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American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time)

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Nov 4, 2024 • 31min

Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 103: No Time For Love (Part 1)

This is the first episode of my review of Robert Heinlein's longest work, NO TIME FOR LOVE. We are reintroduced to an old friend, Lazarus Long, as he reflects on his life (but maybe not enough reflection for this reader).
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Nov 4, 2024 • 31min

Episode 663: James Baldwin: The Devil Finds Work (1976)

THE DEVIL FINDS WORK was James Baldwin's final major essay and a fascinating exploration of how he has seen and experienced American (and some non-American) films over the course of his life, finding the problem at the heart of America's major cultural export.
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Oct 28, 2024 • 23min

Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 102: I Will Fear no Evil (Part 4)

The finale of my review of I WILL FEAR NO EVIL by Robert A. Heinlein. Next up, NO TIME FOR LOVE.
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Oct 16, 2024 • 20min

Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 101: I Will Fear No Evil (Part 3)

Part three of my thoughts on I WILL FEAR NO EVIL by Robert A. Heinlein.
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Oct 16, 2024 • 21min

Episode 662: James Baldwin: No Name in the Street

My quick review of James Baldwin's excellent essay NO NAME IN THE STREET. The last 20 pages of this essay are particularly hard hitting and remain meaningful.
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Oct 14, 2024 • 20min

Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 100: I Will Fear No Evil (Part 2)

Boy does this book drag on. Lots of good stuff, but Robert A. Heinlein seems to take his precious time getting there. Is I WILL FEAR NO EVIL a sign of what will come later in his works?
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Sep 30, 2024 • 27min

Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 99: I Will Fear No Evil (Part 1)

Part 1 of 4 of my review of I WILL FEAR NO EVIL by Robert A. Heinlein. I wonder how other recent readers of this book look back on it. Obviously the novel deals with gender in sexuality in transgressive ways, but it also seems very old fashioned in its approach. 
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Sep 30, 2024 • 29min

Episode 661: James Baldwin: The Fire Next Time (1963)

Brief thoughts on James Baldwin's 1963 essay THE FIRE NEXT TIME and its place in American history. 
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Sep 16, 2024 • 37min

Episode 660: James Baldwin: Nobody Knows My Name, More Notes of a Native Son

In this episode I review James Baldwin's collection of essays NOBODY KNOWS MY NAME: MORE NOTES OF A NATIVE SON. These essays bridge his time in Paris to his engagement in the discourse on civil rights in America. 
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Sep 16, 2024 • 27min

Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 98: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Part 3)

The conclusion to my review of THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS. In the next episode we will being a four part dive into I WILL FEAR NO EVIL. 

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