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English, Literature, 1 season, 30 episodes, 16 hours, 48 minutes
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Hillsdale College’s John J. Miller discusses classic works within the Western literary canon.
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Episode 309: 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde

John J. Miller is joined by Joseph Pearce to discuss Oscar Wilde's book, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray.'
1/30/202430 minutes, 51 seconds
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Episode 308: 'On Occult Philosophy' by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa

John J. Miller is joined by Anthony Grafton of Princeton University to discuss Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa's 'On Occult Philosophy.'
1/23/202435 minutes, 28 seconds
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Episode 307: 'The Iliad' by Homer, with Robin Lane Fox

John J. Miller is joined by Robin Lane Fox of New College, Oxford, to discuss Homer's 'Iliad.'
1/16/202433 minutes, 48 seconds
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Episode 306: 'The Iliad' by Homer, with Emily Wilson

John J. Miller is joined by Emily Wilson to discuss Homer's 'Iliad.'
1/9/202432 minutes, 17 seconds
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Episode 305: 'A Man for All Seasons' by Robert Bolt

John J. Miller is joined by Bethel McGrew to discuss Robert Bolt's play, 'A Man for All Seasons.'
12/19/202329 minutes, 30 seconds
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Episode 304: 'The Hearing Trumpet' by Leonora Carrington

John J. Miller is joined by Joanna Moorhead to discuss Leonora Carrington's book, 'The Hearing Trumpet.'
12/12/202330 minutes, 6 seconds
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Episode 303: 'On Duties' by Cicero

John J. Miller is joined by Matthew Mehan of Hillsdale College to discuss Cicero's 'On Duties.'
12/5/202336 minutes, 8 seconds
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Episode 302: 'Mythology' by Edith Hamilton

John J. Miller is joined by Victoria Houseman of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls to discuss Edith Hamilton's book, 'Mythology.'
11/28/202333 minutes, 46 seconds
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Episode 301: The Poetry of Anne Bradstreet

John J. Miller is joined by Elizabeth Baird Hardy of Mayland Community College to discuss the poetry of Anne Bradstreet.
11/21/202333 minutes, 35 seconds
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Episode 300: 'God and Man at Yale' by William F. Buckley Jr.

John J. Miller is joined by George H. Nash to discuss William F. Buckley Jr.'s book, 'God and Man at Yale.'
11/14/202336 minutes, 12 seconds
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Episode 299: 'The Teachings of Ptahhotep'

John J. Miller is joined by Bill Manley to discuss 'The Teachings of Ptahhotep.'
11/7/202340 minutes, 15 seconds
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Episode 298: 'The Haunting of Hill House' by Shirley Jackson

John J. Miller is joined by Bradley J. Birzer of Hillsdale College to discuss Shirley Jackson's book, 'The Haunting of Hill House.'
10/31/202331 minutes, 15 seconds
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Episode 297: 'The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym' by Edgar Allan Poe

John J. Miller is joined by Cat Baab-Muguira to discuss Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym.'
10/24/202330 minutes, 57 seconds
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Episode 296: 'Villette' by Charlotte Bronte

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10/17/202334 minutes, 56 seconds
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Episode 295: 'Daniel Deronda' by George Eliot

John J. Miller is joined by Clare Carlisle of King's College London to discuss George Eliot's book, 'Daniel Deronda.'
10/10/202336 minutes, 42 seconds
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Episode 294: 'The Wealth of Nations' by Adam Smith

John J. Miller is joined by Donald J. Boudreaux of George Mason University to discuss Adam Smith's book, 'The Wealth of Nations.'
10/3/202334 minutes, 49 seconds
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Episode 293: 'Cane' by Jean Toomer

John J. Miller is joined by Brent Cline of Hillsdale College to discuss Jean Toomer's book, 'Cane.'
9/26/202336 minutes, 30 seconds
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Episode 292: 'The Man Who Was Thursday' by G. K. Chesterton

John J. Miller is joined by Graham Hillard of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal to discuss G. K. Chesterton's book, 'The Man Who Was Thursday.'
9/19/202330 minutes, 30 seconds
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Episode 291: 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain

John J. Miller is joined by Benedict Whalen of Hillsdale College to discuss Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.'
9/12/202333 minutes, 36 seconds
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Episode 290: 'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe

John J. Miller is joined by Kirsten Hall to discuss Daniel Defoe's book, 'Robinson Crusoe.'
9/5/202332 minutes, 26 seconds
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Episode 289: 'The Last Battle' by C. S. Lewis

John J. Miller is joined by Monika Hilder of Trinity Western University to discuss C. S. Lewis's 'The Last Battle.'
8/15/202332 minutes, 36 seconds
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Episode 288: 'The Magician's Nephew' by C. S. Lewis

John J. Miller is joined by Daniel B. Coupland to discuss C. S. Lewis's 'The Magician's Nephew.'
8/8/202334 minutes, 50 seconds
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Episode 287: 'The Horse and His Boy' by C. S. Lewis

John J. Miller is joined by Meghan Cox Gurdon to discuss C. S. Lewis's 'The Horse and His Boy.'
8/1/202333 minutes, 27 seconds
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Episode 286: 'The Silver Chair' by C. S. Lewis

John J. Miller is joined by Elizabeth Baird Hardy to discuss C. S. Lewis's 'The Silver Chair.'
7/25/202334 minutes, 17 seconds
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Episode 285: 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader' by C. S. Lewis

John J. Miller is joined by Bradley J. Birzer of Hillsdale College to discuss C. S. Lewis's 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.'
7/18/202333 minutes, 33 seconds
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Episode 284: 'Prince Caspian' by C. S. Lewis

John J. Miller is joined by David C. Downing of Wheaton College to discuss C. S. Lewis's 'Prince Caspian.'
7/11/202331 minutes, 39 seconds
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Episode 283: 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe' by C. S. Lewis

John J. Miller is joined by Michael Ward of the University of Oxford to discuss 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,' the first book in C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia series.
7/4/202333 minutes, 52 seconds
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Episode 282: Shakespeare's First Folio

John J. Miller is joined by Emma Smith of the University of Oxford to discuss Shakespeare's 'First Folio.'
6/27/202334 minutes, 36 seconds
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Episode 281: The Travels of Marco Polo

John J. Miller is joined by Meredith F. Small of Cornell University to discuss 'The Travels of Marco Polo.'
6/20/202332 minutes, 5 seconds
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Episode 280: 'The Book of Margery Kempe'

John J. Miller is joined by Janina Ramirez of the University of Oxford to discuss 'The Book of Margery Kempe.'
6/13/202334 minutes, 26 seconds