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The Feast: Q&A

June 29, 2026 2:18pm 1:17

Welcome to the conclusion of our series on Margaret Kennedy’s novel as we dig into a bunch of listener questions! Thanks for tuning in to these conversations and thanks to everyone who posted a question. Happy listening!...

The Feast: To the End

June 17, 2026 1:18am 1:14

Welcome to the conclusion of our series on Margaret Kennedy’s novel! This week we discuss justice and mercy, the meek inheriting the earth, the various ways the end ties into the beginning, and much more. Happy listening...

The Feast: Thursday

June 08, 2026 4:41pm 1:01

Welcome back to our series on Margaret Kennedy’s The Feast! We begin by answering a couple of listener questions, before discussing the fascinating “symposium” at the heart of this section (“what is wrong with this count...

The Feast: Wednesday

June 02, 2026 11:37am 1:11

Welcome back to our series on Margart Kennedy’s novel. This week we’re discussing Bruce’s confession, Hebe’s adventure (and insight into people), Siddal’s perceptions despite his sloth, patience and the spiritual life, p...

The Feast: Tuesday

May 26, 2026 9:59pm 1:09

Welcome back to another conversation about Margaret Kennedy’s The Feast. This week we begin by discussing some audience comments, then we discuss a number of topics, including poor Bruce and his bad decisions, Mrs Giffor...

The Feast: Monday

May 18, 2026 6:45pm 52 min

And then it was Monday in Margaret Kennedy’s The Feast. This week topics of discussion includes the way the various characters may (or may not) represent the seven deadly sins, which characters we root for the most (and ...

The Feast: Prologue-Sunday

May 11, 2026 3:54pm 1:03

Welcome to the first episode of a new series on Margaret Kennedy’s novel, The Feast. We discuss the book’s allegorical bent (and how it’s different than most allegorical novels), the role of each of the main characters, ...

The Grapes of Wrath Q&A Episode

May 06, 2026 2:17pm 1:02

You have questions, we did our best to answer them. Thanks for tuning in to this series on Steinbeck’s classic novel and happy listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

The Grapes of Wrath: To the End

April 27, 2026 10:03pm 1:03

So about that ending . . . We discuss (from a variety of angles). Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack...

The Grapes of Wrath: Chapter 26

April 20, 2026 10:17pm 1:02

This week’s episode is dedicated entirely to the lengthy chapter 26 so we have a chance to discuss poor Casy’s complicated arc and the Christ-like allusion in his demise and whether the novel present’s Tom’s killing of C...

The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 22-25

April 14, 2026 11:35am 1:02

Is ma emerging as Steinbeck’s new protagonist? Does the “grapes of wrath” chapter work? And what of the book’s evolving view of religion? We discuss these and several topics on this week’s episode. Happy listening! This ...

Short Story Hour: "Leaf by Niggle" by J. R. R. Tolkien (FREE PREVIEW)

April 10, 2026 10:22am 1:05

Welcome to another episode of our new series on classic short stories! This month, it’s Tolkien’s beloved story about creativity, hope, and the finitude of life. It’s also a little bit about Dante and Virgil, maybe a bit...

The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 19-21

April 07, 2026 9:02am 1:12

Does Casy redeem himself with his heroic action? Does this this book live too much in the realm of artifice? Does this book, like East of Eden, feature the idea of timshel and in what ways is his view of human nature dif...

The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 15-18

March 30, 2026 10:56am 1:09

Is Steinbeck an American Dickens? Does this book have a villain/antagonist? What role do each of the tertiary characters play? And does Steinbeck take his particular use of symbolism too far? These are the sort of questi...

The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 8-14

March 23, 2026 7:49pm 1:08

It’s time to really discuss it: Do Steinbeck’s interstitial, alternating chapters work? We dig in—with differences of opinion. Plus we discuss the dramatic chapter 13, think about when Steinbeck’s use of symbolism works ...

The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 1-7

March 16, 2026 9:24am 1:05

Welcome to the beginning of a new series as we dive into John Steinbeck’s classic novel. In this episode we discuss Steinbeck’s unique use of alternating chapters, his desire to make a political statement, the intensity ...

This Is Happiness: Q&A Episode

March 11, 2026 7:51pm 52 min

Welcome to the conclusion of our series on Niall William’s novel, as we do our best to answer your questions! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episode...

This Is Happiness: To the End

March 03, 2026 8:58am 1:13

Welcome back to our ongoing series on Niall Williams’ novel! This we discuss whether the novel has a “happy” ending, its final verdict on what happiness is, Williams’ subtle use of symbolism, Noe’s vocation, and much mor...

This Is Happiness: Chapters 23-31

February 23, 2026 3:29pm 1:18

Welcome back to our ongoing series on Niall Williams’ novel, This Is Happiness. This week we discuss some audience comments, the book’s examination of the relationship between poetics and rhetoric, the difference betwee...

This Is Happiness: Chapters 12-22

February 16, 2026 1:38pm 1:16

Welcome back to our ongoing series on Niall Williams’ lovely novel. This week we discuss what this book has to say about happiness, the themes of hope and cynicism, Christy the romantic, coming of age, and our favorite p...

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