Beyond the Walls Book Chat

Just a last-minute article in a tiny magazine in 1899, yet somehow, it's as relevant today as it was then. Find out how the unsung hero of the Spanish American War can impact our lives and our attitudes even today. Send us Fan Mail For questions and comments please email beyondthewallsbookchat@gmail.com

A random visit to the symphony has set me on a quest to figure out what gives a work of art its staying power. And worse, why are some things forgotten and left behind? This episode covers one of my theories, but I have quite a few more. Send us Fan Mail For questions and comments please email beyondthewallsbookchat@gmail.com

Tolstoy asked life's big questions in Anna Karenina and he chose his character Konstantin Levin to be the one to answer those questions. Find out just what Tolstoy thought the true meaning of life was in this episode of Beyond the Walls. Send us Fan Mail For questions and comments please email beyondthewallsbookchat@gmail.com

Is Anna Karenina a great love story or rather a cautionary tale? Find out in Part 1 of my talk on the immortality of Tolstoy's classic novel. Send us Fan Mail For questions and comments please email beyondthewallsbookchat@gmail.com

It's a century old and still relevant and speaking. Let's find out together what EM Forster says about connecting the prose and the passion in our lives. Send us Fan Mail For questions and comments please email beyondthewallsbookchat@gmail.com

Before the heroes we're all familiar with like Odysseus, Hector, and Achilles there were the OG: Perseus, Jason, and a band of great men called the Argonauts. These are the stories before the stories. All the best parts are there: quests, monsters, and rescues. Let's talk about how Orpheus defeats the sirens and how we can apply his method to our own daily sirens. Amazon has a copy of th...

Today we follow Milo into a world of puns and word play to discover that people are the same everywhere we go and it's okay to make mistakes as long as we learn from them. Send us Fan Mail For questions and comments please email beyondthewallsbookchat@gmail.com

A priest, a thief, and a French police officer take a walk in the countryside. It's not the beginning of a joke it's the beautiful beginning of the stories by G.K. Chesterton about his beloved priest detective, Father Brown. This week's episode digs into why Father Brown is still so loved and why his stories are the perfect read when you don't have much time. The Complete Fathe...

"Books do not age as you and I do. They will speak still when you and I are gone, to generations we will never see. Yes, the books must survive." -Corrie Ten Boom In this episode Bet dives into the themes of Fahrenheit 451 and discusses what it says about books and their importance to our humanity.  How did the author Ray Bradbury foresee how distractions would take over our lives? And w...

This episode introduces the podcast and its focus on classical literature along with the host's personal story. Bet shares how she decided to begin reading intentionally, starting with unfamiliar books, and eventually achieving her goal of completing The Aeneid by Virgil. With her podcast Bet aims to help listeners curate their own lists of classical books, offering insights from her own read...