Best Angelina Stanford Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 226: “Agnes Grey” by Anne Brontë, Ch. 12-18 1:31:31

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Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and the continuation of our series on Anne Brontë’s Agnes Grey. Angelina and Thomas open with their commonplace quotes which lead into the book discussion. Angelina kicks it off with a comparison between the work of the Brontës and Jane Austen’s writing which will continue throughout the conversation. Thoma…

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Episode 225: “Agnes Grey” by Anne Brontë, Ch. 6-11 1:28:37

1h ago1:28:37

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On this week’s episode of The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina and Thomas continue their series of discussions on Anne Brontë’s novel Agnes Grey. They open the conversation about this novel with some thoughts on the differences between Agnes Grey and Jane Eyre and Anne and Charlotte Brontë. Angelina poses the question as to whether this novel crosse…

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Episode 224: “Agnes Grey” by Anne Brontë, Introduction and Ch. 1-5 1:35:54

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Today on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks begin a new book discussion series covering Anne Brontë’s Victorian novel Agnes Grey. This week they are giving an introduction to the social and literary climate in which Anne was writing, as well as discussing chapters 1-5 of the book. Thomas shares a little information on Uti…

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Episode 223: “Best of” The Literary Life – “The Machine Stops” by E. M. Forster, Ep. 99 1:23:43

14d ago1:23:43

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This week on The Literary Life, we bring you another episode in our “Best of” series with a throwback to one of our 2021 Summer of the Short Story shows. In this episode, Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas talk about E. M. Forster’s short story “The Machine Stops.” If you are interested in more E. M. Forster chat, you can go listen to our hosts discuss “T…

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Episode 222: “Tartuffe” by Moliere, Acts 3 - 5 1:22:41

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On today’s episode of The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina and Thomas wrap up their series on the satirical comedy 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. Angelina and Thomas start off the conversation on the play …

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Episode 221: “Tartuffe” by Moliere, Introduction and Acts 1 & 2 1:18:09

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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 thi…

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Episode 220: Fairy Tales and Children’s Literature with Dr. Vigen Guroian 1:25:33

1M ago1:25:33

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Welcome to a new episode of The Literary Life podcast and an interview with special guest Dr. Vigen Guroian, retired professor of Religious Studies and Orthodox Christianity at the University of Virginia and author of twelve book and numerous scholarly articles. Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks discuss with Dr. Guroian the new edition of his book…

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Episode 219: “Best of” Series – Why Read Old Books, Ep. 80 1:28:19

1M ago1:28:19

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Today on The Literary Life Podcast, we bring you another episode in our “Best of” series in which Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks discuss the importance of reading old books. They begin the conversation by addressing head on the idea that old books are irrelevant. They touch on the fact that when we use the phrase “old books” we …

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Episode 218: “Best of” Series – Our Favorite Poems, Ep. 54 1:22:24

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This week on The Literary Life, our hosts talk about their favorite poems and poets. Cindy starts off by sharing the early influences on her developing a love of poetry. Thomas also shares about his mother reading poetry to him as a child and the poetry that made an impression on him as a child. Angelina talks about coming to poetry later in life a…

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Episode 217: “Best of” Series – The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis: A Conversation with Jason M. Baxter, Ep. 145 1:16:23

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In anticipation of our upcoming sixth annual Literary Life Online Conference, “Dispelling the Myth of Modernity: A Recovery of the Medieval Imagination,” this week we are re-airing a previous episode with Jason Baxter, our conference’s special keynote speaker. Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks sit down for a special conversation wi…

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Episode 216: E. M. Forster’s “Howards End” On Screen 1:38:19

2M ago1:38:19

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Today on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks are joined by Atlee Northmore to explore the various screen adaptations based on Howards End by E. M. Forster. They begin the discussion with the question of what is the good of translating one art form, in this case a book, into another art form, such as a screen play. They tal…

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S15E6: “Happy the Man, Who, Like Ulysses” by Joachim du Bellay trans. by Richard Wilbur 10:02

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For this fifteenth season of the Well Read Poem, we are reading six poems in translation, written by a variety of ancient and modern poets. We hope that our discussion of these poems will be both interesting and instructive to anyone with an interest in literary translation as an art, and that it will serve to introduce you to a few poets whose acq…

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Episode 215: E. M. Forster’s “Howards End”, Ch. 35-End 1:34:35

3M ago1:34:35

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Welcome to The Literary Life Podcast and the final episode in our our series on Howards End by E. M. Forster. Today Angelina and Thomas seek to sum up the book and wrap up their thoughts on the way Forster weaves this story. The open with some comments on the almost allegorical nature of Howards End, then talk about the words “only connect” and the…

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S15E5: “Ask Not (Odes I.11)” by Horace (trans. by John Conington) 11:22

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For this fifteenth season of the Well Read Poem, we are reading six poems in translation, written by a variety of ancient and modern poets. We hope that our discussion of these poems will be both interesting and instructive to anyone with an interest in literary translation as an art, and that it will serve to introduce you to a few poets whose acq…

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Episode 214: E. M. Forster’s “Howards End,” Ch. 26-34 1:28:40

3M ago1:28:40

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Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and our series discussing Howards End by E. M. Forster. This week Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks cover chapters 26-34. Together they continue to talk about the ideas Forster is presenting in the book as seen in this section, including Howards End as a character, the echoes of Wind in the Willows (thanks…

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S15E4: "I Do Not Like Thee, Doctor Fell" by Martial, trans. by Tom Brown 10:14

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For this fifteenth season of the Well Read Poem, we are reading six poems in translation, written by a variety of ancient and modern poets. We hope that our discussion of these poems will be both interesting and instructive to anyone with an interest in literary translation as an art, and that it will serve to introduce you to a few poets whose acq…

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Episode 213: E. M. Forster’s “Howards End,” Ch. 17-25 1:21:21

2M ago1:21:21

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On The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina and Thomas continue our series on Howards End by E. M. Forster with a discussion of chapters 17-25. In opening the conversation on this chapter, they consider the various houses and ask the question of what role Howards End plays in this whole story. They also delve into the seemingly unlikely romance between …

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S15E3: “The Cat” by Charles Baudelaire (trans. by Roy Campbell) 9:24

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For this fifteenth season of the Well Read Poem, we are reading six poems in translation, written by a variety of ancient and modern poets. We hope that our discussion of these poems will be both interesting and instructive to anyone with an interest in literary translation as an art, and that it will serve to introduce you to a few poets whose acq…

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Episode 212: E. M. Forster’s “Howards End”, Ch. 8-16 1:30:55

3M ago1:30:55

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Welcome to The Literary Life Podcast and our second episode in our series on E. M. Forster’s book Howards End. This week, Angelina and Thomas cover chapters 8-16, continuing their discussion of the book and the overarching concept of “Story” along the way. In talking about different plot points and characters, Angelina and Thomas make some comparis…

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S15E2: “Marsyas” by Jose-Maria de Heredia (trans. by Thomas Banks) 8:40

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For this fifteenth season of the Well Read Poem, we are reading six poems in translation, written by a variety of ancient and modern poets. We hope that our discussion of these poems will be both interesting and instructive to anyone with an interest in literary translation as an art, and that it will serve to introduce you to a few poets whose acq…

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Episode 211: E. M. Forster’s “Howards End”, Introduction and Ch. 1-7 1:23:37

4M ago1:23:37

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Welcome to a new series on The Literary Life Podcast with Angelina Stanford and husband Thomas Banks. This week they begin talking about E. M. Forster’s book Howards End, giving some introductory information about Forster and also cover the first seven chapters of the book. Thomas shares some background on the Bloomsbury Group authors in contrast t…

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S15E1: "On His Brother's Death" by Catullus (trans. by Aubrey Beardsley) 12:51

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For this fifteenth season of the Well Read Poem, we want to thank Emily Williams Raible, who suggested the theme "Poems in Translation" to us*, who probably should have thought of it ourselves, but, for whatever reason, failed to do so. Be this as it may, it is a theme rich in possibilities, and we hope that it will be a source of much enjoyment to…

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Episode 210: Reading “Beyond Mere Motherhood” with Cindy Rollins 1:11:14

3M ago1:11:14

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Today on The Literary Life, Angelina and Thomas sit down with Cindy to chat about her new book Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People, Too. First Cindy shares some of what she has going on this year, and Angelina officially introduces the 2024 Literary Life Online Conference, “Dispelling the Myth of Modernity: A Recovery of the Medieval Imaginatio…

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Episode 209: “Best of” Series – The Literary Life of Emily Raible, Ep. 56 1:32:06

4M ago1:32:06

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Welcome to another episode in our “Best of The Literary Life” podcast series. Today on The Literary Life Podcast, our hosts Angelina and Cindy chat with “superfan” Emily Raible about her own literary life. Emily is a homeschool mom, an avid reader, birdwatcher, baker and probably Angelina’s most loyal student. In telling the story of her reading li…

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Episode 208: “Best of” Series – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Acts IV & V, Ep. 121 1:22:50

4M ago1:22:50

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On The Literary Life podcast this week, we will wrap up our series on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Our hosts, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas walk through the last two acts of the play, sharing their thoughts on the structure and ideas presented here. Angelina talks about why she thinks Shakespeare resolves the different conflicts the way he…

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Episode 207: “Best of” Series – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, Ep. 120 1:14:40

5M ago1:14:40

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Today on The Literary Life podcast, we continue our “Best of” series discussing Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with coverage of Act 3. Angelina talks about the pacing of this act and the importance of the characters’ madcap, lunatic behavior. She also highlight’s Shakespeare’s wrestling with the relationship between the imagination and art…

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Episode 206: “Best of” Series – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Acts I & II, Ep. 119 1:33:41

5M ago1:33:41

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Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast and our “Best of” re-air of the series on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. After kicking off the episode with their commonplace quotes, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas start digging into the play itself. Thomas brings up the importance of the timing of this story being midsummer. Angelina gives a little …

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Episode 205: The “Best of” Series – Intro to Shakespeare and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Ep. 118 1:21:46

5M ago1:21:46

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Welcome to this new season of The Literary Life podcast! During the month of January 2024, we will be re-airing our series of episodes on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This week we bring you an introduction both to William Shakespeare and his play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Hosts Angelina, Cindy and Thomas seek to give new Shakespeare re…

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Episode 226: “Agnes Grey” by Anne Brontë, Ch. 12-18 1:31:31

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Episode 225: “Agnes Grey” by Anne Brontë, Ch. 6-11 1:28:37

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Episode 224: “Agnes Grey” by Anne Brontë, Introduction and Ch. 1-5 1:35:54

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Episode 223: “Best of” The Literary Life – “The Machine Stops” by E. M. Forster, Ep. 99 1:23:43

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Episode 222: “Tartuffe” by Moliere, Acts 3 - 5 1:22:41

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Episode 221: “Tartuffe” by Moliere, Introduction and Acts 1 & 2 1:18:09

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Episode 220: Fairy Tales and Children’s Literature with Dr. Vigen Guroian 1:25:33

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Episode 219: “Best of” Series – Why Read Old Books, Ep. 80 1:28:19

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Episode 218: “Best of” Series – Our Favorite Poems, Ep. 54 1:22:24

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Episode 217: “Best of” Series – The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis: A Conversation with Jason M. Baxter, Ep. 145 1:16:23

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Episode 216: E. M. Forster’s “Howards End” On Screen 1:38:19

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S15E6: “Happy the Man, Who, Like Ulysses” by Joachim du Bellay trans. by Richard Wilbur 10:02

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Episode 215: E. M. Forster’s “Howards End”, Ch. 35-End 1:34:35

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S15E5: “Ask Not (Odes I.11)” by Horace (trans. by John Conington) 11:22

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Episode 214: E. M. Forster’s “Howards End,” Ch. 26-34 1:28:40

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S15E4: "I Do Not Like Thee, Doctor Fell" by Martial, trans. by Tom Brown 10:14

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Episode 213: E. M. Forster’s “Howards End,” Ch. 17-25 1:21:21

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S15E3: “The Cat” by Charles Baudelaire (trans. by Roy Campbell) 9:24

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Episode 212: E. M. Forster’s “Howards End”, Ch. 8-16 1:30:55

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S15E2: “Marsyas” by Jose-Maria de Heredia (trans. by Thomas Banks) 8:40

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Episode 211: E. M. Forster’s “Howards End”, Introduction and Ch. 1-7 1:23:37

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S15E1: "On His Brother's Death" by Catullus (trans. by Aubrey Beardsley) 12:51

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Episode 210: Reading “Beyond Mere Motherhood” with Cindy Rollins 1:11:14

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Episode 209: “Best of” Series – The Literary Life of Emily Raible, Ep. 56 1:32:06

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Episode 208: “Best of” Series – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Acts IV & V, Ep. 121 1:22:50

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Episode 207: “Best of” Series – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, Ep. 120 1:14:40

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Episode 206: “Best of” Series – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Acts I & II, Ep. 119 1:33:41

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Episode 205: The “Best of” Series – Intro to Shakespeare and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Ep. 118 1:21:46

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