The Literary Life Podcast

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Not just book chat! The Literary Life Podcast is an ongoing conversation about the skill and art of reading well and the lost intellectual tradition needed to fully enter into the great works of literature.Experienced teachers Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks (of www.HouseOfHumaneLetters.com) join lifelong reader Cindy Rollins (of www.MorningtimeForMoms.com) for slow reads of classic literature, conversations with book lovers, and an ever-unfolding discussion of how Stories Will Save the World.And check out our sister podcast The Well Read Poem with poet Thomas Banks.

Recent Episodes
  • Episode 264: "Much Ado About Nothing" On-Screen Adaptations
    Feb 18, 2025 – 01:59:50
  • Episode 263: “Much Ado About Nothing” by William Shakespeare, Acts 4 & 5
    Feb 11, 2025 – 01:40:26
  • Episode 262: “Much Ado About Nothing” by William Shakespeare, Acts 2 & 3
    Feb 4, 2025 – 01:37:09
  • Episode 261: “Much Ado About Nothing” by William Shakespeare, Acts 1 & 2
    Jan 28, 2025 – 01:22:46
  • Episode 260: Introduction to William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”
    Jan 21, 2025 – 01:24:01
  • Episode 259: "Best of" Series - The Literary Life of Thomas Banks (Ep. 78)
    Jan 14, 2025 – 01:35:51
  • Episode 258: "Best of" Series - Our Literary Lives of 2022
    Jan 7, 2025 – 01:31:58
  • Episode 257: "Best of" Series -- Our Literary Lives of 2021
    Dec 31, 2024 – 01:24:51
  • Episode 256: Our Literary Lives of 2024
    Dec 24, 2024 – 01:25:55
  • Episode 255: "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde, Act 4 & Film Adaptations
    Dec 17, 2024 – 01:15:13
  • Episode 254: The Literary Life 2025 Season Preview
    Dec 10, 2024 – 56:59
  • Episode 253: "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde, Acts 2 & 3
    Dec 3, 2024 – 01:20:49
  • Episode 252: “An Ideal Husband” by Oscar Wilde, Intro and Act 1
    Nov 26, 2024 – 01:21:49
  • Episode 251: Why Literature Still Matters with Dr. Jason Baxter
    Nov 19, 2024 – 01:12:57
  • Episode 250: "Best of" Series Replay - "The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis" with Dr. Jason Baxter
    Nov 12, 2024 – 01:16:23
  • Episode 249: “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by S. T. Coleridge, Part 2
    Nov 5, 2024 – 01:28:01
  • Episode 248: “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by S. T. Coleridge, Part 1
    Oct 29, 2024 – 01:08:42
  • Episode 247: Introduction to "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
    Oct 22, 2024 – 01:01:22
  • Episode 246: “Best of” Series – “Are Women Human” by Dorothy L. Sayers, Ep. 9
    Oct 15, 2024 – 01:06:06
  • Episode 245: “Murder Must Advertise” by Dorothy Sayers, Ch. 17-End
    Oct 8, 2024 – 01:16:25
  • Episode 244: "Murder Must Advertise" by Dorothy Sayers, Ch. 12-16
    Oct 1, 2024 – 01:05:41
  • Episode 243: “Murder Must Advertise” by Dorothy Sayers, Ch. 6-11
    Sep 24, 2024 – 01:14:02
  • Episode 242: "Murder Must Advertise" by Dorothy L. Sayers, Intro and Ch. 1-5
    Sep 17, 2024 – 01:26:07
  • Episode 241: Why Read Dante with Jason Baxter
    Sep 10, 2024 – 01:25:51
  • Episode 240: "Best of" Series - The Importance of Detective Fiction, Ep. 3
    Sep 3, 2024 – 01:02:29
  • Episode 239: “Best of” Series – The Literary Life of Jone Rose, Ep. 135
    Aug 27, 2024 – 01:29:04
  • Episode 238: Why Read Biographies
    Aug 20, 2024 – 01:08:42
  • Episode 237: “Best of” Series – “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” Pt. 2, Ep. 106
    Aug 13, 2024 – 01:10:35
  • Episode 236: “Best of” Series – The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by R. L. Stevenson, Part 1 (Ep. 105)
    Aug 6, 2024 – 01:17:32
  • Episode 235: “Harry Potter” Book 1, Ch. 13-End
    Jul 30, 2024 – 02:00:47
  • Episode 234: “Harry Potter” Book 1, Ch. 8-12
    Jul 23, 2024 – 01:49:51
  • Episode 233: “Harry Potter” Book 1, Ch. 3-7
    Jul 16, 2024 – 01:34:35
  • Episode 232: “Harry Potter” Book 1, Introduction and Ch. 1-2
    Jul 9, 2024 – 01:30:49
  • Episode 231: What to Do When The Literary Life Feels Overwhelming
    Jul 2, 2024 – 01:38:24
  • Episode 230: “Best of” Series – “Why I Write” by George Orwell, Ep. 16
    Jun 25, 2024 – 01:20:11
  • Episode 229: “Best of” Series, “Araby” by James Joyce, Ep. 11
    Jun 18, 2024 – 01:36:17
  • Episode 228: “Best of” Series, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, Ep. 15
    Jun 11, 2024 – 01:24:54
  • Episode 227: “Agnes Grey” by Anne Bronte, Ch. 19-25
    Jun 4, 2024 – 01:31:37
  • Episode 226: “Agnes Grey” by Anne Brontë, Ch. 12-18
    May 28, 2024 – 01:31:31
  • Episode 225: “Agnes Grey” by Anne Brontë, Ch. 6-11
    May 21, 2024 – 01:28:37
  • Episode 224: “Agnes Grey” by Anne Brontë, Introduction and Ch. 1-5
    May 14, 2024 – 01:35:54
  • Episode 223: “Best of” The Literary Life – “The Machine Stops” by E. M. Forster, Ep. 99
    May 7, 2024 – 01:23:43
  • Episode 222: “Tartuffe” by Moliere, Acts 3 - 5
    Apr 30, 2024 – 01:22:41
  • Episode 221: “Tartuffe” by Moliere, Introduction and Acts 1 & 2
    Apr 23, 2024 – 01:18:09
  • Episode 220: Fairy Tales and Children’s Literature with Dr. Vigen Guroian
    Apr 16, 2024 – 01:25:33
  • Episode 219: “Best of” Series – Why Read Old Books, Ep. 80
    Apr 9, 2024 – 01:28:19
  • Episode 218: “Best of” Series – Our Favorite Poems, Ep. 54
    Apr 2, 2024 – 01:22:24
  • Episode 217: “Best of” Series – The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis: A Conversation with Jason M. Baxter, Ep. 145
    Mar 26, 2024 – 01:16:23
  • Episode 216: E. M. Forster’s “Howards End” On Screen
    Mar 19, 2024 – 01:38:19
  • Episode 215: E. M. Forster’s “Howards End”, Ch. 35-End
    Mar 12, 2024 – 01:34:35
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