Classic Literature Podcasts

A look at all of the literature you read in high school and college and wished you had paid more attention to. ————————————————————— Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Play’s the Thing is the ultimate podcast resource for lovers of Shakespeare. Dedicating six episodes to each play (one per act, plus a Q&A episode), this podcast explores the themes, scenes, characters, and lines that make Shakespeare so memorable. In the end, we will cover every play The Bard wrote, thus permitting an ongoing […]

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On the Road with Penguin Classics is a podcast that takes a stroll around the world’s favourite books. In each episode, author and editor Henry Eliot travels to a different literary location to explore a brilliant book in the company of a remarkable reader. ————————————————————— Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In these hectic times, sometimes the quiet and thoughtful reading of a good short story or the serenity of a beautiful piece of music is just the respite that we need. Join Joe Weber, the host of Atlanta’s The Voice of the Arts, as he guides you on an eclectic and unexpected journey through some […]

We’re friends and academics who take classic literature off its pedestal by making fun of it. ————————————————————— Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A blog and podcast that discuss James Joyce’s Ulysses from a non-academic point of view. Less snooty, more movie references.

The unofficial podcast of literary misfits everywhere who want to engage with books of “substance” (i.e. serious, respected, heavy, philosophical, classic), or at least considered such.

“It is the honourable characteristic of Poetry that its materials are to be found in every subject which can interest the human mind.” William Wordsworth The Troubadour Podcast invites you into a world where art is conversation and conversation is art. The conversations on this show will be with some living people and some dead […]

A journey through the beauty and inspiration of Dante’s Divine Comedy, and the historical, philosophical and theological context of this Great Poem from the 13 hundreds. Enjoy! dantesdivinecomedy.substack.com

At one of America’s oldest bookshops, there are just as many stories to be told outside the pages as in them. Join Brattle Book Shop proprietor Kenneth Gloss and co-host Jordan Rich as they share insightful and entertaining conversations and histories surrounding Boston’s favorite spot for bibliophiles. Topics range from military autobiographies to regional cookbooks […]

In each episode I discuss around 100 pages from the works of American writers. Contact me at hundredpagescast@gmail.com

Hillsdale College’s John J. Miller discusses classic works within the Western literary canon.

While fashions change and technology evolves, there are just some things about being human that transcend time. And the persistence of those human experiences is why anyone can find themselves in the timeless, romantic, and funny novels of Jane Austen. The Jane Austen Podcast with Alison Larkin brings a fresh voice to these classic stories. […]

Welcome to Novel Pairings, a podcast dedicated to making the classics readable, relevant, and fun. As two nerdy bookworms, we appreciate the role of classic lit, but we but we won’t get too academic about it. We’ll talk about the books we love and the books we loath, and help stock your TBR pile with […]

BiblioTakes is a book club podcast following the frequently irreverent opinions of co-hosts Paul Wojda and Cody Palomo on literary works. Tune-in for hot takes and a style of analysis that could get you kicked out of your English class.

Every other Monday we’ll release a brand new episode where you’ll hear us talk about some of our favorite classics, what they mean to us, and how they’ve impacted our own personal story. To find out more about Bards Alley Bookshop visit us at bardsalley.com and interact with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Tell […]

Hello and welcome! We are a group of book lovers – Aleta, Amanda, Juan, and myself – who are passionate about gaining wisdom from literature to enhance our lives. Our aim is to share our thoughts, ideas, and test theories we’ve learned through our reading journeys. We’re excited that you’re here to join us! So, […]

What the Austen? is a Jane Austen podcast hosted by Izzy Meakin, a passionate life long Janeite. Every other week Izzy is joined by a fellow Austen enthusiast as they take a deep dive into Jane Austen’s novels and characters. This podcast is for the fans who love to oscillate between the thought provoking conversations […]

Jo’s Boys is a podcast for little women, little men, and everyone in between! We’ll be reading through “Little Women” chapter by chapter, pulling out queer and trans threads as we go. Our guests include best-selling authors, legendary activists, and veteran Alcott scholars. Your host is Peyton Thomas, author of the award-winning novel “Both Sides […]

Welcome to Through the Pages, your bookish podcast in which we read books that are considered classics to figure out if they’re worth your while – and to discover why they are amongst the classics. Brought to you by two book-obsessed friends – because books only truly come alive when you talk about them. Follow […]

A cheeky, irreverent yet informative deep-dive into all things Shakespeare, hosted by two longtime Shakespeare performers, directors, and teachers.

A course with Dr. Robert Alexander. Find Christ where ordinarily we don’t see him and to enter more fully and deeply into the sacramental life of the Church, especially the Eucharist

The book club podcast where Dave Warneke has read the book so you don’t have to. Each episode Dave tells two special guests all about a classic novel or play, and by the end of the show, both you and they can pretend you’ve read it. From Austen to Tolstoy, Shakespeare to Hemingway… Devour a […]

Hosts Sandra Newman and Catherine Nichols choose one book for each year of the twentieth century (Nella Larsen’s Passing, 1936, Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls, 1966; Mohandas Gandhi’s Indian Home Rule, 1909) and talk about it in its historical and literary context. Join the hosts and their special guests to find out what the […]

The Thing About Austen is a podcast about Jane Austen’s world — the people, objects, and culture that shape Austen’s fiction. Come for the historical context and stay for the literary shenanigans. Think of us as your somewhat cheeky tour guides to the life and times of Jane Austen.

Becca has read all of Jane Austen’s work. Molly literally does not know who Mrs. Bennet is. Together, they venture into Austen’s world of romance, biting satire, and class struggles. Like Austen? Interested in a modern take? This is the podcast for you! Produced by Molly Burdick Audio production by Graham Cook Show art by […]

Lee Moore talks about Chinese Literature.

We discuss the great books, the great ideas and the process of liberal education.

A podcast by Shakespeare in the Ruff dedicated to the exploration of the characters, themes, and people of the season. Shakespeare in the Ruff is a collectively run not-for-profit theatre company building a community and a cultural hub in Toronto’s East End.

Where There’s a Will searches for the surprising places Shakespeare shows up outside the theater. Host Barry Edelstein, artistic director at one of the country’s leading Shakespeare theaters, and co-host writer and director Em Weinstein, ask what is it about Shakespeare that’s given him a continuous afterlife in all sorts of unexpected ways? You’ll hear […]

Do you like books? I love books. Did we just become bestfriends? Yup! I have a book problem is a monthly podcast that reviews books, releases, and a little mental health in between. Come join me and who knows, maybe you will find your next favorite read.

Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week – insight, opinion and intellectual surprise.

The Seattle Public Library celebrates the written word through literary and humanities programs, including readings and talks by local, national and international authors, Seattle Reads, and the annual Washington State Book Awards, American history lecture, and Living History or Living Literature series.

In 1929 F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote Ernest Hemingway that because his short stories now earned $4000 a pop he was “an old whore” who had “mastered the 40 positions” when “in her youth one was enough.” But were the upwards of 180 stories he cranked out when not writing The Great Gatsby really the work […]

Featuring interviews with authors, actors and academics, Ear Read This creates well-researched critical introductions to vintage and modern classics. Specialties include: Shakespeare, Arthurian literature and books from or about our home city of Edinburgh.

The poem is allegorical, with multiple meanings. Each episode will cover a canto at a time, summarizing and interpreting the poem based on dozens of commentaries. Check the website for further reading.

All The Beautiful Letters focuses on the love of books and the importance of literacy in search of the literary binge. The host has a MaEd in English and is a credentialed Literary Specialist, with a graduate certificate in college counseling pursuing screenwriting. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebeautifulletters/support

Montana has produced an extraordinary number of notable books and stories, many of which have been instrumental in defining the American West. A River Runs Through It, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Fools Crow, The Big Sky, Perma Red, and The Last Best Place, all Montana books. For this podcast, Montana writers Russell Rowland […]

Women wrote classics, too. And we’re here to celebrate them! We’re spilling the tea on awesome plays by women that are *classics* as we fight for a gender-expansive canon. Timely, producible, excellent – these are plays you want to know. Each episode is dedicated to a different play and playwright. It’s the podcast version ofExpand […]

Join Ben and Mark as we explore Moby Dick! Now that we’ve completed the novel itself, in the Appendices we’re plunging like fate into the many ways people have adapted it. Whether as film, anime, musical theater, or theme park ride, whether faithful, reinterpreted, or just plain bizarre, we’re here to see Moby Dick in […]

A podcast all about great books, amazing authors, and the joy that can be found in between the page!

This year, 2021, marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante, author of the great Divine Comedy. I invite you to experience the odyssey, by accompanying me as I discuss each canto. My book, Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Guide For The Spiritual Journey, is published by Angelico Press for the 700th anniversary of Dante’s […]

An audio companion to the YouTube channel, W.A.S.T.E. Mailing List. Deep dive literary analysis on fringe lit released monthly.

Two very serious housemates read Dante very seriously.

From Edith Wharton to Blair Waldorf and everything in between, beyond and before, explore fictional homes and living spaces with English literature graduate Talia Ulrich. There’s no place like home and no home like an imagined place. Community subscriptions: $0.99USD/mo – nominate any fictional work for future episodes! $4.99USD/mo – nominate fictional works AND get […]

•FBOL is now on Patreon! Subscribe: http://www.patreon.com/fuckboisoflit•The podcast about the most groan-worthy, enraging, and sh*t characters in lit. Join host Emily Edwards and a guest for a weekly “book club” discussion on every book you wanted to destroy in English class, but couldn’t. Classic literature of Europe and the Americas– everything from mythology to Victorian […]

Do you wish you’d actually *read* all of your English assignments in High School? Think you’re too old to read and understand the literary classics of yesteryear? Fear not! Join Kyle and Meredith as they help you demystify those classics you slept through.

A podcast dedicated to celebrating good friends, and the power of literature. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/good-reads-better-friends/support

Each episode Dr. J reads a dramatic passage from one of Shakespeare’s plays and discusses how it and the play its from equip us for life’s challenges as well as giving us the pleasures of art.

Present by the team behind Goldberry Books, an indie bookshop in Concord, NC, the Goldberry Books podcast features conversations about topics of a bookish bent, from interviews with authors to discussions about notable happenings in the world of publishing, and much more. goldberrybooks.substack.com

Newly relaunched from the original 5-star rated “My TV” podcast, My Entertainment World now encompasses everything from TV, Cinema, Theatre, Books, Sports, Music and Games. Original founder and host Kelly is back alongside the My Entertainment World senior staff and special guests to talk about all things entertainment.

Radio Rumi is hosted by Dr. Fatemeh Keshavarz at the University of Maryland. Keshavarz is author of award winning books including Reading Mystical Lyric: the Case of Jalal al-Din Rumi (USC Press,1998), Recite in the Name of the Red Rose (USC Press, 2006) and a book of literary analysis and social commentary titled Jasmine and […]

Julia Golding, author and a Jane Austen fan, is joined by guests to discuss early nineteenth perspectives on issues in modern life through the lens of the wit and wisdom of Jane Austen. Perfect for fans of Jane Austen or anyone wanting to take a little break from the twenty-first century.

Season 1 for… Ulysses by James Joyce. The unabridged text, read by more than a hundred writers, artists, comedians and musicians Season 2 for… Bloomcast. A deep-dive into the text with Adam Biles, Alice McCrum and Lex Paulson, as well as other bonus episodes. To celebrate a hundred years since Sylvia Beach published James Joyce’s […]

SAL/on air is a literary podcast featuring engaging author talks and readings from over thirty-five years of Seattle Arts & Lectures’ programming. Seattle Arts & Lectures (SAL) is a literary nonprofit. Seattle Arts & Lectures cultivates transformative experiences through story and language with readers and writers of all generations. Get in-person or online tickets to […]

James Sheldrake, jack of all literary trades, attempts to say something valuable about each of Shakespeare’s plays in handy 15-minute instalments.

Subscribers can enjoy every episode: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoreausleaves/subscribe THOREAU’S LEAVES presents the words of Henry David Thoreau, one of America’s greatest voices, in immersive soundscapes complete with music and the audio textures of nature. Episodes span Thoreau’s celebrated writing, lesser-known writing, and his journal, whose mindful pages capture his commitment to a nonconformist life in nature and […]

My Cousin Jane is a podcast produced by Jane Austen’s cousin—well, her 8th cousin, 6 times removed—Lee Falin, about the life and works of Jane Austen. Rather than explore the “literary themes and ethos of Jane Austen”, or something else you might hear about in a graduate level English Lit class, My Cousin Jane presents […]

Join us as we explore the lost generation and their search for meaning in a world shattered by war. The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway, is a timeless masterpiece that takes us on a journey from the streets of Paris to the bullfighting arenas of Spain. Through Hemingway’s iconic prose, we witness the struggles […]