Novel Conversations

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Novel Conversations is a podcast summarizing the world’s greatest works of classic literature: you get the whole story from cover to cover. If CliffsNotes had an audio-bestfriend, it would be us! Each episode, Frank Lavallo hosts two readers, and the three of them share their reactions to the story and read their favorite passages along the way. If you're looking for a good story, you're in the right place. *This podcast is a production of the Ohio Film Tax Credit.

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Episodes

"Sense & Sensibility" by Jane Austen

"Sense and Sensibility" is the story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, and their different experiences of life and loss. Listen as Frank Lavallo hosts readers, Jennifer Weinbrecht and Patricia Fernberg, for a summary and discussion of the novel, "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen. Then stay tuned for Endnotes with Ted Schwartz for some interesting facts about the life and motives of Austen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Oct 31, 2016•39 min•Season 1Ep. 9

"Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

In "Cannery Row," a group of kind-hearted miscreants struggle in their attempts to throw a surprise party for their role model. Listen as Frank Lavallo hosts readers, Scott and Ildi Rich, for a summary and discussion of the novel, "Cannery Row" Then stay tuned for Endnotes with Ted Schwartz for some interesting facts about Steinbeck and the inspiration for his writings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Oct 14, 2016•40 min•Season 1Ep. 8

"Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

A summary and exploration of Aldous Huxley's 1932 dystopian novel about the role of human nature in a technological society. Listen as Frank Lavallo hosts readers, Patrick and Joan Andrews, for a summary and discussion of the novel, "Brave New World." Then stay tuned for Endnotes with Ted Schwartz for some interesting facts about Huxley and the inspiration for his writings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Oct 04, 2016•40 min•Season 1Ep. 7

"Anthem" by Ayn Rand

In "Anthem," a streetsweeper uses extreme measures after learning the true nature of his collectivist, dystopian society. Listen as Frank Lavallo hosts readers, Patrick and Joan Andrews, for a summary and discussion of the novella, "Anthem." Then stay tuned for Endnotes with Ted Schwartz for some interesting facts about Rand and the inspiration for her writings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 19, 2016•39 min•Season 1Ep. 6

"Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

"Little Women" chronicles the transition of four sisters from children into women. Listen as Frank Lavallo hosts readers, Jennifer Weinbrecht and Patricia Fernberg, for a summary and discussion of the novel, "Little Women." Then stay tuned for Endnotes with Ted Schwartz for some interesting facts about Alcott and her writings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 06, 2016•40 min•Season 1Ep. 5

"The Pearl" by John Steinbeck

In this novella, a man finds a pearl in his attempt to provide for his sick son, but greed and corruption play a hand in the outcome of his success. Listen as Frank Lavallo hosts readers, Scott and Ildi Rich, for a summary and discussion of the novella, "The Pearl." Then stay tuned for Endnotes with Ted Schwartz for some interesting facts about Steinbeck and the inspiration for his writings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Aug 22, 2016•40 min•Season 1Ep. 4

"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

In "The Great Gatsby," a veteran uses elaborate measures in his attempt to recapture the past and the love he once knew. Listen as Frank Lavallo hosts readers, Scott and Ildi Rich, for a summary and discussion of the novel, "The Great Gatsby." Then stay tuned for Endnotes with Ted Schwartz for some interesting facts about Fitzgerald and the inspiration for his writings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Aug 04, 2016•40 min•Season 1Ep. 3

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

In "The Old Man and the Sea," An older Cuban fisherman, Santiago, has an epic struggle with a giant marlin fish in the Gulf Stream. Listen as Frank Lavallo hosts readers, Scott and Ildi Rich, for a summary and discussion of the novel, "The Old Man and the Sea." Then stay tuned for Endnotes with Ted Schwartz for some interesting facts about Hemingway and his writings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 04, 2016•40 min•Season 1Ep. 2

"The Giver" by Lois Lowry

In "The Giver," a young boy named Jonas discovers that the seemingly perfect society in which he lives contains big and dark secrets when he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory. Listen as Frank Lavallo hosts readers, Patrick and Joan Andrews, for a summary and discussion of the novel, "The Giver." Then stay tuned for Endnotes with Ted Schwartz for some interesting facts about the author and the book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Aug 04, 2016•39 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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