Episodes

  • CR Episode 315: Paradise Regained, Book I

    CR Episode 315: Paradise Regained, Book I
    Mar 23 2026
    The panel discusses the first book of Paradise Regained, the sequel (or continuation) of Paradise Lost, with special attention paid to the particular qualities of the first temptation in the desert, and to the poet's references to the earlier poem.Continue reading
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • CR Episode 314: W.H. Auden and Mediaevalism

    CR Episode 314: W.H. Auden and Mediaevalism
    Mar 16 2026
    The panel is joined by a special guest, the poet and author Aaron Poochigian, to discuss three medievally-inflected poems by Auden: "Lady Weeping at the Crossroads", "Ode to the Medieval Poets", and the 'Bombing Run' excerpt from "The Age of Anxiety."Continue reading
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • CR Episode 313: Sense and Sensibility, Part IV

    CR Episode 313: Sense and Sensibility, Part IV
    Mar 9 2026
    The panel discusses the closing chapters of the novel, with special attention to the quasi-reformation of Willoughby's character, the depths of villainy attained by Lucy Steele, the triumph of Col. Brandon, and Elinor's emotional displays: grief and joy.Continue reading
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • CR Episode 312: Sense and Sensibility, Part III

    CR Episode 312: Sense and Sensibility, Part III
    Mar 2 2026
    The panel discusses chapters 30–39, with the unveiling of secrets including Edward and Lucy's engagement, and Colonel Brandon's connexion to Willoughby, and featuring a discussion of Colonel Brandon's good character and Willoughby's extravagant villainy.Continue reading
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • CR Episode 311: Sense and Sensibility, Part II

    CR Episode 311: Sense and Sensibility, Part II
    Feb 23 2026
    The panel discusses chapters 18–29, with a omparison of the relationship of Elinore and Edward versus that of Marianne and Willoughby, a discussion of the role of leisure or industry in happiness, and a consideration of the failures of civility on show.Continue reading
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • CR Episode 310: Sense and Sensibility, Part I

    CR Episode 310: Sense and Sensibility, Part I
    Feb 16 2026
    The panel discusses the first seventeen chapters of Sense and Sensibility, with special attention given to contemporary inheritance law, the character faults of the Dashwoods, and the opposition between Elinore's 'sense' and her family's 'sensibility'.Continue reading
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • CR Episode 309: The Vanity of Human Wishes

    CR Episode 309: The Vanity of Human Wishes
    Feb 9 2026
    The panel discusses Dr. Johnson's imitation of the tenth satire of Juvenal, with its message of caution about advanced age and the temptations of academic life, with special attention given to the difference lying between imitation and translation.Continue reading
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • CR Episode 308: The Hobbit, Part V

    CR Episode 308: The Hobbit, Part V
    Feb 2 2026
    The panel discusses the closing chapters—the battles against Smaug and between the five armies, and the journey home—with special attention to the influence of great wealth, the difference between leaders amongst the Lake-men, and Bilbo's significance.Continue reading
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    1 hr and 31 mins