ami1649
Discussions about literature, politics and philosophy.
Video versions here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ami1649/
Latest episodes
Sep 15, 2021 • 16min
Audio Essay 36 - The Problem of Pain, C. S. Lewis
An analysis of C. S. Lewis' ideas about theodicy in The Problem of Pain
Sep 14, 2021 • 15min
Tag Episode 5 - The Age of Extremity Book Tag
An original tag about the crisis of modernity.
Sep 14, 2021 • 15min
Tag Episode 4 - The Coronavirus Book Tag
What books should you read during the plague?
Sep 14, 2021 • 16min
Audio Essay 35 - The Ivan's Nightmare Chapter From The Brothers Karamazov
An analysis of the Ivan's Nightmare Chapter from Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov
Sep 14, 2021 • 19min
Audio Essay 34 - "I Measure Every Grief I Meet," Emily Dickinson
An analysis of Emily Dickinson's poem about grief.
Sep 14, 2021 • 26min
Tag Episode 3 - The Sex in Literature Tag
Answering questions about literature and sex with examples.
Sep 14, 2021 • 16min
Audio Essay 33 - September 1, 1939, W. H. Auden
An analysis of "September 1, 1939" – The worst poem W. H. Auden ever wrote
Sep 14, 2021 • 18min
Audio Essay 32 - Roger Malvin's Burial, Nathaniel Hawthorne
An analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne's story Roger Malvin's Burial and the theme of PTSD.
Sep 14, 2021 • 23min
Audio Essay 31 - The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus and Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett
Deep or Dumb? – re-reading the Myth of Sisyphus and Waiting for Godot
Sep 14, 2021 • 24min
Tag Episode 2 - Top 10 Nonfiction Books Tag
A rundown of my top 10 favorite nonfiction books of all time.
