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
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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"!

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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.

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Episode #3 - MOBY DICK!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2018 49:41

"That she blows!" Spearing the Classics takes on Moby Dick.

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Episode 2 - "Cask of Amontillado" Minisode

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2018 31:36

"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, MONTRESOR!"

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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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