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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Jul 28, 2017 · 1 hr 41 min
#60: Concluding Brideshead Revisited (LIVE EPISODE)
On this special LIVE episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, David, and their special guest conclude their discussion of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel Brideshead Revisited, focusing on the final chapters. This episode was recorded...
Jul 18, 2017 · 1 hr 22 min
#59: Brideshead Revisited, part 2, chapters 2-3
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their discussion of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel, Brideshead Revisited, focusing on chapter 9. Topics include: Julia's prescience Julia's guilty conscience...
Jul 13, 2017 · 1 hr 27 min
#58: Brideshead Revisited Chapter 9
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their discussion of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel, Brideshead Revisited, focusing on chapter 9. Topics include: The interesting structure of the chapter Celia's...
Jul 3, 2017 · 1 hr 18 min
#57: Brideshead Revisited chapter 8
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their discussion of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel, Brideshead Revisited, focusing on chapter 7. Topics include: Getting to know Julia Rex's ignorance Why Charles is...
Jun 27, 2017 · 1 hr 9 min
Close Reads #56: Brideshead Revisited Chapter 7
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their discussion of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel, Brideshead Revisited, focusing on chapter 7. Topics include: Getting to know Julia Rex's ignorance Why Charles is...
Jun 20, 2017 · 1 hr 31 min
#56: Brideshead Revisited Chapter 6
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, David, and a special guest continue their discussion of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel, Brideshead Revisited, focusing on chapter 6. Topics include: The greatest sentence of the...
Jun 8, 2017 · 1 hr 27 min
#54: Brideshead Revisited Chapter 5
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their discussion of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel, Brideshead Revisited, focusing on chapter 5. Topics include: Charles' father Sebastian's malaise The fate of...
Jun 1, 2017 · 1 hr 16 min
#53: Brideshead Revisited, Chapters 3-4
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their discussion of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel, Brideshead Revisited, focusing on chapters 3-4. Topics include: Tim's upcoming vacation A comparison of Charles family...
May 23, 2017 · 1 hr 6 min
#53: Brideshead Revisited Chapters 1-2
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David kick off their discussion of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel, Brideshead Revisited, focusing on the prologue and chapters one and two. Topics include: First experiences with Waugh...
May 16, 2017 · 59 min
#52: Narnia Nostalgia
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David discuss C.S. Lewis's classic, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and it's victory in our Great Books Bracket this spring. Topics include: Why the Narnia stories have...
May 10, 2017 · 1 hr 21 min
#51: O'Connor Q&A
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David conclude their conversation on Flannery O'Connor's collection of stories, Everything That Rises Must Converge, by answering listener questions. Topics include: How O'Connor's...
May 2, 2017 · 1 hr 12 min
#50: Judgement Day
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their conversation on Flannery O'Connor's collection of stories, Everything That Rises Must Converge, with "Judgement Day". Topics include: The next book we'll be...
Apr 25, 2017 · 1 hr 15 min
#49: Parker's Back
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their conversation on Flannery O'Connor's collection of stories, Everything That Rises Must Converge, with "Parker's Back". Topics include: The differences between...
Apr 17, 2017 · 1 hr 19 min
#48: "Revelation"
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their conversation on Flannery O'Connor's collection of stories, Everything That Rises Must Converge, with "Revelation." Topics include: Whether this is a good story to...
Apr 10, 2017 · 1 hr 24 min
#47: The Lame Shall Enter First
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their conversation on Flannery O'Connor's collection of stories, Everything That Rises Must Converge, with "The Lame Shall Enter First." Topics include: whether this...
Apr 3, 2017 · 1 hr 27 min
#46: The Comforts of Home
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their conversation on Flannery O'Connor's collection of stories, Everything That Rises Must Converge, with "The Comforts of Home." Topics include: the theatrical...
Mar 29, 2017 · 1 hr 17 min
#45: The Enduring Chill
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their conversation on Flannery O'Connor's collection of stories, Everything That Rises Must Converge, with "The Enduring Chill." Topics include: O'Connor's...
Mar 24, 2017 · 1 hr 14 min
#44: Ralph Wood Talks O'Connor
On this episode of Close Reads, David chats with Dr. Ralph Wood, author of Flannery O'Connor and the Christ-Haunted South, about Flannery O'Connor's reputation for grimness. Topics include: When Dr. Wood heard O'Connor give a...
Mar 20, 2017 · 1 hr
#43: A View of the Woods
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their conversation on Flannery O'Connor's collection of stories, Everything That Rises Must Converge, with "A View of the Woods." Topics include: Whether Mary...
Mar 13, 2017 · 1 hr 9 min
#42: Greenleaf
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their conversation on Flannery O'Connor's collection of stories, Everything That Rises Must Converge, with "Greenleaf." Topics include: The romance of the bull,...

Close Reads Podcast

#60: Concluding Brideshead Revisited (LIVE EPISODE)

#59: Brideshead Revisited, part 2, chapters 2-3

#58: Brideshead Revisited Chapter 9

#57: Brideshead Revisited chapter 8

Close Reads #56: Brideshead Revisited Chapter 7

#56: Brideshead Revisited Chapter 6

#54: Brideshead Revisited Chapter 5

#53: Brideshead Revisited, Chapters 3-4

#53: Brideshead Revisited Chapters 1-2

#52: Narnia Nostalgia

#51: O'Connor Q&A

#50: Judgement Day

#49: Parker's Back

#48: "Revelation"

#47: The Lame Shall Enter First

#46: The Comforts of Home

#45: The Enduring Chill

#44: Ralph Wood Talks O'Connor

#43: A View of the Woods

#42: Greenleaf