Deep Thinking About Great Books

Deep Thinking About Great Books

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A weekly podcast about the greatest literature ever written.

Spencer Baum


    • Jul 24, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 4 EPISODES


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    Episode 4: War & Peace and the Comet of 1812

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 32:13


    In this episode, we discuss the famous middle section of War & Peace, and the Broadway musical it inspired. 

    Episode 3: Moby Dick and Rachmaninoff

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 36:44


    In this episode, we finish our 3-episode long discussion of Moby Dick, and tie in discussions about creativity and Sergei Rachmaninoff.

    Episode 2: Orson Welles and Moby Dick

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 24:09


    In Episode 2 of the DTAGB podcast we continue our discussion of Moby Dick and take note of the fact that when Moby Dick became a sensation in the first half of the 20th century, it was because artists, rather than critics, loved it. What is it about this novel that's so appealing to creative people? 

    Episode 1: Moby Dick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2019 28:00


    The inaugural podcast of Deep Thinking About Great Books focuses on the first half of Moby Dick by Herman Melville. In addition to licensed music, this episode contains Creative Commons Commercially Licensed songs as follows: Anguish by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Echoes of Time by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  

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