Why Is This Good?

Kristine and John always bring fresh thoughts and thoughtful commentary to their analysis of short stories. It’s a useful and enjoyable listen for writers and readers alike.

With all the junk out there the world needs more literature podcasts. This podcast is the exception to that rule. Look at History of Literature or How to Love Lit if you want a thoughtful, well prepared analysis. This podcast fills the niche for those who like a reactionary analysis informed by little to no background research and devoid of any meaningful analysis.

Not very thorough but a decent jumping off point. They pick good stories to cover but their analysis is weak.

I listen to this podcast because I love short stories. However, I have no clue how this woman has any authority to talk about literature. She constantly claims to be a “modern reader” but she only says this when it’s obvious she doesn’t understand classic literature. She constantly criticizes famous male authors of the past and she says stuff like “I would love to see how Poe would write this in modern times with our proper training.” Wow. Poe was a better writer than 90% of modern writers. This woman should not have a literary podcast