Ear Read This
178 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsEdinburgh based book podcast. Critical appreciations of classic and modern literature. Interviews with academics, authors and perfomers.
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‘Address to Edinburgh’ (1786) by Robert Burns
January 31, 2024 21:27 - 31 minutes - 57.1 MBS3E95 A belated Burns Night celebration, featuring one of Burns' lesser liked poems. But one of the only poems to inspire a toilet seat. Tune in for an exploration of Burns' time in Edinburgh, the Enlightenment's paradoxical attitude to Scottishness, and lots of rhyme-whining. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
“Ominous Whoosh”: John Thorne on Twin Peaks
October 31, 2023 10:18 - 1 hour - 156 MBS3E94 As a Halloween treat, Ash talks with the author of Ominous Whoosh: A Wandering Mind Returns to Twin Peaks, John Thorne. Tune in for a in-depth conversation about Twin Peaks with one of the leading scholars of the show. Follow John on Twitter here: @thornewip And purchase Ominous Whoosh: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ominous-Whoosh-Wandering-Returns-Peaks-ebook/dp/B0BCNXTCLJhttp://www.patriciagrisafi.com/about-1 Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sou...
“Plath’s Not a Phase”: Trish Grisafi on Breaking Down Plath
September 14, 2023 19:50 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBS3E93 Ash is again joined by Trish Grisafi to talk about her book Breaking Down Plath as well as Plath's relationship with feminism, the changing reputation of Plath and the "Plath phase". Follow Trish on Twitter here: @PatriciaGrisafi And visit her website: http://www.patriciagrisafi.com/about-1 Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
‘Stings’ (1962) by Sylvia Plath
September 08, 2023 22:44 - 1 hour - 115 MBS3E92 Ash is joined by Patricia Grisafi to discuss 'Stings' by Sylvia Plath, the third poem in her Bee Sequence. Tune in for a conversation about red comets, queen bees, and scapegoats. Follow Trish on Twitter here: @PatriciaGrisafi And visit her website: http://www.patriciagrisafi.com/about-1 Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
“I Felt Like I Was Cheating on Plath”: Peter K. Steinberg on the Writings of Assia Wevill
August 29, 2023 20:04 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MBS3E91 On today's extended interview, Ash talks some more to Peter K. Steinberg, about his work as co-editor of the Collected Letters of Sylvia Plath and The Collected Writings of Assia Wevill. Follow Peter on Twitter here: @sylviaplathinfo And visit his website https://sylviaplathinfo.blogspot.com/ Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
‘The Swarm’ (1962) by Sylvia Plath
August 27, 2023 11:07 - 48 minutes - 89.5 MBS3E90 Ash is joined again by Peter K. Steinberg to discuss Sylvia Plath's late poem 'The Swarm'. Tune in to hear about Plath's interest in Napoleon, her experiences bee-keeping and Peter's theory that The Swarm may contain coded references to Assia Wevill. Follow Peter on Twitter here: @sylviaplathinfo And visit his website https://sylviaplathinfo.blogspot.com/ Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis [email protected] facebook....
‘Electra on Azalea Path’ (1959) by Sylvia Plath
July 25, 2023 01:13 - 1 hour - 111 MBS3E89 Ash is joined by Peter K. Steinberg to discuss Sylvia Plath's fascinating poem, 'Electra on Azalea Path'. Tune in for a discussion about reckless psychoanalysis, bumblebees (and their ways) and... Tolkien? Follow Peter on Twitter here: @sylviaplathinfo And visit his website https://sylviaplathinfo.blogspot.com/ Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
“My Mother’s Legacy is Secure”: Kate Levey on Brigid Brophy
July 10, 2023 18:12 - 18 minutes - 25.1 MBS3E88 Ash is joined again by Kate Levey to talk more about her mother, Brigid Brophy: her work outside of writing, her relationship with Iris Murdoch and her reputation today. Follow Kate on Twitter here: @brophylevey And visit her website www.brigidbrophy.com If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis [email protected] ...
The Snow Ball (1964) by Brigid Brophy
July 09, 2023 09:27 - 1 hour - 141 MBS3E87 "Mozart, sex and death" is in store today, as Ash and his guest Kate Levey discuss her mother's brilliant 1964 novel, The Snow Ball. Follow Kate on Twitter here: @brophylevey And visit her website www.brigidbrophy.com If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
“Shakespeare’s Tutor”: Darren Freebury-Jones on The Influence of Thomas Kyd
May 05, 2023 11:40 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBS3E86 Following on from episodes on The Spanish Tragedy and The Birth of Merlin, Darren Freebury-Jones joins Ash once again, this time to talk about his own work on Thomas Kyd and early modern authorship studies. Follow Darren on Twitter here: @Freeburian And order a copy of his book, Shakespeare's Tutor, here: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526164742/ If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Title Mus...
The Birth of Merlin (1622) by William Rowley
May 04, 2023 00:27 - 1 hour - 131 MBS3E85 Ash is joined again by Shakespearean scholar, Darren Freebury-Jones to discuss a rarely-performed Jacobean play, The Birth of Merlin or The Child Hath Found its Father. Their conversation takes in the play's controversial authorship question, the special effects of early modern theatre and Arthurian drama. Follow Darren on Twitter here: @Freeburian And order a copy of his book, Shakespeare's Tutor, here: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526164742/ If you enjoy my work and...
The Spanish Tragedy (1587) by Thomas Kyd
February 07, 2023 22:50 - 1 hour - 162 MBS3E84 Ash is joined by Shakespearean scholar, Darren Freebury-Jones to discuss Thomas Kyd's hugely influential play, The Spanish Tragedy. As well as talking about Darren's specialist subject, the influence of Kyd on Shakespeare, in today's wide-ranging episode we talk about the genre of revenge, the contemporary religious crises in Kyd's England, and the playwright's own sufferings at the hands of the Elizabethan police state. Follow Darren on Twitter here: @Freeburian And order a copy of ...
Now Westlin Winds (1785) by Robert Burns
January 26, 2023 00:34 - 31 minutes - 57.2 MBS3E83 To celebrate Burns Night, Ash talks about Robert Burns' Now Westlin Winds, a song written at the very start of the Bard's career. Tune in for a discussion of the circumstances that inspired the song, and the long and fruitful afterlife it has had in the repertoire of folk-singers from Burns' day to our own. Songs featured: I Had A Horse and I Had Nae Mair by Katherine Campbell: https://youtu.be/5W3p3fpm-Cs Now Westlin Winds (Port Gordon Version) by Andrew Calhoun: Lady...
“A Festival that Focuses on Female Voices”: Sarah Corbett on Directing Plath Fest
December 05, 2022 20:26 - 23 minutes - 32.7 MBS3E82 Ash is joined once again by poet Sarah Corbett to discuss her writing, both poetry and fiction, her vision for The Sylvia Plath Literary Festival and its accompanying anthology, After Sylvia. Follow the festival for updates on digital events here: @plathfest And follow Sarah on Twitter: @sarahcorbett70 If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Merchandise! https://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/ Title M...
‘November Graveyard’ (1956) by Sylvia Plath
December 02, 2022 01:51 - 35 minutes - 65.5 MBS3E81 Poet, novelist and Plath Fest Director Sarah Corbett joins Ash to discuss Plath's November Graveyard; a poem about death, resurrection and the Yorkshire countryside. Follow Sarah on Twitter: @sarahcorbett70 If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Merchandise! https://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/ Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis earreadthis...
“This Tender Substance”: Donnie Secreast on Plath’s Universal Element
June 26, 2022 11:48 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MBS3E80 Donnie Secreast joins Ash again to talk more about Hardcastle Crags, environmental themes in Plath's work and her search for a 'universal element'. Read Donnie's article here: muse.jhu.edu/article/750706 And follow her on Twitter: @donniesecreast If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Merchandise! https://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/ Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by E...
‘Hardcastle Crags’ (1958) by Sylvia Plath
June 24, 2022 20:23 - 43 minutes - 79.1 MBS3E79 Donnie Secreast joins Ash to discuss Plath's nonchalantly brilliant poem, Hardcastle Crags. Set in the Yorkshire Dales, of great interest for its ecological themes and musical intricacy. Read Donnie's article here: muse.jhu.edu/article/750706 And follow her on Twitter: @donniesecreast If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Merchandise! https://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/ Title Music: 'Not Drunk'...
”It’s a Rigorous Demand”: Emily Van Duyne on Loving Sylvia Plath
May 21, 2022 07:57 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MBS3E78 Emily Van Duyne returns to talk about her upcoming book, Loving Sylvia Plath, and further explore some of the biographical themes mentioned in yesterday's episode on 'The Jailor'. You can read some of Emily's work here: https://lithub.com/author/emily-van-duyne/ And follow her on Twitter: @emilyvanduyne If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Merchandise! https://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/ Title ...
‘The Jailor’ (1962) by Sylvia Plath
May 20, 2022 08:14 - 42 minutes - 77.9 MBS3E77 Emily Van Duyne is Ash's special guest for today's episode on Sylvia Plath's poem, The Jailor. A portrait of abuse, gas-lighting and 'inescapable femininity', the poem has recently been studied by Plath scholars including Emily for its use of anti-black racist language. You can read some of Emily's work here: https://lithub.com/author/emily-van-duyne/ And follow her on Twitter: @emilyvanduyne If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https:/...
Creation (8 AD) by Ovid (The Metamorphoses, Book 1)
May 02, 2022 09:05 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBS3E76 Today Ash discusses the first story in Ovid's Metamorphoses, in which we see the world created, and populated with its first inhabitants. If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Merchandise! https://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/ Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
The Body Snatcher (1884) by Robert Louis Stevenson
April 30, 2022 09:47 - 27 minutes - 38 MBS3E75 Today's exclusive episode takes us to home turf with this Edinburgh based story of resurrection men... If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Merchandise! https://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/ Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
Olalla (1885) by Robert Louis Stevenson
April 24, 2022 10:02 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBS3E74 Today I'm finally talking about Olalla! The crazy Spanish vampire story of Stevenson's that's come up on the podcast at least once before... If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Merchandise! https://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/ Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
The Little Sister (1949) by Raymond Chandler
April 17, 2022 12:51 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MBS3E73 We've reached the fifth Marlowe adventure, The Little Sister. Tune in to hear about what critics call Chandler's "Hollywood novel", and what the author himself called "a gaudy piece of sarcasm masquerading as a mystery". We discuss Chandler's comedy, his cantankerous mood at the time of writing and his brushes with film legends like Billy Wilder and Alfred Hitchcock. If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Mercha...
The Lady in the Lake (1943) by Raymond Chandler
April 11, 2022 20:32 - 46 minutes - 63.6 MBS3E72 Ash discusses the fourth Marlowe novel, The Lady in the Lake. Tune in to hear about Arthurian references, Raymond Chandler's women, Marlowe's men and once again, fish. If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Merchandise! https://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/ Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
The High Window (1942) by Raymond Chandler
April 06, 2022 08:34 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBS3E71 In Philip Marlowe's third outing, he is on the trail of a missing Brasher Doubloon. Tracking down the coin, he unravels a dark family secret and a Beverly Hills murder. If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Merchandise! https://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/ Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
Farewell, My Lovely (1940) by Raymond Chandler
March 30, 2022 19:35 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBS3E70 The second Philip Marlowe adventure features the unforgettable Moose Malloy, bent Bay City cops and a dame to kill for. If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Merchandise! https://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/ Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
The Flood (8 AD) by Ovid (The Metamorphoses, Book 1)
March 23, 2022 15:14 - 26 minutes - 48.7 MBS3E69 It's back to Book 1 of Ovid's Metamorphoses as Ash tells the story of a wrathful Jove, destroying mankind with a great flood. But what does Ovid's flood have in common with the flood found in the Book of Genesis? Is this genocide or editing? And what is left, once the waters have settled? If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Merchandise! https://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/ Title Music: 'Not Drunk'...
Full Fathom Five (1958) by Sylvia Plath
March 01, 2022 13:44 - 31 minutes - 56.9 MBS3E68 Today, I'm analysing Sylvia Plath's poem Full Fathom Five, written in 1958 and eventually collected in her book The Colossus. Taking its title from Shakespeare's The Tempest, Full Fathom Five is full of classic Plath imagery: the seldom-surfacing sea-god muse, the lost father and the seascape of her childhood. If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Merchandise! https://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/ Ti...
‘Full Fathom Five’ (1958) by Sylvia Plath
March 01, 2022 13:44 - 31 minutes - 56.9 MBS3E68 Today, I'm analysing Sylvia Plath's poem Full Fathom Five, written in 1958 and eventually collected in her book The Colossus. Taking its title from Shakespeare's The Tempest, Full Fathom Five is full of classic Plath imagery: the seldom-surfacing sea-god muse, the lost father and the seascape of her childhood. If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Merchandise! https://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/ Ti...
“Reading Shakespeare Through the Lives of Others”: Paul Edmondson on the Shakespeare Circle
February 19, 2022 19:11 - 40 minutes - 55 MBS3E67 Paul Edmondson joins Ash to talk about Shakespeare biography, re-evaluating the sonnets and recording a Shakespeare diary. Listen to Open Your Shakespeares here: https://soundcloud.com/pauledmondson/sets/open-your-shakespeares Find out more about Paul's work here: https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/about-us/news-media/spokespeople/paul-edmondson/ If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Title Music: 'Not Drunk...
The Tempest (1611) by William Shakespeare
February 17, 2022 07:25 - 1 hour - 114 MBS3E66 Such stuff! Joining Ash on an enchanted island is special guest Paul Edmondson to discuss Shakespeare's final solo-authored play, The Tempest. Find out more about Paul's work here: https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/about-us/news-media/spokespeople/paul-edmondson/ If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis earreadthis@gma...
‘Address to the Deil’ (1786) by Robert Burns
February 01, 2022 08:23 - 36 minutes - 67.5 MBS3E65 Ash analyses Robert Burns' comical kirk-tirlin poem, "Address to the Deil". If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Tam o'Shanter episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpyEBQBGVIA&list=PLS0E9UVUeOexDjAUaFqz2Dju-j5HQCi6b&index=19&t=972s Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
Address to the Deil (1786) by Robert Burns
February 01, 2022 08:23 - 36 minutes - 67.5 MBS3E65 Ash analyses Robert Burns' comical kirk-tirlin poem, "Address to the Deil". If you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis Tam o'Shanter episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpyEBQBGVIA&list=PLS0E9UVUeOexDjAUaFqz2Dju-j5HQCi6b&index=19&t=972s Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
“She Never Wanted to Write Consoling Fantasies”: Miles Leeson on Iris Murdoch
January 15, 2022 13:47 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBS3E64 Miles Leeson joins Ash on the podcast to discuss the work of Iris Murdoch, as well as his own work at the Iris Murdoch Research Centre. The Iris Murdoch Society Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2m6iYZJIgHIuavTtZTevyD?si=2a53af4b74034d48 The Iris Murdoch Society: https://irismurdochsociety.org.uk The Iris Murdoch Research Centre: https://www.chi.ac.uk/research/research-areas/humanities/the-iris-murdoch-research-centre/ Access bonus content here: Ear Read This is creati...
The Green Knight (1993) by Iris Murdoch
January 13, 2022 19:37 - 1 hour - 112 MBS3E63 Ash discusses the 25th novel by Iris Murdoch with his special guest, Miles Leeson. Join us for a trip to Murdochland, for the story of a fumbled murder attempt, warring magicians and the quest for justice, all taking place in contemporary London. The Iris Murdoch Society Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2m6iYZJIgHIuavTtZTevyD?si=2a53af4b74034d48 The Iris Murdoch Society: https://irismurdochsociety.org.uk The Iris Murdoch Research Centre: https://www.chi.ac.uk/research/resea...
Dulce Et Decorum Est (1917) by Wilfred Owen
November 17, 2021 14:12 - 33 minutes - 60.7 MBS3E62 Today Ash discusses one of the most famous poems of the First World War, Wilfred Owen's Dulce Et Decorum Est. Tune in for an exploration of guilt and natural disorder in this "anti-souvenir" from the trenches. Access bonus content here: Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro: Christopher Hitchens reading "Dulce Et Decorum Est" @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ (1917) by Wilfred Owen
November 17, 2021 14:12 - 33 minutes - 60.7 MBS3E62 Today Ash discusses one of the most famous poems of the First World War, Wilfred Owen's Dulce Et Decorum Est. Tune in for an exploration of guilt and natural disorder in this "anti-souvenir" from the trenches. Access bonus content here: Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro: Christopher Hitchens reading "Dulce Et Decorum Est" @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
”It Felt Right to Reunite Them”: Emily Ingram on Writing Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley
November 06, 2021 20:44 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBS3E61 Today Ash is joined again by special guest Emily Ingram to discuss her play-in-progress, based on the life of Mary Shelley. You can find out more about Emily's work and her theatre company, Some Kind of Theatre, here: https://www.somekindoftheatre.co.uk/ Access bonus content here: Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro: The Bell Jar (1979) @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.co...
“It Felt Right to Reunite Them”: Emily Ingram on Writing Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley
November 06, 2021 20:44 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBS3E61 Today Ash is joined again by special guest Emily Ingram to discuss her play-in-progress, based on the life of Mary Shelley. You can find out more about Emily's work and her theatre company, Some Kind of Theatre, here: https://www.somekindoftheatre.co.uk/ Access bonus content here: Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro: The Bell Jar (1979) @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.co...
Frankenstein (1818) by Mary Shelley
November 04, 2021 11:26 - 56 minutes - 104 MBS3E60 Join us for a dissection of Mary Shelley's iconic novel, Frankenstein, the tale of an ambitious young Swiss scientist, who in the course of penetrating the deepest mysteries of nature, creates artificial life. Ash's special guest this week is Emily Ingram, theatre practitioner and writer who is currently working on a play based on Shelley's life. You can find out more about Emily's work and her theatre company, Some Kind of Theatre, here: https://www.somekindoftheatre.co.uk/ Acce...
“Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz”: Gail Crowther on Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton
October 30, 2021 00:02 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBS3E59 Joining Ash to talk about Sylvia Plath is Dr. Gail Crowther, whose latest book, Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz looks at the rebellions of Plath and her fellow poet, Anne Sexton. If you'd like to buy a copy of the book, you can do so here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1982138394?linkCode=gs2&tag=siscuk-21 Alternatively you can find out more of Gail's work on her website: https://gailcrowther.com/ Access bonus content here: Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title...
”Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz”: Gail Crowther on Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton
October 30, 2021 00:02 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBS3E59 Joining Ash to talk about Sylvia Plath is Dr. Gail Crowther, whose latest book, Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz looks at the rebellions of Plath and her fellow poet, Anne Sexton. If you'd like to buy a copy of the book, you can do so here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1982138394?linkCode=gs2&tag=siscuk-21 Alternatively you can find out more of Gail's work on her website: https://gailcrowther.com/ Access bonus content here: Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title...
The Bell Jar (1963) by Sylvia Plath
October 28, 2021 07:08 - 47 minutes - 87.8 MBS3E58 Today, Ash is joined by Dr. Gail Crowther to discuss Sylvia Plath’s iconic novel, The Bell Jar. Tune in for a conversation about the book’s strange publication history, the perils of reading it as pure autobiography, and an exploration of some of Plath’s often unsettling and grotesque imagery. Check back tomorrow for an extended interview with Gail, and in the mean time, find out more about her work here: https://gailcrowther.com/ Access bonus content here: Ear Read This is creat...
“A Plath for all Seasons”: Eilish Mulholland on Reading Sylvia Plath
October 24, 2021 14:50 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBS3E57 Ash is once again joined by Eilish Mulholland of the Plath and Co. podcast, to talk about Sylvia Plath. In a wide-ranging conversation they discuss Plath and Hughes' use of the occult, pandemic podcasting, the best biographies and fictional depictions of Plath and the hypnotising effect of hearing her voice. You can find Eilish's podcast, Plath & Co, here: https://soundcloud.com/user-611388248 Access bonus content here: Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: '...
”A Plath for all Seasons”: Eilish Mulholland on Reading Sylvia Plath
October 24, 2021 14:50 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBS3E57 Ash is once again joined by Eilish Mulholland of the Plath and Co. podcast, to talk about Sylvia Plath. In a wide-ranging conversation they discuss Plath and Hughes' use of the occult, pandemic podcasting, the best biographies and fictional depictions of Plath and the hypnotising effect of hearing her voice. You can find Eilish's podcast, Plath & Co, here: https://soundcloud.com/user-611388248 Access bonus content here: Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: '...
‘A Birthday Present‘ (1963) by Sylvia Plath
October 23, 2021 13:47 - 1 hour - 112 MBS3E56 Ash is joined by writer, researcher and fellow podcaster Eilish Mulholland to discuss Sylvia Plath's late poem, A Birthday Present. In it, a woman is taunted by a mysterious veiled gift, the significance of which is initially unclear. You can find Eilish's podcast, Plath & Co, here: https://soundcloud.com/user-611388248 Access bonus content here: Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro: A ...
‘A Birthday Present’ (1963) by Sylvia Plath
October 23, 2021 13:47 - 1 hour - 112 MBS3E56 Ash is joined by writer, researcher and fellow podcaster Eilish Mulholland to discuss Sylvia Plath's late poem, A Birthday Present. In it, a woman is taunted by a mysterious veiled gift, the significance of which is initially unclear. You can find Eilish's podcast, Plath & Co, here: https://soundcloud.com/user-611388248 Access bonus content here: Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro: A ...
The Giants and Lycaon (8 AD) by Ovid (The Metamorphoses, Book 1)
August 16, 2021 10:19 - 28 minutes - 22.6 MBS3E55 Gods, werewolves and giants abound as Ash takes a look at the story of Lycaon in Book 1 of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Access bonus content here: Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro: An American Werewolf in London (1981) @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
'The Giants and Lycaon' (8 AD) by Ovid (The Metamorphoses, Book 1)
August 16, 2021 10:19 - 28 minutes - 22.6 MBS3E55 Gods, werewolves and giants abound as Ash takes a look at the story of Lycaon in Book 1 of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Access bonus content here: Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro: An American Werewolf in London (1981) @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis
"It is Sort of Taboo": Amanda Golden on Writing in the Margins
August 13, 2021 04:40 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBS3E54 Today, Ash is once again joined by Amanda Golden, to discuss her book Annotating Modernism, a study of the marginalia of Sylvia Plath, John Berryman, Anne Sexton and others. Check out Amanda's work here: https://www.agoldenphd.com/ And purchase a copy of her book here: https://www.routledge.com/Annotating-Modernism-Marginalia-and-Pedagogy-from-Virginia-Woolf-to-the/Golden/p/book/9781472410764 You can also find my Patreon page here: Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patr...