Classics You Slept Through

Meredith Davis, Kyle Davis
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Do you wish you'd actually *read* all of your English assignments in High School? Think you're too old to read and understand the literary classics of yesteryear? Fear not! Join Kyle and Meredith as they help you demystify those classics you slept through.

  1. EPISODE 1

    Introduction

    Classics You Slept Through: Episode 1 - Welcome! Hi! We’re glad you found our podcast! In today’s episode we’ll meet our hosts, Kyle and Meredith, and briefly describe the concept for this show! Hope you’ll join us! Our first book is The Call of the Wild, by Jack London. A staple classic of high schools across the country, and now a major motion picture starring Harrison Ford. The read aloud version is in your feed, but if you’d like to read along yourself, you can download a copy for free, as it’s in the public domain. For next week, we’re reading through Chapter 4. The Call of the Wild Remember to subscribe and follow us so you can join the discussion! Twitter Facebook Instagram Or contact us via email: CYSTPod@gmail.com

    12 min

  2. EPISODE 1 BONUS

    Bonus Episode - An Interview with Our Father

    A bonus episode!? What is this?? If you listened all the way through yesterday's wrap of Moreau, then you know that Mere has given birth to a healthy baby girl, and honestly, it couldn't have come at a better time, as we haven't yet started Northanger Abbey. Never fear - we will start that book once Mere is back on her feet and ready to record again. In the meantime, we (or, mostly Kyle, with a little help) will be bringing you some bonus content, starting with today's interview with our Dad. Back in our first episode, Mere and I both discussed how our life-long love of reading was formed very early, by our Dad reading to us nightly. We'll talk with him about the decision to read to his kids, what he enjoys reading (or not), and some of his favorite memories and books from our youth. Hope you enjoy, and look out for more bonus content over the next few weeks. If there's something off the wall you'd like us to tackle before we're back to Northanger Abbey, let us know! Twitter Facebook Instagram CYSTPod@gmail.com

    28 min

  3. EPISODE 2

    The Call of the Wild - Chapters 1-4

    Classics You Slept Through: Episode 2 - The Call of the Wild - Chapters 1-4 Welcome to our first read aloud episode! As adults, we don’t get read to often enough, but we’re out to change that! This episode is the first four chapters of The Call of the Wild, by Jack London. Listen, read along, and we’ll discuss it next week. Remember to subscribe and be part of the conversation! Twitter Facebook Instagram You can also send us your thoughts via email: CYSTPod@gmail.com

    1h 25m

  4. EPISODE 2 BONUS

    Nate the Snake

    As Mere and baby have returned home and are settling into their new life, we're doing another bonus episode this week! Today I'm reading one of my favorite stories, that of Nate the Snake. There's no attributable author, though you can read along on the internet, and there's even an alternate narration, if you want to listen to another reader's take.  Please enjoy, and keep an eye on our social media feeds for when we'll pick back up with Northanger Abbey. Twitter Facebook Instagram CYSTPod@gmail.com

    57 min

  5. EPISODE 3

    The Call of the Wild Discussion: Chapters 1-4

    Classics You Slept Through: Episode 3 - The Call of the Wild - Chapters 1-4 This week we’re discussing the first half of The Call of the Wild. It’s a story about a dog! Not a man! Really!  Listen as Kyle and Mere break down the first part of the book. For next week, finish the last three chapters. Subscribe to the podcast and follow our socials to be part of the conversation! Twitter Facebook Instagram You can also send us an email, by Gar!: CYSTPod@gmail.com

    55 min

  6. EPISODE 3 BONUS

    Selections from a Child's Garden of Verses

    One final bonus episode this week, as we ramp up to get back to your regularly scheduled podcasts! Today, Mere has selected a few poems from Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses, and they're read by our dad! You get to listen to the voice that read to us growing up. Usually it put us to sleep at bedtime, but hopefully it won't have such an effect on you! Poems you'll find in this episode: To Any Reader Travel Bed in Summer Auntie's Skirts The Land of Counterpane The Land of Nod My Shadow Escape at Bedtime The Swing The Unseen Playmate My Ship and I My Kingdom The Dumb Soldier Autumn Fires Night and Day The Moon The Land of Story-Books Also, while briefly discussing last week's shaggy dog story, I made reference to Norm Macdonald's moth joke. Take a few minutes to check it out - it's one of my favorites! For next week, we'll be starting Northanger Abbey! Look for chapters 1 - 8 in your feed on Tuesday! Twitter Facebook Instagram CYSTPod@gmail.com

    26 min

  7. EPISODE 4

    The Call of the Wild Read Aloud Chapters 5-7

    Classics You Slept Through: Episode 2 - The Call of the Wild - Chapters 5-7 This episode, we conclude our reading of The Call of the Wild! Listen or read along as we find out how Buck adapts to the wild, and how he deals with the titular call. Enjoy completing our first book, and we’ll discuss it next Tuesday. Remember to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or send us your thoughts on the first book. Twitter Facebook Instagram You can also reach us via email: CYSTPod@gmail.com Congrats on *not* sleeping through your first classic!

    1h 27m

  8. EPISODE 4 BONUS

    Index (First Six Books)

    Before we begin our seventh (!) book, A Princess of Mars, we thought it might be useful to give a brief indexing of the titles we've read and where you can quickly find them. Episode 2: Call of the Wild by Jack London Episode 7: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Episode 12: The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells Episode 17:  Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen Episode 28: The Awakening by Kate Chopin Episode 35: Dracula by Bram Stoker Thanks for listening this far, and looking forward reading and discussing more books with you all!

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Do you wish you'd actually *read* all of your English assignments in High School? Think you're too old to read and understand the literary classics of yesteryear? Fear not! Join Kyle and Meredith as they help you demystify those classics you slept through.

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