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Hillsdale's John J. Miller discusses classic works within the Western literary canon. N.B. The most recent ten episodes of this podcast are available on this feed. Full archives are available at NationalReview.com.

Hillsdale's John J. Miller discusses classic works within the Western literary canon. N.B. The most recent ten episodes of this podcast are available on this feed. Full archives are available at NationalReview.com.

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Episodes

Episode 55: ‘Little Women’ by Louisa May Alcott

10/16/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Dedra Birzer of Hillsdale College to discuss Louisa May Alcott's 'Little Women.'

Duration:00:30:38

Episode 54: ‘The Lives of the Artists’ by Giorgio Vasari

10/9/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Ingrid Rowland of Notre Dame to discuss Giorgio Vasari's 'The Lives of the Artists.'

Duration:00:34:16

Episode 53: ‘The Conservative Mind’ by Russell Kirk

10/2/2018

John J. Miller is joined by James E. Person, Jr. to discuss Russell Kirk's 'The Conservative Mind.'

Duration:00:32:51

Episode 52: ‘Othello’ by William Shakespeare

9/25/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Benedict Whalen of Hillsdale College to discuss William Shakespeare's 'Othello.'

Duration:00:31:41

Episode 51: ‘The Moviegoer’ by Walker Percy

9/18/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Jessica Hooten Wilson of John Brown University to discuss Walker Percy's 'The Moviegoer.'

Duration:00:31:31

Episode 50: ‘Silence’ by Shusaku Endo

9/11/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Karen Swallow Prior to discuss Shusaku Endo's 'Silence.'

Duration:00:31:26

Episode 49: ‘Brave New World’ by Aldous Huxley

9/4/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Nathan Schlueter of Hillsdale College to discuss Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World.'

Duration:00:31:50

Episode 48: ‘The Book of Job’

8/14/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Robert Alter of UC-Berkeley to discuss 'The Book of Job.'

Duration:00:34:03

Episode 47: ‘The Maltese Falcon,’ by Dashiell Hammett

8/7/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Tom Nolan to discuss Dashiell Hammett's 'The Maltese Falcon.'

Duration:00:34:20

Episode 46: ‘Meditations’ by Marcus Aurelius

7/31/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Tracy Lee Simmons of the University of Lynchburg to discuss Marcus Aurelius' 'Meditations.'

Duration:00:33:37

Episode 45: ‘The Education of Henry Adams’ by Henry Adams

7/24/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Natalie Taylor of Skidmore College to discuss 'The Education of Henry Adams.'

Duration:00:33:59

Episode 44: ‘Confessions’ by Augustine

7/17/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Sarah Ruden to discuss Augustine's 'Confessions.'

Duration:00:33:09

Episode 43: ‘History of the Peloponnesian War’ by Thucydides

7/10/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Andrew Latham of Macalester College to discuss Thucydides's 'History of the Peloponnesian War.'

Duration:00:31:48

Episode 42: ‘Tevye the Dairyman’ by Sholem Aleichem

7/3/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Ruth Wisse of Harvard University to discuss Sholem Aleichem's 'Tevye the Dairyman.'

Duration:00:32:23

Episode 41: ‘The Great Gatsby,’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald

6/26/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Wilfred M. McClay to discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'

Duration:00:35:03

Episode 40: ‘Little House on the Prairie’ by Laura Ingalls Wilder

6/19/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Dedra Birzer of Hillsdale College to discuss Laura Ingalls Wilder's 'Little House on the Prairie' series.

Duration:00:32:29

Episode 39: ‘The Odyssey’ by Homer

6/11/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Emily Wilson of the University of Pennsylvania to discuss Homer's 'The Odyssey.'

Duration:00:31:55

Episode 38: ‘The Waste Land’ by T.S. Eliot

6/5/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Patricia Bart of Hillsdale College to discuss T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land.'

Duration:00:34:10

Episode 37: ‘The Arabian Nights’

5/29/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Paul Rahe of Hillsdale College to discuss 'The Arabian Nights.'

Duration:00:34:11

Episode 36: ‘The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin’ by Benjamin Franklin

5/22/2018

John J. Miller is joined by Kevin Slack to discuss Benjamin Franklin's 'The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.'

Duration:00:29:29