Classics You Slept Through

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 25 - Northanger Abbey (Chapters 27 - 31) We've finally made it to the end of  Northanger Abbey . Will Catherine's story end in happiness and solicitude?  Listen along, and let's find out! Twitter Facebook Instagram CYSTPod@gmail.com  

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 24 - Northanger Abbey   Discussion 4 (Chap. 21 - 26) Murder! Mystery! Intrigue! ...or is there?  Catherine is at Northanger, and things aren't all that they seem. A dead wife, an unpleasant husband, mysterious storage to investigate - it's all fodder for Catherine's overactive imagination. What does Henry see in her!? Join us as we go over the action at the titu...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 23 - Northanger Abbey Chapters 21 - 26 Now we really get to it: Catherine has been invited to stay with the Tilneys at Northanger Abbey, and her Gothic dreams are finally to be realized... or are they? Listen in and let's find out! Twitter Facebook Instagram CYSTPod@gmail.com

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 22 - Northanger Abbey Discussion 3 (Chap. 14 - 20) *** CONTENT WARNING: In this episode, I do bring up a word that I censored from the last reading. It's not a racial slur, but it sure sounds  like one, and we discuss why I felt it appropriate to change. *** What's this? Two podcasters in the  same room??  That's right! Mere and I are co-located for this week's...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 21 - Northanger Abbey - Chapters 14 - 20 *** Reupload -  episode audio issues fixed 10 AUG *** What more could you ask for from a book of this era? There's proposals and discussions of livings and pounds per year. It's like catnip for the Austen faithful! Have a seat, turn up the audio on your favorite headphones, and listen in as we read to you the next section...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 20 - Northanger Abbey Discussion 2 ( Chapters 9 - 13) Grab a dear friend to dote on, hitch up your gig, and settle in for a break down of all the action in Bath! We have carriage rides, kidnappings(?), the theater, plans made and changed, and some chastisement of the staff! It's all the British summer excitement that you can handle! For next week: read through c...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 19 - Northanger Abbey - Chapters 9 - 13 And now, we've got some drama! Enough with setup, this section gets us into some actual action and intrigue! We've got open air carriage rides, dances and flirtation, middle school level social interactions... and an attempted kidnapping?! Grab a friend, listen along, and get a mini book club going! Drop us a line and tell...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 18 - Northanger Abbey Discussion 1 (Chap. 1 - 8) We kick off our look at Northanger Abbey by examining the landmarks of Bath and wondering what a summer there is really like. We meet our main characters, and enjoy Jane Austen's fourth wall breaks. A correction in this episode: Mere called Austen a Victorian author... she was a Regency period author. She profusel...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 17 - Northanger Abbey - Chapters 1 - 8 It's the start of our fourth book and we're taking a big swing, going right to the top - Jane Austen. She's probably one of the biggest, most read, most beloved authors in the world... and for good reason. She's a phenomenal writer, and her works are full of wit, sarcasm, heart, and character.  Download the ebook , if you w...

One final bonus episode this week, as we ramp up to get back to your regularly scheduled podcasts! Today, Mere has selected a few poems from Robert Louis Stevenson's  A Child's Garden of Verses , and they're read by our dad! You get to listen to the voice that read to us growing up. Usually it put us to sleep at bedtime, but hopefully it won't have such an effect on you! Poems you'll find in this...

As Mere and baby have returned home and are settling into their new life, we're doing another bonus episode this week! Today I'm reading one of my favorite stories, that of Nate the Snake. There's no attributable author, though you can read along on the internet , and there's even an alternate narration, if you want to listen to another reader's take.  Please enjoy, and keep an eye on our social m...

A bonus episode!? What is this?? If you listened all the way through yesterday's wrap of Moreau , then you know that Mere has given birth to a healthy baby girl, and honestly, it couldn't have come at a better time, as we haven't yet started Northanger Abbey. Never fear - we will start that book once Mere is back on her feet and ready to record again. In the meantime, we (or, mostly Kyle, with a l...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 16 - The Island of Doctor Moreau - Wrap Up Episode Well, that's it. We've finally left the Island and its bizarre inhabitants behind. We would have closed this up sooner, but we recorded the podcast too far from the server, and by the time we drug it there, it had disintegrated... We'll discuss what we thought about Moreau , how much we enjoyed it, and we'll rev...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 15 - The Island of Doctor Moreau - Discussion #2 Today's episode finds us completing our visit to Moreau's Macabre Menagerie, and we discuss the fates of our protagonist (?) and the other denizens of the island.  Next pod is next week, where we'll wrap up Moreau and reveal our next book! Rate and review us, and use the sites below to send us your thoughts on the...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 14 - The Island of Doctor Moreau - Chapters 14 - 22 Today's reading is the completion of The Island of Doctor Moreau. We learn the fate of this strange and isolated island and bizarre menagerie of creatures and get to ponder over Prendick's continued trauma and real time processing of what he's experiencing. Join us for our discussion of this section next Tuesda...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 13 - The Island of Doctor Moreau - Discussion #1 In the episode, we'll go over the first half of  Moreau , through chapter 13. We'll meet our narrator and feel some existential terror at the hopelessness of the situations he experiences, culminating with his arrival at the titular island.   Look for tomorrow's episode to uncover the mystery of the island! Enjoy...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 12 - The Island of Doctor Moreau - Chapters 1 - 13 I'm very excited to be starting our third book,  The Island of Doctor Moreau , by a founding father of science-fiction, H.G. Wells. It's our first foray into the genre, and a new experience for Mere. You can get the ebook here, if you'd like to read along. Really looking forward to discussing this one next week!...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 11 - The Metamorphosis Wrap-Up In today's episode, we're putting the trial and sorrow of Gregor Samsa to bed (under the bed?). This was an interesting read which had some disturbing parallels to our own family.  We're also revealing our next book, the first part of which will be in your feed tomorrow! (Spoiler: we're very excited about this one!) Don't forget to...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 10 - The Metamorphosis Discussion Part 2 Baby milestone! We've reached ten episodes! Thanks to all of you, our listeners, as this is our first foray into podcasting. Today we close out  The Metamorphosis,  our second book. It certainly ended in a much different place than what I expected, which probably means I missed a ton of subtext.  We're excited to hear wha...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 9 - The Metamorphosis - Part 2 Today's episode finishes our second book, The Metamorphosis , by Franz Kafka. Today's read is the second half of Chapter 2 and Chapter 3. Copy of the ebook, if you want to read along. Discussion will be up next Tuesday. In the meantime, what did you think about The Metamorphosis? Is Gregor's family better off without him? Should he...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 8 - The Metamorphosis - Part 1 (Discussion) Poor Gregor. He just wants to roll back over in bed and forget any of this strangeness has happened to him. Kind of like us with global pandemics... In this episode we'll discuss Gregor's predicament, how he and the family begin to cope with his transformation.  For next week: finish the book! Don't forget to subscribe...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 7 - The Metamorphosis - Part 1 Today's episode begins our second book,  The Metamorphosis , by Franz Kafka. It's the surreal tale of Gregor Samsa, who awakes one morning to find himself transformed into an insect. It's another short read, so today is Chapter 1 and half of Chapter 2. (Up to the line which ends 'to see how his sister liked the new arrangement.', i...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 6 - The Call of the Wild - Wrap Up After exploring the frozen north of gold rush Canada, we offer our final thoughts, and reveal our next book! Let us know what you thought of  The Call of the Wild!  Did you enjoy? Had you read it before? If not, did it meet your expectations going in? Twitter Facebook Instagram You can also send us your thoughts via email: CYST...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 5 - The Call of the Wild - Chapters 5-7 Suit up in your best gold miner cosplay, and let's hope the bottom doesn't drop out of this episode as we go over the last half of the book and finally meet Harrison Ford. He's just as silent and gruff as you'd expect!  Next week we'll do a final wrap up of our thoughts on the book, and reveal our next reading selection. W...

Classics You Slept Through: Episode 2 - The Call of the Wild - Chapters 5-7 This episode, we conclude our reading of  The Call of the Wild ! Listen or read along as we find out how Buck adapts to the wild, and how he deals with the titular call. Enjoy completing our first book, and we'll discuss it next Tuesday. Remember to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or send us your thoughts...