Close Reads Podcast

Goldberry Studios

Close Reads is a book-club podcast for the incurable reader co-hosted by David Kern, Heidi White, Sean Johnson, and occasionally Tim McIntosh. We read good books and talk about them. This is a show for amateurs in the best sense. This is not an experts show: we’re book lovers, book enthusiasts. Our goal is have empathetic and intelligent conversations about good books. Close Reads is produced by Goldberry Studios, the podcast wing of Goldberry Books, a family-run indie bookshop in Concord, NC.

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Dec 22, 2017 · 1 hr 11 min
Twelfth Night: Act 5
Join Angelina, Tim, and David as they continue to discuss William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Topics include where Twelfth Night belongs in Shakespeare's canon, the somewhat abrupt ending, the lack of change in the characters, the subtitle,...
Dec 15, 2017 · 1 hr 20 min
#79: Twelfth Night, Act 4
Join Angelina, Tim, and David as they continue to discuss William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Topics include Shakespeare's innovation (and subversion) of dramatic form, the Shakespearean authorship question and whether it matters, the way...
Dec 8, 2017 · 1 hr 13 min
#78: Twelfth Night ( Act 3)
Join Angelina, Tim, and David as they continue to discuss William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Topics include Shakespeare's approach to structure, identity (and the motif of disguise), and comedic reversals. Plus, Tim tells another story...
Dec 1, 2017 · 1 hr 26 min
#77: Twelfth Night (Act 2)
Join Angelina, Tim, and David as they continue conversation on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Topics include the number of lines dedicated to the "foolish" characters, the nature of Soliloquy in Shakespeare, and much, much more.
Nov 25, 2017 · 1 hr 40 min
#76: Twelfth Night (Act 1)
Join Angelina, Tim, and David as they kickoff conversation on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Topics include different approaches to Shakespeare, Renaissance metaphors that are key in the play, and much, much more (this episode is long!).
Nov 18, 2017 · 1 hr 15 min
#75: Murder on the Orient Express: The Movie
It took a few takes (and some persistent in the face of tech issue), but Angelina, Tim, and David are back with another episode of Close Reads. This week they discuss Kenneth Branaugh's film adaptation of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient...
Nov 11, 2017 · 1 hr 19 min
#74: Murder on the Orient Express Q&A
Join Angelina, Tim, and David for another episode of literary debate, witty banter, and all around frivolity as they answer several listener questions and debate the overall artistic quality of Agatha Christie's "masterpiece." Topics includes...
Nov 3, 2017 · 1 hr 18 min
#73: Murder on the Orient Express (part 3)
On this episode of Close Reads Angelina, Tim, and David discuss the finale of Agatha Christie's beloved mystery story, Murder on the Orient Express. Topics include: The Great Candy Wars of 2017, the detective as a trope, the question of justice...
Oct 27, 2017 · 1 hr 15 min
#72: Murder on the Orient Express (part 2)
On this episode of Close Reads Angelina, Tim, and David discuss part two of Agatha Christie's beloved mystery story, Murder on the Orient Express. Topics include: Some (fascinating) listener theories on the book, Poirot's approach and...
Oct 21, 2017 · 1 hr 14 min
#71: Murder on the Orient Express (part 1)
On this episode of Close Reads Angelina, Tim, and David kick off their discussion of Agatha's Christie classic mystery story, Murder on the Orient Express. This week they chat about part one. Topics include the way Christie plays with the form of the...
Oct 7, 2017 · 1 hr 10 min
#70: Gilead (ep. 8)
On this episode of Close Reads, Tim and David conclude their discussion of Marilynne Robinson's beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Gilead. include whether Jack should have left town, whether Jack is a bad guy, and much, much more. This...
Sep 30, 2017 · 1 hr 8 min
#69: Gilead (ep. 7)
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their discussion of Marilynne Robinson's beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Gilead. Topics include Angelina's strong feelings about the book (and David's pushback), whether...
Sep 22, 2017 · 1 hr 3 min
#68: Gilead (ep. 6)
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their discussion of Marilynne Robinson's beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Gilead. Topics include ways the parable of the prodigal son show up in the book, Jack Boughton's...
Sep 18, 2017 · 1 hr 2 min
#67: Christine Perrin on Learning to Love Marilynne Robinson
On this bonus episode of Close Reads, David discusses Marilynne Robinson with poet, teacher, and speaker Christine Perrin, who explains why it took her a while to learn to love Gilead, why Lila is her "heart book," and much, much more. *** This...
Sep 14, 2017 · 1 hr 27 min
#66: Gilead (ep. 5)
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their discussion of Marilynne Robinson's beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Gilead. Topics include how easy it is to focus on the wrong things when you read, the mystery of...
Sep 4, 2017 · 1 hr 11 min
#65: Gilead (ep. 4)
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their discussion of Marilynne Robinson's beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Gilead. Topics include all the baseball in the book, the mystery of Jack Boughton, the remembrance...
Aug 29, 2017 · 1 hr 10 min
#64: Gilead (ep. 3)
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim (from Aruba), and David continue their discussion of Marilynne Robinson's beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Gilead. Topics include the book's lack of plot, the various father/son relationships,...
Aug 22, 2017 · 1 hr 8 min
#63: Gilead (ep. 2)
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina and David continue their discussion of Marilynne Robinson's beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Gilead (while Tim vacations in Aruba). Topics include John Ames' observations of humanity, the goodness of...
Aug 14, 2017 · 57 min
#62: Gilead Kick-off Show
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David kick off their discussion of Marilynne Robinson's beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Gilead (2004). Topics include whether this is a sad book, a bit on Robinson's biography, John Ames's joy...
Aug 8, 2017 · 1 hr 15 min
#61: Brideshead Revisited Q&A
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, David, and Andrew conclude their discussion of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel Brideshead Revisited, answering listener questions. Topics include: The BBC miniseries and Jeremy Irons' audio...

Close Reads Podcast

Twelfth Night: Act 5

#79: Twelfth Night, Act 4

#78: Twelfth Night ( Act 3)

#77: Twelfth Night (Act 2)

#76: Twelfth Night (Act 1)

#75: Murder on the Orient Express: The Movie

#74: Murder on the Orient Express Q&A

#73: Murder on the Orient Express (part 3)

#72: Murder on the Orient Express (part 2)

#71: Murder on the Orient Express (part 1)

#70: Gilead (ep. 8)

#69: Gilead (ep. 7)

#68: Gilead (ep. 6)

#67: Christine Perrin on Learning to Love Marilynne Robinson

#66: Gilead (ep. 5)

#65: Gilead (ep. 4)

#64: Gilead (ep. 3)

#63: Gilead (ep. 2)

#62: Gilead Kick-off Show

#61: Brideshead Revisited Q&A