Reading Short and Deep
Jesse WillisShare the joys-and sharpen the skills-of deep reading. In each weekly half-hour podcast, Eric Rabkin and Jesse Willis mine together the riches of another marvelous short story, poem, or video. Each work, freely available on the RSD website, can be read in half an hour or less, and discussed for hours.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 509 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsBooks | |||
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Reading, Short And Deep #512
Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss The Inn Of The Two Adventurers by Lord Dunsany
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The Inn Of The Two Adventurers was first published in Maclean’s, March 2, 1957.
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Reading, Short And Deep #511
Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss Dragon On Somerset Street by Elmer Roessner
Here’s a link to the story |PDF|.
Dragon On Somerset Street was first published in Esquire, November 1951.
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Reading, Short And Deep #510
Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
Here’s a link to the story |PDF|.
The Selfish Giant was first published The Happy Prince and Other Tales, 1888.
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Reading, Short And Deep #509
Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss No Place To Run by Carroll Mayers
Here’s a link to the story |PDF|.
No Place To Run was first published in Manhunt, February 1960.
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- Jesse and Eric! What a team
They complement each other so well in their discussions and insights. They sound like the passionate professors that have the blockbuster classes
Apple Podcasts5mkduran
United States5 months ago - Wonderful - the best ever, stories, discussions
I love this podcast. The format is: Introduction of author and story background, discussion, Reading of the Story or parts of it and more discussion. Entertaining and informative with a short format.
Apple Podcasts5Rj TexasUnited States4 years ago - Wonderful - the best book club ever
I love this podcast. The format is:
Intro: author and story background
Reading of the Story
Entertaining and informative discussion on the story
Apple Podcasts5Rj TexasUnited States4 years ago - Fantastical
I discovered this podcast after listening to Eric Rabkin’s “Masterpieces of the imaginative mind”. Eric and Jesse elevate the reading of these wonderful stories through a deep dive into symbolism and historical meaning. Thank you for uncovering the stories I hadn’t found yet.
Apple Podcasts5SoulacoUnited States6 years ago - Truly Short and Deep
This is one of the hidden gems of the podcast world. Both of the hosts are incredibly knowledgeable and engaging. The length of the podcast is perfect and I appreciate when they read the story out loud before the discussion begins. They analyze each story from different perspectives, both traditional and modern. As a Catholic, I appreciate the seriousness the hosts take when dealing with Christian themes as literary elements. They don’t hand wave or dismiss something because they themselves don’... more
Apple Podcasts5Aaron IrberUnited States7 years ago
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