Exploring The Greats
Exploring The Greats
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Exploring The Greats is a podcast that encourages slow, intentional reading in an age of endless content and fractured attention. It bridges the gap between wanting to read and actually reading by providing structure, momentum, and encouragement to engage with important works. Each club is hosted by scholars and artists who are passionate about the text, spending weeks with a single book to unpack its language, ideas, and historical context. The show creates an intimate space to slow down, stimulate imaginations, and appreciate human creativity.
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Exploring Moby-Dick with Rob Delaney and Hester Blum 31.07.2026 1min"It is not down on any map; true places never are." Over 21 episodes, join Professor Hester Blum and Rob Delaney as they navigate Moby-Dick, the devastating and hilarious journey of men at odds with the sea and themselves. To sign up and add this podcast to your feed, head to exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices -
Welcome to Exploring The Greats 31.07.2026 1minTo join a club, head to exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices -
Exploring Shakespeare's Othello with James Shapiro and John Douglas Thompson 31.07.2026 1min"O, now, for ever Farewell the tranquil mind; farewell content." Love, betrayal, regret: this is William Shakespeare's Othello. Join Professor James Shapiro and John Douglas Thompson as they examine this Shakespearean tragedy through literary and theatrical perspectives. To join the club, head to exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices -
Exploring The Odyssey with Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins 31.07.2026 1minJoin Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins as they deep dive into this greatest of all stories, sharing their lifetime’s enjoyment of it while putting it in context and unpicking the trickiest bits. The Odyssey, along with its sister text, The Iliad, is often considered the bedrock of western literature. In it are the seeds of the road movie, the family drama, fantasy fiction, the Western, and many more. Journey home with us! To join the club, head to exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices -
Exploring Plato's Republic with Agnes Callard and Tim Blake Nelson 31.07.2026 1minWhat is justice? And how can societies achieve it? These are central questions in Plato's The Republic, a text that steadfastly questions the core tenets of liberalism. Join in dialogue with Professor Agnes Callard and Tim Blake Nelson for 24 episodes as they deconstruct Plato’s crowning achievement, and as a result, the structures and systems that make up human life. To join the club, head to exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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