The Casual Academic: A Literary Podcast
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Aside #19 - An Intro to Henry James & Our Top Creepy Tales
On our newest Aside, we introduce our new feature…
Episode 24 - R.L. Stevenson, Plotting & Immortality in Adolfo Bioy Casares' "The Invention of Morel"
Hello! We are very excited to present our full-le…
Aside #18 - Argentine Literature, Borges & an Intro to Adolfo Bioy Casares' "The Invention of Morel"
TCA is back in full gear! On this Aside, we intro…
Aside #17 - Summer Reads, The Return of the Serial & Electric Lit's "Star Witness"
And we're back! The light in august has faded, a…
Episode 23 - Belief, Con Artists & The American Soul in Neil Gaiman's "American Gods"
We're back with a brand new episode, after some d…
Aside #16 - Weddings, Summer Reads & an intro to Neil Gaiman's "American Gods"
We're getting the band back together! After a few…
Episode 22 - Science in Sci-Fi, Aliens, and a Critique of Democracy in "The Black Cloud"
Special guest Shawn Moksvold joins me to discuss …
Aside #15 - A Special Guest, "Good" Science Fiction & Our Imminent Death
In this Aside, special guest Shawn Moksvold joins…
Episode 21 - Speculative Fiction, Language and Survival in Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"
In this episode, special guest Zak Breckenridge j…
Aside #14 - Lit Hub, Environmental Humanities & an Intro Discussion on "The Handmaid's Tale"
On our new Aside, Zak Breckenridge is back on the…