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This week on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks delve into a new literary series as we read the comedic play Tartuffe by Jean-Baptiste Moliere. If you want to listen in to the read along of this play, you can view replays on the readings on the House of Humane Letters YouTube channel. Thomas begins the conversation on this play by setting up the cultural and literary context in which Moliere was working, as well as some more biographical background on the author and actor himself. Angelina points out some differences between satire and didacticism. She and Thomas also talk about the influence of Roman comedy in Moliere's playwriting. Angelina introduces Act 1 with a question of how Moliere shows the audience what to think of Tartuffe before the character himself ever comes on stage. Thomas talks a little about the characters we first meet, and Angelina highlights the references to enchantments as they read through key portions of these opening scenes. Join us again next week when we will finish up this entertaining play! If you weren't able to join us for the sixth annual Literary Life Online Conference, “Dispelling the Myth of Modernity: A Recovery of the Medieval Imagination“, you can still purchase the recordings and find out what you missed! Also, don't miss the launch the HHL publishing wing, Cassiodorus Press! Sign up for the newsletter at HouseofHumaneLetters.com to stay in the know about all the exciting new things we have coming up! Commonplace Quotes: He had the comic vision of himself as well as of the rest of humanity. He might mock the vices of the world, but he could also mock himself for hating the world, in the spirit of a superior person, on account of its vices. Robert Lynn, from his essay “Moliere” in Books and Authors We think old books are strange; but we are the aliens. Dr. Jason Baxter The Burial of Moliere By Andrew Lang Dead–he is dead!  The rouge has left a trace   On that thin cheek where shone, perchance, a tear,   Even while the people laughed that held him dear But yesterday.  He died,–and not in grace, And many a black-robed caitiff starts apace   To slander him whose Tartuffe made them fear,   And gold must win a passage for his bier, And bribe the crowd that guards his resting-place. Ah, Moliere, for that last time of all,   Man's hatred broke upon thee, and went by, And did but make more fair thy funeral.   Though in the dark they hid thee stealthily, Thy coffin had the cope of night for pall,   For torch, the stars along the windy sky! Book List: Menaechmi, or The Twin-Brothers by Plautus Code of the Woosters by P. G. Wodehouse   Support The Literary Life: Become a patron of The Literary Life podcast as part of the “Friends and Fellows Community” on Patreon, and get some amazing bonus content! Thanks for your support! Connect with Us: You can find Angelina and Thomas at HouseofHumaneLetters.com, on Instagram @angelinastanford, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ANGStanford/ Follow The Literary Life on Instagram, and jump into our private Facebook group, The Literary Life Discussion Group, and let's get the book talk going! http://bit.ly/literarylifeFB

Welcome to this festive episode of the Edition podcast, where we will be taking you through the pages of The Spectator's special Christmas triple issue.  Up first: What a year in politics it has been. 2023 has seen scandals, sackings, arrests and the return of some familiar faces. It's easy to forget that at the start of the year Nicola Sturgeon was still leader of the SNP! To make sense of it all is editor of The Spectator, Fraser Nelson, The Spectator's political editor Katy Balls, and Quentin Letts, sketch writer for the Daily Mail. (01:06) Next: The story that has dominated the pages of The Spectator in the latter half of this year is of course the conflict in Gaza. Writing in the Christmas magazine, Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Bloomberg Opinion columnist Niall Ferguson discusses the history of generational divide when it comes to geopolitical conflicts. This is partly inspired by a piece that Douglas Murray wrote earlier in the year, pointing out the generational divide in the Anglosphere when it comes to support for either Israel or Palestine. They both join the podcast to ask why the kids aren't all right? (19:29) Then: In the Christmas magazine this year Charles Moore discusses the divine comedy of PG Wodehouse, and discloses to readers the various literary and biblical references contained within The Code of the Woosters. To unpack the Master's references further and discuss the genius of Wodehouse, Charles is joined by evolutionary biologist and author, Richard Dawkins. (41:03)  And finally: who would put on a village Christmas play?  This is the question Laurie Graham asks in her piece for The Spectator where she rues her decision to once again take charge of her community's Christmas play. It's a struggle that our own William Moore knows all too well. He has written and will star in his local village Christmas play this year. Laurie and William join  the podcast to discuss how to put on a great Christmas play. (57:30).  Throughout the podcast you will also hear from The Spectator's agony aunt Dear Mary and the special celebrity guests who have sought her advice in this year's Christmas magazine, including Joanna Lumley (17:43), Nigel Havers (39:36), Sharron Davies (55:56) and Edwina Currie (01:10:59).  Hosted by William Moore and Lara Prendergast.  Produced by Oscar Edmondson. 

Welcome to this festive episode of the Edition podcast, where we will be taking you through the pages of The Spectator's special Christmas triple issue.  Up first: What a year in politics it has been. 2023 has seen scandals, sackings, arrests and the return of some familiar faces. It's easy to forget that at the start of the year Nicola Sturgeon was still leader of the SNP! To make sense of it all is editor of The Spectator, Fraser Nelson, The Spectator's political editor Katy Balls, and Quentin Letts, sketch writer for the Daily Mail. (01:06) Next: The story that has dominated the pages of The Spectator in the latter half of this year is of course the conflict in Gaza. Writing in the Christmas magazine, Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Bloomberg Opinion columnist Niall Ferguson discusses the history of generational divide when it comes to geopolitical conflicts. This is partly inspired by a piece that Douglas Murray wrote earlier in the year, pointing out the generational divide in the Anglosphere when it comes to support for either Israel or Palestine. They both join the podcast to ask why the kids aren't all right? (19:29) Then: In the Christmas magazine this year Charles Moore discusses the divine comedy of PG Wodehouse, and discloses to readers the various literary and biblical references contained within The Code of the Woosters. To unpack the Master's references further and discuss the genius of Wodehouse, Charles is joined by evolutionary biologist and author, Richard Dawkins. (41:03)  And finally: who would put on a village Christmas play?  This is the question Laurie Graham asks in her piece for The Spectator where she rues her decision to once again take charge of her community's Christmas play. It's a struggle that our own William Moore knows all too well. He has written and will star in his local village Christmas play this year. Laurie and William join  the podcast to discuss how to put on a great Christmas play. (57:30).  Throughout the podcast you will also hear from The Spectator's agony aunt Dear Mary and the special celebrity guests who have sought her advice in this year's Christmas magazine, including Joanna Lumley (17:43), Nigel Havers (39:36), Sharron Davies (55:56) and Edwina Currie (01:10:59).  Hosted by William Moore and Lara Prendergast.  Produced by Oscar Edmondson. 

Today we look back on the 2023 Reading Challenge - first by listening to some voicemails from you, then by talking about some of our favorites. We cover topics from Great Classics to contemporary Sci-Fi to non-Fiction, and everything in between. You'll hear Elizabeth's hot take on Tiger Woods, Amanda's comedy favorite, and Tricia goes deep into listening to unheard voices. Books mentioned in this episode: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle by Gin Stephens Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis Letters From Father Christmas by JRR Tolkien Inferno by Dante This Day: Collected and New Sabbath Poems by Wendell Berry The Code of the Woosters by PG Wodehouse The Crucible by Arthur Miller Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Join us on Tuesday Dec 5 at 8:30pm EST for a live Zoom book club discussion on JRR Tolkien's Letters From Father Christmas! The Zoom link will be posted in our Facebook group one hour before. Or, if you're not on Facebook, email us at chat@bookfarepodcast.com to request the zoom link. Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes and we just might read it on air! Leaving a 5 Star Review is the BEST way to grow our show and we dearly appreciate them! All 5 Star reviews will be entered for a change to win BookFare Swag - namely a BookFare Mug!! One winner will be drawn at Christmas and New Years! Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble? Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family. We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that! We're not academics or scholars. We're just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families through all seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you. That's why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty! So… from newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bookfare/message

Rhody Recommends brings you a short segment on our off weeks where we tell you what we're reading, watching, and listening to. Everything you hear about in this segment is available at your local library, or freely available online. Featured in this Episode: Baby Geniuses (podcast) Code of the Woosters by P. G. Wodehouse A Stroke of the Pen by Terry Pratchett What's Up, Doc? (1972) In the Scenes Behind Plain Sight (podcast) Check out something from the segment? Be sure to let us know what you think! Theme song: Fashion Chill by Coma-Media --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rhodyradio/message

Agatha Christie and P.G. Wodehouse had a lot in common. Thank you to my guest, Eliza Easton, for joining me. Mentioned in this episode: — The Code of the Woosters by PG Wodehouse — Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie — The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie — Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie — Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie — And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Related Shedunnit episodes: — The Butler Did It  — Death Under Par  — Cricket and Crime NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/agathaandplumtranscript. Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you need permission to refresh your reading goals for the year? Permission to redo your goals? How about permission to have reading goals for the first time this year? We talk about how our year has gone (or stalled out) this year so far.  Do you want A LOT of great recommendations to finish your year strong? This episode is chock full of classical literature, non-fiction, sci-fi, humorous stories, fairy tales, poetry, scary stories, and so much more!  Do you need a laugh? We laughed at ourselves quite a bit in this one. Pull up a chair at our table, grab your cup of coffee or gingerberry kombucha, and laugh along with us!  Books mentioned in this episode  When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II, by Molly Guptill Manning The Crucible, by Arthur Miller Pippi Longstocking, by Astrid Lindgren The Hiding Place, by Corrie ten Boom Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo Endless Life: Poems of the Mystics, by Scott Cairns The Ethics of Beauty, by Timothy G Patitsas Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine The Snow Child, by Eowyn Ivey This Day: Collected & New Sabbath Poems, by Wendell Berry The Light Princess, by George MacDonald Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury Inferno, by Dante Alighieri The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte Dandelion Wine, by Ray Bradbury The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Miserables, by David Bellos How Dante Can Save Your Life: The Life-Changing Wisdom of History's Greatest Poem, by Rod Dreher The Truth and Beauty: How the Lives and Works of England's Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus, by Andrew Klavan How to Tell A Joke: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor, by Marcus Tullius Cicero  Code of the Woosters, by PG Wodehouse Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott Pilgrim's Progess, by John Bunyan Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble? Friend, you are in the right place! BookFare Podcast is here to to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family. We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that! We're not academics or scholars. We're just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families through all seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you. That's why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty! So…From newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.  Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values thru literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time! Join our private Facebook group (search BookFare Podcast) and follow us on Facebook (BookFare Podcast Page) and Intsagram (@bookfarepodcast). We love this community so, so much, and we know it will be better with YOU in it.

Book Title: A Damsel in Distress Author: P.G. Wodehouse Episode: Number 74 | Part 3 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In true Wodehouse fashion, the novel takes a whimsical turn when George and Lady Maud accidentally meet, leading to mistaken identities and romantic complications. George, eager to win Lady Maud's heart, disguises himself as the fictitious Roderick Glossop, a parson, and sets out to woo her. Meanwhile, a chorus girl named Billie Dore, who has her sights set on George, adds to the hilarious confusion. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ About the author: One of Wodehouse's most enduring and beloved creations is the charming and bumbling character, Bertie Wooster, and his clever valet, Jeeves. This duo appeared in a series of short stories and novels, including "Carry On, Jeeves," "Right Ho, Jeeves," and "The Code of the Woosters." These stories showcased the misadventures of Bertie Wooster and his attempts to navigate various romantic entanglements, social mishaps, and perplexing situations with the ever-reliable assistance of Jeeves. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Additional Resources: A Damsel in Distress by P.G. Wodehouse http://www.loyalbooks.com/book/a-damsel-in-distress-by-p-g-wodehouse  

Welcom back to The Literary Life Podcast and our discussion of P. G. Wodehouse's Code of the Woosters. This week Angelina, Thomas, and Cindy finish up the book, covering chapters 10-14. After sharing their commonplace quotes, they start the chat by talking about what exactly the “Code of the Woosters” is for Bertie. Cindy brings up Wodehouse' good experience in boarding school and how that comes out in his stories. Angelina reminds us again of the Roman comic structure that sets the form for this type of story. Thomas highlights some connections between Evelyn Waugh, Oscar Wilde, and P. G. Wodehouse. They also enjoy recounting the moments when Bertie thinks of himself of a detective and compares himself to Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, et al. Find annotations for the slang, quotes, etc., for The Code of the Woosters here. To find out more about Thomas' summer class on G. K. Chesterton and sign up for that, go to houseofhumaneletters.com. To register for Cindy's summer discipleship session, visit morningtimeformoms.com. Commonplace Quotes: The books that should be set before children are books of play and ceremonial, and pomp and war: the whole gloria mundi, the whole pageant of history, full of blood and pride, may safely be told them–everything but the secret of their own incomparable influence. Children need to be taught primarily the grandeur of the whole world. It is merely the whole world that needs to be taught the grandeur of children. G. K. Chesterton, from The Speaker, November 24, 1900 Each be other's comfort kind: Deep, deeper than divined, Divine charity, dear charity, Fast you ever, fast bind. Gerard Manley Hopkins, from “At the Wedding March” I find that my personal animosity against a writer never affects my opinion of what he writes. Nobody could be more anxious than myself, for instance, that Alan Alexander Milne should trip over a loose boot-lace and break his bloody neck, yet I re-read his early stuff at regular intervals with all the old enjoyment and still maintain that in The Dover Road he produced about the best comedy in English. Did you read Milne's serial in the Mail? I thought it good. Nothing happened in it, but the characters were so real. I wonder how a book like that sells. Do people want a story or not? P. G. Wodehouse Pippa's Song by Robert Browning The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearl'd; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in His heaven— All's right with the world! Books Mentioned: P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters edited by Sophie Ratcliffe Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy Sayers Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh Oscar Wilde Support The Literary Life: Become a patron of The Literary Life podcast as part of the “Friends and Fellows Community” on Patreon, and get some amazing bonus content! Thanks for your support! Connect with Us: You can find Angelina and Thomas at HouseofHumaneLetters.com, on Instagram @angelinastanford, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ANGStanford/ Find Cindy at morningtimeformoms.com, on Instagram @cindyordoamoris and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/cindyrollins.net/. Check out Cindy's own Patreon page also! Follow The Literary Life on Instagram, and jump into our private Facebook group, The Literary Life Discussion Group, and let's get the book talk going! http://bit.ly/literarylifeFB

This week on The Literary Life Podcast our hosts, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks, continue discussing P. G. Wodehouse's Code of the Woosters together, covering chapters 5-9 today. They share some similarities in Wodehouse's work to Shakespearean and Roman comic characters. Some of these stock characters are the couple, the helpful servant, the unhelpful servant, the irritable old man, and more. Angelina shares her take on Wodehouse's ability to complicate the comedic form. Cindy makes a comparison between the ease created by habits in life and form in stories. Delighting in Wodehouse's skill to turn a phrase, our hosts share many humorous passages throughout this episode, so be sure to stay tuned to the end to catch it all. Find annotations for the slang, quotes, etc., for The Code of the Woosters here. To find out more about Thomas' summer class on G. K. Chesterton and sign up for that, go to houseofhumaneletters.com. To register for Cindy's summer discipleship session, visit morningtimeformoms.com. Commonplace Quotes: The gentleness and candour of Shakespeare's mind has impressed all his readers. But is impresses us still more the more we study the general tone of sixteenth-century literature. He is gloriously anomalous. C. S. Lewis He wrote to Sheran: What do you find to read these days? I simply can't cope with the American novel. The most ghastly things are published and sell a million copies, but good old Wodehouse will have none of them and sticks to English mystery stories. It absolutely beats me how people can read the stuff that is published now. I am reduced to English mystery stories and my own stuff. I was reading Blandings Castle again yesterday and was lost in admiration for the brilliance of the author. P. G. Wodehouse, as quoted by Frances Donaldson You notice that popular literature, the kind of stories that are read for relaxation, is always very highly conventionalized…Wodehouse is a popular writer, and the fact that he is a popular writer has a lot to do with his use of stock plots. Of course he doesn't take his own plots seriously; he makes fun of them by the way he uses them; but so did Plautus and Terence. Northrop Frye …when you go to his residence, the first thing you see is an enormous fireplace, and round it are carved in huge letters the words: TWO LOVERS BUILT THIS HOUSE. Her idea, I imagine. I can't believe Wells would have thought of that himself. P. G. Wodehouse, in a letter to William Townend Fashion's Phases by P. G. Wodehouse When first I whispered words of love,  When first you turned aside to hear,  The winged griffin flew above,  The mammoth gaily gamboll'd near;  I wore the latest thing in skins  Your dock-leaf dress had just been mended  And fastened-up with fishes fins –  The whole effect was really splendid.  Again – we wondered by the Nile,  In Egypt's far, forgotten land,  And we watched the festive crocodile  Devour papyrus from your hand.  Far off across the plain we saw  The trader urge his flying camel;  Bright shone the scarab belt he wore,  Clasped with a sphinx of rare enamel.  Again — on Trojan plains I knelt;  Alas! In vain I strove to speak  And tell you all the love I felt  In more or less Homeric Greek; Perhaps my helmet-strap was tight  And checked the thoughts I fain would utter,  Or else your robe of dreamy white  Bewildered me and made me stutter.  Once more we change the mise-en-scene;  The road curves across the hill;  Excitement makes you rather plain,  But on the whole I love you still,  As wreathed in veils and goggles blue,  And clad in mackintosh and leather,  Snug in our motor built for two  We skim the Brighton road together.  Books Mentioned: English Literature in the Sixteenth Century by C. S. Lewis P. G. Wodehouse, A Biography by Frances Donaldson The Educated Imagination by Northrop Frye Arabian Nights trans. by Burton Richard The Renaissance Studies in Art and Poetry by Walter Pater Unnatural Death by Dorothy Sayers Support The Literary Life: Become a patron of The Literary Life podcast as part of the “Friends and Fellows Community” on Patreon, and get some amazing bonus content! Thanks for your support! Connect with Us: You can find Angelina and Thomas at HouseofHumaneLetters.com, on Instagram @angelinastanford, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ANGStanford/ Find Cindy at morningtimeformoms.com, on Instagram @cindyordoamoris and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/cindyrollins.net/. Check out Cindy's own Patreon page also! Follow The Literary Life on Instagram, and jump into our private Facebook group, The Literary Life Discussion Group, and let's get the book talk going! http://bit.ly/literarylifeFB

On this episode of The Literary Life Podcast with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks, are introducing P. G. Wodehouse's entertaining book, Code of the Woosters. This week they will cover chapters 1-4. Our hosts start the conversation sharing some interesting tidbits about P. G. Wodehouse the man, as well as the Wodehousian world in general. Then they begin discussing the story, highlighting Bertie's code of manners that sets up so many problematic situations and Jeeves' unflappable mastery of every circumstance. Find annotations for the slang, quotes, etc., for The Code of the Woosters here. To find out more about Thomas' summer class on G. K. Chesterton and sign up for that, go to houseofhumaneletters.com. To register for Cindy's summer discipleship session, visit morningtimeformoms.com. Commonplace Quotes: A craftsman is excellent in his craft according to his degree of attainment towards its end and his use of the means toward that end. Now the end of writing is the production in the reader's mind of a certain image and a certain emotion. And the means towards that end are the use of words in any particular language; and the complete use of that medium is the choosing of the right words and the putting of them into the right order. It is this which Mr. Wodehouse does better, in the English language, than anyone else alive, or at any rate, than anyone else that I have read for many years past. Hilaire Belloc Mr. Wodehouse has created Jeeves. He has created others, but in his creation of Jeeves he has done something which may be respectably compared to the the world of the Almighty in Michelangelo's painting. He has formed a man filled with the breath of life…If in, say, fifty years Jeave and any other of the that great company – but in particular Jeeves – shall have faded, then what we have so long called England will no longer be. Hilaire Belloc For Mr. Wodehouse there has been no fall of Man; no ‘aboriginal calamity.' His characters have never tasted the forbidden fruit. They are still in Eden. The gardens of Blandings Castle are that original garden from which we are all exiled. The chef Anatole prepares the ambrosia for the immortals of high Olympus. Mr. Wodehouse's world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in. Evelyn Waugh [This critic] has probably by now been eaten by bears, like the children who made mock of the prophet Elisha; but if he still survives he will not be able to make a similar charge against Summer Lightning. With my superior intelligence, I have outgeneraled the man this time by putting in all the old Wodehouse characters under the same names. Pretty silly it will make him feel, I rather fancy. P. G. Wodehouse from In Memoriam A. H. H. by Alfred, Lord Tennyson I held it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in divers tones, That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things. But who shall so forecast the years And find in loss a gain to match? Or reach a hand thro' time to catch The far-off interest of tears? Let Love clasp Grief lest both be drown'd, Let darkness keep her raven gloss: Ah, sweeter to be drunk with loss, To dance with death, to beat the ground, Than that the victor Hours should scorn The long result of love, and boast, `Behold the man that loved and lost, But all he was is overworn.' Books Mentioned: The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton Summer Lightning by P. G. Wodehouse Support The Literary Life: Become a patron of The Literary Life podcast as part of the “Friends and Fellows Community” on Patreon, and get some amazing bonus content! Thanks for your support! Connect with Us: You can find Angelina and Thomas at HouseofHumaneLetters.com, on Instagram @angelinastanford, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ANGStanford/ Find Cindy at morningtimeformoms.com, on Instagram @cindyordoamoris and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/cindyrollins.net/. Check out Cindy's own Patreon page also! Follow The Literary Life on Instagram, and jump into our private Facebook group, The Literary Life Discussion Group, and let's get the book talk going! http://bit.ly/literarylifeFB

What Ho! Jeeves (sometimes written What Ho, Jeeves!) is a series of radio dramas based on some of the Jeeves short stories and novels written by P. G. Wodehouse, starring Michael Hordern as the titular Jeeves and Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster. The stories were adapted for radio by Chris Miller, except the last two novels featured in the series, which were dramatised by Richard Usborne. The series was first broadcast from 1973 to 1981 on BBC Radio 4. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. ***PLEASE NOTE*** GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate, and give you a glimpse into the past

Our weekly dive into the free speech world.  We hike through the mountain range formerly known as Brecon Beacons (no BBQ allowed), stop off in Northern Ireland to bemoan proposed hate speech legislation, before ending at the pub where large numbers of Essex police like to come and arrest toy dolls.  Our big positive news is the halting of the Worker Protection Bill, though naturally disappointing for any among us keen to join the thought police.  And, finally, might Shakespeare hold the key to everything?

What Ho! Jeeves (sometimes written What Ho, Jeeves!) is a series of radio dramas based on some of the Jeeves short stories and novels written by P. G. Wodehouse, starring Michael Hordern as the titular Jeeves and Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster. The stories were adapted for radio by Chris Miller, except the last two novels featured in the series, which were dramatised by Richard Usborne. The series was first broadcast from 1973 to 1981 on BBC Radio 4. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. ***PLEASE NOTE*** GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate, and give you a glimpse into the past

What Ho! Jeeves (sometimes written What Ho, Jeeves!) is a series of radio dramas based on some of the Jeeves short stories and novels written by P. G. Wodehouse, starring Michael Hordern as the titular Jeeves and Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster. The stories were adapted for radio by Chris Miller, except the last two novels featured in the series, which were dramatised by Richard Usborne. The series was first broadcast from 1973 to 1981 on BBC Radio 4. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. ***PLEASE NOTE*** GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate, and give you a glimpse into the past

What Ho! Jeeves (sometimes written What Ho, Jeeves!) is a series of radio dramas based on some of the Jeeves short stories and novels written by P. G. Wodehouse, starring Michael Hordern as the titular Jeeves and Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster. The stories were adapted for radio by Chris Miller, except the last two novels featured in the series, which were dramatised by Richard Usborne. The series was first broadcast from 1973 to 1981 on BBC Radio 4. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. ***PLEASE NOTE*** GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate, and give you a glimpse into the past

This week guest host Dave is joined by Zach Weinersmith, author of BEA WOLF, a new adaptation of Beowulf for kids. They talk about the process of creating this adaptation with artist Boulet and go deep on J.R.R. Tolkien's nonfiction. During The Last Chapter they discuss: do you re-read books, and if so what books do you find yourself going back to? Podcast disclaimer Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you'd like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your topic suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening! Books Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith and Boulet The Biggest Ideas In the Universe by Sean M. Carroll The End of Everything by Katie Mack A Life in Letters by P. G. Wodehouse; edited by Sophie Ratcliffe Paradise Lost by John Milton The Last Mechanical Monster by Brian Fies Open Borders: the Science and Ethics of Immigration by Bryan Caplan, Zach Weinersmith, and Mary Cagle The Code of the Woosters by P. G. Wodehouse Beowulf by Seamus Heaney Beowulf by Howell D. Chickering, Jr. The Monsters and the Critics, and Other Essays by J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Christopher Tolkien Beowulf: a Translation and Commentary by J.R.R. Tolkien; edited by Christopher Tolkien AV Shrinking (2023- ) Other Bea Wolf Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

What Ho! Jeeves (sometimes written What Ho, Jeeves!) is a series of radio dramas based on some of the Jeeves short stories and novels written by P. G. Wodehouse, starring Michael Hordern as the titular Jeeves and Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster. The stories were adapted for radio by Chris Miller, except the last two novels featured in the series, which were dramatised by Richard Usborne. The series was first broadcast from 1973 to 1981 on BBC Radio 4. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. ***PLEASE NOTE*** GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate, and give you a glimpse into the past

What Ho! Jeeves (sometimes written What Ho, Jeeves!) is a series of radio dramas based on some of the Jeeves short stories and novels written by P. G. Wodehouse, starring Michael Hordern as the titular Jeeves and Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster. The stories were adapted for radio by Chris Miller, except the last two novels featured in the series, which were dramatised by Richard Usborne. The series was first broadcast from 1973 to 1981 on BBC Radio 4. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. ***PLEASE NOTE*** GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate, and give you a glimpse into the past

What Ho! Jeeves (sometimes written What Ho, Jeeves!) is a series of radio dramas based on some of the Jeeves short stories and novels written by P. G. Wodehouse, starring Michael Hordern as the titular Jeeves and Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster. The stories were adapted for radio by Chris Miller, except the last two novels featured in the series, which were dramatised by Richard Usborne. The series was first broadcast from 1973 to 1981 on BBC Radio 4. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. ***PLEASE NOTE*** GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate, and give you a glimpse into the past

Oliver Bullough is the author of Butler to the World: How Britain became the servant of tycoons, tax dodgers, kleptocrats and criminals. The book does exactly what it says on the tin, as they probably don't say in Moscow: it tells the story of how, as the British empire declined, we found a new role for ourselves — as a Jeeves to a series of oligarchical Woosters: laundering their reputations, hiding their money offshore, providing them with legal counsel, schools and lordships; and only now realising that perhaps that wasn't always such a good idea. Released just last month, in March 2022, It's hard to think of a more timely or poignant book — and in one of my favourite ever episodes of the podcast, Oliver tells us the story of the Ukrainian gas mogul who bought a defunct tube station; how gambling in this country has become our equivalent of the opioid epidemic; and the mantra that a school pupil taught him that might just sum up his entire career. Enjoy.

Woosters Pizzeria just opened in downtown Moscow! Owners Jake McAtee and Samuel Dickison joined us to talk about how it started, the crust, the sauce, and the cheese! Not to mention, they brought us a Grandma pizza after the episode and it was delicious!They'll be adding lunch next week so head on down for pizza!214 S Main St, Moscow ID 83843208.596.4717https://www.facebook.com/woostersmoscow/https://www.instagram.com/woostersmoscow/?hl=enhttps://woosterspizzeria.com/

Sarah K and Alice chat about how they feel about classics. They talk about some of their favourites and discuss what they had to read at school and whether they think classics are worth reading. The episode transcript should be accessible from within your podcasting app or directly from Buzzsprout.Support The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at just $2 a month and rewards include, early access, bonus episodes and tailored book recommendations.  If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website.  A free way to show your support is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes. You can also buy your books through the Bookshop.org links below, where we earn a small commission.NewsletterSign up to our monthly newsletter for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news.Get in touchWe love hearing from our listeners. If you have any questions, ideas or book recommendations then we would love to hear from you. You can get in touch on both Instagram or Twitter, by email or you can now leave us a voice message. Please note that we may read your messages out or play voice messages on the podcast.Books mentioned:The Cazalet Chronicles by Elizabeth Jane HowardThe Pull of the Stars by Emma DonoghueAmnesty by Aravind Adiga The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich The Yield by Tara June Winch (discussed in episode 50!) I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harper Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier1984 by George OrwellMiddlemarch by George EliotEmma by Jane AustenMadame Bovary by Gustave FlaubertAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyJane Eyre by Charlotte BronteGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFrankenstein by Mary ShelleyMacbeth by William Shakespeare The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini The Giver by Lois LowryLord of the Flies by William GoldingBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Endless Steppe by Esther HautzigNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Noughts and Crosses by Malorie BlackmanPassing by Nella Larsen The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osmon The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Márquez The Secret History by Donna TarttGirl Woman Other by Bernadine Evaristo Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf 1984 by Goerge Orwell The Code of the Woosters by PG Wodehouse The Transit of Venus by Shirly Hazzard The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan The Living Sea of Waking Dreams by Richard FlanaganBirdsong by Sebastian FaulksWe encourage you to support independent bookshops or libraries. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.Other stuff mentioned:Books on the Go podcastMarlon and Jake Read Dead PSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in East London, as the capital starts to wake up. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com With a poem by Ted Hughes, September. "We sit late, watching the dark slowly unfold: No clock counts this..." From the show: Psalm 27:9 The Code of the Woosters, by PG Wodehouse – first serialised in Britain in the Daily Mail in 1938, beginning on this day On this day: 14th September, 1752, Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar, leaping to September 14th from September 2nd. Years later, some were still campaigning for the return of their lost "eleven days". On this day: 14th September, 1804, the ornithologist John Gould was born in Lyme Regis. He would identify "Darwin's finches" and was also a celebrated illustrator of ornithological books, particularly famous for his work on the birds of Australia. Music to wake you up – Letter to You by Bruce Springsteen Sign up to receive email alerts and show notes with links when a new episode goes live at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com Please share this with anyone who might need a touch of calm, and please keep sending in your messages and requests. You can leave a voice message at https://anchor.fm/marc-sidwell/message. If you like Marc's Almanac please do leave a review on Apple podcasts. It really helps new listeners to find me. Have a lovely day. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marc-sidwell/message

This episode I am joined by historical fiction author Robert Gott. Robert is the author of The Holiday Murders, The Port Fairy Murders and in 2019 The Autumn Murders a series of hard-boiled historical whodunits set in 1940's Australia. He has also written the William Power series of crime-caper novels also set in 1940s Australia. We discuss book fatigue, writing an unlikeable character, the uselessness of history and Jane Austen! The pairings: Jeeves and Wooster Omnibus by PG Wodehouse Bertie is embroiled in plot and counterplot in these three glorious Jeeves and Wooster novels. In The Mating Season, Bertie pretends he is his old pal Gussie Fink-Nottle to ensure Gussie's engagement to the soppy Madeline Bassett comes to no harm. The Code of the Woosters finds Bertie in an even worse mess. His fearsome Aunt Dahlia has blackmailed him into purloining a particularly hideous cow-creamer from the home of Sir Watkyn Bassett. Unfortunately, other parties have their own plans for the unsavoury item, and for Bertie too. In Right Ho, Jeeves, Bertie takes matters in hand when Jeeves suggests Bertie's friend Gussie Fink-Nottle puts on scarlet tights and a false beard to achieve the object of his desire. As usual, only Jeeves can sort out the ensuing chaos. Robert chose to pair a very, very, very dry martini with this series as it is elegant and graceful whilst being totally unrealistic and removed from reality! The postman always rings twice by James M Cain Cain's first novel–the subject of an obscenity trial in Boston, the inspiration for Camus's The Stranger–is the fever-pitched tale of a drifter who stumbles into a job, into an erotic obsession, and into a murder. Double Indemnity–which followed Postman so quickly, Cain's readers hardly had a chance to catch their breath–is a tersely narrated story of blind passion, duplicity, and, of course, murder. Mildred Pierce, a work of acute psychological observation and devastating emotional violence, is the tale of a woman with a taste for shiftless men and an unreasoned devotion to her monstrous daughter. Robert enjoys the spare writing and would suggest a bourbon to pair with this author. The only bourbon he had on hand was a honey and ghost pepper bourbon with a sweet heat to go with these grim and somewhat violent stories. Space Opera by Catherynne Valente Once every cycle, the civilizations gather for the Metagalactic Grand Prix - part gladiatorial contest, part beauty pageant, part concert extravaganza, and part continuation of the wars of the past. Instead of competing in orbital combat, the powerful species that survived face off in a competition of song, dance, or whatever can be physically performed in an intergalactic talent show. The stakes are high for this new game, and everyone is forced to compete. This year, though, humankind has discovered the enormous universe. And while they expected to discover a grand drama of diplomacy, gunships, wormholes, and stoic councils of aliens, they have instead found glitter, lipstick and electric guitars. Mankind will not get to fight for its destiny - they must sing. Eurovision in space could only be paired with a drink inspired by Eurovision itself! Justine recommends a Rocket To The Stars, inspired by Eurovision contestant - SLAVKO KALEZIĆ from Montenegro Who sang ‘SPACE' in 2017. The cocktail involves watermelon, basil, sugar syrup and gin. It's super sweet, yet super dry and will leave you mildly confused as to what just happened!

On the now weekly version of the Kramer and LD Hump Day Variety Show , we put our Spotlight on a strange case where a member of the Australian Air Force went missing mid-flight...was it an alien abduction or a hoax? We also covered News ranging from a Texas senator whose been ALIEN-ating Twitter users through Covid Updates, the new Stim bill,baseball highlights and more. Oh and Sports News, our dueling ideas for Woosters Anthem, Stand Up Comedy,90s rap AND last but not least , find out why my co host LD was in a turtle suit all day(hint...it involves Ohio's Governor)! Just Tune In...WOOSTERS own Indie Pirate Talk Radio show. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thekramershow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thekramershow/support

Tonight was another fun, active and occasionally humorous episode. Spotlight on the band TOOL which went pretty in depth and is accompanied by another eclectic yet strong soundtrack. New "fun with LD" segment involving constipation(inspired by yesterdays Xiaflex laughs). Along with all our usual news+views its sure to entertain, so tune in for another edition of Woosters own Indie Pirate Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thekramershow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thekramershow/support

NOTE: This episode was recorded over the first weekend of protests in May 2020 so our moods were a little off in this episode. K and Warren finish their sentence by watching Andrew Lloyd Webber's rarity, By Jeeves. Warren makes up for lost time with Richard Humor, K takes a lap, and we discover just how many nicknames are too many in this episode of Tone Deaf! https://blacklivesmatter.com/ Promo: Witchever Path Get masks on our TeePublic! https://www.teepublic.com/user/tonedeafmusical Join the Cast Junkie discord and help support indie podcasts at https://discord.gg/napQ3Cb. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebadger @ToneDeafMusical for some dank theatre memes, check out the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/tonedeafmusical and visit our website, tonedeafmusical.com!

From P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters. Read by John de Falbe. Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher.

From P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters. Read by John de Falbe. Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher.

From P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters. Read by John de Falbe. Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher.

Erin, Lis, and Sara are delighted and thoroughly entertained by PG Wodehouse's perfect nonsense of a novel: The Code the Woosters. You may have to "ask Jeeves" to get all of the references, but you will be laughing out loud while you do.

On tonight's podcast I chose a mystery subject that was very important to me in my formative years ("It all comes back to you, you fittin to get what you deserve..."), Listen to the start of the show for 3 clues then stay tuned in for all the details. Plus LD's outfit reveal takes a drastic turn, The CLE indians have some bad choices revealed and Amazon keeps playing dirty while an another asteroid zios by Earth... listen in for all this plus our usual show stuff and more on WOOSTERS own, "The Kramer and LD (almost) hour". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thekramershow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thekramershow/support

Well...i feel like poop but (lol...poop but) still do my thing! Woosters own Indie Podcast streaming at anchor.fm/thekramershow M-F . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thekramershow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thekramershow/support

It’s a busy summer for the CenterForLit crew. So even though our days may not actually be full of lazy, beach-side reading, we can certainly still dream about it. In this episode we talk about our different ideal summer reading experiences and swap a few titles to add to our unrealistic bucket lists. What would you like to read this summer?Referenced Works:– Travels with Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck– The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain– A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle– Past Tense by Lee Child– The Pale King by David Foster Wallace– Paper Towns, An Abundance of Katherines, Turtles All the Way Down by John Green– Peace Like a River by Leif Enger– Bud & Me: The True Adventures of the Abernathy Boys by Alta Abernathy– The Civil War: A Narrative by Shelby Foote– The Story of Civilization by Will and Ariel Durant– The Killer Angels: A Novel of the Civil War by Michael Shaara– Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke– The Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley– The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien– The Space Trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis (Now being discussed in The Pelican Society)– Sleeping Murder, Murder in Retrospect by Agatha Christie– The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse– Jeeves & Wooster: The Complete Series– Franny and Zooey, Nine Stories, Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger– Straw Into Gold by Gary Schmidt– The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams by Philip Zaleski and Carol Zaleski– Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens– Hard Times BiblioFiles Episode– The Penderwicks at Last by Jeanne Birdsall– Red Rising by Pierce BrownWe love hearing your questions and comments! You can contact us by emailing adam@centerforlit.com, or you can visit our website www.centerforlit.com to find even more ways to participate in the conversation.

Mark & Sarah continue their quest to watch the 100 greatest novels. In this episode we take a look at 'The Code Of The Woosters' a 1938 novel by P.G Wodehouse. We watch the 1990's TV series 'Jeeves and Wooster' two episodes of which are adapted from the novel. The series stars Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry.  Also we have some Name Of The Rose news! Sarah talks a bit about Hugh Laurie's US TV series 'House' and speaking of houses Mark is very excited by the location used for the episodes that we watched.    

Always winter. Never Christmas. That’s January for you. We need the perfect winter reads to get us through these dreary days. The CenterForLit crew shares their personal winter predilections and suggestions about what to read (and what not to read!) in order to survive until spring. Referenced Works:– Sponsor: The Bookening Podcast– Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky– War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy– “For The Time Being” by W.H. Auden– The Cuckoo’s Calling, Lethal White by Robert Galbraith– The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling– Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse– One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexandr Solzhenitsyn– The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom (with Elizabeth and John Sherrill)– Rebecca by Daphne de Maurier– The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis – The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens– Dickensian by BBC, available on Amazon Prime– Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson– The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé– The Father Brown Stories by G.K. Chesteron– Owl Moon by Jane Yolen– Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs– Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman– The Mitten by Jan Brett – Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton– The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, Smiley’s People, A Perfect Spy by John le Carré– The Night Manager by BBC, available on Amazon Prime– Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie– The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinWe love hearing your questions and comments! You can contact us by emailing adam@centerforlit.com, or you can visit our website www.centerforlit.com to find even more ways to participate in the conversation.

Join David, Tim, and Angelina as they conclude their conversation of P.G. Wodehouse's novel, The Code of the Woosters, by answering listener questions. Topics include Bertie's thickness, Jeeves' genius, the percentage of allusions that the hosts got when reading this book, and much more. If you enjoy this show, please consider supporting it on Patreon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join David and Angelina as they continue their conversation of P.G. Wodehouse's novel, The Code of the Woosters. This week - sans Tim - discussion touches on, well, the code of the Woosters. Plus, Graeme Pitman makes an appearance and conversation goes far afield. If you enjoy this show, please consider supporting it on Patreon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join David, Tim, and Angelina as they kick-off their conversation of P.G. Wodehouse's novel, The Code of the Woosters. This week's discussion touches on whether Wodehouse had serious intentions when he wrote this novel and why so many people consider him funny over multiple generations and in various places. Plus, they do a close read of a specific scene, just for the sheer pleasure of it. If you enjoy this show, please consider supporting it on Patreon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join David, Tim, and Angelina as they kick-off their conversation of P.G. Wodehouse's novel, The Code of the Woosters. Focusing on their favorite passages in the first four chapters they discuss what makes Wodehouse so funny, the deeper themes in his work, and the consistent presence of irony in the story. Plus they laugh a ton. If you enjoy this show, please consider supporting it on Patreon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Doug Wilson talks about the endless war on energy, Wodehouse's amazing book "Leave it to Psmith", and then he finishes off with a look into the word "athesmos". Happy Plodding! Current Events: The War on Energy    - Scott Pruitt (EPA)    - The War on Energy is really a war on the poor.     - James 2:16    9:20 Book Plug: Leave It To Psmith -- Wodehouse     - Favorite crafter of metaphors     - Code of the Woosters     - Joy Comes in the Morning    15:40 Hamartiology: athesmos:    2 Peter 2:7, 3:18 "error of the wicked"     - Christians need to learn to "keep it simple." We know God destroyed Sodom, and we know why. What we don't know is how many long term, committed relationships there were in Sodom. Neither should we car. Growing in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus is directly related to the avoidance of wickedness. Sad to say, this assertion is now officially controversial in some Christian quarters. 

Mark Steadman, Danny Smith and Jon Bounds continue their mission to discuss everything in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy canon , in alphabetical order. This episode has some bad language. Campaign for Real Time Danny shares his story of getting his chest waxed at a Twitter-based charity event. Cathedral of Chalesm In memories of this lost cathedral, the team discusses things they've lost. Celestial Homecare Omnibus Here the team discuss how-to books and YouTube videos. “Go ahead and” enjoy this chapter. Choice The team examines the concept of choice, and how the choices characters make - or don't make - affect their future. Civilisation Jon educates us on Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Cloudworlds of Yaga Mark asks what it might be like to live in the Cloud (this is nothing to do with Apple or Google) and gets high-roaded by Danny. Hypothetical Marvin Vote on your favourite actor to play Marvin the paranoid android, in a hypothetical new Netflix series of the Hitchhiker's Guide. Book recommendation This week we're recommending Code of the Woosters by PG Wodehouse, read by Martin Jarvis. Pick it up in audiobook form for free by taking out a free 30 day trial with Audible. Just head to audibletrial.com/leopard to get started. Get in touch Share your thoughts on California or who might write our new hypothetical Netflix series, via feedback@btlpodcast.com. Follow @ iamsteadman, @ probablydrunk and @ bounder on Twitter.

In which Alan, Jess, Gemma and John discuss P. G. Wodehouse's The Code of the Woosters and along the way chat about the British class system, Stephen King, Brideshead Revisited, J. K. Rowling, grammar schools and being born at room temperature.