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Wuthering Heights: Final Chapters

We’ve come to the end of Emily Bronte’s novel and so we’re here to discuss, well, how it ends. Up first: Sean’s opinion. Then we discuss the impact of the late-stage POV-shift, whether this is a ghost story, the fun-to-discuss questions at the core of the book, and much more. Happy listening! Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Monthly Mystery: The Zebra-Striped Hearse

Join in as we discuss this month’s mystery novel: Ross Macdonald’s The Zebra-Striped Hearse, a classic midcentury title from one of the kings of the hard-boiled mystery. As always we discuss the big picture view before digging into the categories. Thanks for the support and happy listening. And be sure to let us know what you thought of this one in the comment below! Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Wuthering Heights: Chapters 22-28

Welcome back to our ongoing conversation about Emily Bronte’s novel! This week we discuss whether it’s too melodramatic, Heathcliff’s malevolence, Cathy’s kindness to pathetic Linton, and much more. Happy listening! Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Richard II: Acts 1-2

The divine right of kings. The role of John of Gaunt. King Richard’s unlikeability. How one might perform key scenes. These are just a few of the topics we covered on this dive into the first two acts of Shakespeare’s first tetralogy. Oh, and Tim’s back! Happy listening! Image credit: Ben Wishaw as Richard II in The Hollow Crown; IMDB Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Wuthering Heights: Chapters 15-21

Welcome back to our ongoing series on Emily Bronte’s novel! This week we’re discussing the degree to which the book is a love story, the strange circumstances of a particular character’s death and another character’s birth, the inevitability of the narrative (and it’s structure), and much more! Happy listening! Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.