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| “Our Storied Town”: Donald Smith on Edinburgh’s Explosive Literary Past | 23 Apr 2025 | 00:44:32 | |
S3E101 Donald Smith takes us on a literary tour of Edinburgh's Old Town, touching on the stories of writers including Robert Louis Stevenson, J. K. Rowling, Naomi Mitchison, Robert Burns and many more.
To order a copy of Donald's book, Our Storied Town, click here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edinburgh-Storied-Town-Donald-Smith/dp/180425150X
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| A Year of Birds (1984) by Iris Murdoch | 07 Apr 2025 | 00:48:13 | |
S3E100 Miles Leeson returns to the podcast to talk about Iris Murdoch, this time concentrating on her short collection of poems, A Year of Birds.
Miles and Ash discuss connections between Murdoch's poetry and philosophy, the critical reputation of her poems and some of the folklore tradition associated with her chosen birds.
To pre-order a copy of Poems from an Attic: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/470920/poems-from-an-attic-by-murdoch-iris/9781784746124 And to listen to The Iris Murdoch podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-iris-murdoch-society-podcast/id1506230228
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| “I Felt Like I Was Cheating on Plath”: Peter K. Steinberg on the Writings of Assia Wevill | 29 Aug 2023 | 00:44:50 | |
S3E91 On today's extended interview, Ash talks some more to Peter K. Steinberg, about his work as co-editor of the Collected Letters of Sylvia Plath and The Collected Writings of Assia Wevill. Follow Peter on Twitter here: @sylviaplathinfo And visit his website https://sylviaplathinfo.blogspot.com/
Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| The Time Machine (1895) by H. G. Wells | 22 May 2020 | 00:35:19 | |
S3E1 Adam and Ash kick off their historical series by climbing into a time machine. Here be Morlocks. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. Sound Bites from: The Time Machine (1960) All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| Best of Foul Papers Series 1 & 2 | 06 May 2020 | 00:50:34 | |
Or should that be Foulest? You decide. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops.
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| The Big Sleep (1939) by Raymond Chandler | 01 May 2020 | 00:29:47 | |
S2E46 Today, to round out series 2 of Ear Read This, we're finally talking (relevantly) about The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. Join us as we discuss the birth of Los Angeles, koshing, wisecracking and the publishing world of 1930's America. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. Sound Bites from: The Big Sleep (1946) All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| James Patterson Bingo Part 5 | 25 Apr 2020 | 00:32:13 | |
S2E45 Another three chapters down. But at what cost? This week features a lot of walking, some rhyming and one of us has a breakdown. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| The Life of Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005) | 24 Apr 2020 | 01:13:47 | |
S2E44 Today I'm thrilled to be talking about Hunter S. Thompson again, and doubly thrilled to be joined by Caleb James of the Drunken Pen Writing Podcast to do so. You can check out Caleb's podcast at www.drunkenpenwriting.com Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. Sound Bites from: 'Hunter S. Thompson Meets A Hell's Angel' (CBC, 1967) 'Omnibus' (1978), 'Charlie Rose' (1998) All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| James Patterson Bingo Part 4 | 20 Apr 2020 | 00:41:12 | |
S2E43 Not, as referenced, "a new series" - we thought we'd drop this one a bit sooner as it was recorded in earlier, happier times and sounds more dated by the day. Doesn't stop it being a non-stop thrill-less ride of baffling blandness from the master. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| 'The Land of Counterpane' (1885) by Robert Louis Stevenson | 20 Apr 2020 | 00:29:12 | |
S2E42 A poem for isolation? Today's episode looks at a single poem from Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses and examines the incongruous conditions in which he composed his arcadian songs. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Sound Bite from Jane Eyre (2006) www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| Adam Vs. The Lizard King Part 4 | 16 Apr 2020 | 00:32:28 | |
S2E41 Believe it or not, Adam is STILL trying to fight his way off Fire Island. Waiting in store for him today are Trolls, Shamans and lizard therapy advice from agony aunt and special guest star Lucille D'Flapignon. Title Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| Don Quixote Part 2 (1615) by Miguel de Cervantes | 16 Apr 2020 | 00:42:30 | |
S2E40 Today we're back in La Mancha. Part II of Cervantes' masterpiece sees Quixote adapting to his own fame, and reconciling himself with plagiarism, doubt and death. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Sound Bites from Man of La Mancha (1972) www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| James Patterson Bingo Part 3 | 14 Apr 2020 | 00:24:26 | |
S2E39 Shocking shootings, candid chins and like that. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| ‘The Swarm’ (1962) by Sylvia Plath | 27 Aug 2023 | 00:48:53 | |
S3E90 Ash is joined again by Peter K. Steinberg to discuss Sylvia Plath's late poem 'The Swarm'. Tune in to hear about Plath's interest in Napoleon, her experiences bee-keeping and Peter's theory that The Swarm may contain coded references to Assia Wevill. Follow Peter on Twitter here: @sylviaplathinfo And visit his website https://sylviaplathinfo.blogspot.com/
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| James Patterson Bingo Part 2 | 14 Mar 2020 | 00:33:44 | |
S2E38 Another three chapters of Xmas Ladies Kill Squad get analysed by Ash and Adam. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| Don Quixote Part 1 (1605) by Miguel de Cervantes | 11 Mar 2020 | 00:40:15 | |
S2E37 Our fiftieth episode starts with a bit of explaining a recent pod-tragedy, after which we get stuck into Part I of Don Quixote. Today's episode explores the origin of the man from La Mancha's madness, the role of Sancho Panza and the fate of Shakespeare's lost play, Cardenio. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Sound Bites from The Trip (2010), The Adventures of Don Quixote (1933) and Sharpe's Sword (1995) www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| Foul Papers: You're Winsome, You're Loathsome | 21 Feb 2020 | 00:24:50 | |
S2E36 Simon Armitage responds to criticism the only way he knows how. A thrilling script from Richard Woof sees the boys dealing with fruity dames and hot weather, and a quiz in the form of a murder mystery... Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops, 'Mystery Sax' by Kevin MacLeod www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| 'The Four Ages of Man' (8 AD) by Ovid (The Metamorphoses, Book 1) | 21 Feb 2020 | 00:29:37 | |
S2E35 Today Ash talks about the second story in Ovid's Metamophoses - the story of the four ages of mankind. At first the world was Golden (and veggie). Then came the Silver Age, the Brazen age and finally the age of Iron. Ovid's the original, but since this is a Latin-free podcast, Ash relies heavily on the translations of Ted Hughes, Arthur Golding and in particular for today's episode, John Dryden. Intro: The Invisible Man Returns (1940) Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops, 'Land on the Golden Gate' by Chris Zabriskie (www.chriszabriskie.com) www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| James Patterson Bingo | 16 Dec 2019 | 00:52:52 | |
S2E34 Today we observe an Ear Read This Christmas tradition: talking about James Patterson. We're taking his latest (by the time you finish reading this sentence it won't be his latest anymore), 19th Christmas and using it to play bingo. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| Adam Vs. The Lizard King Part 3 | 12 Dec 2019 | 00:42:05 | |
S2E33 Warm up in festive style with a third visit to Fire Island. Christmas songs, slave dwarfs, and BDSLM: Bondage and Domination of Snakes, Lizards and Marine Iguana. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| The Maltese Falcon (1930) by Dashiell Hammett | 07 Dec 2019 | 00:37:36 | |
S2E32 Today we've got a classic of the hardboiled detective genre, stuffed with husky dames, fat masterminds, and at the centre of it all a scowling anti-hero, the pleasant blond satan, Sam Spade. Dashiell Hammett's novel gets us talking about the differences between English and American crime fiction, nomenclature and inevitably, Raymond Chandler. Intro: Humphrey Bogart and Sydney Greenstreet in The Maltese Falcon (1941) Outro: 'The Maltese Falcon' by Adolph Deutsch www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| 'Spring Offensive' (1918) by Wilfred Owen | 02 Dec 2019 | 00:54:39 | |
S2E31 Wilfred Owen made a cameo appearance in our last episode, and today we look at him in detail. We discuss his war service, his attitude to life in the trenches, and analyse his strange, unsettling poem, 'Spring Offensive'. Intro: 'Send Me Away With A Smile' by John McCormack Outro: 'Build Me Up Buttercup' by The Foundations www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis
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| Regeneration (1991) by Pat Barker | 27 Nov 2019 | 01:02:31 | |
S2E30 Pat Barker's Regeneration is set in Craiglockhart Hospital bewteen the months of July and November, 1917. Among the patients are the war poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen. On today's episode, we talk about Edinburgh's role in WWI, the problem of real-life characters in historical fiction and the poetry of the First World War. Intro: Pat Barker on BBC World Book Club (06/11/14) Outro: 'God Moves in a Mysterious Way' by William Cowper www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis
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| Adam Vs. The Lizard King Part 2 | 08 Nov 2019 | 00:47:43 | |
S2E29 It's the return to Fire Island. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis
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| ‘Electra on Azalea Path’ (1959) by Sylvia Plath | 25 Jul 2023 | 01:00:41 | |
S3E89 Ash is joined by Peter K. Steinberg to discuss Sylvia Plath's fascinating poem, 'Electra on Azalea Path'. Tune in for a discussion about reckless psychoanalysis, bumblebees (and their ways) and... Tolkien? Follow Peter on Twitter here: @sylviaplathinfo And visit his website https://sylviaplathinfo.blogspot.com/
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| Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson | 05 Nov 2019 | 01:05:33 | |
S2E28 It's that man again! Today, instead of giving us a tour around his hometown of Edinburgh, Robert Louis Stevenson provides us with one of the most famous horror stories of all time: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Everyone knows the twist, but did you know you're pronouncing the title wrong? Intro: Spencer Tracey in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) Outro: '(I was) Jekyll Jekyll Hyde' from 'Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival', Arthur (1998) www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis
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| Water Music (1981) by T. C. Boyle | 27 Oct 2019 | 00:35:07 | |
S2E27 T.C. Boyle's Water Music is a riotous debut novel, featuring real life Scottish explorer Mungo Park. Today we talk about the merits of excess, going up the jungle in a boat, 18th Century novels, and Anaconda(s). Intro: 'Water Music, Suite No.1' by George Frideric Handel Outro: 'Cool Water' by Vaughn Monroe www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis
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| Let's Play a Choose Your Own Adventure Book | 17 Oct 2019 | 00:44:29 | |
S2E26 Today Adam takes on the Lizard King (twice), assisted by his old friend Mungo, limited back flips and some reptile trivia. Guiding intrepid Adam through the hell of Fire Island is his very own Virgil, Ash. If you'd like to play along at home, the book is Island of the Lizard King by Ian Livingstone. "I am the Lizard King" Lyrics: I am the Lizard King, I am the Lizard King. What will the Lizard bring, what will the Lizard bring? Bring him: Young men, to work in my goldmines Hot young men Writhing in the disco, Who knew? This Lizard King was practising Voodoo? He'll stick a pin right Through you. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis
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| Foul Papers: The Adventures of Haggis McTouristboard | 11 Oct 2019 | 00:31:39 | |
S2E25 A Foul Papers full of adventure and action! Yippee yippee! Haggis McTouristboard, Adam squares up to the lizard king, Simon Armitage tells us about his tin-based youth, a quiz about slagging off Edinburgh and some books on film chat. Yippee yippee! www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops.
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| Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes (1878) by Robert Louis Stevenson | 08 Oct 2019 | 00:26:59 | |
S2E24 Today we have a guided tour around Edinburgh, courtesy of Robert Louis Stevenson. His Picturesque Notes were published in 1878, and contain the author's sometimes bracing observations of his home city, snippets of stories and legends originating from it and some of his own backstory and inspirations. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops.
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| 'September 1, 1939' (1939) by W. H. Auden | 01 Oct 2019 | 00:36:26 | |
S2E23 A month late, but hey ho. Here's an episode on a poem written by W. H. Auden. 'September 1, 1939' was begun on the opening day of WWII and is a hinge-poem in Auden's long, swinging career. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops.
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| One Year of Ear Read This | 28 Sep 2019 | 00:16:01 | |
S2E22 A quick update on Ear Read This business. Thank you to everyone who has listened to us chew your ear off with our one-year old talk. We are now potty-trained, upright, and showing flashes of cunning. www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops.
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| Ear DON'T Read This: 'Beautiful Edinburgh' (1881) by William McGonagall | 06 Aug 2019 | 00:44:20 | |
S2E21 What better way to celebrate the Edinburgh Fringe kicking off than with some awful poetry? William McGonagall (1825-1902) has gone down in history as the worst poet of all time. Deserved? You be the judge. This week, Ash is joined by special guest Bella to appraise the life and work of this local cult poet. Howking, incidentally, means digging. @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops.
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| Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971) by Hunter S. Thompson | 30 Jul 2019 | 00:59:26 | |
S2E20 We were somewhere around Stockbridge on the edge of the fringe when the books began to take hold. Today on Ear Read This, Ash and Adam discuss Hunter S. Thompson's riotously enjoyable Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Expect pure gonzo podcasting, alter-egos and crucified gorillas. @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops. "Twisted" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |||
| Cock and Bull (1992) by Will Self | 27 Jul 2019 | 00:46:25 | |
S2E19 Continuing our exploration of metamorphoses, today Ash talks about Will Self's Cock and Bull. A hermaphroditic interest makes it only right that we get two stories for the price of one. First comes Cock, the story of a bored housewife who grows a penis, then Bull, the story of a rugby player who grows a vagina on the back of his knee. @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops.
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| “My Mother’s Legacy is Secure”: Kate Levey on Brigid Brophy | 10 Jul 2023 | 00:18:17 | |
S3E88 Ash is joined again by Kate Levey to talk more about her mother, Brigid Brophy: her work outside of writing, her relationship with Iris Murdoch and her reputation today. Follow Kate on Twitter here: @brophylevey And visit her website www.brigidbrophy.com If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis
Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| 'De puero balbutiente' (1598) by Thomas Bastard | 23 Jun 2019 | 00:29:11 | |
S2E18 A new kind of episode today as Ash discusses a single 12-line poem, 'De puero balbutiente' ('The stuttering child') by the Reverend Thomas Bastard. If you enjoy this new format and would like a particular poem or short story treated in a similar fashion, get in touch with your suggestions using the contact links below. @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops.
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| Foul Papers: The Poet a Lorry Hit | 15 Jun 2019 | 00:47:40 | |
S2E17 The contents of these Foul Papers include a sign off from the Ruff Squad, some whistling, a Goodreads update, a reaction to Simon Armitage as our new Poet Laureate, a rap battle between Mr. Toad and Captain Nemo, and hot topics such as horror films, hooks for hands and Brazil. @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops.
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| The Wind in the Willows (1908) by Kenneth Grahame | 08 Jun 2019 | 00:59:56 | |
S2E16 Today Adam and Ash are messing about in boats, eating excessive luncheon hampers, losing an otter and finding God, scrooging out of burrows and poop-pooping through the woods. @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops.
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| Foul Papers: The Dalai Ferret | 31 May 2019 | 00:26:37 | |
S2E15 A Foul Papers we recorded a while ago which unfortunately is blighted by a series of interruptions from the Ruff Squad - a gang of elite British writers including Carol Ann Duffy, Ian Rankin and Joe Wicks the Fitness Tit. Don't worry, we still find time to check in with the Goodreads League, watch a rap battle between Mr. Pickwick and Ebenezer Scrooge, discuss books on film and have a game of Dalai Lama or Da True Lama? @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops.
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| The Breast (1972) by Philip Roth | 28 May 2019 | 00:30:08 | |
S2E14 Continuing our exploration of literary metamorphoses, this week we look at David Alan Kepesh, a literature professor inexplicably transformed into a woman's breast in this 1972 novella by Philip Roth. Unlike Gregor Samsa, Kepesh is aware of the literary heritage of metamorphoses, making this transformation painfully self-conscious. Is the novel a sly dig at Roth's critics? Is the work, as Martin Amis believes, "comic in shape but only glancingly comic in execution"? Listen in to find out. @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops.
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| The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) | 22 May 2019 | 01:08:18 | |
S2E13 Ash and Adam discuss the colourful life of Arthur Conan Doyle, on the 160th anniversary of his birth. A life too full of adventure to be briefly described, but we had a go anyway. Tune in for stories of WWI, cocaine, Houdini, ghosts, crocodile hunting and a little bit of writing too. @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops
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| The Golden Ass (160-80 AD) by Apuleius | 26 Mar 2019 | 00:37:53 | |
S2E12 The Golden Ass is the only surviving complete Latin novel from the Classical period. Also known as The Metamorphoses, it straddles more than one running theme on Ear Read This, as well as being filthy, funny and full of history. Grab your toga and get your ass over here. Time for a Roman literary feast. @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops, "Temple of the Manes" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ | |||
| Death and Mr. Pickwick (2015) by Stephen Jarvis | 18 Mar 2019 | 00:46:21 | |
S2E11 In the second part of this week's Pickwick bonanza, Stephen Jarvis joins us again to tell us about his first novel, Death and Mr. Pickwick. Discover the true story behind the origin of Mr. Pickwick and the real life story of Pickwick's first illustrator, Robert Seymour. You can find more about Stephen here: or by searching “Death and Mr Pickwick” on Facebook. Our Stuff: @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops | |||
| The Pickwick Papers (1836-37) by Charles Dickens | 15 Mar 2019 | 00:40:57 | |
S2E10 This week, Ash and Adam are joined by Stephen Jarvis (author of Death and Mr. Pickwick) to discuss The Pickwick Papers, the first novel by Charles Dickens. As well as exploring its unique publication history, they also cover the astonishing popularity of the novel, how Dickens transformed as a writer during its serial run and ask why most books are just books, but not Pickwick... And if, like the worlds reading population for a century, you can’t get enough Pickwick - we’ll be joined on Monday again by Stephen Jarvis to discuss his own novel, which tells the life story of The Pickwick Papers’ illustrator, Robert Seymour - and makes the case that it was he, not Dickens, who had the first idea for the novel. You can find more about Stephen here: or by searching “Death and Mr Pickwick” on Facebook. Our Stuff: @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops | |||
| Metamorphosis (1915) by Franz Kafka | 08 Mar 2019 | 00:25:30 | |
S2E9 When Gregor Samsa awoke on morning from troubled dreams, he found himself changed into a... What? In today's episode, Ash investigates the cause of this Metamorphosis. The punishment of a young man living dully sluggardized at home? Or something else? @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops, "Giant Wyrm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ | |||
| The Snow Ball (1964) by Brigid Brophy | 09 Jul 2023 | 01:17:11 | |
S3E87 "Mozart, sex and death" is in store today, as Ash and his guest Kate Levey discuss her mother's brilliant 1964 novel, The Snow Ball. Follow Kate on Twitter here: @brophylevey And visit her website www.brigidbrophy.com If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis
Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis | |||
| Foul Papers: Hello Chunky | 28 Feb 2019 | 00:32:05 | |
S2E8 A trip to Cornwall with Richard Woof, a Booker bid, a Shakespeare character rap battle, a personal poem and some Amazon review quiz type stuff. @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops | |||
| Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869-70) by Jules Verne | 22 Feb 2019 | 00:52:00 | |
S2E7 Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is one of Jules Verne's Voyages Extraordinaires, originally published serially in the mid 19th Century. Join Ash and Adam as they swap touring the Hebrides for touring the open sea, and encountering electric narwhals, anemone marmalade, the prince of harpooners and underwater fundamentalists. @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops | |||
| Foul Papers: Bad Sex Award Special | 15 Feb 2019 | 01:05:12 | |
S2E6 Join Adam and Ash as they scholarly examine the history of the Bad Sex in Writing award, which has been run by the Literary Review for several decades. Even by our standards, the language is pretty foul. @earreadthis facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops | |||