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The Great Books of Literature Podcast

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Bonus Episode: On Reading 10 Great Books

December 20, 2018 · 58 min

In this bonus episode of the IPA's Great Books of Literature Podcast, John Roskam and Andrew Bolt talk about which book was their favourite, which characters stuck out for them, which author's life was most interesting to learn about and…
Episode 10: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

December 20, 2018 · 1 hr 8 min

The Brothers Karamazov is one of the most influential books ever written. Dostoevsky uses the book to explore morality, religion and the concept of free will. In this episode, John Roskam and Andrew Bolt discuss the book, its themes and…
Episode 9: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

December 6, 2018 · 1 hr 4 min

Pride and Prejudice is the most popular romantic comedy of all time. This comedic look at marriage and relationships has sold over 20 million copies since being published in 1813. John Roskam and Andrew Bolt discuss the book, its themes…
Episode 8: The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth

December 6, 2018 · 1 hr 4 min

The Radetzky March is one of the most important novels of the 20th Century. Spanning three generations of the Trotta family, The Radetzky March explores culture and patriotism amidst a dying empire in the lead up to the First World…
Episode 7: The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope

November 7, 2018 · 1 hr 5 min

The Way We Live Now is Anthony Trollope’s searing criticism of the corruption at the top of British society. It was listed at number 22 in The Guardian’s top 100 books of all time. In this episode, John Roskam and Andrew Bolt discuss…

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Episode 6: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

October 25, 2018 · 1 hr 1 min

Heart of Darkness is one of the most famous and most important works to come out of the colonialist era. Marlow’s venture into the Congo to find Kurtz is gripping and dark, and raises many questions about civility and the savagery that…
Episode 5: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

October 10, 2018 · 1 hr 2 min

In Don Quixote, Cervantes does more than simply tell funny, engaging and warm stories about a knight and his faithful squire. Below the surface of the funny stories is a deep psychological analysis of what it means to pursue our life's…
Episode 4: Zorba The Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis

September 25, 2018 · 1 hr 1 min

Zorba The Greek is a life-changing work, which follows an unnamed narrator and his Cypriot companion Zorba as they discuss life, love, religion and everything else while working on a coal mine in Crete. In this episode, John and Andrew…
Episode 3: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

September 12, 2018 · 58 min

Wuthering Heights centres around the doomed relationship of its two main characters - Heathcliff, the adopted son of wealthy landowner Mr Earnshaw, and Earnshaw's daughter Catherine. It is a tale of love and obsession - and it is often…
Episode 2: The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa

August 28, 2018 · 1 hr 0 min

The Leopard is set in Sicily in the 1860s at the time of the unification of the Italian states and in the midst of sweeping political and social upheaval. The book centres on a Sicilian nobleman, Don Fabrizio, Prince of Salina, and his…
Episode 1: Bleak House by Charles Dickens

August 17, 2018 · 1 hr 3 min

Bleak House is held to be one of Dickens's finest novels, containing one of the most vast, complex and engaging arrays of minor characters and sub-plots in his entire canon. At the novel's core is long-running litigation in England's…

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About the show

John Roskam and News Ltd Journalist and host of The Bolt Report Andrew Bolt discuss the great books of literature. Each episode covers a new book as the pair discuss the themes, the lives of the authors and the impact each book has had on civilisation.