Great Books with Great Friends

Michael Hanisch
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Michael Hanisch is using this podcast as an excuse to keep in touch with the best friends he has made over the course of his life by reading a book with each of them and talking about it.

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    3. The Brothers Karamazov (Parts One & Two) by Fyodor Dostoevsky with my friend Bryce

    Join Michael and his friend Bryce in a conversation about the first two parts of Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. In this episode, Bryce and Michael discuss the importance of logic vs the importance of faith, the problem of evil, and the Grand Inquisitor.

  2. Mar 21

    2. The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus with my friend Theo

    "It is legitimate and necessary to wonder whether life has a meaning; therefore, it is legitimate to meet the problem of suicide face to face." Mike and Theo became friends in 2016 at a choir camp in Oklahoma. A decade later they meet up to discuss Albert Camus's The Myth of Sisyphus.

  3. Feb 20

    1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë with my friend Anna (Part II)

    Should you follow feelings of love or God's plan? Are the two even different? Is St. John making the right life choices in the second half of this book? Is Jane? How long can a honeymoon phase between two lovers last? If anyone in Jane Eyre were gay, who would it be? Join Michael and Anna for an often sidetracked discussion of the second half of Jane Eyre.

  4. Jan 31

    1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë with my friend Anna (Part I)

    Is Jane Eyre a 19th century Rom Com? Is Mr. Rochester the equivalent of an alpha werewolf? Did Charlotte Brontë invent yearning? Michael and Anna discuss.

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Michael Hanisch is using this podcast as an excuse to keep in touch with the best friends he has made over the course of his life by reading a book with each of them and talking about it.

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  • Creator
    Michael Hanisch
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Great Books with Great Friends
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