The Bookening
Church of the King
3 guys—a pastor, a scholar, and their gleeful provocateur—discuss the great books. We take God and literature seriously—but the second one not overly so.
Episodes
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Jun 19, 2019 • 1h 1min
Bonus ep: Poetry at Brandon's House
Support us here!We're gonna go ahead and call this a bonus episode instead of a real one. It was recorded on a crazy late night in Brandon's kitchen without the best sound quality. But we thought it was worth releasing because there's some good discussion and a good lead in for next week's real poetry episode. Plus you get to hang out with the women of The Bookening.
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Jun 12, 2019 • 54min
The Witness for the Prosecution
Support us here! So close to reading Narnia and making Jake wear elf ears. Oh dear. It's another thing that Nathan didn't particularly like. But also it's a pretty good thing at being what it is. Our heroes discuss it in this episode.
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Jun 5, 2019 • 51min
Why we do what we do
Support us here!After playing "Guess the literary quote", our heroes answer some email and end up talking about why they do the show the way they do the show.
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May 29, 2019 • 58min
The Old Man and the Sea, Part 2
Support us here!In this episode our heroes continue to discuss Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea. They have good things to say about it. This is a quality episode of The Bookening. You should listen to it, and benefit from it.
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May 22, 2019 • 49min
The Old Man and the Sea, Part 1
Support us here! Our heroes provide some much needed context for The Old Man and the Sea.
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May 15, 2019 • 1h 26min
Sanity at the Movies - Avengers: Endgame
Support us here!Apologies, no new episode this week. Our heroes will be back next week with Old Man and the Sea. In the meantime, here is the first episode of our new podcast Sanity at the Movies. It happens to feature Nathan, Jake, and Brandon, so it's pretty much like an extended Bookening ep. Only about a movie. If you already heard it, there's a new ep of that podcast coming out tomorrow, which you subscribe to here, Apple users. (Also available wherever you get your podcasts.)
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May 8, 2019 • 50min
Of Mice and Men, Part 2
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After a visit from Dusty the Magical Podcast Elf, our heroes discuss Of Mice and Men. Is this a book that is ruined because everyone knows the twist?
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May 1, 2019 • 39min
Of Mice and Men, Part 1
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Our heroes talk Steinbeck, literary snobbery, and Of Mice and Men. Also they talk about the mice and cats for some reason.
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Apr 24, 2019 • 1h 2min
Catcher in the Rye, Part 2
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Our heroes have a huge disagreement about Catcher in the Rye and don't come to consensus at the end. It's weird.
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Apr 17, 2019 • 47min
Catcher in the Rye, Part 1
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Hey, in this episode our heroes provide some much needed context for Catcher in the Rye. It looks like this book might be a big disagreement between them?
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