Caleb Can't Read
History Podcasts
Caleb Can’t Read is a podcast where you can learn all about the major works, themes, and lives of some of your favorite (or most hated) authors along with Caleb Terrence, being taught the subject of each episode for the first time by his friend, Jordan Raebel, who spent countless hours doing research for your enjoyment and the betterment of his co-host’s education. You can check out our sources used for each episode on our Facebook Sources Page: facebook.com/calebcantread. You can also check out our Instagram where we post snapshots and trivia of each episode's author: instagram.com/calebcantread. If you have any comments, questions, or veiled threats, you can send them to calebcantread@gmail.com. And don't forget to visit our website at calebcantread.com!
Location:
United States
Description:
Caleb Can’t Read is a podcast where you can learn all about the major works, themes, and lives of some of your favorite (or most hated) authors along with Caleb Terrence, being taught the subject of each episode for the first time by his friend, Jordan Raebel, who spent countless hours doing research for your enjoyment and the betterment of his co-host’s education. You can check out our sources used for each episode on our Facebook Sources Page: facebook.com/calebcantread. You can also check out our Instagram where we post snapshots and trivia of each episode's author: instagram.com/calebcantread. If you have any comments, questions, or veiled threats, you can send them to calebcantread@gmail.com. And don't forget to visit our website at calebcantread.com!
Language:
English
Website:
http://calebcantread.com
Email:
calebcantread@gmail.com
Episodes
Episode 78: Jose Rizal Pt. 2
6/2/2024
This poor dude might've actually done less damage had he just been left the hell alone. Sure they say the pen is mightier than the sword, but Jose Rizal seemed content to let sleeping Spaniards lie once he found out how much trouble he was in. Unfortunately, the people around him would force his environments to change, and his life to be forever altered. Join us as we delve into the further life of Jose Rizal, author of "El Filibusterismo", and how he almost certainly did not bang Hitler's mom or kill all those prostitutes.
Duration:01:05:40
Episode 77: Jose Rizal Pt. 1
5/19/2024
Sometimes you gotta be the change you wanna see in the world. And sometimes, you gotta piss off a whole lot of people to do it. Join us as we talk about the early life of the Philippines' foremost national hero, Jose Rizal, as well as his terrible finances, his bad housemate manners, and which side of his pants he hung his hog. Salamat!
Duration:01:20:16
Episode 76: Federico Garcia Lorca
4/15/2024
Hey kids, you wanna get mad about the shitty injustices of the world? You wanna hear the story of a brilliant poet whose life had to end because of how he was born? Wanna hear our perfect pronunciations of Spanish words? Then join us this episode as we delve into the short, sporadic life of one of Spain's most famous poets, Federico Garcia Lorca!
Duration:01:31:43
Episode 75: Sun Tzu
4/9/2024
TW: Torture;
You ever have your boss ask you to make a manual of your process at work but really you know they're just trying to understand what the fuck it is you do? While we may not know the story behind the author to a great extent, we fully understand the purpose of his work. Unfortunately a little too well. Join us as we delve into "The Art of War", and its author, Sun Tzu!
Duration:00:58:48
Episode 74: Nadia Anjuman
2/18/2024
TW: Abuse;
While I wouldn't call this our happiest episode, the story of Nadia Anjuman needs to be told. Her work is criminally underrepresented in the West, and we can only hope that as her message is spread, so too are her poems.
Duration:00:34:13
Episode 73: Percy Bysshe Shelley Pt. 2
2/11/2024
TW: Dead kids, Suicide;
When a guy like Percy comes along, history seems to revolve around them. Not in like-- a way in which important events seem to crop up around them, but in the fact that we know every little detail about this douchebag's life. If you like kidnapped children, terrible fathers, and boating accidents, boy do we have the guy for you! Join us as we trudge through the remaining years in the short life of our King of Kings: Percy Bysshe Shelley!
Duration:01:30:09
Episode 72: Percy Bysshe Shelley Pt. 1
1/6/2024
It's been two years since we last talked about our Terrible Trio: Mary, Percy, and the good ol' Lord Byron. But today we continue the saga with "Mad Shelley", a poet who showed a penchant for explosives, electricity, and freaking out when it was most convenient. Join us as we delve into his earliest works, and the incredible knack he had for pissing off every single person he ever met!
Duration:01:26:15
Episode 71: Cormac McCarthy Pt. 2
12/23/2023
Merry Christmas, you filthy animals aware of your own degradation and the wallowing of your own sins, it's the conclusion to our Cormac McCarthy series! This episode, we'll be heavily delving into the works he completed from the years 1985 onward, including "Blood Meridian", "The Road", and the rest. Keep dancing and never die, kids! This is a depressing one!
Duration:01:56:03
Episode 70: Cormac McCarthy Pt. 1
12/11/2023
Welcome to Season 6, cowpoke! Join us as we discuss our favorite all-time author, Cormac McCarthy! For the little we really know about his life, the least we can do is celebrate his earliest works, including "The Orchard Keeper", "Outer Dark", "Child of God", and "Suttree". Come take a preliminary course in his works before we jump into his more well-known novels next episode! Yee haw (--but in a depressed, sullen way, like mulling over the low value of man's achievements)!
Duration:01:14:00
Episode 69: The Kama Sutra
11/20/2023
Light up those skin-safe wax candles and slip on into the non-slip tub, for our Season 5 finale we're gettin' greased up, guffed up, and goofed up to bring you our discussion on the quintessential sex book: the "Kama Sutra"! Join us as we discuss the practices still in use today, the ones we wish weren't, and whether or not a famous explorer had a perverted past. See you soon for Season 6!
Duration:00:56:47
Episode 68: Charles Dickens Pt. 2
11/12/2023
If you thought the guy was a bastard before, well, no need to change your viewpoint for this episode, I guess. We're here to find out MORE of his shitty opinions, how he felt about his weirdly-named children, the train crash that nearly killed him, and some of the greatest works from the latter-half of his life, including "David Copperfield", "A Tale of Two Cities", "Great Expectations", & more!
Duration:01:37:55
Episode 67: Charles Dickens Pt. 1
10/29/2023
My lord did this guy get up to some shit. Between the terrorist bird, the woman he tried to drown, the man he was sort of complicit in killing... this man lived a full life all before he turned 40. Join us as we go over the major early works of Charles Dickens, including "The Pickwick Papers", "Oliver Twist", and "A Christmas Carol", as well as all his shitty opinions!
Duration:02:03:24
Episode 66: Emily Dickinson
10/7/2023
Emily Dickinson could only be described as a Livewire within poetry. Someone who Blasted the competition out of the water. Unfortunately, her reclusive lifestyle led to her having no real fame until after her death, where her Mountain of works were finally published to universal acclaim. Join us as we go through her ghostly presence and her most famous works, while exploring the flavors of New Dew.
(Come to think of it, why didn't they release an alcoholic Code Red?)
Duration:01:17:59
Episode 65: Philip K. Dick Pt. 2
9/17/2023
What a long road it's been. And that road is filled with androids dressed as Romans looking to kill you in a plot 2000 years in the making. Join us as we try to unravel the final years of history's most insane or prophetic writer (depending on what you believe). Time to head on down to the bus stop and yell at wind, we're discussing the ending saga of Philip K. Dick!
Duration:01:40:39
Episode 64: Philip K. Dick Pt. 1
8/15/2023
TW: Rape, Suicide;
Sex! Drugs! Drugs! Rock n' Roll! Drugs! Well, maybe not so much the sex and Rock n' Roll but at least we got drugs! Philip K. Dick is certainly one of those authors that you know from the hundreds of adaptations you've seen on TV, whether you're aware of it or not, including "The Man in the High Castle", "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep", and "Ubik"! And perhaps that's been his long con all along... to cement himself within our psyche...
What was that? Are you listening to me breathe?! They're putting cops in my dreams!
Join us as we go over the early work and waning mental state of sci-fi god, Philip K. Dick!
Duration:01:42:58
Episode 63: Jane Austen Pt. 2
7/22/2023
You know how to piss off a fanbase? Tell them the truth. Join us as we go into the rest of Jane Austen's life, as she produces satire after satire that seems to go over 50% of the population's head. If she lived longer than she did, there's a good chance she would've finally told the world herself, but unfortunately, we're left with a lot of speculation as to her motives, her politics, and her humor-- all of which is easy to understand if you stop trying to fill in the blanks for yourself. Either way, pull up a picture of Mr. Darcy's wet shirt, and enjoy!
Duration:01:35:01
Episode 62: Jane Austen Pt. 1
7/9/2023
Miss us? Don't answer that it'll make me sad. Well we took an impromptu mid-season break by mistake but we're back! Come join us as we go over the early life and works of a very misunderstood lady, someone who's known today for the kind of work that she was actually making fun of in the first place, Jane Austen!
Duration:01:13:02
Episode 61: William S. Burroughs Pt. 2
5/14/2023
TW: Pedophilia;
Jesus Christ this guy. For some of you, this will for sure be a sad goodbye, as we delve into the remaining years of William S. Burroughs and his works, including his magnum opus, "Naked Lunch". For those of us with a disgust for beatniks, it couldn't come soon enough.
Duration:01:52:24
Episode 60: William S. Burroughs Pt. 1
4/30/2023
TW: Child Abuse, Pedophilia;
Now have we dealt with some real pieces of shit here on Caleb Can't Read? Boy have we. Conmen, torturers, literal Nazis... But William S. Burroughs is a special kind of bastard. Come join us as delve into perhaps the most infamous writer of the Beat Generation and the making of his first novel, "Junkie", as well as what cost him his freedom in two countries and a couple dead friends.
Duration:01:24:57
Episode 59: Francois Rabelais
4/16/2023
If there were ever a superhero that could drown a man in piss and make you question why you ever called on them in the first place, Francois Rabelais would be the PeePee PooPoo Man. (The 'P' symbol on his chest stands for 'hoPe'.) Since Chaucer's invention of words used on Caleb Can't Read today, there was a man in the 1500's that put such a vocabulary to beautiful use... and continued to use it until he literally became a target of the Catholic Church. That's right, the author of "Gargantua and Pantagruel" threw so many fart jokes at the page that God Himself wanted him dead. Celebrating our 2nd anniversary, this is Francois Rabelais!
Duration:01:40:40