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Overdue is a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read. Join Andrew and Craig each week as they tackle a new title from their backlog. Classic literature, obscure plays, goofy childen’s books: they'll read it all, one overdue book at a time.
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The Remotely One podcast focuses on remote work, location- independence, and maintaining relationships. Hosted by Rick Haney and Kaleem Clarkson, Remotely We Are One takes a lighthearted look at today’s work climate and offers an entertaining twist: Each guest is encouraged to share their most comical or inspiring remote work experience. What ensues is spontaneous, and often hilarious, conversation surrounding life and the pursuit of workplace flexibility. Every day millions of us are skippi ...
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Comprised of four parts, Gulliver’s Travels documents the bizarre, yet fascinating voyages of Lemuel Gulliver as he makes his way through several uncharted destinations, experiencing the lives of the small, the giant, the scientific, and downright eccentric societies. Narrated in first person, Swift successfully portrays Gulliver’s thoughts and reactions as he faces struggles of integration throughout his travels. Beginning with the introduction of Gulliver, an educated ship’s surgeon, who a ...
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If you've never heard the term “Mathematical Fiction” before, Edwin Abbott Abbott's 1884 novella, Flatland can certainly enlighten you! Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions was published in 1884 and since then, it has been discovered and re-discovered by succeeding generations who have been delighted by its unique view of society and people. The plot opens with a description of the fictional Flatland. The narrator calls himself “Square” and asks readers to “Imagine a vast sheet of paper on ...
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50 Shows.Some of the best shows ever produced. Titles like 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court, Around the World in 80 Days, Casablanca, Grapes of Wrath, Gulliver's Travels, Red Badge of Courage, Snow White, The Time Machine, Wuthering Heights and many more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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LearnOutLoud.com is pleased to provide the Lit Summary Podcast. Each episode contains an abbreviated yet complete audio summary of a classic book in western literature. This podcast is for those of you who hunger for the classics but find it difficult to find time to read them all. Enjoy!
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=0393957241 | Gulliver s Travels: A Norton Critical Edition Norton Critical Editions | As featured on PBS s The Great American ReadThis new edition of Swift s satiric classic is based on the text the edition textual scholars now consider the most authoritative. It is accompanied by detaile…
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=0393978508 | Northanger Abbey: A Norton Critical Edition Norton Critical Editions | Northanger Abbey written in Jane Austen s youth and posthumously published is arguably her most mysterious imaginative and optimistic novel. This Norton Critical Edition is the most extensively annotated s…
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=0393966992 | Strunk s Source Readings in Music History: The Nineteenth Century Source Readings Vol. 6 | The definitive collection of great writings on music of the nineteenth century. Forty five years after the appearance of the first edition Oliver Strunk s monumental anthology of writin…
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=0393963349 | Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Comedy Norton Critical Editions | This Second Edition builds on its predecessor s strengths by adding a sixth play Aphra Behn s The Rover a comedy that has clearly come into prominence in recent years. The plays are fully annotated for the m…
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=0393951693 | The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings | The groundbreaking book that launched America s urban legend obsession Folklore scholar Jan Harold Brunvand assembles the best known urban legends including The Hook The Spider in the Hairdo and The Baby Si…
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=0393934918 | Engaging Cinema: An Introduction to Film Studies | Engaging Cinema emphasizes the interactions between society and cinema and introduces students to film studies as it is actually done by scholars and critics. In what ways do films influence and interact with society? What so…
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=0393932796 | Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film, 3rd Edition | Two DVDs complement and elaborate on key concepts in the text. Disc offers short tutorials ' helping students see what the text describes. Disc includes an anthology of short films from to minutes in length. Together t…
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=039393019X | An Introduction to Film Genres | A brisk accessible and informative introduction to film genres.An Introduction to Film Genres written by leading film scholars specifically for undergraduates who are new to the study of film provides an introduction that helps students see th…
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=0393928659 | Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film, Second Edition Set with DVD | Shaped by Richard Barsam s more than twenty years of classroom experience Looking at Movies uses students natural enthusiasm for the subject as a foundation for going beyond enjoyment toward intelligent…
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=0393928098 | A Clockwork Orange: A Norton Critical Edition Norton Critical Editions | A brilliant novel a savage satire on the distortions of the single and collective minds. New York Times Anthony Burgess has written what looks like a nasty little shocker but is really that rare thing in…
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=039392324X | Film Analysis: A Norton Reader | Fifty essays on fifty films by a who s who of film studies.Film Analysis offers concise analyses of fifty diverse and historically significant films each written exclusively for the text by a leading scholar. Written with the undergraduate in …
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=0393921654 | Writing About Movies | The most succinct practical and affordable introduction to thinking and writing about film.Writing About Movies offers students two books in one: a handy guide to the process of academic writing and a brief but thorough introduction to the basics of fil…
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=0393920097 | A History of Narrative Film | A trusted reference a popular teaching text and a well written history is now bolder briefer and better than ever. Sophisticated in its analytical content current in its coverage and informed throughout by fascinating historical and cultural cont…
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=0393913023 | Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film, 4th Edition | Film analysis starts here.Looking at Movies is the most effective introduction to film analysis available. From its very first chapter Looking at Movies provides students with the tools they need to become perceptive v…
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=0393885836 | Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film | Students love watching movies. Give them the tools to understand why. Building on students enthusiasm for screened entertainment Looking at Movies is more successful than any other text at motivating students to understand and anal…
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=0393867463 | The Madwoman and the Roomba: My Year of Domestic Mayhem | A comic exploration of a year in the life of an imaginatively twisted and fearless (Los Angeles Times) best selling author.Ah Gateway to the golden years Professional summiting. Emotional maturity. Easy surfing toward …
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=0393867382 | A Children s Bible: A Novel | Finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction One of the New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year Named one of the best novels of the year by Time Washington Post NPR Chicago Tribune Esquire BBC and many others National Bestseller A blisterin…
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=0393867374 | Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why: Essays | A finalist for the Thurber Prize With new essays on the crises of Amazing. Amy Schumer In Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why acclaimed Washington Post satirist Alexandra Petri offers perfectly logical reassuring reasons for everything …
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DOWNLOAD HERE : https://new-suryaalonso666.blogspot.com/?txt=039367469X | Looking at Movies Sixth Edition | Students love watching movies. Help them understand why. Building on students enthusiasm for movies this text is more successful than any other at motivating students to understand and analyze film. In the new Sixth Edition author Dave Monaha…
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John Gray is a philosopher and writer renowned for his critical examination of liberalism, atheism, and the human condition. His unique perspective is shaped over a decades-long career, during which he has authored influential books on topics ranging from political theory to what we can learn from cats about on how to live a good life. His latest b…
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Welcome to another episode of Remotely One, the podcast delving into the ever-evolving realm of remote work! In this episode, hosts Rick and Kaleem engage in a fascinating conversation with Tracy Avin, a remarkable professional singer, breast cancer survivor, and the visionary founder of Troop HR—a thriving community for people leaders. Tracy takes…
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In the final episode of Learned Lately, Justin discusses the five classical Orders of Architecture, because why not end a years-long endeavor by talking about columns? Why not, indeed. We also rip through a backlog of submissions for Fact or F*cked, and look forward to our series finale next week! Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, li…
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When you make an AI too smart, you also give it anxiety and depression and an appetite for serialized television. These are the things that motivate Murderbot, the protagonist of the many Murderbot Diaries stories that Martha Wells has released in the short time between 2017 and now. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a tr…
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Percy Jackson and his pals are back in another mythology-packed middle-grade adventure story, this time (mostly) patterned after the voyages of our old pal Odysseus. Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Advertise on Overdue See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-se…
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Jennifer Burns is a professor of history at Stanford who works at the intersection of intellectual, political, and cultural history. She’s written two biographies Tyler highly recommends: her 2009 book, Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right and her latest, Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative, provides a nuanced look into the inf…
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In this episode, Rick and Kaleem have a conversation to explore the landscape of hybrid work with Rob Sadow, CEO of Scoop, a company empowering hybrid employees to make great decisions on how and where to spend their time. The trio explores Rob’s impressive background, his current position as the CEO of Scoop, his remarkable career with Bain and Co…
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It’s Justin’s last episode ever, and he has but one simple message for you: Support Indie Podcasts! Every question this week is inspired by another independent pod that we love, and we also discuss ancient history, Shakespeare, and one of Hallie’s favorite musicians! 5:45: Q1 (Everything Else): A delightful episode of Journey Into Fandom is about f…
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Mssr. Merseault only likes a few things, unfortunately he must live his life doing plenty of other things for people he doesn't particularly care about. Such is the story of this seminal work of 20th-century fiction and absurdist philosophy. Join us as we grapple with an indifferent universe (and a compelling translation by Matthew Ward). Our theme…
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What if a dog was your POV character? What if that dog's owner was JACK THE RIPPER? What if there was a game but you didn't know who was playing? All of these questions and more get asked in our Spooktober bonus episode. To join us for future bonus recordings, head to patreon.com/overduepod. Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Advertise …
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Brian Koppelman is a writer, director, and producer known for his work on films like Rounders and Solitary Man, the hit TV show Billions, and his podcast The Moment, which explores pivotal moments in creative careers. Tyler and Brian sat down to discuss why TV wasn’t good for so long, whether he wants viewers to binge his shows, how he’d redesign m…
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On this week’s edition of Learned Lately, Justin covers the surprisingly long, convoluted history of the “Madame Butterfly” story, from origins you’ve probably never heard of to the popular stage versions and some other adaptations that just might surprise you! Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0 E-Mail: quizan…
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We joined Melody and Sabrina for episode 300 of Heaving Bosoms, where we all chatted about the made-to-order, big-on-TikTok, new-adult romantasy that is Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing. (It may be about the fourth wing, but it's the first of a planned five books). Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Advertise on Overdue See Privacy Policy at…
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For this new show-within-a-show, Craig and Andrew will be revisiting Ancient Greece through Emily Wilson's new translation of Homer's The Iliad. We'll be reading it a few books at a time and having a more in-depth chat about it than we do about most books. This episode is a free teaser for our Stop! Homer Time project. Patreon supporters can get ne…
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As a follow-up to the episode featuring Stephen Jennings, we’re releasing two bonus conversations showing the daily life, culture, and politics of Nairobi and Kenya at large. This second installment features Githae Githinji, a Kikuyu elder and businessman working in Tatu City, a massive mixed-used development spearheaded by Jennings. Born in 1958 a…
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As a follow-up to the episode featuring Stephen Jennings, we’re releasing two bonus conversations showing the daily life, culture, and politics of Nairobi and Kenya at large. This first installment features Harriet Muriithi. Harriet is a 22-year-old hospitality professional living and working in Tatu City, a massive mixed-used development spearhead…
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Stephen and Tyler first met over thirty years ago while working on economic reforms in New Zealand. With a distinguished career that transitioned from the New Zealand Treasury to significant ventures in emerging economies, Stephen now focuses on developing new urban landscapes across Africa as the founder and CEO of Rendeavour. Tyler sat down with …
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This engaging conversation between Lynn Greenberg, one of Forbes 30 Under 30, and the Founder and CEO of Pivt, and co-hosts Kaleem and Josh, delves into the complexities of the relocation, inception, and transformation of the Pivt platform, and the evolution of remote work's impact on the industry. In this refreshing capsule, Lynn shares her journe…
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This week, Hallie has written a game all about lawyers, the law, and legal cases! She also briefs us on a literary classic, two classic TV shows, and some very recent history! 3:11: Q1 (Times & Places): Which Supreme Court justice initiated the single majority opinion and confirmed the power of the federal government in cases like Fletcher v. Peck …
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Based on the hit film--just kidding. Blatty's novel was swiftly turned into a landmark film adaptation just a few years after its release. And it's easy to see why: hauntings, sad priests, the patriarchy's fears about the social mobility of women. People couldn't get enough of that stuff. So let's dive in and hope we don't get possessed! Our theme …
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On this edition of Learned Lately, Hallie tells us all about Jonathan Swift’s famous satire, Gulliver’s Travels, because it comes up in trivia all the damn time. All. The. Damn. Time. Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0 E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/ Twitter: https…
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How would the "breakdown" phase of an apocalypse novel function if the characters involved had already survived through multiple apocalypses? That's the perspective that this week's book brings, in addition to the subtle spooks that come from anticipating the end of the world. Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Advertise on Overdue See …
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