Podcasts about sophomore lit

This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but with a bunch of monks sitting around copying stuff. Jelani Sims returns to discuss Walter M. Miller Jr.’s A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959). John McCoy with Jelani Sims.

Stick some stamps on the top of our heads. Deborah Stanish discusses Eudora Welty’s “Why I Live at the P.O.” (1941) John McCoy with Deborah Stanish.

The most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what’s in between. Moisés Chiullán discusses Norton Juster’s The Phantom Tollbooth (1961). [We’ve re-issued this episode to correct an audio problem.] John McCoy with Moisés Chiullán.

Podcasters: What Do They Know? Do They Know Things?? Let’s Find Out! Jason Snell talks about marine life in J.D. Salinger’s “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” (1948). John McCoy with Jason Snell.

Lions and tigers and bea— you know what, just lions. Jordan Morris is here to discuss Ray Bradbury’s story “the Veldt” (1950). John McCoy with Jordan Morris.

The Podcast! The Podcast! John Holt discusses the ill-fated cruise that is Joseph Conrad’s novelette Heart of Darkness (1899). John McCoy with John Holt.

Though his mind is not for rent, it still is the subject of this episode. Jacob Haller discusses Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer (1876). John McCoy with Jacob Haller.

Actually, I need this sea in an extra wide. Caroline Fulford discusses postcolonialism and recurring fires in Jean Rhys’s Wide Sargasso Sea (1966). John McCoy with Caroline Fulford.

The Burgermeister Meisterburger has nothing on this burglar! My wife Marina joins me for our annual Christmas episode. This time we discuss Willa Cather’s “The Burglar’s Christmas” (1896). John McCoy with Marina McCoy.

The waiting is the hardest part. Ross Cleaver and James Randall discuss the apocalypse, palace intrigue, and the charm of 80’s BBC television in this episode about John Christopher’s The Prince in Waiting (1970). John McCoy with Ross Cleaver and James Randall.

Fish and visitors stink in three days, but podcasts are evergreen! Dan and Rob return for the annual Thanksgiving nonsense with Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack (1732-1758). John McCoy with Dan McCoy and Rob McCoy.

Raggedy Ann, Barbie, Chucky—they’re all here. That’s what this book is about, right? Erin Gambrill discusses Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls (1966). John McCoy.

Why just sit around waiting for the end of the world when you can hear a podcast about it? Jelani Sims discusses Nevil Shute’s On the Beach (1957). John McCoy with Jelani Sims.

Kids today love Thucydides, right? Anyone? Daniel Daughhetee returns to discuss this late fifth century BCE chronicle of Athens v. Sparta. John McCoy with Daniel Daughetee.

It’s a naive literary podcast without any breeding, but I think you’ll be amused by its presumption. Dan Cassino discusses James Thurber’s “The Catbird Seat” (1942) and The 13 Clocks (1950). John McCoy with Dan Cassino.

If you’ve believed six impossible things before breakfast, why not listen to this podcast before lunch? Phil Gonzales discusses Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871). John McCoy with Phil Gonzales.

After eight years of the podcast I finally do the inevitable. Shelly Brisbin discusses John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath (1939). John McCoy with Shelly Brisbin.

Howl likes to move it, move it. Audrey Lazaro and Dan McCoy are on to discuss Diana Wynne Jones’s book Howl’s Moving Castle (1986). John McCoy with Dan McCoy and Audrey Lazaro.

I don’t care how long this day’s journey has been, so help me I will turn this car around if you kids don’t stop. Kris Markel discusses Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night(written 1941, published 1956). John McCoy with Kris Markel.

In a special crossover episode, we rope Dan McCoy of The Flop House, his brother John McCoy of Sophomore Lit and their brother Rob McCoy for questions about the sort of things you would read in high school. We start off by finding out what the kids are getting at the Scholastic Book Fair, then blink in amazement at sequels to classic books that probably shouldn't have them. It all leads to the lightning round, where our players go outside their comfort zones and finally establish trivia dominance over their brothers! NOTES ⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page.

Jean, Jean, the roses are red and all of the leaves have gone green, so Glenn Fleishman and John are discussing Muriel Spark’s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961). John McCoy with Glenn Fleishman.

Ross Cleaver discusses Carrie’s War (what is it good for?), Nina Bawdwin’s 1973 children’s book about evacuations, skulls, and grumpy Welshmen. John McCoy with Ross Cleaver.

Grab a whisky and soda and put your leg up. My dad and I discuss Ernest Hemingway’s “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” (1936). Bonus content: a visit to the Hemingway Home in Key West! John McCoy.

Jelani Sims returns to discuss the literal and metaphorical ghosts of Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel Beloved (1987). John McCoy with Jelani Sims.

I have good feelings about this one! Zach Powers returns to discuss desparate criminals and mysterious benefactors in Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations (1861). John McCoy with Zach Powers.

There are many podcasts from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited. John and Marina discuss Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol (1843). John McCoy with Marina McCoy.

This is one weird mouse book. Phil Gonzales and John discuss E. B. White’s Stuart Little(1945). John McCoy with Phil Gonzales.

It’s Thanksgiving, so of course Rob, John, and Dan drink and discuss “The Wreck of the Hesperus” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1842). John McCoy with Rob McCoy and Dan McCoy.

Probably best not to listen to this episode while you’re in a theatre. Shannon Campe and John discuss Shakespeare’s Macbeth (1605-ish). John McCoy with Shannon Campe.

The podcasts that the world calls immoral are podcasts that show the world its own shame. Tamar Avishai and John discuss Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray (1831). John McCoy with Tamar Avishai.

Those smale foweles maken melodye got nothin’ on us: Kathy Campbell and John discuss Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales (c. 1400). John McCoy with Kathy Campbell.

The original Farewell to Arms. Nathan Alderman discusses Beowulf (c. 1000). John McCoy with Nathan Alderman.

Gilgamesh, a king, at Uruk. It’s not just a Star Trek meme. Gregory Fried talks ritual sex, heavenly bulls, and sneaky snakes in the Epic of Gilgamesh. John McCoy with Gregory Fried.

Gregor’s mother warned him about days like this. Jason Snell discusses Franz Kafka’s inescapable novella, The Metamorphosis (1915). Host John McCoy.

Audrey Lazaro discusses Mellville’s 1853 story, “Bartleby the Scrivener,” one of the top three bits of scrivener fiction ever. Host John McCoy with Audrey Lazaro.

No, I won’t make a Bangles joke. Erin Gambrill discusses Zilpha Keatley Snyder’s The Egypt Game (1967). Host John McCoy with Erin Gambrill.

Bambi’s not so cute in this gritty new reboot. Glenn Fleishman discusses Felix Salten’s 1923 parable about what goes on in the woods. Also we talk a lot about copyright. Host John McCoy with Glenn Fleishman.

Climb ev’ry mountain—except these mountains, they’re nuts. Phil Gonzales discusses H.P. Lovecraft’s “At the Mountains of Madness,” written in 1931 and published in 1936. Host John McCoy with Phil Gonzales.

To begin at the beginning: David Loehr is back in the slow, black, crowblack, podcast-bobbing sea to discuss Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood (1954). Host John McCoy with David J. Loehr.

New Year’s is a time for optimism, but instead Christy Admiraal discusses Sylvia Plath’s 1963 roman à clef, the Bell Jar. Also, John totally gets the dates wrong for this book’s complicated publishing history. Host John McCoy with Christy Admiraal.

But I sold my Zune to buy you this podcast! Marina and John discuss hair, watches, and O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi.” Host John McCoy with Marina McCoy.

The Berenstain Bears are READY TO GO CAROLING! And John McCoy is here from Sophomore Lit to go caroling with me! We kinda talk about the book but mostly talk about the carols and then things get a bit off track. What are your thoughts on Lulu? It’s “The Berenstain Bears Go Christmas Caroling!”

On this special holiday bonus episode of Center of Weirdness, we talk about the 1992 TV Christmas special thing Noel, the most depressing 23 animated minutes you're likely to find. We're talking death, secret Jesus, and asshole ornaments. We certainly don't have a happiness after this one. Thanks to John McCoy of Sophomore Lit for sharing his memories on Noel and how he's basically responsible for this whole thing still living on. Check out his podcast at theincomparable.com/sophomorelit/ Rate and review us wherever you find the show!  Follow us on social media:  Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictocast Check out our entire back catalogue at predictocast.com Drop us a line at predictocast (at) gmail (dot) com Listen to Hot Diggity Dog, our podcast about dog movies, wherever you get podcasts or at hotdogpodcast.com 

Stuart Wellington is the co-creator and co-host of the best podcast on the internet, Till Def Do Us Ppardy. (He also co-hosts and co-created The Flop House.) Stu's appearance on MBTM means that we've now had all three of the Original Peaches join us, putting us in the elite company of Blank Check, Jordan, Jesse, Go!, and Sophomore Lit. Visit Stu's bars Hinterlands and Minnie's, and check out his wife Sharlene's podcast, I Know the Owner.For more than 30 additional minutes of this episode, support us on Patreon at the $4/month level to get access to our super-secret bonus feed of content. The expanded edition of this episode includes our conversation about Amazing Spider-Man #86, featuring the first appearance of Black Widow's classic costume, and Avengers #77 (in which Tony Stark hits up the Avengers for back rent).Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:"The Killing of Brother Brimstone" - Daredevil #65, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Syd Shores, ©1970 Marvel Comics"The Long Journey Home!" - Fantastic Four #100, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1970 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff' Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

It’s turkey time / once again / Dan and Rob / dive right in / we discuss / Buma-Shave! Host John McCoy with Dan McCoy and Rob McCoy.

Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need—a podcast, for example, where Bill O’Donnell discusses Jerome K. Jerome’s very silly Three Men in a Boat (1889). Host John McCoy with Bill O'Donnell.

Grab on to your happy thought and join Shannon Campe in discussing James Barrie’s complicated children’s novel Peter Pan (1911), originally called Peter and Wendy. Host John McCoy with Shannon Campe.

Spoon River…wider than a mile. Okay, now that we have that out of our way, join Lisa Schmeiser as we discuss Edgar Lee Master’s poetic collection *Spoon River Anthology *(1915). Host John McCoy with Lisa Schmeiser.

As we near the end of our spy miniseries, we de-mystify the often misunderstood story of Mata Hari! To help tackle this tough tale, we're joined by the brilliant John McCoy of the Sophomore Lit podcast! John finally takes the Book of Lists to task, Brian reviews Eurovision, and Zach disengages from the premise of his own podcast. We love hearing from you! Reach out via our contact form, Twitter, or Instagram and take your support further by pledging as little as $1 a month on our Patreon.

Anarchy in the U. K. (LeGuin)! David Woken talks a lot of politics and a little story as we discuss The Dispossessed (1974). Host John McCoy with David Woken.

Gena Radcliffe and John don’t blab any drab gab—they chatter hep patter about Jack Kerouac’s “October in the Railroad Earth” (1957) and Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” (1954-55). Host John McCoy with Gena Radcliffe.

I no I wil be smart won day. Until thin I will diskus Daniel Keyes’s epistolary novel Flowers for Algernon (1966) with Jason Snell. Host John McCoy with Jason Snell.

Please invite in Jelani Lee and Matt Skuta to discuss Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897). We can’t start until you do. Host John McCoy with Jelani Sims and Matt Skuta.

Let’s all hunker around this match and discuss some of the tales by Hans Christian Andersen. David Loehr returns. Host John McCoy with David J. Loehr.

It’s phraseology and pachyderms, as Daniel Daughetee discusses Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language” (1946) and “Shooting an Elephant” (1936). Host John McCoy with Daniel Daughetee.

Enjoy every, every minute of Phil and John discussing Thornton Wilder’s Our Town (1938). Host John McCoy with Phil Gonzales.

Maybe you should consider listening to this episode, in which Sammi C. discusses Jane Austen’s Persuasion (1817). Actually, we must insist. Host John McCoy with Sammi C.

Marina McCoy returns to discuss faith, fairies, and newspapers in Francis Pharcellus Church’s “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus” (1897). Host John McCoy with Marina McCoy.

Why am I persecuted here? Travis Bedard discusses Arthur Miller’s 1953 The Crucible. Host John McCoy with Travis Bedard.

I think that I will never see brothers so drunk as we three. Drunken Thanksgiving continues this year with Rob, Dan, and John discussing Joyce Kilmer’s Trees (1914). Host John McCoy with Rob McCoy and Dan McCoy.

Who cares who John Galt is? Bridget Kennedy discusses the geniuses and moochers of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged (1957). Host John McCoy with Bridget Kennedy.

Jelani Sims returns to discuss Richard Wright’s 1940 wake-up call, Native Son. Host John McCoy with Jelani Sims.

O Captain, My Captain, the podcast has begun! Daniel Daughetee discusses two Whitman poems about Lincoln. Host John McCoy with Daniel Daughetee.

I considered posting an hour of static, but instead here’s Erin Gambrill and me discussing Don Delillo’s postmodern novel White Noise (1985). Host John McCoy with Erin Gambrill.

Last night I dreamed I did a podcast again. It seemed to me that Gena Radcliffe discussed Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (1935). Host John McCoy with Gena Radcliffe.

Happy 100th episode everybody! For this special Sophomore Lit, I asked random people what they remembered most about their high school literature classes. Host John McCoy.

This week Megan and Beau are joined by John McCoy, host of the Sophomore Lit podcast and co-host of The Klickitcast. In chapter five they talk bibles, southern gothic, and what Dune has in common with Fear of Flying. Recommended reading for this episode: A Martian Odyssey by Stanley Weinbaum.  Podcast art by Josh Hollis Podcast theme by Bath House

Hither and thither, the entire Snell Family is here to discuss Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage (1895).

No one would have believed in the first years of the twenty-first century that this podcast was being listened to keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as his own. Jason Snell discusses H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds (1897).

John McCoy of Sophomore Lit guests joins me in discussing a thriller with all the chills of real estate, and all the levity of grotesque violence. In this episode we try to decide whether the nudity was tasteful (spoiler, it's not); if the movie understands what Alzheimer's is (spoiler, it doesn't); and whether or not the movie has haunted milk (it might). Join us before Florida is a nuclear wasteland, won't you?

"I'm alive!" John McCoy of Sophomore Lit joins me to talk fairy tales, death, time, and 70s soft rock bands. https://www.theincomparable.com/sophomorelit/

It is the day before the twins birthday and they have a party. Helena and Cyrus also do stuff. Shannon and Zach are joined by Caroline Fulford (from the Loose Canon podcast). Hear her podcast here http://loosecanonpod.com/, or hear her on Sophomore Lit here (https://www.theincomparable.com/sophomorelit/22/index.php) or Apoc Radio here (https://podfanatic.com/podcast/apoc-radio/episode/28-queen-of-earth-crazy-ladies-w-caroline-fulford).