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S3E64 Miles Leeson joins Ash on the podcast to discuss the work of Iris Murdoch, as well as his own work at the Iris Murdoch Research Centre.  The Iris Murdoch Society Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2m6iYZJIgHIuavTtZTevyD?si=2a53af4b74034d48 The Iris Murdoch Society: https://irismurdochsociety.org.uk The Iris Murdoch Research Centre:  https://www.chi.ac.uk/research/research-areas/humanities/the-iris-murdoch-research-centre/   Access bonus content here:  Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  Outro: Iris Murdoch in conversation with Frank Kermode @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis

S3E63 Ash discusses the 25th novel by Iris Murdoch with his special guest, Miles Leeson. Join us for a trip to Murdochland, for the story of a fumbled murder attempt, warring magicians and the quest for justice, all taking place in contemporary London.  The Iris Murdoch Society Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2m6iYZJIgHIuavTtZTevyD?si=2a53af4b74034d48 The Iris Murdoch Society: https://irismurdochsociety.org.uk The Iris Murdoch Research Centre:  https://www.chi.ac.uk/research/research-areas/humanities/the-iris-murdoch-research-centre/   Access bonus content here:  Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  Outro: Iris Murdoch in conversation with Frank Kermode @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis

S3E62 Today Ash discusses one of the most famous poems of the First World War, Wilfred Owen's Dulce Et Decorum Est. Tune in for an exploration of guilt and natural disorder in this "anti-souvenir" from the trenches.  Access bonus content here:  Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  Intro: Christopher Hitchens reading "Dulce Et Decorum Est"  @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis

S3E61 Today Ash is joined again by special guest Emily Ingram to discuss her play-in-progress, based on the life of Mary Shelley.  You can find out more about Emily's work and her theatre company, Some Kind of Theatre, here:  https://www.somekindoftheatre.co.uk/ Access bonus content here:  Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  Intro: The Bell Jar (1979) @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis

Join theatre practitioner Emily Ingram, artistic director of Some Kind of Theatre and current playwright on Mary Shelley, as she explores the dark origins of Frankenstein. Discover the ghost-story challenge that sparked the classic, the tension between dreams and deliberate craft, and Shelley's familial influences, particularly concerning maternal absence. Emily also discusses the creature's sympathetic portrayal and various interpretations, from feminist readings to critiques of Enlightenment hubris, making for a rich, captivating analysis of this iconic tale.

S3E59 Joining Ash to talk about Sylvia Plath is Dr. Gail Crowther, whose latest book, Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz looks at the rebellions of Plath and her fellow poet, Anne Sexton. If you'd like to buy a copy of the book, you can do so here:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1982138394?linkCode=gs2&tag=siscuk-21 Alternatively you can find out more of Gail's work on her website:  https://gailcrowther.com/ Access bonus content here:  Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  Intro: The Bell Jar (1979) @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis

S3E58 Today, Ash is joined by Dr. Gail Crowther to discuss Sylvia Plath’s iconic novel, The Bell Jar. Tune in for a conversation about the book’s strange publication history, the perils of reading it as pure autobiography, and an exploration of some of Plath’s often unsettling and grotesque imagery. Check back tomorrow for an extended interview with Gail, and in the mean time, find out more about her work here: https://gailcrowther.com/ Access bonus content here:  Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  Intro: The Bell Jar (1979) @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis

S3E57 Ash is once again joined by Eilish Mulholland of the Plath and Co. podcast, to talk about Sylvia Plath. In a wide-ranging conversation they discuss Plath and Hughes' use of the occult, pandemic podcasting, the best biographies and fictional depictions of Plath and the hypnotising effect of hearing her voice.  You can find Eilish's podcast, Plath & Co, here:  https://soundcloud.com/user-611388248 Access bonus content here:  Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  Intro: A Birthday Present (1963) @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis  

S3E56 Ash is joined by writer, researcher and fellow podcaster Eilish Mulholland to discuss Sylvia Plath's late poem, A Birthday Present.  In it, a woman is taunted by a mysterious veiled gift, the significance of which is initially unclear.  You can find Eilish's podcast, Plath & Co, here:  https://soundcloud.com/user-611388248 Access bonus content here:  Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  Intro: A Birthday Present (1963) @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis  

S3E55 Gods, werewolves and giants abound as Ash takes a look at the story of Lycaon in Book 1 of Ovid's Metamorphoses.  Access bonus content here:  Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  Intro: An American Werewolf in London (1981) @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis