In this episode, A.J. talks about George and Lennie and their unfortunate run-in with wannabe boxer.
18 May 2026, 10:00 am
59 minutes 40 seconds
301: Crime and Punishment Part 2: Electric Boogaloo
In this episode, Graeme finishes what he began in episode 299: a full retelling of Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment." Honestly, I would listen to more audiobooks if they were just Graeme telling me stories.
12 May 2026, 10:00 am
59 minutes 6 seconds
300: 300
COME BACK WITH YOUR SHIELD OR ON IT
7 April 2026, 10:00 am
1 hour 4 minutes
299: Crime and Punishment: Raskolnikov the Edgelord
In this episode, we dive into Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment." We've never really done the whole book in an episode before, so this is (part 1) of a great little introduction for those thinking about reading the book or teaching it to a few edgelords of your own.
31 March 2026, 10:00 am
54 minutes 32 seconds
298: Federalist Papers #10
In this episode, Graeme walks us through the complicated world of factions. How do we make sure that everybody . . . and nobody . . . gets what they want?
3 March 2026, 11:00 am
1 hour 3 minutes
297: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Fall of the House of Usher"
In this episode we cover a little of Poe's life, then two of his famous stories.
24 February 2026, 11:00 am
59 minutes 46 seconds
296: Coleridge's "Kubla Khan"
In this episode, we discuss how Coleridge's poem "Kubla Khan" relates to the victory of Romanticism. That, and we giggle sometimes.
10 February 2026, 11:00 am
1 hour 8 seconds
295: Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe
In this episode, we discuss ol' Robinson Crusoe, how he lived on the island, and escaped twenty-eight years later. It's . . . kinda good?
3 February 2026, 11:00 am
1 hour 2 minutes
294: The Servile State, by Hilaire Belloc
In this episode, Graeme introduces us to "The Servile State," by Hilaire Belloc. All I know is that living in the woods has always been attractive to me, and now Graeme introduces fishing? Hot diggity, look for me near the trees, boys!
20 January 2026, 11:00 am
47 minutes 32 seconds
293: Cinderella
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo!
13 January 2026, 11:00 am
58 minutes 24 seconds
292: Nominalism and William of Ockham
In this episode, we learn about William of Ockham's ridiculous notion that our words don't mean anything. Then why am I even writing this, WILLIAM. WHY DO WE EVEN TALK. You can tell that I (A.J.) am a big fan of this theory.