Lit Century
Sandra Newman and Catherine NicholsHost Catherine Nichols and guests choose one book for each year of the twentieth century (Nella Larsen's Passing, 1936, Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls, 1966; Mohandas Gandhi's Indian Home Rule, 1909) and talk about it in its historical and literary context. Tune in to find out what the 20th century was all about.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 69 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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So far, so good. 31 to go to make the century. Catherine, you can do it!
Podcast Addict510 months agoBruce K Garney- Interesting but……
Good content, but bad sound
Apple Podcasts3Edgar the picky
United States4 years ago - Lit Century
I love to read and often have trouble finding a friend to discuss them with. Lit Century gives me insight I don’t have and makes reading for me so rich.
Thank you - pls keep this up!
Apple Podcasts5Annawan42United States4 years ago - Host Stammers and Stumbles
Can someone please get Catherine Nichols some coaching how to deliver even just one (1!) sentence where she does not stumble all over herself. I thought the podcast was buffering then I figured out Catherine was excessively pausing and stumbling all over herself. It is painful. She either is unprepared or lacks any confidence to have the conviction to say anything without excessive contemplation. A podcast is an auditory medium. This woman is not geared for it. Fortunately her co-host, Sandra Ne... more
Apple Podcasts1StaceyWinUKUnited States4 years ago - Seriously so good
Informed, thoughtful, accessible, articulate, and stimulating!!! That’s how I would describe the episode on “What is it like to be a bat?”, and I’m definitely going to be listening to the rest of the episodes. I’ve read Catherine Nichols’ articles in the past and they are wonderful and muscular. In my insomnia I have also been pondering the question of why materialism is perhaps the philosophy of power now like Nichols proposes and my own theory is that as capital became ascendant and labor wea... more
Apple Podcasts5allthegardensUnited States4 years ago
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