Best Cliffnotes Podcasts (2024)

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"The Bear" by William Faulkner 24:35

3d ago24:35

24:35

Originally published alongside other famous Falkner works in an anthology titled "Go Down Moses", The Bear is about Issac "Ike" McCaslin, who trains to hunt and kill the legendary bear Old Ben. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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"Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson 48:22

18d ago48:22

48:22

In Robert Louis Stevenson's seminal adventure novel "Treasure Island." The story follows young Jim Hawkins' journey aboard a pirate vessel, chasing hidden treasure and battling the fearsome Long John Silver. The novel's iconic pirate imagery, and rich and complex characters have made it a timeless classic in the adventure sub-genre. Learn more abou…

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'A Handful of Dust' by Evelyn Waugh 27:41

1M ago27:41

27:41

A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh is a satirical novel that follows the lives of members of London's wealthy elite. The focus of our story, Tony Last, his wife Brenda, and their son John Andrew, endure hardship and turmoil. By utilizing a satirical stance for the narrative, Waugh paints a farcical, tragic picture of 20th century religion and morali…

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FEED DROP: Thoughts From A Page - Dixon, Descending 40:45

1M ago40:45

40:45

Hey there listeners! We're nearly ready to get started with the next season of Novel Conversations, but in the meantime, we have a show that we think you'll love! If you enjoy this episode, be sure to go give Thoughts From A Page a follow. We appreciate it! We'll be back with fresh episodes of Novel Conversations before you know it. Thanks! Learn m…

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'The End of The Affair" by Graham Greene 1:06:25

3M ago1:06:25

1:06:25

Graham Greene's final contribution to his 4 "Catholic Series" novels, The End of the Affair tells the story of Maurice Bendrix and his internal struggles navigating an affair with his partner, Catherine Walston. The novel's deeply introspective narrative is contrasted by the escalation of WWII in 1940s England. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…

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'Heart Of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad 57:32

4M ago57:32

57:32

In Conrad's landmark novel from 1899, English sailor Charles Marlow describes his voyage into the interior of the African jungle aboard a Belgian shipping vessel. The work levees a striking criticism of the imperial mindset of its era, reflected in its inclusion as one of the greatest texts of Western literature. Learn more about your ad choices. V…

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'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Harper Lee 1:04:07

4M ago1:04:07

1:04:07

One of the greatest all-time works of American fiction, 'To Kill A Mockingbird' is a timeless account of the American South as seen through the eyes of a young girl named Scout. The novel's warm and approachable dissection of gender, society, and race have made it an enduring staple of the American literary canon. Learn more about your ad choices. …

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'20,000 Leagues Under The Sea' by Jules Verne 46:24

5M ago46:24

46:24

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is classic science-adventure novel written by Jules Verne, and released serially through 1870. It tells the story of the Nautilus, a futuristic deep-sea submarine, and its long voyages through the ocean's depths through the eyes of our protagonist, the marine biologist Professor Aronnax, who is captive aboard the vessel…

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'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte 58:27

5M ago58:27

58:27

Emily Bronte's only novel, Wuthering Heights tells the story of the turbulent relationships between the Earnshaws and the Lintons, two families of landed gentry in 1847 West Yorkshire. In its time, the novel was controversial for its depictions of cruelty and abuse, and for its challenges to Victorian ideals and morality. In the time since however,…

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'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe 45:23

6M ago45:23

45:23

Titled "The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who Lived Eight and Twenty Years, All Alone in an Un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, Near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having Been Cast on Shore by Shipwreck, Wherein All the Men Perished but Himself. With an Account how he was at last a…

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"Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë 50:36

6M ago50:36

50:36

This classic of English literature was originally penned under the name "Currer Bell", and details the story of the titular Jane as she struggles to find comfort and self-worth through the ups and downs of her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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"The Invisible Man" by H.G. Wells 26:43

9M ago26:43

26:43

in 1897's West Sussex, a strangely dressed and unfriendly man named Griffin takes up lodging at a local inn, causing havoc and disharmony with his rude antics and constant scientific investigation. As the novel progresses, we see more and more of the evil within Griffin, even as he is seen less and less. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega…

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"Bleak House" by Charles Dickens 46:09

9M ago46:09

46:09

"Bleak House" is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a 20-episode serial between March 1852 and September 1853. The story centers around a variety of characters whose livelihoods depend on the outcome of an active court case, Jarndyce and Jarndyce. Throughout the novel, our perspective shifts between an omniscient third person and the pe…

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FEED DROP – Introducing “Countdown to Dallas: The Kennedy Assassination” 19:17

9M ago19:17

19:17

Evergreen Podcasts, the network that brought you From First Lady to Jackie O, is pleased to introduce Countdown to Dallas, another podcast from Host Paul Brandus. On the sixtieth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, former White House correspondent Paul Brandus takes an in-depth look at the seemingly unconnected events tha…

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"My Antonia" by Willa Cather 41:54

9M ago41:54

41:54

My Antonia, the third of Willa Cather's "prairie trilogy", follows the story of a young bohemian immigrant to the town of Blackhawk, Nebraska. Narrated by our protagonist Jim Burden, Cather uses vivid imagery and beautiful prose to paint a picture of immigrant life on the prairie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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"Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson 38:30

10M ago38:30

38:30

In this famous Robert Louis Stevenson novel, we follow Gabriel Utterson, a London legal-practitioner who investigates the relationship between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and a criminally abominable man by the name of Mr. Hyde. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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"The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 53:52

10M ago53:52

53:52

In "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, we see the preeminent Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes' solve the eerie murder of a Sir Arthur Baskerville on the moors of Dartmoor by an apparent fiendish hound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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"This Side of Paradise" by F. Scott Fitzgerald 40:18

11M ago40:18

40:18

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's debut novel, published in 1920, he tells the story of Amory Blaine, a smart, attractive, ivy-league dropout with whom Fitzgerald makes observations about the greed and loneliness of the post WWI era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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"The Loved One" by Evelyn Waugh 28:58

11M ago28:58

28:58

The Loved One tells the story of Dennis Barlow, a British ex-patriot living in Los Angeles and working at a funeral home for pets. Throughout the book, we see Dennis struggle to balance his reputation for the British community in Hollywood, the demands of his position, and the glitz and glamor of the film industry. Learn more about your ad choices.…

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"Around The World In 80 Days" by Jules Verne 32:47

12M ago32:47

32:47

Around The World in 80 Days tells the story of Phileas Fogg, a London gentleman with meticulous habits, and his bet that he can circumnavigate the globe in 80 days or less. Accompanied by his loyal valet Passepartout, Fogg's whirlwind journey weaves a fantastical tale of heroics and adventure as they try to beat the clock back to London to cash in …

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"The Picture Of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde 38:11

1+ y ago38:11

38:11

'The Picture of Dorian Gray' is a story of a young, beautiful man named Dorian whose wish is granted his wish when his portrait ages on his behalf, but records his mistakes also. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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"To The Lighthouse" by Virginia Woolf 34:35

1+ y ago34:35

34:35

"To The Lighthouse" is a philosophical, introspective story about the Ramsay family, a large English family that visit their summer home in northeast Scotland. Through the lens of 3 separate trips to the family's Scottish estate, we examine the small joys and quiet tragedies of an everyday life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/…

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"Sir Gawain & The Green Knight" by Gawain Poet 29:16

1+ y ago29:16

29:16

The famous Arthurian tale of Sir Gawain, nephew of King Arthur, who must travel to face his demise at the hands of the supernatural Green Knight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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"Billy Budd" by Herman Mellville 29:29

1+ y ago29:29

29:29

"Billy Budd" was Herman Melville's final novel, released 33 years posthumously. It tells the story of abeautiful, gregarious English sailor during the Napoleonic Wars who finds himself in conflict with his Master-at-arms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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"Death Comes for the Archbishop" by Willa Cather 44:14

2y ago44:14

44:14

"Death Comes for the Archbishop" tells a fictionalized version of the real-life story of Father Latour, the first Catholic Bishop of the newly acquired U.S. territory of New Mexico in the late nineteenth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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"It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis 55:04

2y ago55:04

55:04

"It Can't Happen Here" is Sinclair Lewis's prescient story of a fascist ruler coming to power in the United States in the 1930s. From the perspective of Doremus Jessup, a journalist in a small Vermont town, we see the effects of a totalitarian takeover unfold. Inspired by Nazi Germany and the rise of populism in his time, Lewis shows us that it in …

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"And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie 47:53

2y ago47:53

47:53

In "And Then There Were None," a group of strangers are called to a remote island with hopes of treasure, employment and more, but are soon haunted by the mistakes of their past and a grim poem. Join host Frank Lavallo and readers Phil Setnik and Elizabeth Flood as they discuss all the gruesome details of Agatha Christie's classic mystery novel. Le…

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"Dracula" by Bram Stoker 51:47

2y ago51:47

51:47

Dracula tells the story of the supernatural Count Dracula, a vampire who comes to haunt the English seaside town of Whitby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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Evergreen Podcasts presents Five Minute News 1:26

3+ y ago1:26

1:26

Evergreen is proud to present Five Minute News hosted by Anthony Davis. Independent. Unbiased. Essential. Five minutes of verified and truthful world news, daily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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Season 7 Blooper Reel 4:52

3+ y ago4:52

4:52

Another epic outtake reel featuring Host, Frank Lavallo, and Readers, Elizabeth Flood, Phil Setnik, Peter Toomey & Katie Smith as they blunder and fumble during the making of Novel Conversations Season 7. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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"1984" by George Orwell 44:06

3+ y ago44:06

44:06

1984 follows the life of Winston Smith, a low ranking member of ‘the Party’, who is frustrated by the omnipresent eyes of the party, and its ominous ruler, Big Brother. Orwell effectively explores the themes of mass media control, government surveillance, how a dictator can manipulate and control history, thoughts, and lives in such a way that no o…

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“A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court” by Mark Twain 36:21

3+ y ago36:21

36:21

One of the greatest satires in American literature, Twain's novel shares how Hank Morgan, a skilled mechanic in a nineteenth-century New England arms factory, is struck on the head during a quarrel and awakens to find himself among the knights and magicians of King Arthur's Camelot. The 'Yankee' embarks on an ambitious plan to modernize Camelot. Le…

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“The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy” by Laurence Sterne 34:05

4y ago34:05

34:05

A novel published in nine volumes, this extraordinary work of literature details the accounts of the four comical mishaps which shaped the course of Tristram Shandy’s life from an early age. Tristram’s life story is nothing short of a strange, eccentric, endlessly complex masterpiece. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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“The Tenth Man” by Graham Greene 37:32

4y ago37:32

37:32

During World War II, a group of men are held prisoner by the Germans, who determine that three of them must die. This is the story of how one of those men trades his wealth for his life - and lives to pay for his act in utterly unexpected ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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“The Sparrow” by Mary Doria Russell 32:49

4y ago32:49

32:49

The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a scientific mission to an off-planet world, Rakhat, and the risky and courageous attempt to make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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“Advise and Consent” by Allen Drury 36:34

4y ago36:34

36:34

Advise and Consent is the dramatic 1959 political fiction novel that explores the United States Senate confirmation of controversial Secretary of State nominee Robert Leffingwell, whose promotion is endangered due to growing evidence that the nominee was a member of the Communist Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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“The Time Machine” by H.G. Wells 44:24

4y ago44:24

44:24

The story that launched H.G. Wells’s successful career and earned him his reputation as the “Father of Science Fiction.” The Time Machine sends a brave explorer to face a future burdened with our greatest hopes… and our darkest fears. The discovery of two bizarre races, the Eloi and the Morlocks, offer a dystopian warning and / or a portrait of hop…

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“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury 40:06

4y ago40:06

40:06

Ray Bradbury’s famed novel is set in a dystopian society that burns books in order to control dangerous ideas and unhappy concepts. The novel tells the story of Guy Montag, a fireman who questions the book-burning policy and undergoes extraordinary suffering and transformation as a result. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi…

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Novel Conversations Season 6 Blooper Reel 4:23

4y ago4:23

4:23

Another epic outtake reel featuring Host, Frank Lavallo, and Readers, Elizabeth Flood, Phil Setnik, Peter Toomey & Katie Smith as they blunder and fumble during the making of Novel Conversations Season 6. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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Racism and how it lead to the creation of #BlendedLines 1:03:26

4y ago1:03:26

1:03:26

In this episode, me and my homie Ryan talk about racism, mental health, and what lead to the creation of #BlendedLines. He's White and I'm Black, and yet we can sit down and have open dialogue about racism. Imagine that! Also check out Ryans podcast Remix The Dad which is currently streaming on all platforms! --- Support this podcast: https://podca…

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“Till We Have Faces” by C. S. Lewis 33:40

4y ago33:40

33:40

The original story of Cupid and Psyche, told in the 2nd century AD, was believed by Lewis to be illogical and problematic. As a result, he developed a new story from a new main character’s point of view: Orual. She is the older sister to Psyche. Together, they grapple with Gods over spiritual disputes and bitter inner turmoil. Learn more about your…

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“Mrs. Dalloway” by Virginia Woolf 37:07

4y ago37:07

37:07

Mrs. Dalloway covers one day from morning to night in one woman’s life. Clarissa Dalloway, an upper-class housewife, walks through her London neighborhood to prepare for the party she will host that evening. The celebrated classic looks at Virginia Woolf’s multitude of characters, from love interests, to party-goers, friends and philosophers, and e…

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“The Red Pony” by John Steinbeck 35:14

4+ y ago35:14

35:14

Raised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is well-schooled in the hard work and the demands of a rancher's life. This four part novella centers around the special connection he will forge with his hot-tempered pony and discovering the life lessons he must learn about the ways of nature and, particularly, the ways of man. Learn more about your …

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“Jude the Obscure” by Thomas Hardy 30:39

4+ y ago30:39

30:39

Thomas Hardy's last finished novel, Jude the Obscure, tells the story of Jude Fawley, a working-class man who dreams of becoming a scholar, and of his doomed relationships with the seductive Arabella Donn and the true love of his life, Sue Bridehead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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The Pandemic and your Mental Health 19:42

4+ y ago19:42

19:42

In this episode I talk about how the “Quarantine” has affected me personally and what you can do to protect your mental health during these challenging times. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cliff-jones/support

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“The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne 35:03

4+ y ago35:03

35:03

Set in 17th century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and then attempts to create a new life of dignity. Hester, her estranged lover, and the town itself, all struggle with morality, sin and guilt during a strict religious time period in American history. Learn mo…

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“Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut 37:00

4+ y ago37:00

37:00

Slaughterhouse-Five follows the life and experiences of Billy Pilgrim as he finds himself “unstuck in time”. The book is centered around his time as an American soldier during World War II, his capture by the German Army, and his survival of the Allied firebombing of Dresden as a prisoner-of-war - an experience which Vonnegut himself lived through …

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“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain 36:58

4+ y ago36:58

36:58

The story of Huck Finn is about a fun-loving risk-taker youth and his adventures on the Mississippi River with a runaway slave named Jim. A blossoming friendship ensues on their freedom seeking voyage and beyond. Huckleberry Finn is most commonly viewed as a satire of racism, religion, morality, and social attitudes of the time, making it Twain’s m…

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Use this time to get back to the basics! #CoronoVirus #BackToTheBasics #PostiveInEveryNegative #TeamNoFear 19:23

4+ y ago19:23

19:23

In this episode I talk about why its so important to use this challenging time of being quarantined to get back to the basics of...*Enjoying Family*Practicing SelfCare*Bonding with your kids*Going outside *Finding a hobby*Just generally enjoying life!My life motto is "there is a positive and every negative situation". You just have to sit still eno…

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“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain 34:03

4+ y ago34:03

34:03

This classic tale is about a youthful trickster, Tom Sawyer and his adventures in the antebellum south. From treasure hunting and playing pirates to church pranks and schoolhouse crushes, Tom Sawyer’s childish antics make him Twain’s standout character. Although his mischief starts out as mere entertainment, it soon turns into danger as he and his …

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