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English, Literature, 1 season, 86 episodes, 2 days, 47 minutes
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Hillsdale College’s John J. Miller discusses classic works within the Western literary canon.
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Episode 345: 'The Black Spider' by Jeremias Gotthelf

John J. Miller is joined by Peter Meilaender of Houghton University to discuss Jeremias Gotthelf's 'The Black Spider.'
10/22/202439 minutes, 41 seconds
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Episode 344: 'Wieland' by Charles Brockden Brown

John J. Miller is joined by Brent Cline of Hillsdale College to discuss Charles Brockden Brown's 'Wieland.'
10/15/202433 minutes, 8 seconds
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Episode 343: 'Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc' by Mark Twain

John J. Miller is joined by Dedra Birzer of Hillsdale College to discuss Mark Twain's 'Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc.'
10/8/202437 minutes, 40 seconds
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Episode 342: The Poetry of Sappho

John J. Miller is joined by Jessica Hooten Wilson of Pepperdine University to discuss the poetry of Sappho.
10/1/202431 minutes, 19 seconds
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Episode 341: 'Leaf by Niggle' by J. R. R. Tolkien

John J. Miller is joined by Holly Ordway of the Word on Fire Institute to discuss J. R. R. Tolkien's 'Leaf by Niggle.'
9/24/202435 minutes, 49 seconds
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Episode 340: 'Quo Vadis' by Henryk Sienkiewicz

John J. Miller is joined by Fr. John Wauck of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross to discuss 'Quo Vadis' by Henryk Sienkiewicz.
9/17/202438 minutes, 38 seconds
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Episode 339: 'The Blazing World' by Margaret Cavendish

John J. Miller is joined by Andrew Moore of St. Thomas University in Canada to discuss 'The Blazing World' by Margaret Cavendish.
9/10/202437 minutes, 28 seconds
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Episode 338: 'The Campaigns of Alexander' by Arrian

John J. Miller is joined by Rachel Kousser of the City University of New York to discuss 'The Campaigns of Alexander' by Arrian.
9/3/202436 minutes, 25 seconds
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Episode 337: 'Casino Royale' by Ian Fleming

John J. Miller is joined by Graham Hillard of the James C. Martin Center for Academic Renewal to discuss Ian Fleming's 'Casino Royale.'
8/13/202430 minutes, 56 seconds
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Episode 336: The Stories of Nikolai Gogol

John J. Miller is joined by Lorraine Murphy of Hillsdale College to discuss the stories of Nikolai Gogol.
8/6/202431 minutes, 13 seconds
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Episode 335: 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

John J. Miller is joined by Kirsten Hall Herlin of the University of Austin to discuss Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.'
7/30/202443 minutes, 50 seconds
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Episode 334: 'The Marble Faun' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

John J. Miller is joined by Steven Petersheim of Toccoa Falls College to discuss Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Marble Faun.'
7/23/202440 minutes, 1 second
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Episode 333: 'Summa Theologica' by Thomas Aquinas

John J. Miller is joined by R. J. Snell of the Witherspoon Institute to discuss Thomas Aquinas's 'Summa Theologica.'
7/16/202432 minutes, 59 seconds
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Episode 332: 'The Tragedy of Mariam' by Elizabeth Cary

John J. Miller is joined by Ramie Targoff of Brandeis University to discuss "The Tragedy of Mariam" by Elizabeth Cary.
7/9/202431 minutes, 27 seconds
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Episode 331: The Declaration of Independence

John J. Miller is joined by Adam Carrington of Hillsdale College to discuss the Declaration of Independence.
7/2/202435 minutes, 58 seconds
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Episode 330: The Dead Sea Scrolls

John J. Miller is joined by Jodi Magness of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to discuss the Dead Sea Scrolls.
6/25/202434 minutes, 9 seconds
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Episode 329: 'On the Origin of Species' by Charles Darwin

John J. Miller is joined by Renee Berglund of Simmons University to discuss Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species.'
6/18/202429 minutes, 16 seconds
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Episode 328: 'A Farewell to Arms' by Ernest Hemingway

John J. Miller is joined by Mark Cirino of the University of Evansville to discuss Ernest Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms.'
6/11/202433 minutes, 21 seconds
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Episode 327: 'Watership Down' by Richard Adams

John J. Miller is joined by Bethel McGrew to discuss Richard Adams's 'Watership Down.'
6/4/202432 minutes, 24 seconds
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Episode 326: 'The Jewish State' by Theodor Herzl

John J. Miller is joined by Gil Troy of McGill University to discuss Theodor Herzl's book, 'The Jewish State.'
5/28/202435 minutes, 53 seconds
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Episode 325: 'Till We Have Faces' by C. S. Lewis

John J. Miller is joined by Elizabeth Baird Hardy of Mayland Community College to discuss C. S. Lewis's 'Till We Have Faces.'
5/21/202435 minutes, 30 seconds
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Episode 324: 'The House of Mirth' by Edith Wharton

John J. Miller is joined by Dedra Birzer of Hillsdale College to discuss Edith Wharton's 'The House of Mirth.'
5/14/202436 minutes, 52 seconds
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Episode 323: 'Matilda' by Roald Dahl

John J Miller is joined by Faith Moore to discuss Roald Dahl's book, 'Matilda.'
5/7/202433 minutes, 5 seconds
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Episode 322: The Kennicott Bible

John J. Miller is joined by Katrin Kogman-Appel of the University of Muenster to discuss the Kennicott Bible.
4/30/202432 minutes, 5 seconds
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Episode 321: 'The Razor's Edge' by W. Somerset Maugham

John J. Miller is joined by Mick Brown of The Telegraph to discuss W. Somerset Maugham's 'The Razor's Edge.'
4/23/202433 minutes, 7 seconds
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Episode 320: 'The Last Man' by Mary Shelley

John J. Miller is joined by Eileen M. Hunt of the University of Notre Dame to discuss Mary Shelley's 'The Last Man.'
4/16/202434 minutes, 59 seconds
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Episode 319: 'The Grapes of Wrath' by John Steinbeck

John J. Miller is joined by Christopher Busch of Hillsdale College to discuss John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath.'
4/9/202433 minutes, 42 seconds
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Episode 318: 'Burmese Days' by George Orwell

John J. Miller is joined by Paul Theroux to discuss George Orwell's 'Burmese Days.'
4/2/202435 minutes, 1 second
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Episode 317: 'The Cocktail Party' by T. S. Eliot

John J. Miller is joined by Christina Lambert of Hillsdale College to discuss T. S. Eliot's 'The Cocktail Party.'
3/26/202437 minutes, 19 seconds
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Episode 316: 'A Treatise of Human Nature' by David Hume

John J. Miller is joined by Aaron Alexander Zubia of the University of Florida to discuss David Hume's 'A Treatise of Human Nature.'
3/19/202435 minutes, 38 seconds
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Episode 315: 'The Redeemed Captive' by the Reverend John Williams

John J. Miller is joined by James L. Swanson to discuss the Reverend John Williams's book 'The Redeemed Captive.'
3/12/202436 minutes, 10 seconds
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Episode 314: The Works of Philodemus

John J. Miller is joined by Richard Janko of the University of Michigan to discuss the works of Philodemus.
3/5/202437 minutes, 16 seconds
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Episode 313: 'Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles

John J. Miller is joined by James Brandon of Hillsdale College to discuss Sophocles's play, 'Oedipus Rex.'
2/27/202435 minutes, 7 seconds
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Episode 312: 'The Remains of the Day' by Kazuo Ishiguro

John J. Miller is joined by Lorraine Murphy of Hillsdale College to discuss Kazuo Ishiguro's 'The Remains of the Day.'
2/20/202434 minutes, 17 seconds
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Episode 311: 'Rasselas' by Samuel Johnson

John J. Miller is joined by Kirsten Hall Herlin to discuss Samuel Johnson's 'Rasselas.'
2/13/202436 minutes, 29 seconds
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Episode 310: 'The Golden Key' by George MacDonald

John J. Miller is joined by Haley Stewart of Word on Fire to discuss George MacDonald's 'The Golden Key.'
2/6/202430 minutes, 50 seconds
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Episode 309: 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde

John J. Miller is joined by Joseph Pearce to discuss Oscar Wilde's book, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray.'
1/30/202430 minutes, 51 seconds
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Episode 308: 'On Occult Philosophy' by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa

John J. Miller is joined by Anthony Grafton of Princeton University to discuss Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa's 'On Occult Philosophy.'
1/23/202435 minutes, 28 seconds
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Episode 307: 'The Iliad' by Homer, with Robin Lane Fox

John J. Miller is joined by Robin Lane Fox of New College, Oxford, to discuss Homer's 'Iliad.'
1/16/202433 minutes, 48 seconds
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Episode 306: 'The Iliad' by Homer, with Emily Wilson

John J. Miller is joined by Emily Wilson to discuss Homer's 'Iliad.'
1/9/202432 minutes, 17 seconds
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Episode 305: 'A Man for All Seasons' by Robert Bolt

John J. Miller is joined by Bethel McGrew to discuss Robert Bolt's play, 'A Man for All Seasons.'
12/19/202329 minutes, 30 seconds
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Episode 304: 'The Hearing Trumpet' by Leonora Carrington

John J. Miller is joined by Joanna Moorhead to discuss Leonora Carrington's book, 'The Hearing Trumpet.'
12/12/202330 minutes, 6 seconds
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Episode 303: 'On Duties' by Cicero

John J. Miller is joined by Matthew Mehan of Hillsdale College to discuss Cicero's 'On Duties.'
12/5/202336 minutes, 8 seconds
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Episode 302: 'Mythology' by Edith Hamilton

John J. Miller is joined by Victoria Houseman of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls to discuss Edith Hamilton's book, 'Mythology.'
11/28/202333 minutes, 46 seconds
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Episode 301: The Poetry of Anne Bradstreet

John J. Miller is joined by Elizabeth Baird Hardy of Mayland Community College to discuss the poetry of Anne Bradstreet.
11/21/202333 minutes, 35 seconds
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Episode 300: 'God and Man at Yale' by William F. Buckley Jr.

John J. Miller is joined by George H. Nash to discuss William F. Buckley Jr.'s book, 'God and Man at Yale.'
11/14/202336 minutes, 12 seconds
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Episode 299: 'The Teachings of Ptahhotep'

John J. Miller is joined by Bill Manley to discuss 'The Teachings of Ptahhotep.'
11/7/202340 minutes, 15 seconds
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Episode 298: 'The Haunting of Hill House' by Shirley Jackson

John J. Miller is joined by Bradley J. Birzer of Hillsdale College to discuss Shirley Jackson's book, 'The Haunting of Hill House.'
10/31/202331 minutes, 15 seconds
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Episode 297: 'The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym' by Edgar Allan Poe

John J. Miller is joined by Cat Baab-Muguira to discuss Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym.'
10/24/202330 minutes, 57 seconds
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Episode 296: 'Villette' by Charlotte Bronte

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10/17/202334 minutes, 56 seconds
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Episode 295: 'Daniel Deronda' by George Eliot

John J. Miller is joined by Clare Carlisle of King's College London to discuss George Eliot's book, 'Daniel Deronda.'
10/10/202336 minutes, 42 seconds
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Episode 294: 'The Wealth of Nations' by Adam Smith

John J. Miller is joined by Donald J. Boudreaux of George Mason University to discuss Adam Smith's book, 'The Wealth of Nations.'
10/3/202334 minutes, 49 seconds
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Episode 293: 'Cane' by Jean Toomer

John J. Miller is joined by Brent Cline of Hillsdale College to discuss Jean Toomer's book, 'Cane.'
9/26/202336 minutes, 30 seconds
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Episode 292: 'The Man Who Was Thursday' by G. K. Chesterton

John J. Miller is joined by Graham Hillard of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal to discuss G. K. Chesterton's book, 'The Man Who Was Thursday.'
9/19/202330 minutes, 30 seconds
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Episode 291: 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain

John J. Miller is joined by Benedict Whalen of Hillsdale College to discuss Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.'
9/12/202333 minutes, 36 seconds
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Episode 290: 'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe

John J. Miller is joined by Kirstin Hall to discuss Daniel Defoe's book, 'Robinson Crusoe.'
9/5/202332 minutes, 26 seconds
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Episode 289: 'The Last Battle' by C. S. Lewis

John J. Miller is joined by Monika Hilder of Trinity Western University to discuss C. S. Lewis's 'The Last Battle.'
8/15/202332 minutes, 36 seconds
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Episode 288: 'The Magician's Nephew' by C. S. Lewis

John J. Miller is joined by Daniel B. Coupland to discuss C. S. Lewis's 'The Magician's Nephew.'
8/8/202334 minutes, 50 seconds
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Episode 287: 'The Horse and His Boy' by C. S. Lewis

John J. Miller is joined by Meghan Cox Gurdon to discuss C. S. Lewis's 'The Horse and His Boy.'
8/1/202333 minutes, 27 seconds
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Episode 286: 'The Silver Chair' by C. S. Lewis

John J. Miller is joined by Elizabeth Baird Hardy to discuss C. S. Lewis's 'The Silver Chair.'
7/25/202334 minutes, 17 seconds
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Episode 285: 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader' by C. S. Lewis

John J. Miller is joined by Bradley J. Birzer of Hillsdale College to discuss C. S. Lewis's 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.'
7/18/202333 minutes, 33 seconds
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Episode 284: 'Prince Caspian' by C. S. Lewis

John J. Miller is joined by David C. Downing of Wheaton College to discuss C. S. Lewis's 'Prince Caspian.'
7/11/202331 minutes, 39 seconds
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Episode 283: 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe' by C. S. Lewis

John J. Miller is joined by Michael Ward of the University of Oxford to discuss 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,' the first book in C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia series.
7/4/202333 minutes, 52 seconds
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Episode 282: Shakespeare's First Folio

John J. Miller is joined by Emma Smith of the University of Oxford to discuss Shakespeare's 'First Folio.'
6/27/202334 minutes, 36 seconds
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Episode 281: The Travels of Marco Polo

John J. Miller is joined by Meredith F. Small of Cornell University to discuss 'The Travels of Marco Polo.'
6/20/202332 minutes, 5 seconds
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Episode 280: 'The Book of Margery Kempe'

John J. Miller is joined by Janina Ramirez of the University of Oxford to discuss 'The Book of Margery Kempe.'
6/13/202334 minutes, 26 seconds
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Episode 279: The Babylonian Creation Story

John J. Miller is joined by Eckart Frahm of Yale University to discuss the Babylonian Creation Story.
6/6/202334 minutes, 25 seconds
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Episode 278: 'Titus Andronicus' by William Shakespeare

John J. Miller is joined by Adam Carrington of Hillsdale College to discuss William Shakespeare's 'Titus Andronicus.'
5/30/202334 minutes, 52 seconds
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Episode 277: The Poetry of Enheduana

John J. Miller is joined by Sophus Helle to discuss the poetry of Enheduana.
5/23/202336 minutes, 7 seconds
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Episode 276: 'The Discovery of Freedom' by Rose Wilder Lane

John J. Miller is joined by Dedra Birzer of Hillsdale College to discuss Rose Wilder Lane's book, 'The Discovery of Freedom.'
5/16/202332 minutes
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Episode 275: 'Apologia Pro Vita Sua' by John Henry Newman

John J. Miller is joined by Fr. Juan R. Velez to discuss John Henry Newman's 'Apologia Pro Vita Sua.'
5/9/202329 minutes, 42 seconds
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Episode 274: 'The Radetzky March' by Joseph Roth

John J. Miller is joined by David Mikics of the University of Houston to discuss Joseph Roth's book, 'The Radetzky March.'
5/2/202333 minutes, 11 seconds
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Episode 273: 'Deliverance' by James Dickey

John J. Miller is joined by Cat Baab-Muguira to discuss James Dickey's 'Deliverance.'
4/25/202332 minutes, 11 seconds
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Episode 272: 'Lord of the World' by Robert Hugh Benson

John J. Miller is joined by Nicholas Babich of Notre Dame to discuss Robert Hugh Benson's book, 'Lord of the World.'
4/18/202335 minutes, 17 seconds
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Episode 271: 'Pinocchio' by Carlo Collodi

John J. Miller is joined by Mike Mignola to discuss Carlo Collodi's 'Pinocchio.'
4/11/202330 minutes, 35 seconds
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Episode 270: 'The Foxes of Harrow' by Frank Yerby

John J. Miller is joined by Korey Garibaldi of Notre Dame to discuss Frank Yerby's 'The Foxes of Harrow.'
4/4/202331 minutes, 34 seconds
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Episode 269: 'The Wings of the Dove' by Henry James

John J. Miller is joined by Lorraine Murphy of Hillsdale College to discuss Henry James's book, 'The Wings of the Dove.'
3/28/202334 minutes, 32 seconds
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Episode 268: 'Black Beauty' by Anna Sewell

John J. Miller is joined by Karen Swallow Prior of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary to discuss Anna Sewell's 'Black Beauty.'
3/21/202329 minutes, 24 seconds
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Episode 267: 'The Age of Innocence' by Edith Wharton

John J. Miller is joined by Cheryl Miller of the Hertog Foundation to discuss Edith Wharton's 'The Age of Innocence.'
3/14/202333 minutes, 48 seconds
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Episode 266: 'Grimms' Fairy Tales' by the Brothers Grimm

John J. Miller is joined by Monika B. Hilder of Trinity Western University to discuss 'Grimms' Fairy Tales' by the Brothers Grimm.
3/7/202329 minutes, 21 seconds
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Episode 265: 'A Princess of Mars' by Edgar Rice Burroughs

John J. Miller is joined by John Hood of the John William Pope Foundation to discuss Edgar Rice Burroughs's book, 'A Princess of Mars.'
2/28/202337 minutes, 29 seconds
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Episode 264: 'Orlando Furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto

John J. Miller is joined by David R. Slavitt to discuss Ludovico Ariosto's 'Orlando Furioso.'
2/21/202328 minutes, 38 seconds
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Episode 263: 'The Rules of Civility'

John J. Miller is joined by Richard Brookhiser of National Review to discuss 'The Rules of Civility,' which were made famous by George Washington.
2/14/202331 minutes, 30 seconds
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Episode 262: 'The Quest for Community' by Robert Nisbet

John J. Miller is joined by Luke Sheahan of Duquesne University to discuss Robert Nisbet's book, 'The Quest for Community.'
2/7/202335 minutes, 30 seconds
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Episode 261: 'Winter in Moscow' by Malcolm Muggeridge

John J. Miller is joined by Michael D. Aeschliman to discuss Malcolm Muggeridge's book, 'Winter in Moscow.'
1/31/202333 minutes, 46 seconds
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Episode 260: The Stories of Constance Fenimore Woolson

John J. Miller is joined by Anne Boyd Rioux to discuss the works of Constance Fenimore Woolson.
1/24/202335 minutes, 39 seconds