Tear This Book a New One Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:06:35 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1971432 en-us © 2026 Tear This Book a New One yes 39c76985-8005-5c62-8422-82a9c584278a Tear This Book a New One episodic true Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Tear This Book a New One https://storage.buzzsprout.com/8hk89wajkzkw3yl5ewpivshs8d1k?.jpg Tear This Book a New One The Age of Gild The Age of Gild After a brief hiatus, we are back with more book content. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, Book 1. Words fail to encapsulate the experience of listening to this hour of deep, thoughtful, and articulate conversation. Enjoy with a fine glass of PORT in your BEGLOVED hand. 

]]> After a brief hiatus, we are back with more book content. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, Book 1. Words fail to encapsulate the experience of listening to this hour of deep, thoughtful, and articulate conversation. Enjoy with a fine glass of PORT in your BEGLOVED hand. 

]]> Tear This Book a New One Buzzsprout-11217590 Sun, 28 Aug 2022 16:00:00 -0400 3531 full true Tom Sawyer's Cave of Wonders Tom Sawyer's Cave of Wonders Part 3 of our series on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. In this episode, we cover chapters 22 through 35 and finish the book. We would like to formally apologize for the length of this episode. It was very indulgent of us and for that we are sorry. We will never commit such atrocities again. Anyway, here's a little of what we get up to in this episode:

Racism and Sexism in my bildungsroman? It's more likely than you think. 
Who is running the smear campaign against Sid Sawyer?
And are we all dust in the wind as water steadily drips from a cave stalactite,  eternally?


Intro and outro music by Nesrality from Pixabay.
Twain, M. (2011). The adventures of tom Sawyer. William Collins.

]]> Part 3 of our series on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. In this episode, we cover chapters 22 through 35 and finish the book. We would like to formally apologize for the length of this episode. It was very indulgent of us and for that we are sorry. We will never commit such atrocities again. Anyway, here's a little of what we get up to in this episode:

Racism and Sexism in my bildungsroman? It's more likely than you think. 
Who is running the smear campaign against Sid Sawyer?
And are we all dust in the wind as water steadily drips from a cave stalactite,  eternally?


Intro and outro music by Nesrality from Pixabay.
Twain, M. (2011). The adventures of tom Sawyer. William Collins.

]]> Tear This Book a New One Buzzsprout-10779736 Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:00:00 -0400 4984 full true Tom Sawyer Licked Me Tom Sawyer Licked Me Welcome to Part 2 of our series on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. In this episode, we cover chapters 11 through 21 and discuss:

Should we write a Sid-based fanfiction?
Why does Twain hate little girls?
And will Tom ever learn his lesson when he keeps being rewarded for his bad behavior? 


Intro and outro music by Nesrality from Pixabay.
Twain, M. (2011). The adventures of tom Sawyer. William Collins.

]]> Welcome to Part 2 of our series on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. In this episode, we cover chapters 11 through 21 and discuss:

Should we write a Sid-based fanfiction?
Why does Twain hate little girls?
And will Tom ever learn his lesson when he keeps being rewarded for his bad behavior? 


Intro and outro music by Nesrality from Pixabay.
Twain, M. (2011). The adventures of tom Sawyer. William Collins.

]]> Tear This Book a New One Buzzsprout-10707309 Mon, 30 May 2022 15:00:00 -0400 2980 full true Tom Sawyer Sucks Eggs Tom Sawyer Sucks Eggs Welcome to Part 1 of our series on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. In this episode, we cover chapters 1 through 10 of the novel. Tune in to find out the answers to these hard-hitting questions:

Should you wear shoes on a Friday?
Would it be chill to die only temporarily?
And is Sarah better than Mark Twain?


Intro and outro music by Nesrality from Pixabay.
Twain, M. (2011). The adventures of tom Sawyer. William Collins.

]]> Welcome to Part 1 of our series on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. In this episode, we cover chapters 1 through 10 of the novel. Tune in to find out the answers to these hard-hitting questions:

Should you wear shoes on a Friday?
Would it be chill to die only temporarily?
And is Sarah better than Mark Twain?


Intro and outro music by Nesrality from Pixabay.
Twain, M. (2011). The adventures of tom Sawyer. William Collins.

]]> Tear This Book a New One Buzzsprout-10622080 Sun, 15 May 2022 17:00:00 -0400 3767 full true Fartist Fartist Part 3 of James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. In this episode, we cover section 5, the final part of the novel, and answer life-altering questions such as the following:

Are we actually stupid?
Is Stephen Dedalus a flop poet?
And has James Joyce forever tainted our enjoyment of literature? 

Stay tuned to the end to find out what book we are tearing a new one next!

Intro and outro music by Nesrality from Pixabay.

Joyce, J., & Anderson, C. G. (1986). A portrait of the artist as a young man: Text, criticism, and Notes. Penguin Books. 

]]> Part 3 of James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. In this episode, we cover section 5, the final part of the novel, and answer life-altering questions such as the following:

Are we actually stupid?
Is Stephen Dedalus a flop poet?
And has James Joyce forever tainted our enjoyment of literature? 

Stay tuned to the end to find out what book we are tearing a new one next!

Intro and outro music by Nesrality from Pixabay.

Joyce, J., & Anderson, C. G. (1986). A portrait of the artist as a young man: Text, criticism, and Notes. Penguin Books. 

]]> Tear This Book a New One Buzzsprout-10502903 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 18:00:00 -0400 2878 full true James Jordle James Jordle Part 2 of James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. In this episode, we cover sections 3 and 4 of the novel, including but not limited to the following queries:

Is Hell really THAT bad?
Should we have learned Latin (or really anything) in school? 
And when will someone finally tell Stephen Dedalus to shut up? 

Intro and outro music by Nesrality from Pixabay.

Joyce, J., & Anderson, C. G. (1986). A portrait of the artist as a young man: Text, criticism, and Notes. Penguin Books. 

]]> Part 2 of James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. In this episode, we cover sections 3 and 4 of the novel, including but not limited to the following queries:

Is Hell really THAT bad?
Should we have learned Latin (or really anything) in school? 
And when will someone finally tell Stephen Dedalus to shut up? 

Intro and outro music by Nesrality from Pixabay.

Joyce, J., & Anderson, C. G. (1986). A portrait of the artist as a young man: Text, criticism, and Notes. Penguin Books. 

]]> Tear This Book a New One Buzzsprout-10413032 Sun, 10 Apr 2022 17:00:00 -0400 2750 full true A Portrait of Two Artists as a Young Podcast A Portrait of Two Artists as a Young Podcast This is Part 1 of our series on James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. In this episode, we go through the first two sections of the book and discuss important topics such as:
How often is too often when it comes to kissing your mother?
What exactly is a slim jim?
And is this literature worth reading?


Intro and outro music by Nesrality from Pixabay.

Joyce, J., & Anderson, C. G. (1986). A portrait of the artist as a young man: Text, criticism, and Notes. Penguin Books. 


]]> This is Part 1 of our series on James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. In this episode, we go through the first two sections of the book and discuss important topics such as:
How often is too often when it comes to kissing your mother?
What exactly is a slim jim?
And is this literature worth reading?


Intro and outro music by Nesrality from Pixabay.

Joyce, J., & Anderson, C. G. (1986). A portrait of the artist as a young man: Text, criticism, and Notes. Penguin Books. 


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