Spearing the Classics

Spearing the Classics

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Ever wanted to explore the classics, but find them too boring? Don't worry--you're totally right. Join novelist Paul C.K. Spears on a journey of enlightenment through the alleged "Western canon," skewering it at every turn, and learning why the classics are read AND taught incorrectly in most school…

Paul C.K. Spears


    • Apr 20, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 50m AVG DURATION
    • 6 EPISODES


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    Episode 6 - "The Picture of Dorian Gray" Minisode

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2019 38:08


    "His mind had been poisoned by a book..." Join us as we are poisoned by "The Picture of Dorian Gray," the legendary supernatural tale of narcissism... and MURDER!!

    Episode 5: Fahrenheit 451!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2019 64:05


    "It was a pleasure to burn..." Spearing the Classics feels the heat in a big way, as we dissect "Fahrenheit 451"!

    Episode #4: To Kill a Mockingbird

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2019 52:18


    A mandatory high school classic, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is Harper Lee's magnum opus. Now let's point out everything wrong with it! Come with us while we explore race relations and hyperbolic writing in the Deep South.

    Episode #3 - MOBY DICK!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2018 49:41


    Episode 1 - "Walden"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2018 68:26


    In Episode 1, we dissect "Walden" to explore Thoreau's life, his master work--and his endless obsession with BEANS!

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