Caleb Bedford

Cafe Au Lit

Arts EN ↓ 95 episodes

A podcast devoted to literature (and coffee), wherein Caleb Bedford (your host) gives his thoughts on a story, novel, play, poem, or some other form of literary work.http://linktr.ee/calebbedford

Author

Caleb Bedford

Episodes

"The Hollow Men" by T.S. Eliot (w/ Camden) 18.11.2022 44:39

*It is, in fact, Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald; Caleb doubted himself, and it cost him ridicule* This near-indecipherable and elitist poem is a real doozie! But we tried our best. Hope you enjoy!

“Rain at Night” by Victoria Chang 16.11.2022 6:39

From the collection ‘The Trees Witness Everything’ by Victoria Chang. Caleb dives into this deceptively simply poem that begs you to contemplate.

Two Poems by Emily Dickinson (w/ Camden) 13.11.2022 25:07

Camden returns to the podcast to show Caleb how wrong he is about interpreting a poem or two. ("Hope" is the thing with feathers; "Faith" is a fine invention)

"Good Bones" by Maggie Smith (w/ Camden) 11.11.2022 19:24

My friend Camden joins the podcast. Camden is much better at talking about poetry than I am, so it was quite a treat.

“Deliverance” by James Dickey (Opening Paragraph) (w/ Cody) 09.11.2022 18:13

Go check out Stripped Cover Lit on YouTube! He does opening paragraph analyses for books all the time as well as other literary analysis videos and he always has some great takeaways!

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams 06.11.2022 49:36

a new favorite read of mine! One of the funniest books I've read.

General discussion of ideas involving the future of the podcast... 04.11.2022 22:42

What the title says, yeah?

"Cat in the Rain" by Ernest Hemingway (In Our Time, 10) 01.11.2022 14:40

A continuation of the series. Don't forget to join the Cafe Au Lit Book Club GroupMe at linktr.ee/cafeaulit  for November's book Slaughterhouse-Five !

"Mr. and Mrs. Elliot" by Ernest Hemingway (In Our Time, 9) 27.10.2022 23:50

Another one.

"The Revolutionist" by Ernest Hemingway (In Our Time, 8) 25.10.2022 16:01

Not a lot going on in this one, eh?

"Wild nights - Wild nights (269)” by Emily Dickinson 23.10.2022 16:30

Caleb analyzes the poem by Emily Dickinson.

"Old Glory" by Ocean Vuong 23.10.2022 12:16

Caleb talks about a short but powerful poem from Ocean Vuong's new collection Time is a Mother, discussing toxic masculinity through the lens of the poem and an interview with Ocean Vuong (on Late Night with Seth Meyers, 2019).

“Soldier’s Home” by Ernest Hemingway (In Our Time, 7) w/ Cody 20.10.2022 42:10

Cody once again joins the podcast to talk about Hemingway.

“A Very Short Story” by Ernest Hemingway (In Our Time, 6) w/ Cody 18.10.2022 21:33

Cody joins the podcast to discuss “A Very Short Story”

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde 16.10.2022 36:22

Caleb gives random thoughts on The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. If you're looking for a well put together, thoughtful, deep dive of the novel, this is not the episode for you. But if you're looking for something a bit less organized, here you go!

"The Battler" by Ernest Hemingway (In Our Time, 5) 13.10.2022 20:30

A continuation of the series.

"The Three-Day Blow" by Ernest Hemingway (In Our Time, 4) 11.10.2022 19:50

Caleb continues his series on Hemingway's In Our Time . LinkTree

"The Chaser" by John Collier 26.08.2022 25:48

Welcome to another episode of Cafe Au Lit, where Caleb ignores his own plans and reads a random story!

"The End of Something" by Ernest Hemingway (In Our Time, 3) 18.08.2022 32:44

If you skip an episode, pick this one. Lol

"The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife" by Ernest Hemingway (In Our Time, 2) 12.08.2022 35:41

Caleb continues his series on Hemingway's story collection, In Our Time LINKTREE

"Indian Camp" by Ernest Hemingway (In Our Time, 1) 10.08.2022 29:34

Caleb reads and discusses "Chapter One" and "Indian Camp"