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In each episode I discuss around 100 pages from the works of American writers. Contact me at hundredpagescast@gmail.com
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Dead Writers – a show about great American writers and where they lived
Tess Chakkalakal, Brock Clarke, Lisa Bartfai
Dead Writers takes listeners inside famous American authors’ homes. Riffing on literature, home décor, and ghosts, critic Tess Chakkalakal and novelist Brock Clarke, bring great American writers, and the books they wrote, back from the dead.
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AAWW Radio is the podcast of the Asian American Writers' Workshop, an NYC literary arts space at the intersection of migration, race, and social justice. Listen to AAWW Radio and you’ll hear selected audio from our current and past events, as well as occasional original episodes. We’ve hosted established writers like Claudia Rankine, Maxine Hong Kingston, Roxane Gay, Amitav Ghosh, Ocean Vuong, Solmaz Sharif, and Jenny Zhang. Our events are intimate and intellectual, quirky yet curated, and d ...
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 103: No Time For Love (Part 1)
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This is the first episode of my review of Robert Heinlein's longest work, NO TIME FOR LOVE. We are reintroduced to an old friend, Lazarus Long, as he reflects on his life (but maybe not enough reflection for this reader).Evan Lampe による
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Episode 663: James Baldwin: The Devil Finds Work (1976)
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THE DEVIL FINDS WORK was James Baldwin's final major essay and a fascinating exploration of how he has seen and experienced American (and some non-American) films over the course of his life, finding the problem at the heart of America's major cultural export.Evan Lampe による
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 102: I Will Fear no Evil (Part 4)
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The finale of my review of I WILL FEAR NO EVIL by Robert A. Heinlein. Next up, NO TIME FOR LOVE.Evan Lampe による
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 101: I Will Fear No Evil (Part 3)
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Part three of my thoughts on I WILL FEAR NO EVIL by Robert A. Heinlein.Evan Lampe による
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Episode 662: James Baldwin: No Name in the Street
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My quick review of James Baldwin's excellent essay NO NAME IN THE STREET. The last 20 pages of this essay are particularly hard hitting and remain meaningful.Evan Lampe による
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 100: I Will Fear No Evil (Part 2)
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Boy does this book drag on. Lots of good stuff, but Robert A. Heinlein seems to take his precious time getting there. Is I WILL FEAR NO EVIL a sign of what will come later in his works?Evan Lampe による
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 99: I Will Fear No Evil (Part 1)
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Part 1 of 4 of my review of I WILL FEAR NO EVIL by Robert A. Heinlein. I wonder how other recent readers of this book look back on it. Obviously the novel deals with gender in sexuality in transgressive ways, but it also seems very old fashioned in its approach.Evan Lampe による
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Episode 661: James Baldwin: The Fire Next Time (1963)
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Brief thoughts on James Baldwin's 1963 essay THE FIRE NEXT TIME and its place in American history.Evan Lampe による
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Episode 660: James Baldwin: Nobody Knows My Name, More Notes of a Native Son
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In this episode I review James Baldwin's collection of essays NOBODY KNOWS MY NAME: MORE NOTES OF A NATIVE SON. These essays bridge his time in Paris to his engagement in the discourse on civil rights in America.Evan Lampe による
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 98: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Part 3)
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The conclusion to my review of THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS. In the next episode we will being a four part dive into I WILL FEAR NO EVIL.Evan Lampe による
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 97: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Part 2)
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Part two of my review of THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS by Robert A. Heinlein. In this episode, I cover the revolt on the Moon and some of the political theory at the heart of the novel, both the spoken and unspoken parts.Evan Lampe による
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 96: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Part 1)
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Part 1 of 3 of my review of THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS, one of Heinlein's most famous and well-regarded books. Often billed a libertarian novel, is it better to look at it as anti-colonial? Can it be both?Evan Lampe による
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Episode 659: James Baldwin: Notes of a Native Son
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We begin our look at James Baldwin's essays with his 1955 collection NOTES OF A NATIVE SON. Some of the topics explored in this collection are black representation in culture, expat life in Paris, and political life in Harlem.Evan Lampe による
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 95: Farnham's Freehold (Second Half)
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The second part of my review of FARNHAM'S FREEHOLD by Robert A. Heinlein. I really struggled with this book, but think it reveals the fundamental problem with Heinlein's relationship with the American past.Evan Lampe による
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 94: Farnham's Freedhold (First Half)
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I talk a bit about GLORY ROAD to finish up my thoughts on that novel, but I have decided to move onto Heinlein's FARNHAM'S FREEDHOLD. Is it his worst novel? Maybe not, but it is sure is trying hard. We will see what the second half gives us.Evan Lampe による
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Tess and Brock dive into the unconventional life of Sarah Orne Jewett by first venturing to Berwick Academy, the school that Jewett attended. As an alum, Jewett was somewhat of a “patron saint”, and there are still students there who read and relate to her wild ways. At Jewett’s house, Tess and Brock are fascinated by her desk due to its unexpected…
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Making Friends at the Nathaniel Hawthorne House
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Tess and Brock explore Nathanial Hawthorne’s childhood home in Raymond, Maine. Hawthorne’s writing colors the house as an idyllic childhood summer home and so it remains. Today, the local community uses the house as a space to come together—like it or not, Hawthorne! Tess and Brock remain persistent in their attempts to reveal the true story of Haw…
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Tess and Brock travel to Wiscasset, ME, to investigate the scene of James Weldon Johnson’s tragic death in a train accident. Author Russell Rymer gives us a glimpse of Johnson's life as a Black poet, diplomat, novelist, and activist—Johnson was a jack of all trades, master of all. Poet C.S. Giscombe discuss Johnson’s The Autobiography of an Ex-Colo…
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Tess and Brock put the spotlight on Edna St. Vincent Millay, the 20th century poet and feminist icon. Millay was notorious for her active “social life” among the NYC art scene during the height of the roaring ‘20s, but Tess and Brock focus on her prolific writing. Poet Gillian Obsorne has admired Millay for her eloquent expression of feminine angst…
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Tess and Brock try to get on the same wavelength as Edwin Arlington Robinson, also known as EAR, by visiting his birthplace in Gardiner, ME. To get inside the head of the poet they talk with Richard Russo. Russo and EAR share more similarities than their status as Pulitzer prize winning Maine authors—both of their work focuses on growing up in smal…
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Tess and Brock get to know Henry Wadsworth-Longfellow, the so-called hometown poet of Portland, ME. To find out whether Longfellow’s fame is justified, Tess and Brock head down to the Wadsworth-Longfellow house in the center of town. Longfellow wrote his first poem and other works in the house, but the house doesn’t just honor him but the whole Lon…
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Tess and Brock stay close to home while studying Harriet Beecher Stowe, the 19th-century author famous for writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Susanna Aston tells the harrowing story of how Stowe harbored fugitive slave John Andrew Jackson, and how one decision can change the course of history. Mentioned: Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe A Plausib…
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 93: Glory Road (First Half)
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I had hoped to talk about the first half of GLORY ROAD by Robert A. Heinlein, but I ended up talking about most of the events of the book. It is definitely one that needs to be unpacked for some of the larger discussions we are having about Heinlein.Evan Lampe による
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Episode 658: James Baldwin: Going to Meet the Man (2)
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In this episode I review the final four stories of GOING TO MEET THE MAN by James Baldwin. This episode includes my look at the titular story, which remains one of the most well-known and widely read of Baldwin's works.Evan Lampe による
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Episode 657: James Baldwin: Going to Meet the Man (1)
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In this episode I talk about the first four stories of the great collection by James Baldwin GOING TO MEET THE MAN.Evan Lampe による
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Episode 656: James Baldwin: Another Country (4)
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The final episode of my review of ANOTHER COUNTRY by James Baldwin. This novel deserves to be remembered as one of the best of the later 20th century.Evan Lampe による
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Episode 655: James Baldwin: Another Country (Part 3)
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Part three of my review of the wonderful novel ANOTHER COUNTRY by James Baldwin. In this section, Eric returns to New York and crisis deepens in the relationships of our main characters Ida, Vivaldo, Cass, and Richard.Evan Lampe による
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 92: Podkayne of Mars
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In this episode I take a quick look at the excellent short novel by Robert A. Heinlein PODKAYNE OF MARS. It is one of my favorite Heinlein novels I have read and it really seems Heinlein can write young characters well, just not young men.Evan Lampe による
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Part two of my review of ANOTHER COUNTRY by James Baldwin. For a novel that is just exploring transgressive romantic relationships (and some square relationships too), it is an enthralling journey.Evan Lampe による
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