The Cultured Bumpkin

In this episode I got to visit with Emily Liner, owner of Friendly City Books in Columbus, Mississippi. This is my favorite book store and you have to stop if you're ever n the area. In the meantime, you can check out their web site and support an awesome small business from right where you are! https://www.friendlycitybooks.com/ Browse their entire warehouse of over 5 million books at bookshop.or...

Mark Twain's "Journalism in Tennessee" is one of my favorite short stories in American literature. This was originally recorded in November of 2018 and was the second episode of The Cultured Bumpkin. Enjoy! For more literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JakePhillips116/videos Or Tiktok (this has alot more non public domain stuff) https://www.tiktok.com/@jakep...

In this episode Sir Walter Scott gives us his take on people who look down on where they're from... For more literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JakePhillips116/videos Or Tiktok (this has alot more non public domain stuff) https://www.tiktok.com/@jakephillips116?lang=en Or my literature themed sleep podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ode-to-a-mo...

In the epic novel Moby Dick and many other maritime writings, a "Jonah" is regarded with superstition. To truly understand why, how about we listen to the story of Jonah right from the Holy Bible? Here it is... For more literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JakePhillips116/videos Or Tiktok (this has alot more non public domain stuff) https://www.tiktok.com/@j...

A poem about Dad's by one of my Dad's favorite poets. James Blunt singing "Monsters" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTFbGcnl0po For more literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JakePhillips116/videos Or Tiktok (this has alot more non public domain stuff) https://www.tiktok.com/@jakephillips116?lang=en Or my literature themed sleep podcast: https://podcasts.app...

This week I've been doing alot of writing. I'm working on an eBook about how to become a voice actor (stay tuned for more details). One of the things I keep things about is just not giving up. It's easy to think about, talk about, and write about, but hard to do. For more literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JakePhillips116/videos Or Tiktok (this has alot mo...

In this poem, Arnold describes his crisis of faith brought on by recent scientific discoveries. It's something that just about everyone experiences at some point in their life, regardless if they come to the same conclusion. For more literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JakePhillips116/videos Or Tiktok (this has alot more non public domain stuff) https://www...

Wildred Owen was a "war poet" from the Great War (World War l) who was born in 1893 and was killed on November 4, 1918, just one week before the war ended. His work doesn't romanticize war at all. Even though he uses poetic, often beautiful terms, you often feel sick to your stomach after reading his work. War is an ugly business that should never be entered into lightly... For more literature the...

This poem was requested by recent guest J.D. Sutter ( https://www.audiotheatrecentral.com/ ) You can do the same! Email me at jakephillips116@gmail.com with your public domain requests and I will certainly consider it. For more classic literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JakePhillips116/videos Or Tiktok (this has alot more non public domain stuff) https://w...

The Raven is one of the most well known, influential, oft quoted poems of all American literature. Hope you enjoy this rendition... For more literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JakePhillips116/videos Or Tiktok (this has alot more non public domain stuff) https://www.tiktok.com/@jakephillips116?lang=en To make a request, book me for a voiceover/or event, or...

This is one of the most well known stories in the the entire Bible and involves a Persian tyrant, a group of jealous government officials, and a foreign prophet... For more literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JakePhillips116/videos Or Tiktok (this has alot more non public domain stuff) https://www.tiktok.com/@jakephillips116?lang=en Or my literature themed...

Raine Fielder is from the Appalachia region as been writing poetry since she was in seventh grade, when she fell in love with a guitar player. She has written several poems, song lyrics, angry Facebook rants, short stories and several books. Writing has been her passion for her whole life. What she is most passionate about is fighting injustice. Especially for the Native American community, femini...

T.S. Eliot was a poet, writer, literary critic, and publisher who lived from 1888 to 1965. His "Prufrock" marked a cultural shift into Modernism and is one of the most recogized poems in modern literature... For more literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JakePhillips116/videos Or Tiktok (this has alot more non public domain stuff) https://www.tiktok.com/@jake...

When people think of classic American poetry from the 20th century, Robert Frost is one of the folks they think of of. Someone once said that "he is of the soil and loves country life and country people, and in his poetry country people and country scenes predominate." This poem fits that description perfectly... For more literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/...

In this poem, Walt Whitman paints a beautiful word picture of happy, fulfilled people singing while they go about their work. "The hand of the diligent maketh rich" -King Solomon For more literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JakePhillips116/videos Or Tiktok (this has alot more non public domain stuff) https://www.tiktok.com/@jakephillips116?lang=en To make a...

This poem was published in 1907 in "Songs of a Sourdough" and is set on Lake LeBarge in the Yukon in northwest Canada. It's one of my most requested readings on TikTok so I thought I'd post it here as well. For more literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JakePhillips116/videos Or Tiktok (this has alot more non public domain stuff) https://www.tiktok.com/@jakep...

Coach Ross Hillier is a renaissance man and a very good friend. In this episode he explains, among other things, why he programs reading for fitness/wellness clients, and the positive benefits of it. I highly encourage you to follow Ross on Instagram Twitter and Youtube. Also, definitely check out his podcast The Nomad Strength Show ( on Spotify ) ( on Apple ) and web site: https://www.nomad-stren...

The Bible has had a great impact on western thought, culture, and literature. A familiarity will the Bible is a great help in understanding the themes and idioms of many classic writers, especially from the early 20th century and earlier. Here is the story of how everything came into being, according to the Bible... For more literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.c...

My five year old, Charlie, joins me in the studio today to read "If" by Rudyard Kipling. A great poem who's advice will help anyone. To see the video of this reading, check the Youtube link below! For more literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JakePhillips116/videos Or Tiktok (this has alot more non public domain stuff) https://www.tiktok.com/@jakephillips116...

Another day, another love poem. This piece is by English poet Christopher Marlowe who died in 1593 just as William Shakespeare's career was taking off. I love it. For more literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JakePhillips116/videos Or Tiktok (this has alot more non public domain stuff) https://www.tiktok.com/@jakephillips116?lang=en To make a request, book m...

In this beautiful sonnet, Shakespeare gives us his take on what love is, and isn't. Enjoy! For more classic literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JakePhillips116/videos Or Tiktok (this has alot more non public domain stuff) https://www.tiktok.com/@jakephillips116?lang=en To make a request, book me for a voiceover/or event, or just to say hi, email: jakephilli...

In this Poe short story, a selfish prince retreats into his bizarre fortress with a group of friends to wait out the "Red Death" ravaging the countryside. Will they be safe in there? Listen and find out! For more classic literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JakePhillips116/videos Or Tiktok (this has alot more non public domain stuff) https://www.tiktok.com/@...

Spring has sprung (at least down where I live!) The leaves are popping out, there are blooms on the fruit trees, and daffodils are about to be out en force. In this beautiful little piece, William Wordsworth describes happening upon a patch of daffodils and the effect it had on him. For more literature content, check out my TikTok and Youtube ! To make requests or bookings or just say hi, shoot me...

In this episode, Adele Spears and I discuss literary favorites, and she performs two pieces for us: Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky" and James Whitcomb Riley's "Little Orphant Annie". You can follow Adele on social media at the following: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@adeleonlocation Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/adele.spears/?hl=en For more classic literature themed content from Jake, che...

This is a wonderful story of redemption and forgiveness from the Holy Bible, told by Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Luke. To hear more Bible readings, check out my Bible playlist on Youtube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFYHyiw6RMw&list=PLAbchZR9PDhRIMIjOJ7TRHLpsv2M-906S For more literature themed content, check me out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JakePhillips116/videos Or T...