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1. Episode 301: Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" Intro and Ch. 1-3

   4 Nov 2025 · 1 h 42 min · S7 E301

   Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast with Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks! They are joined by Ella Hornstra for the beginning of a new series on Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Thomas and Ella kick off the…

2. Best of Series – "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 18-End

   28 Oct 2025 · 1 h 43 min · S7 E300

   On The Literary Life podcast this week, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas are back to wrap up their series on Bram Stoker's Dracula. They open with their commonplace quotes then begin diving into the major plot points and the…

3. Episode 299: Best of Series – "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 12-17

   21 Oct 2025 · 1 h 14 min · S7 E299

   Our hosts are back on The Literary Life podcast today to continue our series on Bram Stoker's Dracula. This week we are covering chapters 12-17, and in the introduction to this episode, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas…

4. Episode 298: Best of Series – "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 8-11

   14 Oct 2025 · 1 h 01 min · S7 E298

   Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast today and our series on Bram Stoker's Dracula. This week Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks cover chapters 8-11 of the book. Angelina explains both the "New…

5. Episode 297: Best of Series - Bram Stoker's "Dracula" Ch. 3-7

   7 Oct 2025 · 1 h 14 min · S7 E297

   On The Literary Life Podcast this week, our hosts continue with part 2 of their series on Bram Stoker's Dracula. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas begin discussing how to properly read…

6. Episode 296: Best of Series – Introduction to "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 1-2

   30 Sep 2025 · 1 h 28 min · S7 E296

   On this week's episode of The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford is joined as always by Thomas Banks and Cindy Rollins for the opening of their series on Bram Stoker's Dracula. Today our hosts focus on the…

7. Episode 295: "Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti, Part 2

   23 Sep 2025 · 1 h 35 min · S7 E295

   Today on The Literary Life podcast Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks continue their two-part series on Christina Rossetti's narrative poem "Goblin Market." They begin discussing this poem by connecting it with the…

8. Episode 294: "Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti, Part 1

   16 Sep 2025 · 1 h 03 min · S7 E294

   Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast! This week we begin a brief, two-episode series covering Christina Rossetti's narrative poem "Goblin Market." Our hosts, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks, look at the life…

9. Episode 293: The Literary Tradition

   9 Sep 2025 · 1 h 43 min · S7 E293

   On today's episode of The Literary Life podcast, our hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks attempt to get us closer to an answer to the question "What is the literary tradition?" After acknowledging the difficulty…

10. Episode 292: The Age of Innocence on Screen

    1 Sep 2025 · 1 h 41 min · S7 E292

    On today's episode of The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina and Thomas are joined by Atlee Northmore to discuss film adaptations of Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Atlee…

11. Episode 291: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, Ch. 22-End

    26 Aug 2025 · 1 h 38 min · S7 E291

    This week on The Literary Life Podcast we wrap up the book discussion portion of our series on Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence. Today, Angelina and Thomas begin with chapter 22, going through the significant…

12. Episode 290: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, Ch. 9-21

    19 Aug 2025 · 1 h 54 min · S7 E290

    Welcome to The Literary Life Podcast and our series covering The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. Angelina and Thomas open with their commonplace quotes, then begin discussing the events and characters of this…

13. Episode 289: "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton, Ch. 1-8

    12 Aug 2025 · 1 h 40 min · S7 E289

    Welcome to The Literary Life Podcast and a new series featuring the book The Age of Innocence. Our hosts, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks introduce us to American Gilded Age author, Edith Wharton, the "First Lady of…

14. Episode 288: Literary Milestones

    5 Aug 2025 · 1 h 29 min · S7 E288

    On today's episode of The Literary Life podcast, Angelina and Thomas will be talking about the milestones of a reader's literary life. This episode developed in response to the many questions they've received over the…

15. Episode 287: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, "Tiger, Tiger"

    29 Jul 2025 · 1 h 14 min · S7 E287

    On today's episode of The Literary Life podcast, Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas wrap up their discussion of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling with the final Mowgli story–"Tiger, Tiger." Before beginning to talk about the…

16. Episode 286: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, "Kaa's Hunting"

    22 Jul 2025 · 1 h 21 min · S7 E286

    On The Literary Life podcast this week, Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas continue their discussion of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. After sharing their commonplace quotes for this week, they begin talking about "Kaa's…

17. Episode 285: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, "Mowgli's Brothers"

    15 Jul 2025 · 1 h 27 min · S7 E285

    Today on The Literary Life podcast, we begin a new series of episodes on The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling with our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks! After sharing their commonplace quotes,…

18. Episode 284: Best of – "The Garden Party" by Katherine Mansfield

    8 Jul 2025 · 1 h 17 min · S7 E284

    This week on The Literary Life, we bring you an episode from deep in the archives in which Cindy and Angelina discussed Katherine Mansfield's short story "The Garden Party." After a great chat over their commonplace…

19. Episode 283: Catching Up with Jason Baxter – Dante, Teacher as Translator, Learning to Read Poetry, and Hot Takes

    1 Jul 2025 · 1 h 32 min · S7 E283

    This week on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina and Thomas are once again joined Dr. Jason Baxter, author of Why Literature Still Matters. In this episode, our hosts sit down with Dr. Baxter for a chat about a wide…

20. Episode 282: Best of - "Harry Potter" Book 1, Ch. 13-End

    24 Jun 2025 · 2 h 02 min · S7 E282

    This week on The Literary Life, Angelina and Thomas wrap up our encore series on J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter: Book 1. Angelina and Thomas begin the episode with some thoughts on their Aristotelian approach to…

21. Episode 281: "Best of" – "Harry Potter" Book 1, Ch. 8-12

    17 Jun 2025 · 1 h 51 min · S7 E281

    Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast and our series on J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter: Book 1. After sharing some thoughts on detective fiction as it relates to Rowling, our hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks…

22. Episode 280: "Best of" – "Harry Potter" Book Ch. 3-7

    10 Jun 2025 · 1 h 36 min · S7 E280

    This week we are back with the second part of our remix of Angelina and Thomas' podcast series on Harry Potter: Book 1 by J. K. Rowling. This week we are covering chapters 3-7. Angelina opens the book discussion with…

23. Episode 279: "Best of" – "Harry Potter" Book 1, Intro and Ch. 1-2

    3 Jun 2025 · 1 h 32 min · S7 E279

    On today's episode on The Literary Life podcast, we bring you a special re-mix of our popular series on Harry Potter: Book 1 by J. K. Rowling, with hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks. After sharing a little on…

24. Episode 278: The Literary Life of Natalia Testa

    27 May 2025 · 1 h 29 min · S7 E278

    On this week's episode of The Literary Life, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks chat with their student Natalia Testa about her literary life. She is a rising homeschool junior living in Houston, Texas. She enjoys…

25. Episode 277: "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor

    20 May 2025 · 1 h 35 min · S7 E277

    On today's episode of The Literary Life podcast, Angelina and Thomas continue their series on Flannery O'Connor with a discussion of her short story "A Good Man is Hard to Find." After sharing their commonplace quotes,…

26. Episode 276: An Introduction to Flannery O'Connor

    13 May 2025 · 1 h 30 min · S7 E276

    This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina and Thomas bring us the first of a two-part series on the oft-requested, oft-misunderstood author, Flannery O'Connor. They begin by sharing their commonplace quotes for…

27. Episode 275: The Literary Life of Angelina Stanford

    6 May 2025 · 2 h 14 min · S7 E275

    Today on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks have a much-awaited conversation all about Angelina's own literary life and education. Thomas gets to ask the tough questions and put Angelina on…

28. Episode 274: The Literary Life of Dr. Anne Phillips

    29 Apr 2025 · 1 h 43 min · S7 E274

    This week on The Literary Life Podcast, our hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks are back with a new "Literary Life of…" interview, this time with their teaching colleague at House of Humane Letters, Dr. Anne…

29. Episode 273: Best of Series- "The Enchanted April" by Elizabeth von Arnim, Ch. 12-22

    22 Apr 2025 · 1 h 29 min · S7 E273

    This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas continue their discussion of The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim, on chapters 12-22. Angelina and Thomas begin the conversation sharing some…

30. Episode 272: Best of Series – "The Enchanted April" by Elizabeth von Arnim, Ch. 1-11

    15 Apr 2025 · 1 h 43 min · S7 E282

    Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks. This week we are bringing you another episode from the vault, this time part one of our series on The Enchanted April by…

31. Episode 271: The Literary Life of Peter Hitchens

    8 Apr 2025 · 1 h 22 min · S7 E271

    On The Literary Life Podcast today we bring you a special "Literary Life of…" episode featuring author and journalist Peter Hitchens. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina and Thomas dive into the interview…

32. Episode 270: "Best of" Series – "How Much Land Does a Man Need" by Leo Tolstoy

    1 Apr 2025 · 1 h 26 min · S7 E270

    This week on The Literary Life, we bring you a gem from the archives. In this episode hosts Angelina Stanford, Thomas Banks, and Cindy Rollins discuss "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" by Leo Tolstoy. To start off the…

33. Episode 269: "An Experiment in Criticism" Revisited

    25 Mar 2025 · 1 h 39 min · S7 E269

    Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast this week! Today we are bringing you a brand new episode on An Experiment in Criticism in which Angelina and Thomas revisit the ideas in this book and answer some listener…

34. Episode 268: "Best of" Series: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 10-Epilogue

    18 Mar 2025 · 1 h 32 min · S7 E268

    On today's "Best of" episode of The Literary Life, Angelina and Cindy are once again joined by Thomas Banks. They discuss the last two chapters and the epilogue of An Experiment in Criticism. The first topic of…

35. Episode 267: "Best of" Series – An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 8-9

    11 Mar 2025 · 1 h 22 min · S7 E267

    This week's episode is a continuation of Cindy Rollins and Angelina Stanford's discussion of An Experiment in Criticism by C. S. Lewis. They start with an exploration of the difference between loving a book and…

36. Episode 266: "Best of" Series – An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 5-7

    4 Mar 2025 · 1 h 38 min · S7 E266

    Angelina and Cindy open today's discussion of C. S. Lewis' An Experiment in Criticism with a recap of the terms that Lewis defines in chapters 5-7, starting with myth. They talk about what it means to have an…

37. Episode 265: "Best of" Series – An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 1-4

    25 Feb 2025 · 1 h 33 min · S7 E265

    This week on The Literary Life Podcast, we bring you the first installment of our series reprising C. S. Lewis' An Experiment in Criticism. Join us over the next few weeks as we replay the original discussions of this…

38. Episode 264: "Much Ado About Nothing" On-Screen Adaptations

    18 Feb 2025 · 2 h 00 min · S7 E264

    This week on The Literary Life podcast we are back with a fun episode all about film adaptations of Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare! Angelina and Thomas are joined by Atlee Northmore for today's…

39. Episode 263: "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare, Acts 4 & 5

    11 Feb 2025 · 1 h 40 min · S7 E263

    This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina and Thomas are back to wrap up their discussion of Shakespeare's Much Ado About About Nothing. Today, after some introductory talk about literary criticism, our hosts…

40. Episode 262: "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare, Acts 2 & 3

    4 Feb 2025 · 1 h 37 min · S7 E262

    Welcome back to our series on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing here on The Literary Life Podcast. Our hosts, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks, open the episode with some thoughts on disguises and appearance…

41. Episode 261: "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare, Acts 1 & 2

    28 Jan 2025 · 1 h 23 min · S7 E261

    Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and our series on Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. This week Angelina and Thomas are discussing Acts 1 and 2 and will try to do that by talking about the story as…

42. Episode 260: Introduction to William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"

    21 Jan 2025 · 1 h 24 min · S7 E260

    Welcome to The Literary Life Podcast and our first book series of 2025, covering Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. Our hosts, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks begin by sharing their commonplace quotes,…

43. Episode 259: "Best of" Series - The Literary Life of Thomas Banks (Ep. 78)

    14 Jan 2025 · 1 h 36 min · S7 E259

    On The Literary Life Podcast this week, due to unforeseen interruptions to the recording schedule, we are bringing you another episode from the vault. We hope you will enjoy this replay of The Literary Life of Thomas…

44. Episode 258: "Best of" Series - Our Literary Lives of 2022

    7 Jan 2025 · 1 h 32 min · S7 E258

    On The Literary Life podcast today, we bring you another episode from our podcast archive in which our hosts look back on their reading lives of 2022. Angelina, Cindy and Thomas each share a commonplace quote, then…

45. Episode 257: "Best of" Series -- Our Literary Lives of 2021

    31 Dec 2024 · 1 h 25 min · S6 E257

    On this week's episode of The Literary Life podcast, we bring you an episode from our vault in which Angelina, Cindy and Thomas share a wrap up of their 2021 year in reading--their favorite books of the year, their…

46. Episode 256: Our Literary Lives of 2024

    24 Dec 2024 · 1 h 26 min · S6 E256

    Welcome to our year end wrap-up episode here on The Literary Life podcast! Today Angelina and Thomas are rejoined by Cindy Rollins to chat about all the books they've been reading throughout 2024. They start out…

47. Episode 255: "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde, Act 4 & Film Adaptations

    17 Dec 2024 · 1 h 15 min · S6 E255

    This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina and Thomas wrap up our series on An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde. In sharing thoughts on Act 4, Angelina and Thomas consider whether Wilde's satire works well here at…

48. Episode 254: The Literary Life 2025 Season Preview

    10 Dec 2024 · 57 min · S6 E254

    Welcome to this special preview episode of The Literary Life Podcast! In this episode, our hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks share the books and topics you can look forward to in the upcoming 2025 season of the…

49. Episode 253: "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde, Acts 2 & 3

    3 Dec 2024 · 1 h 21 min · S6 E253

    We are back on The Literary Life podcast this week with a continuation of our series on An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde. Today Angelina and Thomas cover Acts 2 and 3 of the play, including some more background on this…

50. Episode 252: "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde, Intro and Act 1

    26 Nov 2024 · 1 h 22 min · S6 E252

    Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and a new series on Oscar Wilde's play An Ideal Husband. This week hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks will give an introduction to Oscar Wilde and the time period in…