3 guys—a pastor, a scholar, and their gleeful provocateur—discuss the great books. We take God and literature seriously—but the second one not overly so.
Latest episodes
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1 h 15
What's happening with our podcasts? (+The Buried Giant)
Hello. It's us. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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1 h 43
Swann's Way by Marcel Proust
Memory. Identity. Barbra Streisand. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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12 min
Proust Preview
We haven't got our actual podcast recorded yet but here's a taste of why you should read along. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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1 h 22
The 39 Steps
An ordinary (kind of) man caught in extraordinary circumstances! A race against time to expose a dangerous spy ring! Long walks through Scotland! It's John Buchan's immortal (?), c…
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1 h 39
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Mysterious intelligent rats??? Please don't refer to our podcasters like that! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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1 h 18
The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy is a great writer. The Death of Ivan Ilyich is a novella about a middle-aged man named Ivan Ilyich. Yep, he dies. It's sad, moving, thoughtful, ironic, true to life, etc. A…
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1 h 42
Dominic by William Steig
Check out the Kickstarter for our friend's non-woke children's book, The Rainbow Knight.The Bookening talks about a charming kid's book by the quirky children's author (and longtim…
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1 h 34
Anna Karenina Redux (Part 1)
We're back, baby! Sorry for the delay. Thanks for your patience. We're offering some much needed context on one of the best books we've ever done, Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy. ★…
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17 min
Someone is stealing from The Bookening
Our heroes discuss a podcast series that is taking things from them. (Note: for maximum coverage, this podcast is being published in the Sound of Sanity and Sanity at the Movies fe…
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13 min
Vive Le Bookening
It's an update! With atrocious audio! Basic message: "We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive!" ★…
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2 h 36
Jane Austen's Emma (Redux)
"Emma" by Jane Austen is considered a great novel due to its sharp wit, complex characters, and insightful commentary on societal norms and human nature. Austen's writing is known…
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1 h 42
Jesus' Son
A salesman who shared his liquor and steered while sleeping... A Cherokee filled with bourbon. A VW no more than a bubble of hashish fumes, captained by a college student. And a fa…
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1 h 12
Cormac McCarthy's The Passenger
Ho ho ho! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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35 min
Tolkien's Christmas Book + Booklist 2023
Our heroes talk about Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien, asking such questions as "did you know there was a Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien?" They…
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1 h 32
All the Pretty Horses
All the pretty horses ... where do they all come from? All the pretty horses? Where do they all belong?Did you know Cormac McCarthy was born in Rhode Island? He had to work to sort…
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1 h 54
Romeo and Juliet
For some reason this is our Spooky October episode. Love is ... frightening? Or we dumbly mixed up the Stephen King episode and this one in release order? Who can tell? ★ Support t…
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1 h 54
The Green Mile
The Green Mile by Stephen King. It’s a book we review. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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1 h 07
Bonus: Sherlock Holmes
“My mind," he said, "rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere…
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29 min
What happened to Brandon?
Nathan checks in with an update on when you can expect the next full episode and a very interesting story about trying to schedule with Brandon. But believe me, if you don't like e…
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3 h 07
Moby Dick
Revenge, madness, whale blubber, etc. The Bookening discusses one of the best books they've ever discussed. And probably the great American novel. Herman Melville's Moby Dick. ★ Su…