Required Reading

Beowulf (Seamus Heaney Translation)

This episode, we have flashbacks to reading aloud in 9th grade over the pronounciation of Hrothgar or Geat, Geet, Ge-at, or whatever….Grundle. Sigh, dude kills a monster, his mother, and a dragon. Enjoy the discussion with Mike Carroll, enjoy the book! Great read! Please rate us where ever you read it and thanks!

White Flight by Kevin Kruse

First off, let me explain the episode. When I was in graduate school, I worked on a show called Doomed to Repeat with my co-host Dr. Alex Cummings, which was in conjunction with the blog Tropics of Meta, which they were the editor of. The podcast will sound different and much more produced, with additional clips. In an era where Critical Race Theory is a topic of conversation, let's dive in. 
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A Selection of Edgar Allen Poe’s (The Raven and Fall of the House of Usher) Writings

In honor of the approaching spookiness, we thought we would delve into America’s most Victorian Macabre. Edgar Allen Poe led a troubled life and died a tragic death. We discuss possibly the most known and read American horror poem, The Raven along with his unsettling short story The Fall of the House of Usher. KnowRead More

Maus by Art Spiegelman

This episode we start season 2 with the biographical graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman. This incredible work is about his father Vladek’s time as a Jew in Nazi Europe and ultimately his time in the Concentration Camps. Overlayed in this are the stories and relationship of Vladek with the author and his wife, andRead More

Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger

This week, we end season one and talk Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger and literally reconsider our curricula! Also, with the end of season one, stay tuned here! I will continue dropping stuff all summer and in this I announce a contest! Prove to us you get people to listen and subscribeRead More

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

This week we are joined by Melissa Lowry for the American dystopian classic about completely relatable stuff like digital devices making it difficult to have personal relationships.

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

This week we welcome back LaRita and welcome Dr. Shannon Hipp to to talk about the James Baldwin fictional work If Beale Street Could Talk.

Batman – Arkham Asylum: A Serious Place on a Serious Earth

This week we dive into the world of graphic novels with the award winning Batman – Arkham Asylum: A Serious Place on a Serious Earth by Grant Morrison and ‎Dave McKean‎. Let’s see if Nic can explain to Mike what is happening, together, like a family.