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Actor Dominic Gerrard hosts an exciting new series that explores the Life and Times of Charles Dickens: his extraordinary novels, who he was as a person, his career as a performer, and his activism. Guests include: Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Armando Iannucci, Alice Loxton, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Lucinda Hawksley, John Mullan, Pen Vogler, Andrew Davies, Rosie Holt, Bernard Cornwell .... and many more academics, writers, actors, directors and descendants of the great man himself! Along ...
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The Night Mail Podcast

Gerry Marletta & Tony Pikramenos

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According to Yankee Dictionary: A Compendium of Useful and Entertaining Expressions Indigenous to New England, by Charles Haywood, “night mail” is the name “given to a New England through train that rattles across the countryside during the hours of darkness with its sleeping cars, mail, express, a smoker, and a coach with a few dozing lumberjacks and college boys traveling cheap, with perhaps a milk car or two on the head end.”In that same amiable spirit, we’d like to present The Night Mail ...
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The future of Christianity is on the margins, on the frontier - away from the institutions and self-professed leaders that have failed the church repeatedly. Christianity thrives in the Backwoods.
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Dominic is joined today by the inimitable Professor Ian Heywood, of the Centre for Inclusive Humanties at the University of Roehampton. Together they delve into the astonishing 'Riots of Eighty' that gripped London for a week and were brought thrillingly to life in Dickens' Barnaby Rudge ... Ian is a specialist in the radical politics and visual cu…
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A book whose time has come. How white people in America, persecuted for decades, began to realize they must act as a group to protect and advance their interests, just as every other group already does in America. And how to encourage and manage this process. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/05/1…
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TIMETABLE: Welcome Mat: 0:00 Chew the Fat: 1:33 News & Views: 18:15 Extinct Local Products: 37:16 Reading Review Review: 38:17 Happenings: 47:00 More News & Views: 57:38 Recs & Reviews: 58:46 From the Attic: 1:14:17 Switch Track: 1:22:41 It’s All Fun & Games: 1:23:12 Theater of the Air: 1:33:14 Mailbag: 1:37:25 3D News: 1:49:10 Public Domain Perfor…
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Darryl Cooper joins me to discuss the archetypical significance of UFO's and AI as a "living myth" of the modern era. Are they real? Will AI replace humanity, as so many predict? Or are aliens and AI two different manifestations of the same Archetype for the technological age? To hear more from this podcast and get bonus content, including essays a…
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Today we focus on Tarantino's later films, which I consider to be everything after Kill Bill Vol. 2 My guests are Spendo, who was on the first episode, and Isaac Simpson, who has been on this show three times before and has his own excellent podcast, which I've appeared on several times, The Carousel. Become a paid subscriber on my substack and get…
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The majority of Americans have been catechized to believe that psychologists are the experts when it comes to happiness and human flourishing. But as Abigail Shrier says in her new book, "Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up," it's probably true that psychologists are the last people on earth to consult about how to raise healthy kids. Why i…
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Dominic is joined again by the inimitable Dr. Pete Orford for Part II of his examination of The Mystery of Edwin Drood ... Pete’s book Edwin Drood: Charles Dickens’ Unfinished Novel And Our Endless Attempts To End It … (Pen & Sword books) is our guide throughout. It is a hugely entertaining read where scholarly citations and tomfoolery combine with…
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TIMETABLE: Welcome Mat: 0:00 Nips & Nibbles: 1:09 Chew the Fat: 15:23 National Poetry Month: 30:00 Mailbag: 35:39 Loose Threads: 42:37 News & Views: 53:00 Reading Review Review: 1:16:40 (Non) Extinct Local Products: 1:21:23 From the Attic / Kidz Korner: 1:22:30 Happenings: 1:25:20 Switch Track: 1:29:31 Legends, Libels & Lies: 1:29:56 Theater of the…
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We got the sci-fi dystopia...without the cyborg killer cops! Today me and my guest Granite Mountain Movie Club, found here on youtube, discuss several science fiction classics and cult classics: Robocop, Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049, Back to the Future 2, Demolition Man, and Judge Dredd. Is America in 2024 better or worse than the future depi…
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In this episode, I'll talk about why we should ridicule what is ridiculous and why we should smash idols in public. In particular, we'll talk about the three daughters of feminism—three visions for womanhood—that need to be dismantled. They are what I'm calling Girl Boss, Inc., Taylor Swift, and Yoga Pants. In Judges 6, Gideon was raised up by the …
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TIMETABLE: Welcome Mat: 0:00 Lisa Hern-Silvester Intro: 1:24 Lisa’s Bio: 4:35 Living in Reading: 11:40 Lisa’s Other Town Position: 15:44 Selectboard—Definition: 22:49 Town Commissions & Committees: 24:26 Selectboard—Definition Redux: 27:00 Running for Selectboard: 27:47 Attending Selectboard Meetings: 33:32 Becoming a Selectboard Member: 34:17 Trai…
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In his book, The Silver Chair, C.S. Lewis tells an interesting story about a dilapidated school run by a woman trying to be a Head. She is a picture of what happens when women are wrongly put in places of rule, and how weaponized empathy controls an environment—and eats it alive. We'll talk about male headship, why it is necessary, and why women ar…
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Of the prince (never king) who, with his iron will and fierce determination, singlehandedly began the Age of Exploration, in which Europe conquered the globe, and thereby created the modern world. And of what his life says for the renewal of our own time. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/04/22/pr…
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Dominic is joined by the inimitable Emily Howes, author of The Painters Daughters, who is currently writing her second book, Mrs Dickens, all about the life of Catherine Hogarth and her marriage to Charles Dickens … Emily is an alumna of Cambridge University, where she was a member of the famous Footlights. After gaining a First in English, she stu…
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In this episode, I talk with Charles Haywood about his term, No Enemies to the Right (NETTR), and the updated version, No Enemies On the Right (NEOTR). It's not uncommon today to see conservatives attacking each other, but we talk about why guarding the right flank isn't the best strategy for winning the culture war. We also talk about Charles' wri…
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A introspective novel about near-future America, more pessimistic than I am, yet not unrealistic. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/04/05/king-of-dogs-andrew-edwards/) We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthy…
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Dominic meets Ben Power backstage at London’s National Theatre who takes a break from rehearsals to talk about London Tide - an exciting new staging of Our Mutual Friend - which he has adapted with songs composed by the award-winning PJ Harvey Ben is a Tony Award winning, and a BAFTA & Olivier Award nominated writer for stage and screen, and an Ass…
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Charles Haywood joins me once again, this time to discuss Elon Musk and the future of American politics. This episode was based on his review of a recent biography of Elon Musk, published on his blog The Worthy House. I highly recommend everyone go read through this blog, it's an education in history and political philosophy in and of itself. Follo…
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TIMETABLE: Welcome Mat: 0:00 Nips & Nibbles: 2:40 Chew the Fat: 16:29 Loose Threads: 43:46 News & Views: 1:05:17 Reading Review Review: 1:32:34 Extinct Local Products: 1:40:05 Nips & Nibbles Redux: 1:41:08 From the Attic: 1:43:06 Happenings: 1:46:22 Switch Track: 1:49:02 Theater of the Air: 1:49:29 It’s All Fun & Games: 1:52:24 Public Domain Perfor…
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TIMETABLE: Welcome Mat: 0:00 Intro: 1:09 Selectboard Seat: 1:32 Solar Array: 2:30 School Bond & Budget: 3:30 Voter Participation: 34:44 Meeting Day Format: 36:16 Talking Across Difference w/ Shiri Macri: 37:20 Tweaking Info Meetings: 42:06 Hybrid Meetings & a Word from Clyde Jenne: 42:44By Gerry Marletta & Tony Pikramenos
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In this episode, I talk with Dustin Diefenderfer, Founder of MTNTOUGH Fitness, about his journey from the missionary fields of Africa to training the ultimate outdoor athletes on the mountain. We talk about overcoming adversity, honing mental toughness, and pushing through mental roadblocks. Dustin has built training programs with the help of Speci…
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I discuss Freud with Garfieldbot, writer at "The Egg Report" on substack. He's writing a long series of articles reconsidering many of Freuds ideas, which he thinks are embedded in the framework of the modern individuals understanding of themselves, their relation to the world, and the primary mode of describing human interactions for all of the 20…
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Of a time of constant crisis and nothing appearing to actually happen—not 2024, but 1914. And of how "nothing ever happens" turned to "everything is different now." The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/03/26/july-1914-countdown-to-war-sean-mcmeekin/) We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship…
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A new series of Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! 🔥 will launch on Friday 5th April ... The first episode takes place deep inside London’s Royal National Theatre, mid-rehearsal, for London Tide - an exciting new adaptation of Our Mutual Friend, co-written by Ben Power and PJ Harvey. Previous series guests include: Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Arm…
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We are joined by Kruptos to engage in a reflection on the meaning of the technological society as described by the French writer Jacques Ellul. Kruptos' Substack: https://www.seekingthehiddenthing.com/ Ellul books mentioned: The Technological Society Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes The Political Illusion…
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TIMETABLE: Welcome Mat: 0:00 Nips & Nibbles: 1:08 Chew the Fat: 7:07 Loose Threads: 24:51 Mailbag: 33:56 News & Views: 57:26 Happenings: 1:56:47 Reading Review Review: 2:00:36 Extinct Local Products: 2:06:37 From the Attic: 2:08:11 Public Domain Performance: 2:10:23 Theater of the Air: 2:20:00 3-D News: 2:21:34 It’s All Fun & Games: 2:36:08 Kidz Ko…
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Today we discuss a book that, fifty years ago, predicted with great precision the current predicament of the West, swamped by invaders as its own will evanesces. And in this light, we discuss racial harmony and Christian duty. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/03/05/the-camp-of-the-saints-jean-ras…
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When you picture a family business, do you think of bulletproof vests and ballistic protection? That's the unique world Alex Stewart of Premier Body Armor and I explored as we unraveled the company's journey from a small metal shop to the forefront of personal armor. Our conversation took us through the transformation of protective gear, touching o…
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In which I predict, against the haters and naysayers, that Elon Musk is an excellent, and in fact the leading, candidate for America's Man of Destiny. And also of entrepreneurship and getting rich. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/02/26/elon-musk-walter-isaacson/) We strongly encourage, in these …
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