Crossing to Safety Podcast Episodes

The Parables of Jesus: Crossing to Safety

Res Pres Madison Sermons - November 18, 2019 18:52 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Rev. Danny Hindman preaches on the Parable of the Prodigal Son from Luke chapter 15.

Crossing to Safety - Proverbs 18:10

Noroton Presbyterian Church Podcast - September 01, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratings
Sermon on 9-1-19 Rediscovering the Wisdom of God Pastor Greg Doll

Crossing to Safety Q&A

Close Reads - September 28, 2018 18:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 568 ratings
In this episode David, Angelina, and Heidi answer listener questions about Wallace Stegner's Crossing to Safety. Topics of conversation include the stuttering son-in-law, Larry's choice to tell this story, the role Charity's death played in the various characters crossing to safety, the Frost poe...

Crossing to Safety: Part 3

Close Reads - September 22, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 568 ratings
Welcome back to Close Reads. In this episode, David, Angelina, Heidi, and Graeme chat about the final chapter of Wallace Stegner's Crossing to Safety. Discussion touches on the conflict between the Mogan's and Lang, what makes the ending moving, whether the ending was unexpected, the loveliness o...

Crossing to Safety: Part 2, Chapters 4-5

Close Reads - September 15, 2018 01:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 568 ratings
Welcome back to Close Reads. In this week's episode David, Angelina, and Heidi continue their discussion of Wallace Stegner's Crossing to Safety. Conversations touches on the theme of ambition in the book (and in life), Larry's ongoing contemplation of "going somewhere," Sally's wise view of the...

Crossing to Safety: Part 2, Chapters 1-3

Close Reads - September 08, 2018 00:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 568 ratings
Join David, Heidi, and Angelina as they continue their conversation about Wallace Stegner's novel, Crossing to Safety. Topics of conversation include the difference between a personal and transcendent experience with art, the bottomlessness of Great Books and Good Books, a comparison between the...

Crossing to Safety, Chapters 11-13

Close Reads - August 31, 2018 19:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 568 ratings
Join David, Heidi, and Angelina, as they continue their conversation about Stegner's modern classic, Crossing to Safety. Topics include the strange mystery of reading, the similarities between Charity and Larry, Stegner's playful approach to subverting archetypes, and much more. Click here to ...

Crossing to Safety, Chapters 7-10

Close Reads - August 25, 2018 04:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 568 ratings
Join David, Heidi, and Angelina, as they continue their conversation about Stegner's modern classic, Crossing to Safety. Topics include Sally's characterization, the likability of the various characters, Charity's overbearing nature and Sid's vows to her, the archetypes in the boat scene, and mu...

Crossing to Safety, Chapters 5-6

Close Reads - August 17, 2018 14:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 568 ratings
Join David, Heidi, and Angelina, as they continue their conversation about Stegner's modern classic, Crossing to Safety. Topics include the kind of emotional responses this book elicits, what we mean when we say a book "feels well-crafted," the way Stegner plays with memory in the first person v...

Crossing to Safety, Chapters 1-4

Close Reads - August 11, 2018 14:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 568 ratings
It's Wallace Stegner time! Join David, Heidi, Angelina, and Stegner aficionado, Graeme Pitman, as they kick off a conversation about Stegner's modern classic, Crossing to Safety. Topics include Stegner's poetic prose and unique metaphors, the way the story introduces and explores characters, Ste...

Tea or Books? #51: Author Parents vs Author Children, and The Boat by L.P. Hartley vs Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

Tea or Books? - January 23, 2018 05:22 ★★★★★ - 76 ratings
Literary families, and the reveal on our recommendations for each other – we’re back after a seasonal break. We’ve missed you!   In the first half of our 51st episode, we look at families where more than one generation has