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- 🇦🇺AU · Books#1325K to 30K
- 🇺🇸US · Books#1785K to 30K
- 🇩🇪DE · Books#1825K to 30K
- 🇮🇳IN · Books#7510K to 30K
- 🇲🇽MX · Books#7710K to 30K
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23K to 104K🎙 Weekly cadence·90 episodes·Last published 3mo ago - Monthly Reach
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46K to 208K🇦🇺14%🇺🇸14%🇩🇪14%+12 more - Active Followers
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14K to 62K
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Ep 90 - How to Live the Great Books: Life-Changing Reading Habits
Mar 7, 2026
1h 51m 33s
Ep 89 - Book Club Schedule for 2026
Jan 1, 2026
1h 44m 11s
Ep 88 - Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Dec 7, 2025
1h 48m 20s
Ep 87 - Appreciating Shakespeare on My Birthday
Mar 17, 2025
1h 25m 24s
Ep 86 - Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare)
Feb 23, 2025
1h 21m 41s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/7/26 | Ep 90 - How to Live the Great Books: Life-Changing Reading Habits✨ | Great BooksReading Habits+1 | — | iTunesthe Hardcore Literature Book Club | — | readingliterature+1 | — | 1h 51m 33s | |
| 1/1/26 | Ep 89 - Book Club Schedule for 2026✨ | book clubsupport+1 | — | Hardcore Literature Book ClubiTunes+1 | — | iTunesreview+1 | — | 1h 44m 11s | |
| 12/7/25 | Ep 88 - Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)✨ | Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeRobert Louis Stevenson+1 | — | iTunesthe Hardcore Literature Book Club+1 | — | Hardcore Literaturebook club+1 | — | 1h 48m 20s | |
| 3/17/25 | Ep 87 - Appreciating Shakespeare on My Birthday✨ | Shakespearebirthday+2 | — | Hardcore Literature Book ClubiTunes+2 | — | Hardcore LiteratureBook Club+1 | — | 1h 25m 24s | |
| 2/23/25 | Ep 86 - Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare)✨ | ShakespeareAntony and Cleopatra+1 | — | the Hardcore Literature Book ClubAntony and Cleopatra+1 | — | Hardcore Literaturebook club+1 | — | 1h 21m 41s | |
| 1/27/25 | Ep 85 - The Interpretation of Dreams (Freud)✨ | dream interpretationFreud+2 | — | iTunesthe Hardcore Literature Book Club+2 | — | Hardcore Literaturebook club+1 | — | 1h 30m 03s | |
| 12/30/24 | Ep 84 - Book Club Schedule for 2025✨ | book clubsupport+1 | — | Hardcore Literature Book ClubiTunes+1 | — | iTunesreview+1 | — | 1h 00m 39s | |
| 12/29/24 | Ep 83 - Reflecting on Reading the Great Books in 2024✨ | Great BooksReading+1 | — | iTunesthe Hardcore Literature Book Club+1 | — | supportiTunes review+2 | — | 1h 37m 19s | |
| 12/23/24 | Ep 82 - Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Nietzsche)✨ | Nietzschephilosophy+1 | — | NietzscheiTunes+1 | — | Hardcore LiteratureBook Club+1 | — | 1h 27m 48s | |
| 11/6/24 | Ep 81 - The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)✨ | Franz KafkaThe Metamorphosis+2 | — | iTunesthe Hardcore Literature Book Club+1 | — | supportiTunes+2 | — | 1h 19m 19s | |
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| 10/19/24 | Ep 80 - How to Read Poetry for Personal Growth | If 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 | — | ||||||
| 10/2/24 | Ep 79 - The Tragedy of Othello (Shakespeare) | If 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 | — | ||||||
| 8/1/24 | Ep 78 - The Essays of Montaigne | If 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 | — | ||||||
| 7/15/24 | Ep 77 - Tartuffe (Molière) | If 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 | — | ||||||
| 7/2/24 | Ep 76 - Hedda Gabler (Ibsen) | If 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 | — | ||||||
| 6/25/24 | Ep 75 - King Lear (Shakespeare) | If 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 | — | ||||||
| 5/3/24 | Ep 74 - Faust (Goethe) | If 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 | — | ||||||
| 4/25/24 | Ep 73 - The Prince (Machiavelli) | If 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 | — | ||||||
| 3/9/24 | Ep 72 - The Tragedy of Hamlet (Shakespeare) | If 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 | — | ||||||
| 12/24/23 | Ep 71 - Book Club Schedule for 2024 | If 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 | — | ||||||
| 10/29/23 | Ep 70 - Gothic Literature and the Rise of the Vampire | If 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 | — | ||||||
| 10/14/23 | Ep 69 - The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde) | If 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 | — | ||||||
| 7/12/23 | Ep 68 - How to Start Writing Literature (Lessons from Great Writers) | If 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 | — | ||||||
| 6/4/23 | Ep 67 - How to Create a Powerful Daily Reading Practice | If 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 Timestamps: 0:00 a powerful morning reading practice 2:00 on staying consistent with your habits 7:00 how I structure readings of scripture 8:00 my meditative reading of Moby Dick 9:00 reading imaginative literature scripturally 10:00 speed-reading vs subvocalisation 11:00 on rereading resonant passages 12:00 theatre of the mind & simple contemplation 13:00 imagination, empathy, applying the senses 14:00 threefold present & eternity in the text 16:00 mindfulness in our everyday lives 17:00 future as string of present moments 19:00 good material for the reading practice 20:00 from Aurelius to Rilke & Tolstoy 22:00 how the practice differs from reading 24:00 how Virginia Woolf read great literature 25:00 why I love reading difficult books 26:00 reading as conversation & act of love 27:00 the ease and joy of the daily practice 28:00 the four steps of my reading practice 32:00 practice walkthrough with Tolstoy 33:00 Tolstoy's Wisdom: Passage One 39:00 Tolstoy's Wisdom: Passage Two 45:00 Tolstoy's Wisdom: Passage Three 48:00 Tolstoy's Wisdom: Passage Four 52:00 Tolstoy's Wisdom: Passage Five 56:00 Tolstoy's Wisdom: Passage Six 59:00 let us know about your practice | — | ||||||
| 4/26/23 | Ep 66 - The Bookish Q&A Show (Coffee with Hardcore Literature) | If 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 Timestamps: 0:00 expressing my gratitude for you 3:31 how to find meaning in our lives? 20:44 advice on keeping a commonplace book? 27:00 your thoughts on French Literature? 32:37 your favourite films and shows? 40:42 entry recommendations for big classics? 45:20 your process for making connections? 51:30 a master plan behind the syllabus? 53:15 can you riff on Tolstoy's sense of love? 58:35 how to love someone for who they are? 1:03:40 character names in Shakespeare? 1:06:05 three writers you would have coffee with? 1:07:48 what is your literary guilty pleasure? 1:09:00 what is the greatest decade ever for novels? 1:11:00 what podcasts do you enjoy listening to? 1:13:17 are you concerned about artificial intelligence? 1:19:30 a difficult dilemma: rereads or new reads? 1:22:10 what are your favourite Japanese works? 1:24:20 interest in a behind-the-scenes show 1:25:00 tell us more about Shakespeare's audience? 1:30:59 supposedly great books that are overrated? 1:33:16 how to deal with feelings of overwhelm? 1:39:10 do books appeal to different temperaments? 1:41:47 your elevator pitch for getting into literature? 1:46:55 what are the essential book club lectures? 1:52:30 recommendations for book club newcomers 1:53:00 talking about the questions for the next show | — | ||||||
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20 placements across 15 markets.
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20 placements across 15 markets.