Hardcore Literature
154 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 373 ratingsWelcome to your new favourite book club. If you enjoy deep dives into the greatest books ever written, you will love Hardcore Literature. Provocative poems, evocative epics, and life-changing literary analyses. We don’t just read the great books - we live them. Together we’ll suck the marrow out of Shakespeare, Homer, and Tolstoy. We’ll relish the most moving art ever committed to the page and stage from every age. Join us on the reading adventure of a lifetime.
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Episodes
Ep 38 - The Bhagavad Gita
July 30, 2021 16:54 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 50 - Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
July 21, 2021 18:18 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 37 - Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
July 21, 2021 18:18 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 36 - How to Read World Literature in Translation
July 11, 2021 10:39 - 43 minutes - 101 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 49 - How to Read World Literature in Translation
July 11, 2021 10:39 - 43 minutes - 101 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 35 - Persuasion (Jane Austen)
July 05, 2021 16:59 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 48 - Persuasion (Jane Austen)
July 05, 2021 16:59 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 34 - The Poems of Emily Dickinson
July 01, 2021 12:20 - 59 minutes - 136 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 47 - The Poems of Emily Dickinson
July 01, 2021 12:20 - 59 minutes - 136 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 33 - Crime and Punishment (Dostoyevsky)
June 15, 2021 11:11 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 46 - Crime and Punishment (Dostoyevsky)
June 15, 2021 11:11 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 32 - Lessons Learned from Running a Book Club
June 15, 2021 10:26 - 32 minutes - 15.8 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 45 - Lessons Learned from Running a Book Club
June 15, 2021 10:26 - 32 minutes - 15.8 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 44 - Milton's Paradise Lost (Book I)
June 13, 2021 12:33 - 1 hour - 157 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 31 - Milton's Paradise Lost (Book I)
June 13, 2021 12:33 - 1 hour - 157 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 43 - Answering Your Bookish Questions - The Q&A Show
May 28, 2021 12:56 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 30 - Answering Your Bookish Questions - The Q&A Show
May 28, 2021 12:56 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 29 - How to Live the Great Books (Approaches to Literature)
May 12, 2021 12:59 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 42 - How to Live the Great Books (Approaches to Literature)
May 12, 2021 12:59 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 28 - The Gulag Archipelago (Solzhenitsyn)
May 03, 2021 14:11 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 41 - The Gulag Archipelago (Solzhenitsyn)
May 03, 2021 14:11 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 40 - Anna Karenina (Tolstoy)
April 09, 2021 14:29 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 27 - Anna Karenina (Tolstoy)
April 09, 2021 14:29 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 39 - Man and His Symbols (Carl Jung)
April 07, 2021 15:14 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 26 - Man and His Symbols (Carl Jung)
April 07, 2021 15:14 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 38 - The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
March 10, 2021 19:11 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 38 - The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
March 10, 2021 19:11 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBEp 25 - The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
March 10, 2021 19:11 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 37 - How to Heal Your Trauma with Literature (A Guide to Bibliotherapy)
March 03, 2021 15:42 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 37 - How to Heal Your Trauma with Literature (A Guide to Bibliotherapy)
March 03, 2021 15:42 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBEp 24 - How to Heal Your Trauma with Literature (A Guide to Bibliotherapy)
March 03, 2021 15:42 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 23 - How to Read Imaginative Literature (Lessons from Lockdown)
February 15, 2021 14:50 - 17 minutes - 40.2 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 36 - How to Read Imaginative Literature (Lessons from Lockdown)
February 15, 2021 14:50 - 17 minutes - 40.2 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 35 - Join the Hardcore Literature Book Club
February 12, 2021 17:10 - 18 minutes - 41.6 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 22 - Join the Hardcore Literature Book Club
February 12, 2021 17:10 - 18 minutes - 41.6 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 34 - What Is Art? (Tolstoy)
January 26, 2021 12:13 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 21 - What Is Art? (Tolstoy)
January 26, 2021 12:13 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 33 - Behind the Scenes (The Future of Hardcore Literature)
January 24, 2021 16:30 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 32 - Shakespeare's Sonnets
January 05, 2021 11:45 - 56 minutes - 130 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 20 - Shakespeare's Sonnets
January 05, 2021 11:45 - 56 minutes - 130 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 19 - Reading and Life Goals for 2021
December 27, 2020 08:32 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 31 - Reading and Life Goals for 2021
December 27, 2020 08:32 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 30 - The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
December 15, 2020 16:10 - 51 minutes - 71.2 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 18 - The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
December 15, 2020 16:10 - 51 minutes - 71.2 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 17 - The Screwtape Letters (C. S. Lewis)
November 24, 2020 11:03 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 29 - The Screwtape Letters (C. S. Lewis)
November 24, 2020 11:03 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 16 - Richard III (Shakespeare)
November 12, 2020 17:56 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Richard III (Shakespeare)
November 12, 2020 17:56 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBEp 28 - Richard III (Shakespeare)
November 12, 2020 17:56 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin
Ep 27 - Animal Farm (George Orwell)
November 11, 2020 14:57 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBIf you're enjoying the Hardcore Literature Show, there are two ways you can show your support and ensure it continues: 1. Please leave a quick review on iTunes. 2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading! - Benjamin