autobiographical writings, now known as the Meditations. So here are 6 ways to stop overthinking f…
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PPF+: More of What You’ve Been Missing!
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1:01:11In today’s episode some more highlights from the PPF+ archive of 35 bonus episodes and counting: here are a few more excerpts we think you might enjoy. In this episode you’ll hear David talking about In the Loop and the question of why politicians do and don’t resign; Robert Saunders on the legacy of Brexit for politics in 2025; Shannon Vallor on w…
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Ep 718 - The Four Million, by O. Henry
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1:20:14The name O. Henry is synonymous with more than just a candy bar. It's become shorthand for a brief, punchy tale that ends with a magical little twist. And this collection, his second published, contains such classic examples as the "Gift of the Magi" and "The Cop and the Anthem." Can you guess the ironic twist ending of this podcast? This episode i…
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729 Milton the Revolutionary (with Orlando Reade) | My Last Book with Jodi Picoult | More Exciting News
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1:07:45Since the publication of John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost in 1667, readers and critics have noted the relationship between the poem and the author's political and personal struggles. What has been less prominent - at least until now - is how the poem came to haunt various political struggles over the next four centuries. In this episode, Jacke…
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#Arteetude 297 - In this third and final tour talk episode of 2025, Detlef and Dirk aka WAW reflect on their unforgettable week along the Wild Atlantic Way with their road manager, Hannah. This episode ...
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24:52Arteetude 297: WAW Tour Talk – Bittersweet Goodbyes on the Wild Atlantic Way In this third and final tour talk episode of 2025, Detlef and Dirk reflect on their unforgettable week along the Wild Atlantic Way with their road manager, Hannah. Between swims in the Atlantic, gigs in Kilcrohane and Ballydehob, encounters with old friends, and chance mee…
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Politics on Trial: Hitler vs Weimar
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1:05:08Today’s epic political trial is the one that should have been the end of Adolf Hitler but ended up being the making of him: his treason trial in 1924 for the so-called Beer Hall Putsch. How close did Hitler’s attempted coup come to succeeding? Why was he allowed to turn the court that tried him into a platform for his poisonous politics? What were …
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Send us a text The Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest known works of literature, originates from ancient Mesopotamia, likely composed around 2100 BCE in Sumerian, with later Akkadian versions, notably the Standard Babylonian version from the 13th–10th centuries BCE. Preserved on clay tablets in cuneiform script, the epic emerged from the city-sta…
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102: How To Focus On Yourself - Marcus Aurelius, Nietzsche, Buddha, Lao Tzu, Sartre, Camus
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28:05In this podcast we will be talking about how to focus on yourself from the wisdom of 6 different philosophers and philosophies for life. The 6 philosophers we will be talking about for finding purpose in this video are Albert Camus (Absurdism), Nietzsche (Existentialism), Sartre (Existentialism), Marcus Aurelius (Stoicism), Lao Tzu (Taoism) and Bud…
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Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 02 - Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls (The Baby-Sitters Club #2)
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52:20The Club has been humming along for two months until a spat of terrifying phone-based burglaries have our sitters sittin' scared! Also, it's Claudia time! Between gigs, she must repair her relationship with her sister and figure out how to catch the eye of the dreamiest poet around: Trevor Sandbourne. These episodes posted first for our Patreon sup…
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The Running Man by Stephen King Deadly Competitions 1: Rachel's Recommendation Minus 55 minutes and counting On your marks, get set... DEADLY COMPETITIONS TIME! ⏳🔪 Grab your running shoes and grab a natural energy drink (cocktail) full of electrolytes because it's time for a new Booktails Podcast theme! We're starting with a bang with The Running M…
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Politics on Trial: Easter Rising 1916 w/Fintan O’Toole
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59:09Today it’s the first of two episodes with journalist and historian Fintan O’Toole about the trials that followed the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland. What did the leaders of the rising hope to achieve, with or without German help? How and why did the British get it so wrong by court martialling the supposed ring leaders in secret? Were those trials a…
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101: Miyamoto Musashi - How To Build Your Self-Discipline
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17:36In this podcast, we will be talking about 4 important insights for building your Self Discipline from the wisdom of Miyamoto Musashi. Miyamoto Musashi is considered to be the greatest swordsman ever in the history of Japan, in large part due to his almost surreal discipline. So here are 4 important insights for self discipline from Miyamoto Musashi…
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Ep 717 - Bad Summer People, by Emma Rosenblum
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1:02:22As a reader, you cannot get upset if you read a book called "Bad Summer People" and it's filled with terrible people and all the stuff that they do to each other over the course of One Fateful Summer. You are allowed, of course, to get upset if you summered in the same place as the author and you recognize the town and all the people in it and also…
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728 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (#20 GBOAT) | Lorraine Hansberry - RECLAIMED
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1:30:35As part of the "25 for '25" series, Jacke starts the episode with a look at #20 on the list of Greatest Books of All Time, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. Then he reclaims a previous episode devoted to Lorraine Hansberry, author of A Raisin in the Sun, a brilliant playwright who died at the tragically young age of 34. (The Hansbe…
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#Arteetude 296 – In this second tour talk part, Schlich and Schlömer (together as WAW) reflect on the challenges and triumphs of grassroots music touring in rural Ireland. 🎵 This Episode ends with LOTUS ...
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23:29Arteetude 296 – WAW Pass the Hat Tour Talk, Part 2. Back on the beach in West Cork, Detlef Schlich and Dirk Schlömer continue their reflection on the WAW Pass the Hat Tour. This time, the story carries us from Felicitas’ cliffside guesthouse in Adrigole to Kilcrohane’s White House Café. We hear about Hannah — who evolved from spontaneous driver int…
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55:27Today’s episode is something a little bit different – it is nearly 18 months since we started PPF+ and there are now 34 bonus episodes waiting for you as soon as you sign up. It costs £5 per month or £50 per year and you will get two new bonus episodes every month along with ad-free listening, automatic sign-up to our newsletter and access to the w…
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100: Franz Kafka - Why You Feel Lost in a Loveless World (And How to Stop It) (Metamorphosis)
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20:46In this podcast we will talk about Why You Feel Lost in a Loveless World (And How to Stop It) from the philosophy of Franz Kafka. Franz Kafka is one of the most fascinating writers and philosophers of the 20th century. So with that in mind, here is Why You Feel Lost in a Loveless World (And How to Stop It) from the philosophy of Franz Kafka - 01. Y…
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The Trial by Franz Kafka - Centenery Series 3 (Rachel's Rec) If you've ever missed your stop on the train this episode is for you. We're channeling Kafka and staying alcohol free this week, but feel free to add a splash of something stronger to K's Defence if you prefer! He needs all the help he can get with this Trial after all! Have you ever felt…
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Politics on Trial 100th Anniversary Special: Franz Kafka’s The Trial
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59:20Today’s episode in Politics on Trial is about the most famous trial in literature and one that never actually takes place. David talks to writer and literary scholar Ian Ellison about Franz Kafka’s The Trial, first published in 1925. What is the meaning of a book about a legal process that never happens? How was it inspired by Kafka’s failed love l…
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727 Earthly Paradise in Old French Verse (with Jacob Abell) | My Last Book with Victorian Literature Expert Allen MacDuffie | A Dueling Neapolitan Passionate for Poetry
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1:04:12What happened to Eden? While today we might view the story of Adam and Eve as metaphorical, for many generations of Christians, the Earthly Paradise was a vibrant symbol at the heart of the cosmos. In this episode, Jacke talks to Jacob Abell about his book Spiritual and Material Boundaries in Old French Verse: Contemplating the Walls of the Earthly…
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99: Lao Tzu - How to Stop Forcing Life (Wu Wei Explained) (Taoism)
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28:12In this podcast we will talk about How to Stop Forcing Life from the philosophy of Lao Tzu. Lao Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher who is known to be the founder of Taoism and the writer of Taoism’s most sacred text, the Tao Te Ching. So with that in mind, here is Why Forcing Life Never Works (And What to Do Instead) from the philosophy of Lao …
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Ep 716 - An Extraordinary Union (Loyal League #1), by Alyssa Cole
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1:21:41The secret Union organization Elle Burns spies for swears by the four Ls: Loyalty. Legacy. Life. Lincoln. But what about…Love? Enter Malcolm MacCall, a brash but lovable Scot posing as a Confederate soldier. And the rest, as they say, is historical fiction. Also it’s a pretty successful romance novel! Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. …
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726 England vs France - A Literary Battle Royale (with Mike Palindrome) - RECLAIMED
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1:03:36“Our dear enemies,” a French writer once called the English. Englishman John Cleese called the French “our natural enemies” and joked “if we have to fight anyone, I say let’s fight the French.” With the exception of some (very important) twentieth-century alliances, the French and the English have been at each others’ throats for a thousand years. …
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