Best Chapter 15 Studios Podcasts (2024)

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To Kill a Mockingbird: Q&A Episode 1:14:58

27m ago1:14:58

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You’ve got questions about To Kill a Mockingbird, we’ve got conversation. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions and happy listening! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribeBy David Kern, Sean Johnson, and Heidi White

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To Kill a Mockingbird: Q&A Episode

27m ago

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You’ve got questions about To Kill a Mockingbird, we’ve got conversation. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions and happy listening!

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To Kill a Mockingbird: The Final Chapters

4d ago

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And so we’re at the end of another book. In this one, Boo Radley appears, Jem is a hero, Atticus faces a dilemma, and Scout begins to see things for herself. Join us as we dig in. Happy listening! Close Reads HQ is a community supported endeavor. To ensure we can keep making the content you value, please subscribe!…

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To Kill a Mockingbird: The Final Chapters 1:04:33

4d ago1:04:33

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And so we’re at the end of another book. In this one, Boo Radley appears, Jem is a hero, Atticus faces a dilemma, and Scout begins to see things for herself. Join us as we dig in. Happy listening! Close Reads HQ is a community supported endeavor. To ensure we can keep making the content you value, please subscribe! This is a public episode. If you’…

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Act III, Episode 33 39:44

9d ago39:44

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Rilliane has never been better. This cannot be said the same for the others. Trigger warning for depictions of domestic violence: 11:29-13:55, 27:40-28:47 You are never alone. National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 Keep up with Chapter 15 Studios on our website: www.chapter15studios.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chapter15studio…

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To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 15-22 1:14:41

12d ago1:14:41

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This section of To Kill a Mockingbird includes some of the most memorable scenes in all of American literature. Join us as we dig in! (And happy listening!) This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe…

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To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 15-22

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This section of To Kill a Mockingbird includes some of the most memorable scenes in all of American literature. Join us as we dig in! (And happy listening!)

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To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 9-14

20d ago

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During these chapters Harper Lee begins to shift gears, subtly expanding the thematic world of To Kill a Mockingbird, while also introducing us to both new characters and new plot. We discuss. Plus: more on Atticus, a reading of the church scene, and much more! Happy reading! Close Reads HQ is a community-supported endeavor. We need your suport to …

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To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 9-14 1:00:36

20d ago1:00:36

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During these chapters Harper Lee begins to shift gears, subtly expanding the thematic world of To Kill a Mockingbird, while also introducing us to both new characters and new plot. We discuss. Plus: more on Atticus, a reading of the church scene, and much more! Happy reading! Close Reads HQ is a community-supported endeavor. We need your suport to …

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To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 1-8

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Welcome back to a new series of discussions on another beloved novel, this time on one of the best American novels ever written. In this episode, we talk about Harper Lee’s use of voice in telling the story (and why it’s somewhat similar to Jane Austen), the importance of the character of Jem, the Southerness of the book, and much more. Happy liste…

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To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 1-8 1:11:08

27d ago1:11:08

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Welcome back to a new series of discussions on another beloved novel, this time on one of the best American novels ever written. In this episode, we talk about Harper Lee’s use of voice in telling the story (and why it’s somewhat similar to Jane Austen), the importance of the character of Jem, the Southerness of the book, and much more. Happy liste…

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An 1860's Book Draft 1:13:48

1M ago1:13:48

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What’s your favorite book from the 1860s? Something by Tolstoy or Dostoevsky? Dickens or Alcott? This week on Close Reads we’re drafting books from this very important decade in several categories—and you’ll get the final say on whose “roster” of titles is best. So click play and get ready to vote (poll coming soon). Happy listening! This is a publ…

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An 1860's Book Draft

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What’s your favorite book from the 1860s? Something by Tolstoy or Dostoevsky? Dickens or Alcott? This week on Close Reads we’re drafting books from this very important decade in several categories—and you’ll get the final say on whose “roster” of titles is best. So click play and get ready to vote (poll coming soon). Happy listening!…

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Act III, Episode 32 33:17

2M ago33:17

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Rilliane and Jacob get caught in a storm. Keep up with Chapter 15 Studios on our website: www.chapter15studios.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chapter15studios/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ch15studios Episode Thirty-Two of He Who Forsakes the Crown contains materials from the following sources: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attributio…

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The Summer Book: Second Half

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Join us as we dig into the second half of Tove Jansson’s delightful novel, The Summer Book. We discussed whether this is a fundamentally feminine book, the fascinating (and moving) absence of the father throughout, the complex presentation of the grandmother as a character, Jansson’s masterful ending, and much, much more. Happy listening! Close Rea…

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The Summer Book: Second Half 1:23:15

2M ago1:23:15

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Join us as we dig into the second half of Tove Jansson’s delightful novel, The Summer Book. We discussed whether this is a fundamentally feminine book, the fascinating (and moving) absence of the father throughout, the complex presentation of the grandmother as a character, Jansson’s masterful ending, and much, much more. Happy listening! Close Rea…

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The Summer Book: First Half

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Summer is nearly here, so it’s the perfect time to dive into Tove Jansson’s cult classic, The Summer Book, a delightful but melancholy story about the relationship between a young girl and her grandmother and their life on an island. In this episode we chatted about Jansson’s attention to the details of island itself, the unique perspectives of the…

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The Summer Book: First Half 48:10

2M ago48:10

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Summer is nearly here, so it’s the perfect time to dive into Tove Jansson’s cult classic, The Summer Book, a delightful but melancholy story about the relationship between a young girl and her grandmother and their life on an island. In this episode we chatted about Jansson’s attention to the details of island itself, the unique perspectives of the…

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Trust: Q&A Episode 1:32:06

2M ago1:32:06

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As always, we’re concluding a series by answering you questions. And, while it may have taken two different recording sessions, we answered as many as we could. Thanks so much to everyone who sent in questions—and happy listening! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit c…

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Trust: Part 4 1:22:15

2M ago1:22:15

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We can finally talk about the whole book, which really means we can finally debate all the things we want to debate! So click play and listen in as we argue (sorta) about who can actually be trusted in this book and which theories are actually most . . . trustworthy. Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with othe…

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Trust: Part 3 1:14:34

3M ago1:14:34

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Part three of Hernan Diaz’s novel is quite different than its two predecessors. On the one hand, it shifts the point-of-view away from the Bevel family and offers us a look at them through a regular person, a civilian, if you will. On the other hand, Diaz seems to complicate the book even more in making that choice. So in this episode, we debate wh…

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Trust: Part 2 57:18

3M ago57:18

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We’re back to discuss part two of Hernan Diaz’s award-winning novel. In this episode we chat about whether we can really know anything about its narrator (and how he might be related to the protagonist in part one), whether he’s a bad guy or just a small-soul, the metafiction of it all, and more. Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you’d …

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Trust: Part One 1:12:37

3M ago1:12:37

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The gang is all back for this new series on Hernan Diaz’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Trust! Join as we try not to spoil the rest of the book, discuss what makes Diaz’s approach so compelling, contemplate who part one is most sympathetic toward, and much more. Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other sub…

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The Hobbit: Q&A episode 1:06:17

3M ago1:06:17

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Once again, it’s time to answer your questions! So join us as we discuss Tolkien’s many choices, some differences between this book and the main trilogy, his various influences, teaching it, and much more. Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closeread…

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The Hobbit: Back Again (The Final Chapters) 1:04:14

3M ago1:04:14

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Bilbo’s journey is over and he’s home, which means there’s plenty to talk about. So this week we’re discussing the role of luck in Tolkien’s stories, the book’s subtle moral vision, Bilbo’s transformation, Arkenbread, and much more. Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonu…

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Act III, Episode 30 35:38

4M ago35:38

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Rilliane's guilt eats. Sayoko tells some lies. Keep up with Chapter 15 Studios on our website: www.chapter15studios.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chapter15studios/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ch15studios Episode Thirty of He Who Forsakes the Crown contains materials from the following sources: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attributi…

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The Hobbit: Chapters 7-13 59:47

4M ago59:47

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Bilbo, Thorin, and co. are well on their way, but are they actually good at their jobs? We discuss. Plus: Beowulf, The Hobbit and the question of heroism. Happy listening! Close Reads is community-supported publication. To ensure that we can keep making the content you value, please consider becoming a subscriber. This is a public episode. If you’d…

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The Hobbit: Chapters 1-6 1:05:26

4M ago1:05:26

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Welcome to a new series here on Close Reads! We’re talking Tolkien, we’re talking Hobbits, we’re talking rings and dwarves and wizards, and (this week anyway) we’re talking first lines. So join us as we dig into what makes The Hobbit both so fun and so brilliant, what is has to say about heroism, whether our riddle game is strong, and much more. Pl…

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Season 1 Summary: What I learnt about Kota Students' Mental Health #21 21:37

4M ago21:37

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Mar 21, 2024 Kota, the coaching Capital! Kota, the dream city! Kota, the engineers, doctors factory! Kota, where students prepare for NEET and JEE! So, we started in October 2023, after Kota observed student suicides. The podcast started with an intent of understanding student lives and helping them cope-up with the pressure. So many people came to…

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The Road: Q&A 1:14:52

4M ago1:14:52

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We’ve come to the end of the line discussing another book and that means it’s time to answer your questions! A lot of questions came in for this one, and we did our best to get to the bottom of as many as we could. Thanks so much to all who posted questions. Happy listening! Up next: The Hobbit, chapters 1-6 This is a public episode. If you’d like …

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The End of "The Road" 1:12:47

4M ago1:12:47

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This week we begin with a brief “Posts for the Hosts” segment before diving into conversation about the final passages in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Topics include passages that are most moving to each of us, whether the final pages are truly hopeful, the archetypal nature of the story, the question of God in the book, and much more. Happy listeni…

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Kota Women Brand from Shark Tank: Saavi talks to Ekatra's Aishwarya and Minakshi Jhawar| Happy WDay #20 38:31

4M ago38:31

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Welcome to a very special episode on Seeking Solution with Saavi, where we delve into "Turning Craft into Empowerment: Ekatra's Journey." Today, we have the pleasure of hosting Aishwarya and Minakshi Jhawar, the incredible mother-daughter duo from Ekatra, who've not only graced the Shark Tank stage but have transformed lives through their sustainab…

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Act III, Episode 29 32:24

5M ago32:24

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Rilliane pays a visit to her hometown.Keep up with Chapter 15 Studios on our website: www.chapter15studios.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chapter15studios/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ch15studios Episode Twenty-Nine of He Who Forsakes the Crown contains materials from the following sources: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4…

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The Road: Pages 93-198 1:10:40

5M ago1:10:40

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The gang’s all back to discuss Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. This week we contemplate the gruesome nature of some of the scenes and images in this section, the anagogical core of the book (with a nod to McCarthy’s original working title), the arrival of the mysterious stranger, and much more. As always, happy reading! Close Reads HQ is a community-su…

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The Road: Pages 1-92 1:12:47

5M ago1:12:47

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Welcome to our new (and long-awaited) series on Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic novel, The Road. All four of us are here for this one and here in the first episode conversation explores what it is like to read (or re-read) this book as a parent, McCarthy’s unique approach to world-building and language, why people should read this book even if i…

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The Warden: Q&A Episode 1:14:52

5M ago1:14:52

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And so we come to the end of our conversations on Anthony Trollope’s The Warden, focusing, as always, on your questions. Join us as we dig into Trollope’s thoughts on the nature of the novel, whether he was doing theological commentary or social commentary, whether the novel works on all four levels of interpretation (and much more!). Happy listeni…

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Divya's Secrets to Thriving in Kota's Pressure #19 27:17

5M ago27:17

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Feb 18, 2024 Hey there, fellow enlightenment seekers! Saavi here, and today on "Seeking Solution with Saavi" "SaaviSpeaks," I'm thrilled to share a heart-to-heart with the inspiring Divya, who's not just surviving but thriving in the pressure cooker that is Kota. "Divya's Secrets to Thriving in Kota's Pressure" spills the tea on the real deal behin…

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The Warden: The Final Chapters 59:34

5M ago59:34

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Welcome to our conversation on the concluding chapters of The Warden, in which the Close Reads team discusses whether this books ends in anti-climax, whether Trollope is actually poking more fun at Harding himself than it seems at first, the anti-Dickensian nature of the story, the book’s unique moral vision, and much more. Happy listening! Close R…

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Empowering Lives: How One Mother's Strength Shapes Futures #18 11:09

5M ago11:09

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Feb 8, 2024 "The Unseen Heroes of Kota: Lalita Didi's Tale" on Seeking Solution with Saavi! Today, we're spilling the tea with one of Kota's most inspiring figures, Lalita Didi. In a heart-to-heart with Saavi, Lalita Didi unveils insights on navigating life's ups and downs with undying spirit and resilience. As a beloved house help turned life coac…

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The Warden: Chapters 11-15 56:03

6M ago56:03

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This week’s episode features a new occasional segment tentatively called “Letters to the Editors” (help us come up with something better!). So click play and tune in as we give the floor to a few listeners who disagree with us . . . and then let conversation flow, of course. Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this w…

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Act III, Episode 28 26:03

6M ago26:03

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Our three see some faces. Old and new. Keep up with Chapter 15 Studios on our website: www.chapter15studios.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chapter15studios/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ch15studios Episode Twenty Eight of He Who Forsakes the Crown contains materials from the following sources: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution…

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Beyond IIT: Finding Joy & Balance in Kota's Rigor 37:13

6M ago37:13

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Jan 31, 2024: Saavi's Heart to Heart with IIT B and Stanford Alum Mr. Gaurav Misra Hey, Seekers! Today's podcast episode is a rollercoaster of emotions that hits close to home. Saavi dives into the intense world of IIT aspirations in Kota, sharing a heartbreaking note left by a young soul who couldn't bear the pressure. But, hold on! This isn't jus…

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The Warden: Chapters 6-11 1:07:37

6M ago1:07:37

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This week on the show, Sean is forced to confront some . . . questions . . . about The Warden presented by David and Heidi (and David suggest a narrative theory that is definitely worth taking seriously). Happy listening! Close Reads HQ is a community-supported endeavor. Please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber to ensure we can keep on ma…

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Navigating Challenges: NEET Aspirants' Journey in Post-COVID Kota 20:11

6M ago20:11

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Jan 24, 2024 #SeekingSolutions #NEETPreparation #KotaDiaries ️ Welcome to another insightful episode of "Seeking Solutions with Saavi"! In this episode, we dive deep into the lives of three extraordinary NEET aspirants – Surykant, Abhitej, and Balaji, who have been grinding in Kota for over three years. Join us as they share their unique experience…

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The Warden: Chapters 1-5 1:06:38

6M ago1:06:38

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Welcome to conversations on a new book, which is in a genre we seem to turn to at least once a year: a novel about (or from the perspective) of a clergyman. We’ve done books on Catholic priests, country ministers, Orthodox monks, and others. In Anthony Trollope’s The Warden, we encounter a warden that is connected to the Church of England and who i…

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Summer Lightning: Q&A Episode 58:59

6M ago58:59

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It’s Q&A time! This week David, Heidi, and Sean discuss the end of Wodehouse’s Summer Lightning, then dig into some listener questions. Topics of conversation include Shakespeare’s influence on Wodehouse, his “formula", and much more. Happy listening! Up next: The Warden, chapters 1-5 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with oth…

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Summer Lightning: Chapters 6-13 1:11:51

7M ago1:11:51

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Welcome back to Wodehouse Wintertime here at Close Reads, where David, Heidi, and Sean are discussing Summer Lightning. And in this episode—after sharing some favorite passages—conversation gets into how to discuss and think about a writer like Wodehouse on a podcast that takes reading seriously. Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you’d …

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Unveiling Shadows: Decoding Kota's Underbelly with Senior Crime Journalist, Mr. Ashish Jain #15 19:55

7M ago19:55

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Jan 5, 2024 #SeekingSolutions #EducationInsights #KotaUnveiled ️ In the latest episode of "Seeking Solutions with Saavi," we delve into the heart of Kota, renowned for its intense JEE and NEET preparation culture. Our guest, Mr. Ashish Jain, a seasoned crime journalist with over 15 years of experience, sheds light on the lesser-known aspects of thi…

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Act III, Episode 27 35:09

7M ago35:09

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Rilliane departs for the survey. Keep up with Chapter 15 Studios on our website: www.chapter15studios.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chapter15studios/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ch15studios Episode Twenty Seven of He Who Forsakes the Crown contains materials from the following sources: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 U…

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Summer Lightning: Chapters 1-5 47:18

7M ago47:18

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It’s Wodehouse season here at Close Reads! Kick off 2024 by joining David, Heidi, and Sean for a deep dive into the world of Blandings Castle—of scorned lovers, scorned aunts, and scorned appetites; of best-laid plans and foiled plots; of butlers and bad actors and bumbling misanthropes. Live, laugh, love, or whatever. Happy reading and happy new y…

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