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Dec 29, 2025
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Jan 30, 2025
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The Age of Innocence: Chapters 10-18
Welcome back to our series on Edith Wharton’s excellent novel.
Jan 12
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David Kern
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Sean Johnson
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Heidi White
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Henry V: Acts 3-5
Let’s talk about the battle of Agincourt and King Henry’s Crispin’s Day speech.
Jan 9
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David Kern
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Sean Johnson
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Heidi White
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Age of Innocence: Chapters I-IX
Welcome to our first series of the new year, as we jump into Edith Wharton’s novel of the Gilded Age, The Age of Innocence. This we discuss the way…
Jan 6
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David Kern
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Sean Johnson
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Heidi White
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2025: A Year of Reading in Review
Welcome to our longest episode of the year, during which we discuss our favorite reading experiences of the year, share our individual top five books…
Dec 31, 2025
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David Kern
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Sean Johnson
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Heidi White
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Henry V: Acts I-II
It’s time to dig in to the final play in our ongoing series about Shakespeare’s Henriad.
Dec 29, 2025
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David Kern
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Sean Johnson
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Heidi White
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Much Ado About Nothing: Q&A Episode
You had questions, we had answers, so join us for the final conversation about Shakespeare’s classic comedy!
Dec 27, 2025
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David Kern
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Sean Johnson
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Heidi White
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Monthly Mystery: Murder in the Mill-race
Join in as we discuss this month’s mystery novel: E.C.R Loran’s story about a provincial small town with more secrets than it wants to reveal.
Dec 23, 2025
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David Kern
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Sean Johnson
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Heidi White
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A Christmas Mailbag
For your errand-running, long drive, baking, cleaning, or lounging listening, we present a Christmas mailbag in which we answer your questions about…
Dec 20, 2025
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David Kern
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Heidi White
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Sean Johnson
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Much Ado About Nothing: Act 5
Welcome back to our series on Much Abo About Nothing! This week we’re discussing Hero’s role in the story, which characters have a positive…
Dec 16, 2025
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David Kern
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Tim McIntosh
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Sean Johnson
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Heidi White
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Much Ado About Nothing: Act IV
In this week’s conversation about Shakespeare classic comedy, we discuss the famous “kill Claudio” demand from Beatrice: How it opens up the drama of…
Dec 8, 2025
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David Kern
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Sean Johnson
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Heidi White
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The Great Falstaff Question
In this very special episode our old pal Tim McIntosh returns for a lively conversation about Falstaff.
Dec 5, 2025
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David Kern
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Tim McIntosh
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Heidi White
, and
Sean Johnson
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Monthly Mystery: Epitaph for a Spy
Join in as we discuss this month’s mystery novel: Eric Ambler’s story about a regular man who is caught up in the world of international intrigue on the…
Dec 3, 2025
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David Kern
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Sean Johnson
, and
Heidi White
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