Sophomore Lit

Have you heard the Good News about the Golden Carp? Joel Torres is here to help us survive the perilous childhood of Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me, Ultima. John McCoy Show Notes & Links Bless Me, Ultima (Wikipedia) Please Don't Send Me Into Outer Space Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Quick, what was George Washington’s favorite play? If you guessed Richard Sheridan’s The Rivals, congratulations, you know how to use Google! Darren Husted joins in to discuss. John McCoy Show Notes & Links I've Made a Huge Mistake Darren’s new podcast Christy Admiraal Twitter feed Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Will a family of repressed middle-class Brits ever, in fact, make it To The Lighthouse? Join Trevor Gibson and John as we attempt not to be afraid of Virginia Woolf. John McCoy Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Need something to do while you’re holed up in the palace avoiding the plague? Why not discuss a couple of Edgar Allan Poe stories with Daniel Daughhetee? John McCoy Show Notes & Links The Lesser Bonapartes Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Jane Dempsey discusses the birds and the bees—well, the bees at least—in Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God. John McCoy Show Notes & Links The Incomparable Membership Page Theme music by Malcolm Nygard Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

What is essential is invisible to the eye—but we can still podcast about it. Anaïs Concepcion discusses The Little Prince. Anaïs Concepcion Show Notes & Links Anaïs Concepcion Co-host Zach Powers Excerpt reading Malcolm Nygard Theme music Bernd Krueger Midi file of Bach’s Prelude in C (altered), creative commons attribution license Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Time for a Soma Holiday! This time Jason Snell discusses Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. John McCoy with Jason Snell Show Notes & Links Jason Snell (co-host) Dan McCoy (except) Malcolm Nygard (theme music) Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Our high school years were full of teen angst. Let’s really give ourselves something to be upset about! Shannon Campe and Caroline Fulford discuss the brutal stories “The Lottery” (Shirley Jackson) and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” (Flannery O’Connor). John McCoy with Shannon Campe and Caroline Fulford Show Notes & Links Shannon Campe Caroline Fulford Malcolm Nygard Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Is it a damp, drizzly November in your soul? Then why not spend two hours with Glenn Fleishman discussing Herman Melville’s leviathantic Moby-Dick? John McCoy with Glenn Fleishman Show Notes & Links Glenn Fleishman Paul Horn (excerpt) Malcolm Nygard (theme music) Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

The only thing you’ve got in this world is what you can sell. And we’re selling this fine podcast! Check out the quality workmanship that Nicolas Hoffman brings to this discussion of Arthur Miller’s inevitable Death of a Salesman. John McCoy Show Notes & Links Myopia: Defend Your Childhood Nicolas Hoffman’s podcast Deep in Bear Country Phil Gonzales’s podcast Apoc Graffiti Theme composer Malcolm Nygard’s apocalyptic works Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.