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Didn't Read It
A guided tour through the stories that have shaped our culture and the world we live in.
Whether you’re a literature nerd, a romance aficionado, or just Not That Into Books, there’s no denying that the “great works” of literature have played a part in influencing everything from public policy to superhero movies. If you’ve ever wanted to know whether that pretentious guy on Twitter is correct in referring to news stories as “Orwellian,” wondered what stories inspired shows like Bridgerton, or just been curious about why, exactly, your high school English teacher was so insistent about assigning books by Dead White Guys, Didn’t Read It is the podcast for you.
Podcasting since 2023 • 81 episodes
Didn't Read It
Latest Episodes
More Marriage, More Problems: The Fifth Fragment of the Canterbury Tales
Toni, our resident medievalist gal about town, has returned to give us more of that sweet sweet Chaucer content!! In the Fifth Fragment, we're talking about storytelling, promises you shouldn't have to keep, and even more Terrible ...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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Extravagant Morals & Hat Bribery: Katherine Mansfield's "The Garden Party"
Spring is bleeding into summer and we're attending a perfectly innocent garden party where nothing bad happens to anyone! Join us as we explore Katherine Mansfield's complex little tale of Edwardian New Zealand and try to decide which articles ...
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Episode 38
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Vintage Smut With Things to Say: Eliza Haywood's "Fantomina," with Kathleen Lubey
It's a holiday weekend and we're celebrating by diving into more oldey-timey raunchy literature! Join us and new friend of the pod Kathleen Lubey, author of What Pornography Knows, as we dive into Eliza Haywood's racy and transgre...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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100 Years of Fiction: Happy Birthday to the New Yorker!
The New Yorker turned 100 this year, and so we're taking a trip through the archives to explore the first (not so great) year of fiction published by the magazine, discuss the legacy of early fiction editor Katherine White, and more! <...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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Imaginary Mammal Algorithms: Tove Jansson's "The Storm" and "The Squirrel"
Pal of the pod Ty Phelps is back to take us on a tour through Tove Jansson's short fiction, wax rhapsodic about the Moomin books, and decide whether we're all just the figments of a squirrel's imagination. As always, we a...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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