The Great Books

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  • Hillsdale College’s John J. Miller discusses classic works within the Western literary canon.
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  • Episode 342: The Poetry of Sappho

    Episode 342: The Poetry of Sappho
    Oct 1 2024
    John J. Miller is joined by Jessica Hooten Wilson of Pepperdine University to discuss the poetry of Sappho.
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    31 mins
  • Episode 341: 'Leaf by Niggle' by J. R. R. Tolkien

    Episode 341: 'Leaf by Niggle' by J. R. R. Tolkien
    Sep 24 2024
    John J. Miller is joined by Holly Ordway of the Word on Fire Institute to discuss J. R. R. Tolkien's 'Leaf by Niggle.'
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    36 mins
  • Episode 340: 'Quo Vadis' by Henryk Sienkiewicz

    Episode 340: 'Quo Vadis' by Henryk Sienkiewicz
    Sep 17 2024
    John J. Miller is joined by Fr. John Wauck of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross to discuss 'Quo Vadis' by Henryk Sienkiewicz.
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    39 mins
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I love this podcast

For anyone wishing that you could audit a favorite Literature course or instructor, this is the podcast for you. Mr. Miller showcases a wide range of genres and finds an interesting professor or other author or subject matter expert to interview for each book he features. Listening to this podcast has definitely expanded my horizons and has stretched me to read books and authors I might have bypassed otherwise - from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Agatha Christie to Ray Bradbury - differing genres and classics - and now thoroughly enjoy. It has also given me fresh insight into some of my favorite books. The episodes on Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and Dante are particularly good, but it is hard to pick any favorites. I can’t recommend it highly enough. My friends and book club members have become used to hearing me preface a sentence with “I was listening to The Great Books Podcast and . . .” Thank you J. Miller!

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Hell no.

You cannot complain about what public schools are teaching (and both Hillsdale and The National Review do so repeatedly) and then review William Buckley as the author of a "great book." He was barely a talk show host and certainly not a great author of anything but partisan hackery. Waste of time and way too much pretense, even for me. Hard pass.

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