The Spouter-Inn

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Chris (a poet) and Suzanne (a professor) spent six years talking about “great books” (whatever that means), and are now talking about reading (and all the things that means).

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    The Travels of Sir John Mandeville / Voyage Around My Room

    We look at some old travel literature, with The Travels of Sir John Mandeville and Xavier de Maistre’s Voyage Around My Room.

    1h 14m

  2. 30/12/2025

    The Gospel According to Mark / On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity

    The Gospel According to Mark (and some recent queer retellings of Jesus’ life story), and John Milton’s poem On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity.

    1h 27m

  3. 01/12/2025

    Waiting for Godot / Theory of Water

    Samuel Beckett’s play Waiting for Godot and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s new book Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead.

    1h 1m

  4. 28/11/2025 · BONUS

    Bonus: John Nicholas on Cry of the Ancients

    Suzanne talks with John Nicholas, whose parents Grey Owl and Little Pigeon wrote Cry of the Ancients (1974).

    49 min

  5. 01/11/2025

    Pride and Prejudice / Northanger Abbey

    For Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, we’re rereading Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey.

    1h 26m

  6. 24/09/2025

    Wuthering Heights / Home Cooking

    Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights and Laurie Colwin’s essay collection Home Cooking.

    1h 16m

  7. 15/08/2025

    The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens / Finnegans Wake

    The poetry of Wallace Stevens and James Joyce’s experimental novel Finnegans Wake.

    1h 25m

  8. 14/07/2025

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit / Forgetting Elena

    Beatrix Potter’s charming children’s book The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Edmund White’s novel Forgetting Elena.

    1h 16m
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Chris (a poet) and Suzanne (a professor) spent six years talking about “great books” (whatever that means), and are now talking about reading (and all the things that means).

Information

  • Channel
    Megaphonic
  • Creator
    Suzanne Conklin Akbari and Chris Piuma
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    122
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Suzanne Conklin Akbari and Chris Piuma
  • Show Website
    The Spouter-Inn

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