Agatha Christie - The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd - Episode 2 - Agatha Christies Masterpiece of Whodunit! HI, I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I’m Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love lit podcast. This is our second and final episode discussing Christie’s breakout novel, the one critics claim is her very best, The Murder or Roger Ackroyd. Last week, we talked about the book in terms of it being a formal detective novel- a ...
Mar 19, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 152
Agatha Christie - The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd - Episode 1 - Meet The Author That Made The Whodunit What It Is Today! I’m Christy Shriver, and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. For the next two episodes, we are going to discuss an author who for me flies under the radar when we think of literary icons. When you look at the lists of the world’s greatest writers and/or novels, she’s never on th...
Mar 12, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Homer - The Odyssey - Episode 5 - Home And Penelope Reunited! Hi, I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. Today we conclude our discussion over the Odyssey, the timeless 24 books that introduced us to so many monsters and legends, but, of course, it goes without saying, we’ve just scratched the surface in understanding how all of this has influenced our world. In fact, even...
Feb 05, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Homer - The Odyssey - Episode 4 - The Importance Of "Oikos" And Why Odysseus Pursues It! Hi, I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I’m Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This is our third episode in our discussion of this influential classic, however else you might like to call it. In the first episode we started our discussion introducing just a few of the issues surrounding Homer, the poet himself, the Myce...
Jan 29, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 145
Homer - The Odyssey - Episode 3 - Odysseus And The Cyclops Don't See Eye To Eye! I’m Christy Shriver, and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This is our third episode covering Homer’s Odyssey, and Christy, are we finally getting to Odysseus this week? Yes- We finally meet our title character- it was an odyssey. Pun pun- Oh my- here we go…. I know, and we get to see wordplay this week as well-...
Jan 22, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 144
Homer - The Odyssey - Episode 2 - Telemachus Begins The Journey To Manhood And Finding Odysseus! Hi, I’m Christy Shriver and we’re her to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I’m Garry Shriver, and this is the How to love lit podcast. Today is our second episode covering the first and perhaps foremost author in what is often described as the Western Canon- Homer and his famous epic, The Odyssey. Last week, we discussed a little of the historical context surrounding ...
Jan 15, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Homer - The Odyssey - Episode 1 - Greek Gods, Greek Heroes And One of The Oldest Epic Poems Of All Time! Hi, I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This week we embark on a seafaring adventure across the seas and through time to the ancient world of the Greeks to meet someone who some have said is the greatest poet to have ever lived- Homer- and his second epic- The Odysse...
Jan 08, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 142
History and analysis of Robert Burns poem "To A Mouse". The poem that inspired Steinbeck's book title "Of Mice And Men". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 01, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 143
The Christmas Story - Luke Chapter 2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 25, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 141
Clement C. Moore -'Twas The Night Before Christmas - Christmas Special! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 24, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 140
O. Henry - The Gift Of The Magi - Christmas Special! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 23, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 139
I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I am Garry Shriver. This is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This is our second episode discussing the bard of democracy, the great Walt Whitman. Today we will feature one of his four poems honoring President Abraham Lincoln, but in order to understand why Whitman and many of us admire this great man, we want to revisit the original 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass and listen to some of Whitman’s ...
Nov 27, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 136
Walt Whitman - Leaves Of Grass - The Poetry Of Young America! Hi, I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This episode and next, we tackle one of the most intimidating poets in the American Canon- Walt Whitman. He is the generally accepted and almost uncontested greatest contribution America has made to the great canon of World Literature- the ones comprised of those that reall...
Nov 20, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 135
Shirley Jackson - The Haunting Of Hill House - Episode 3 - The Creepy, Psychotic, Paranormal Conclusion! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 06, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Shirley Jackson - The Haunting Of Hill House - Episode 2 - Is Hill House Haunted Or Not?! I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I’m Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. Read the first paragraph of chapter 2. That is the first paragraph of chapter 2 of The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. This is episode 2 as we explore this haunted space- and Christy, haunted it is. Last week, we spent a lot of time t...
Oct 30, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Shirley Jackson - The Haunting Of Hill House - Episode 1 - MeetThe Author And The Personal Issues That Created One Of The Best Horror Genre Books Of All Time! `Hi, I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. If you are listening to this in real time, we are well into the month of October and in the United States, the month of October means Halloween. Halloween, as we’ve discuss...
Oct 23, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Sonnets Of The Portuguese - Plus A Great Love Story! Hi, I’m Christy Shriver, and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I’m Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This is our second week in a two part series discussing one of English Language literature’s most romantic couples- the poets Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Last week, we introduced Robert Browning and his notable dramatic monologue My Last...
Oct 16, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Hi, I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I am Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This week and next we will have two poetry supplements. After talking about one of the worst romances in literature- we will switch to one of literature’s greatest love stories- the romance of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning- although you would never guess it after reading the poem we are doing today- My Last Duchess- a ver...
Oct 09, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe - Episode 4 - The Clash Of Cultures Ends Tragically Hi, I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This is our fourth and final episode discussing Chinua Achebe’s groundbreaking novel Things Fall Apart. In episode one we discussed the country of Nigeria, the history, the cultural context, Achebe’s life, the poem from which the book got its name an...
Aug 14, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe - Episode 3 - Religion, Gender Issues, The Importance Of Balance And Chapter 13 - The Heart Of The Book! I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This is our third episode in our four part series on Chinua Achebe’s stunningly complex little novel, Things Fall Apart . In episode one, we looked at Nigeria the country itself, the historical context...
Aug 07, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe - Episode 2 - The Clash Of Cultures, Foreshadowing, Irony And Rage! Hi, I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This is our second episode in our four part series discussing the great Nigerian work Things Fall Apart and its author, Chinua Achebe. Last week, we looked at the historical context of Nigerian history- pre-colonial up to the colonial...
Jul 31, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe - Episode 1 - Meet Nigeria's Most Famous Author , Teacher and Philosopher! Hi, I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I’m Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. I am very excited this series on Nigerian author Chinua Achebe and his first groundbreaking book- Things Fall Apart first published in 1958. There are not many books that have had the kind of positive worldwide impact that...
Jul 24, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Hawaii - Myths - Legends - Kings - Queens - History - All The Stuff Tolkien Loved! Hi, I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit podcast. This week we are going in a totally different direction – literally and figuratively- doing something we’ve never done before. Inspired by Tolkien’s love of mythology and genealogy, his fondness for names and the combination of all these put together, w...
Jul 17, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 114
T.S. Eliot - The Love Song Of J. Alfred Prufrock - Poetry Supplement - Episode 2 Hi, This is Christy Shriver, and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. I’m Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This is week two in our discussion of the trans-Atlantic icon, Thomas Stearns Eliot or as he’s widely referred to, TS Eliot. As we mentioned last week, TS Eliot was the recipient of the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature. When the Swedish Academy presen...
Jun 05, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 108
T.S. Eliot - The Love Song Of J. Alfred Prufrock - Poetry Supplement - Episode 1 I’m Christy Shriver, and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This week’s poetry supplement comes after my favorite series to date- our series on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby - what a tour de force as we talked nihilism, symbolism, murder, jazz, gangsters, wealth and ironically- no love story- which was what ...
May 29, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 107
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald - Episode 4 - TheEnd Of All Kinds Of Dreams! Hi, I’m Christy Shriver, and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. I’m Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This is our fourth and final episode on this little book of constant surprises. We have talked about turns of phrases, irony, the colors, more irony, motifs of the eyes, water and baptism, dust, cars, references to time- and did I mention irony- Are ...
May 22, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 106
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald - Episode 3 - Find Out Why Chapter 5 Is Fitzgerald's Favorite Chapter! Hi, I’m Christy Shriver, and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to love lit podcast. This is our third episode featuring what some people consider to be THE Great American Novel, and after two weeks of symbolism and irony and politics and layers and layers of imagery and meaning, I am starting to see why ...
May 15, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 105
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald - Episode 2 - Colors, Symbolism And Irony! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 08, 2021•47 min•Ep. 104
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald - Episode 1 - Meet The Author Of One Of The Most Iconic Books Ever! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 01, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Night - Elie Wiesel - Episode #4 - The End Of All Things And The Beginning Hi, I’m Christy Shriver and we are here to . We are here to look at books that have changed the world and can even change us. I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. Today we conclude one of the most important memoirs to be written in the 20th century- Elie Wiesel’s short narrative, Night. In our first episode, we focused on Wiesel’s life and career, after the holocaust, as a survivor. In episode 2, we ...
Apr 27, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 422
