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Just the Best Literature

Philadelphia Church of God

Show • 127 episodes

Just the Best Literature inspires you to not only read printed books, but to read only the best books. Besides books, host Dennis Leap will lead discussions on other current literature such as essays and important articles.

#343: Winston’s Dangerous Plan to Get to the FrontEpisode • Nov 25, 2024

#342: Winston Mourns the Death of Aylmer HaldanEpisode • Nov 4, 2024

#341: The Reason Penn Symons DiedEpisode • Sep 30, 2024

#340: General White Made a Huge MistakeEpisode • Sep 9, 2024

#339: Boers Are Ready to War With the BritishEpisode • Sep 2, 2024

#338: Winston Travels to South Africa in Style and Discusses PoliticsEpisode • Aug 12, 2024

#337: Journalist Winston Goes to Boer WarEpisode • Jul 22, 2024

#336: The Scion Finds a New WarEpisode • Jul 15, 2024

#335: The Scion Is DefeatedEpisode • Jun 24, 2024

#334: The Scion SpeaksEpisode • Jun 10, 2024

#333: The Graven Palm, Part 2Episode • May 6, 2024

#332: The Graven Palm, Part 1Episode • Apr 22, 2024

#331: The British Empire’s Vast ResponsibilitiesEpisode • Apr 8, 2024

#330: Hero of the EmpireEpisode • Apr 1, 2024

#328: Winston’s Prestige Is Destroyed by Hostile AttitudesEpisode • Mar 4, 2024

#327: Winston Becomes an AuthorEpisode • Feb 19, 2024

#326: Winston Faces Murderous SavagesEpisode • Jan 29, 2024

#325: Winston Gets His Wish to Fight at MamundEpisode • Jan 15, 2024

#324: Winston Praises Sir Bindon Blood but Not Britain’s India GovernmentEpisode • Jan 1, 2024

#323: Winston Joins the Malakand Force, Part 1Episode • Dec 18, 2023

#322: There Is Always Time For PoloEpisode • Dec 4, 2023

#321: Winston Gets Educated at Bangalore, Part 2Episode • Nov 20, 2023

#320: Winston Gets Educated at Bangalore, Part 1Episode • Nov 13, 2023

#319: Young Winston Goes to India, Part 2Episode • Oct 9, 2023

#318: Young Winston Goes to India, Part 1Episode • Sep 25, 2023

#317: Young Winston Visits the Vanished World, Part 2Episode • Sep 18, 2023

#316: Young Winston Visits the Vanished World, Part 1Episode • Sep 11, 2023

#315: Young Winston Comes Under GunfireEpisode • Aug 28, 2023

#314: Young Winston Wants to Go to War, Part 2Episode • Aug 7, 2023

#313: Young Winston Wants to Go to War, Part 1Episode • Jul 31, 2023

#312: Winston’s Early Soldier DaysEpisode • Jul 10, 2023

#311: The Deep Thoughts of Young WinstonEpisode • Jul 3, 2023

#310: Child of the Victorian AgeEpisode • Jun 26, 2023

#309: Winston Churchill: Soldier, Statesman, Writer, ReaderEpisode • Jun 19, 2023

#308: Understanding Melville's Use of the BibleEpisode • Jun 12, 2023

#307: Why Read Moby Dick?Episode • Jun 5, 2023

#306: Ishmael’s Epilogue and Highlights From Moby DickEpisode • May 29, 2023

#305: The Three-Day Chase to Kill Moby DickEpisode • May 22, 2023

#304: The Rachel, the Cabin, and the HatEpisode • May 15, 2023

#303: Ahab Hates Queequeg’s Coffin (Chapters 110 and 127)Episode • May 1, 2023

#302: Chapter 99: The Doubloon—a Mirror Into the SoulEpisode • Apr 17, 2023

#301: Chapter 93: The Castaway—PipEpisode • Apr 3, 2023

#300: The Pequod Meets the VirginEpisode • Mar 20, 2023

#299: The Jeroboam’s StoryEpisode • Mar 6, 2023

#298: Just the Best Literature RevivedEpisode • Feb 20, 2023

#297: Lessons From George Washington’s LifeEpisode • Feb 13, 2023

#296: The Final Days of George and Martha WashingtonEpisode • Feb 6, 2023

#295: George Washington Faces Conflict Within His CabinetEpisode • Jan 30, 2023

#294: George and Martha Washington as First President and First LadyEpisode • Jan 9, 2023

#293: George and Martha Washington at Valley ForgeEpisode • Jan 2, 2023

George Washington: Architect and BuilderEpisode • Dec 26, 2022

#292: George Washington: Architect and BuilderEpisode • Dec 26, 2022

#291: George Washington: Agricultural PioneerEpisode • Dec 19, 2022

#290: George Washington: Man of Noble Principles, Part 2Episode • Dec 12, 2022

#289: George Washington: Man of Noble PrinciplesEpisode • Dec 5, 2022

#288: Introducing Martha Washington, Part 2Episode • Nov 28, 2022

#287: Introducing Martha WashingtonEpisode • Nov 21, 2022

#286: Introduction to Paul Johnson’s Biography George Washington: Founding Father, Part 3Episode • Nov 14, 2022

#285: Introduction to Paul Johnson’s Biography George Washington: Founding Father, Part 2Episode • Nov 7, 2022

#284: Introduction to Paul Johnson’s Biography George Washington: Founding FatherEpisode • Oct 31, 2022

#283: Final Thoughts on George Orwell’s 1984Episode • Oct 24, 2022

#282: Winston Smith Reads Emanuel Goldstein’s Book, Part 2Episode • Sep 26, 2022

#281: Winston Smith Reads Emanuel Goldstein’s Book, Part 1Episode • Sep 19, 2022

#280: Final Thoughts on Orwell’s Animal FarmEpisode • Sep 12, 2022

#279: A Quick Trip to Orwell’s Animal Farm, Part 3Episode • Sep 6, 2022

#278: A Quick Trip to Orwell’s Animal Farm, Part 2Episode • Aug 29, 2022

#277: A Quick Trip to Orwell’s Animal Farm, Part 1Episode • Aug 22, 2022

#276: 1984 'Book 2': Winston, Julia and O’Brien, Part 2Episode • Aug 15, 2022

#275: 1984 “Book 2”: Winston, Julia and O’Brien, Part 1Episode • Aug 8, 2022

#274: 1984: The World of Winston Smith, Part 2Episode • Aug 1, 2022

#273: 1984: The World of Winston Smith, Part 1Episode • Jul 25, 2022

#272: The Goney and the GamEpisode • Feb 14, 2022

#271: Whaling With the PhantomsEpisode • Feb 7, 2022

#270: Ahab’s Crack Whale-Killing Crew RevealedEpisode • Jan 31, 2022

#269: Ahab’s Intelligent but Mad MindEpisode • Jan 24, 2022

#268: Ishmael Reveals His Nameless Horror of Moby DickEpisode • Jan 17, 2022

#267: Introducing Moby DickEpisode • Jan 3, 2022

#266: Kill-the-Whale FestivitiesEpisode • Dec 27, 2021

#265: Ahab Hijacks the Pequod, Part 2Episode • Dec 20, 2021

#264: Ahab Hijacks the Pequod, Part 1Episode • Dec 13, 2021

#263: Ahab—Supreme Lord and DictatorEpisode • Dec 6, 2021

#262: Starbuck, Stubb, Flask and HarpoonersEpisode • Nov 29, 2021

#261: Ishmael and Queequeg Aboard the PequodEpisode • Nov 22, 2021

#260: Ishmael and Queegueg Sign On With the PequodEpisode • Nov 15, 2021

#259: Ishmael and Queequeg Tour New BedfordEpisode • Nov 8, 2021

#258: Introducing Ishmael and QueequegEpisode • Nov 1, 2021

#257: Why Read Moby Dick?Episode • Oct 25, 2021

#256: Jim Does Not RunEpisode • Oct 18, 2021

#255: The Scoundrel Brown Invades Patusan, Part 2Episode • Oct 11, 2021

#254: The Scoundrel Brown Invades Patusan, Part 1Episode • Oct 4, 2021

#253: Marlow Leaves Jim at PatusanEpisode • Sep 27, 2021

#252: Remember: This Is a Love StoryEpisode • Sep 20, 2021

#251: Jewel Saves Jim From AssassinationEpisode • Sep 13, 2021

#250: Jim—The Romantic Hero, Part 2Episode • Sep 6, 2021

#249: Jim—The Romantic Hero, Part 1Episode • Aug 30, 2021

#248: Taking Down Sherif Ali’s CampEpisode • Aug 23, 2021

#247: Jim Creates Anxiety on His First Day at PatusanEpisode • Aug 16, 2021

#246: Introduction to Jim’s Life on Patusan, Part 2Episode • Aug 9, 2021

#245: Introduction to Jim’s Life on Patusan, Part 1Episode • Aug 2, 2021

#244: The Darkness of GossipEpisode • Jul 26, 2021

#243: Jim: Not Thrown to the DogsEpisode • Jul 19, 2021

#242: It’s All OverEpisode • Jul 12, 2021

#241: I Don’t Run AwayEpisode • Jul 5, 2021

#240: French Sailors Rescue the PatnaEpisode • Jun 28, 2021

#239: The Depths of a Greater DarknessEpisode • Jun 21, 2021

#238: Jim Becomes One of Them, Part 2Episode • Jun 14, 2021

#237: Jim Becomes One of Them, Part 1Episode • Jun 7, 2021

#236: ‘Enough to Make Angels’ Weep’Episode • May 31, 2021

#235: Marlow Invites Jim to Dinner, Part 3Episode • May 24, 2021

Marlow Invites Jim to Dinner, Part 2Episode • May 17, 2021

#233: Marlow Invites Jim to DinnerEpisode • May 10, 2021

Marlow Takes Charge of Jim’s Story, Part 2Episode • May 3, 2021

Marlow Takes Charge of Jim’s Story, Part 1Episode • Apr 26, 2021

Jim’s First Encounter With Marlow, Part 2Episode • Apr 19, 2021

Jim’s First Encounter With Marlow, Part 1Episode • Apr 12, 2021

Introduction to Joseph Conrad’s Lord JimEpisode • Apr 5, 2021

Final Thoughts on Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Part 2Episode • Mar 29, 2021

Final Thoughts on Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Part 1Episode • Mar 22, 2021

Marlow’s Full Testimony to the Life and Death of Kurtz, Part 2Episode • Mar 15, 2021

Marlow’s Testimony on the Life and Death of Kurtz, Part 1Episode • Mar 8, 2021

Marlow Meets His Hero Kurtz, Part 2Episode • Mar 1, 2021

Marlow Meets His Hero Kurtz, Part 1Episode • Feb 22, 2021

The Women in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Part 2Episode • Feb 15, 2021

The Women in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Part 1Episode • Feb 8, 2021

Marlow Learns About His Hero Kurtz, Part 2Episode • Feb 1, 2021

Marlow Learns About His Hero KurtzEpisode • Jan 25, 2021

Marlow’s First Contact With the Dark Continent and the Company’s Decayed OutpostEpisode • Jan 18, 2021

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