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Short Story Hour: Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains"

Hey subscribers, welcome to our June short story hour!

Jun 12 • David Kern, Heidi White, and Sean Johnson

58:26

The Feast: Thursday

Welcome back to our series on Margaret Kennedy’s The Feast! We begin by answering a couple of listener questions, before discussing the fascinating…

Jun 8 • David Kern, Heidi White, and Sean Johnson

1:01:46

Monthly Mystery: Seishi Yokomizo's "The Inugami Curse"

Hello and welcome to May’s monthly mystery here at Close Reads HQ (a few days late; sorry about that!) Join in as we discuss a classic Japanese murder…

Jun 3 • Heidi White and Sean Johnson

50:37

The Feast: Wednesday

Welcome back to our series on Margart Kennedy’s novel.

Jun 2 • David Kern, Heidi White, and Sean Johnson

1:11:57

May 2026

Beowulf (the Tolkien translation): Lines 681-1389

Welcome back to our subscriber-exclusive series on Tolkien’s version of Beowulf. This week topics of conversation include the vast array of things that…

May 29 • David Kern, Heidi White, and Sean Johnson

1:06:02

The Feast: Tuesday

Welcome back to another conversation about Margaret Kennedy’s The Feast. This week we begin by discussing some audience comments, then we discuss a…

May 27 • David Kern, Heidi White, and Sean Johnson

1:09:29

Short Story Hour: "Foster, You're Dead!" by Philip K. Dick

Welcome to another episode of our new series on classic short stories!

May 22 • David Kern, Sean Johnson, and Heidi White

47:31

The Feast: Monday

And then it was Monday in Margaret Kennedy’s The Feast.

May 18 • David Kern, Heidi White, and Sean Johnson

52:56

Beowulf (the Tolkien translation): Lines 1-680

Welcome to our new subscriber-exclusive series on J.R.R.

May 15 • David Kern, Heidi White, and Sean Johnson

1:12:13

The Feast: Prologue-Sunday

Welcome to the first episode of a new series on Margaret Kennedy’s novel, The Feast. We discuss the book’s allegorical bent (and how it’s different than…

May 11 • David Kern, Heidi White, and Sean Johnson

1:03:03

The Grapes of Wrath Q&A Episode

You have questions, we did our best to answer them.

May 6 • David Kern, Heidi White, and Sean Johnson

1:02:34

Monthly Mystery: Margery Allingham's "The Tiger in the Smoke"

Hello and welcome to April’s monthly mystery here at Close Reads HQ (a few days late; sorry about that!) Join in as we discuss Margery Allingham’s most…

May 3 • David Kern, Heidi White, and Sean Johnson

1:04:08