In this episode of The Mason Jar Q&A, Cindy with award-winning poet (and homeschooling mom) Sally Thomas about poetry. 

Topics include:

• What to do when you don't love poetry yourself
• How to make poetry a regular part of your home
• Sally's experiences as a working poet

You can learn more about Sally and her work here. 

On this episode of Close Reads, Tim, Angelina, and David discuss the final chapters  of Pride and Prejudice. 

Conversation touches on the ways the characters changed throughout the book, how Elizabeth's sense of humor returns in the final chapters, and whether the book is two chapters too long. 

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Welcome to episode 9 of A Perpetual Feast, where Andrew Kern and Wes Callihan discuss Homer, Homer, and all of the things that Homer makes them think about. 

In this episode, they discuss Wes's travels to Greece (and the site of Troy), hospitality in Homer (and our own world), and the honor that traditions can give. 

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In this episode of The Mason Jar Q&A, Cindy answers listener questions. 

Topics include:

• Grammar for the "grammar flunk" (6:00)
• Dealing with a distracting toddler (14:00)
• The difference between a narration and a book report (28:45)

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On this episode of Close Reads, Tim, Angelina, and David discuss chapters 47-54 of Pride and Prejudice. 

The question of today's episode: Who is to blame for the Wickham/Lydia debacle? 

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The Commons, hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips, contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating, and the ideas they offer us. 

In this episode, Brian chats with author S.D. Smith. Conversation touches on his new book, his web project for parents called Story Warren, creating good children's literature for adults, and the relationship between the critic and the curator. 

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On this episode of Close Reads, Tim, Angelina, and David discuss  chapters 36-46 of Pride and Prejudice. 

Conversation focuses primarily on whether freedom and traditional relationship roles are mutually exclusive, especially in Jane Austen's work.