A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

In this special Yuletide episode, Jordan and Brendan discuss the supremacy of It’s a Wonderful Life, the clash of Two Kingdoms, Dickens’s delight in language, the role of repentance & remembrance in true conversion, the call for a renaissance in heartfelt sentiment, and the coziness of mulled wine.

 

Mentioned in this episode:

• It’s a Wonderful Life (dir. Frank Capra)
• Adaptations of A Christmas Carol (Wiki page)
• G.K. Chesterton’s Introduction to A Christmas Carol (1922)
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
• Bleak House by Charles Dickens

 

Join us next episode where we will discuss the short story The Dead by James Joyce.

 

*Due to some technical difficulties, you may notice poor sound quality at times during this episode. We apologize for the inconvenience and will have the issue resolved for subsequent episodes* 

 

Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry

Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra