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The Bookening

A weekly Arts, Books and Religion podcast
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The Bookening

Warhorn Media

The Bookening

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The Bookening

Warhorn Media

The Bookening

A weekly Arts, Books and Religion podcast
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Hello. It's us.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Memory. Identity. Barbra Streisand.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
We haven't got our actual podcast recorded yet but here's a taste of why you should read along.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
An ordinary (kind of) man caught in extraordinary circumstances! A race against time to expose a dangerous spy ring! Long walks through Scotland! It's John Buchan's immortal (?), classic (?): The 39 Steps.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Mysterious intelligent rats??? Please don't refer to our podcasters like that!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Tolstoy is a great writer. The Death of Ivan Ilyich is a novella about a middle-aged man named Ivan Ilyich. Yep, he dies. It's sad, moving, thoughtful, ironic, true to life, etc. And unlike some other Tolstoy books we could name, it's short. Wo
Check out the Kickstarter for our friend's non-woke children's book, The Rainbow Knight.The Bookening talks about a charming kid's book by the quirky children's author (and longtime New Yorker illustrator) William Steig.We talk about some of hi
We're back, baby! Sorry for the delay. Thanks for your patience. We're offering some much needed context on one of the best books we've ever done, Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Our heroes discuss a podcast series that is taking things from them. (Note: for maximum coverage, this podcast is being published in the Sound of Sanity and Sanity at the Movies feed as well.) (Additional note: Jake and Nathan and Brandon are g
It's an update! With atrocious audio! Basic message: "We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive!"★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"Emma" by Jane Austen is considered a great novel due to its sharp wit, complex characters, and insightful commentary on societal norms and human nature. Austen's writing is known for its irony, subtle humor, and ability to draw readers into th
A salesman who shared his liquor and steered while sleeping... A Cherokee filled with bourbon. A VW no more than a bubble of hashish fumes, captained by a college student. And a family from Marshalltown who head-onned and killed forever a man d
Ho ho ho!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Our heroes talk about Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien, asking such questions as "did you know there was a Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien?" They also announce their booklist for 2023, baby!★ Support this
All the pretty horses ... where do they all come from? All the pretty horses? Where do they all belong?Did you know Cormac McCarthy was born in Rhode Island? He had to work to sort of figure out how to become a southern western gothic writer, o
For some reason this is our Spooky October episode. Love is ... frightening? Or we dumbly mixed up the Stephen King episode and this one in release order? Who can tell?★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
The Green Mile by Stephen King. It’s a book we review. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
“My mind," he said, "rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor th
Nathan checks in with an update on when you can expect the next full episode and a very interesting story about trying to schedule with Brandon. But believe me, if you don't like episodes that aren't just about books, this is NOT the episode fo
Revenge, madness, whale blubber, etc. The Bookening discusses one of the best books they've ever discussed. And probably the great American novel. Herman Melville's Moby Dick.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"If it had not borne Mr. Dickens's name, it would in all probability have hardly met with a single reader; and if it has any popularity at all, it must derive it from the circumstance that it stands in the same relation to his other books as sa
The senselessness of life. The meaninglessness of death. Those moments where you murder someone in cold blood for no particular reason. Hope you like existential stuff. Because Ernest Heminway and Albert Camus sure do, as we talk about in this
The Bookening is divided over one of the great (?) Russian novels!Here's a link to that great piece on Tolstoy and Turgenev's relationship.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Two children's books that we had STRONG feelings about!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Happy Valentine's Day! It's been six years. Can you believe it? Time for The Bookening to return to the book that started it all. Will our opinions have changed? Will we argue our former selves into the dust? Will we now HATE Pride and Prejudic
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