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Unconventional

Read by J.J. Hebert


J.J. Hebert


YOUNG JAMES FROST just knows, deep in his bones, that he's a writer. He writes far into early mornings, after his wearying hours of scrubbin…

Biltmore Oswald

Read by Nigel Boydell


J. Thorne Smith, Jr.


The hilarious diary of a young man's recruitment into, and service in a navy, which, though well equipped and disciplined, remains woefully …

Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister

Read by Jim Clevenger


Ulysses S. Grant


Among the national leaders whose names will always hold an honorable place in American history is Ulysses S. Grant, the simple-hearted man a…

Irish Wit and Humor

Read by James E. Carson


Various


Excerpted anecdotes from the biographies of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell, relating humorous snippets of politics in 18th and 19th ce…

Literature and Form

Read by Catherine Brown


Catherine Brown


University of Oxford Podcasts

Null-ABC

Read by Corinna Schultz


H. Beam Piper


"There's some reaction these days that holds scientists responsible for war. Take it one step further: What happens if "book-learn…

Inspirational Reading


Tom Harper


This brief speech was shared by Tom Harper at Model's Baccalaureate service on Sunday, May 20th, 2012 at First Christian Church (Disciples o…

Capitol Coven

Read by Peter E. Abresch


Peter E. Abresch


Ninety percent of the federal laws, resolutions, and appropriations pass or fail in the U. S. Congress by a handful of votes. When Alexand…

An International Episode

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Henry James


Two men visiting the US from London meet a pair of charming women who return the visit the following year in London. Romantic intrigues, mis…

An American Politician

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Francis Marion Crawford


In 1880’s Boston, Mass. the good life is lead according to all the Victorian era societal rules of the New World. Political ambitions and th…

The Bostonians, Vol. 1 & 2

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Henry James


This bittersweet tragicomedy centers on an odd triangle of characters: Basil Ransom, a political conservative from Mississippi; Olive Chance…

Moonskin

Read by Anthony J. Zingales


Anthony J. Zingales


“Space is the cure to careless savagery, to stagnant two-party politics, to the fear that condemns visionary science to the dusty shelves of…

Beautiful Thoughts from George MacDonald

Read by Shelly Weingart


Elizabeth W. Dougall and George MacDonald


A brief quote from MacDonald for each day of the year. - Summary by Shelly

Vice Chancellor's Welcome

Read by Andrew Hamilton


Andrew Hamilton


University of Oxford Podcasts

J. M. Synge and the Ireland of His Time

Read by Kyle James Maclean


William Butler Yeats


William Butler Yeats recounts his experiences with friend and colleague, John Millington Synge. - Summary by Kyle James Maclean

Society as I Have Found It

Read by John Greenman


Ward Mcallister


Mark Twain illustrator Dan Beard recalled discussing McAllister’s book with Twain. “It was before Webster & Company failed that Ward McA…

Pagan Papers

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Kenneth Grahame


We join our thoughtful author on a dreamy stroll at dusk through the English countryside, and listen to his nonchalant, slightly scattered m…

EDYL - The Reading Department

Read by Mark Capell


Mark Capell


It's 2046 and Jake Radley has the career opportunity of a lifetime. But to take it he needs to acquire a strange, mysterious new skill. A s…

Social Media and Faith

Read by Robin Dunbar, Jenny Rutherford, Graham Ward and Joel Harrison


Robin Dunbar, Jenny Rutherford, Graham Ward and Joel Harrison


University of Oxford Podcasts

Ingersoll on ABRAHAM LINCOLN, from the Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 3, …

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Robert G. Ingersoll


Col. Ingersoll begins his popular lecture series on famous persons as follows: "It is hard to overstate the debt we owe to the men and …

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