Episodes
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
Episode 14: Frank Norris, McTeague: Show Me the Money
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
In the second episode on Frank Norris' McTeague, we find out what happens to our favorite neighborhood dentist when he gets married and runs into a little bit of cash. . . . It is not good.
Saturday Mar 25, 2017
Episode 13: Frank Norris, McTeague: A Dentist Falls in Love
Saturday Mar 25, 2017
Saturday Mar 25, 2017
The beginning of my analysis of Frank Norris' McTeague, a novel on possession and greed.
Wednesday Mar 22, 2017
Episode 12: Frank Norris, Vandover and the Brute: The Decline of Vandover
Wednesday Mar 22, 2017
Wednesday Mar 22, 2017
This episode complete our study of Frank Norris' Vandover and the Brute. We watch Vandover's inevitable decline with a little bit of glee. I also sum-up some of the major themes of the novel.
Sunday Mar 19, 2017
Episode 11: Frank Norris, Vandover and the Brute: On Being a Pampered Jerk
Sunday Mar 19, 2017
Sunday Mar 19, 2017
We begin a new series on Frank Norris, starting with his Vandover and the Brute, first published after his death. In the first half of the novel, we see the early life of Vandover, his education, and the consequences of his playboy lifestyle. This episode also includes an introduction into Frank Norris and a discussion of his legacy.
This episode includes brief references to sexual violenc and suicide.
Sunday Mar 19, 2017
Episode 10: Melville: Mardi Part 4: Conclusion?
Sunday Mar 19, 2017
Sunday Mar 19, 2017
Our final episode on Herman Melville for a while and the end of a series on Mardi. In the final part of the novel we enter Melville's metaphorical Europe and witness his critique of American democracy. This episode also includes an analysis of the major themes of the entire work.
Thursday Mar 16, 2017
Episode 9: Melville, Mardi, Part 3: Religion and Free Will
Thursday Mar 16, 2017
Thursday Mar 16, 2017
In part 3 of our study of Herman Melville's Mardi, we take on the deep questions of free will and religion.
Yet the elusive Yillah is not to be found.
Saturday Mar 11, 2017
Episode 8: Melville: Mardi Part 2: Lost Love
Saturday Mar 11, 2017
Saturday Mar 11, 2017
In our second episode on Herman Melville's Mardi, we follow the adventures of Taji and his new companions: a philosopher, a king, a poet, and a historian. They begin to search all of the world of Mardi for Taji's lost love, Yillah.
Wednesday Mar 08, 2017
Episode 7: Mardi: Part 1: Dude? Am I still in the Pacific?
Wednesday Mar 08, 2017
Wednesday Mar 08, 2017
The first of four episodes exploring Herman Melville's Mardi. He goes off the rails a bit in this one and and it is lots of fun.
Saturday Mar 04, 2017
Episode 6: Omoo 3: Island Wanderlust
Saturday Mar 04, 2017
Saturday Mar 04, 2017
In this final episode on Herman Melville's Omoo, we follow our narrator in various adventures through the islands of the Society Islands all of which climax in a failed job interview.