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Hardcore Literature Podcast Now Available On Spotify

December 6, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

Thank you to everyone sending in kind words about the show. I’m truly blessed to have such intelligent, kind, lovers of literature for a listenership. After a few requests, I sought to get Hardcore Literature up on Spotify as well as iTunes, so you can listen to it there now. Listen to Hardcore Literature on […]

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The C. S. Lewis Podcast (The Screwtape Letters)

November 24, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis is a guidebook to good living. In this episode of Hardcore Literature (Season 3, Episode 5), we’re talking about Aristotle, habits, entrepreneurship, law of attraction, religion/Christianity, how to read the Bible, and personal deep spiritual transformation. Check out the timestamps below the player to jump to any topic […]

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The 5 Best Book Podcasts for Real Readers

November 18, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

The reason I started the Hardcore Literature Book Review Podcast was because I couldn’t find many book review podcasts I loved. I searched and searched, looking through all of those “Best Book Review Podcasts” and “Top 10 Book Podcasts” articles. The same names kept coming up. The same book review podcasts that I had tried […]

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My Favourite Shakespearean Sonnet (Video)

November 15, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

Did you know Shakespeare started writing the sonnets during Elizabethan lockdown? All the theatres were shut because of plague. So what’s a playwright to do? Well, he penned Venus and Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece, and got started on his sonnet sequence. I say “get started” because Shakespeare wrote the 154 sonnets over 2 decades. […]

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Shakespeare’s King Richard III – Hardcore Literature Podcast

November 12, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

King Richard III is a pivotal, bold stride towards the creation of the Shakespearean myth, the creation of character and the human. Literature was never the same again after Richard III. We go deep into the history, politics, language, and themes of Richard III, chartering Shakespeare’s influence and the time in which he was writing – a […]

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George Orwell’s Animal Farm Podcast

November 10, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

Today’s episode of the Hardcore Literature Podcast is a long one. A long one for a short book with a huge impact. We’re reviewing, analysing, discussing, and drawing modern day parallels with George Orwell’s Animal Farm (1945). This podcast takes it’s time getting into the book itself, but it’s all relevant. The first 40 minutes of […]

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The First Episode of the Nobel Prize Book Club Challenge: The Works of Peter Handke

October 22, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

I’m so excited to kick off the first month of the Nobel Prize Book Club Challenge. This first episode is about the controversial winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature, Peter Handke. The Works of Peter Handke: Nobel Prize Reading Challenge And what a great show. Check out the show notes and timestamps below […]

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The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea (Video Book Review)

September 30, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

Here’s my video review of Yukio Mishima’s The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea. If you enjoy this review, make sure you check out the longer Hardcore Literature podcast version for a thorough literary deep dive. Yukio Mishima’s The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea Book Review

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The Yukio Mishima Podcast (The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea Book Review)

September 26, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

Today’s podcast is one of my favourite of all time. We’re reviewing Yukio Mishima’s (1925-1970) great, yet controversial, book: The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1963). This podcast contains mature themes and topics that some listeners might find upsetting, such as ritualistic suicide, mental illness, and right-wing politics. The show also contains light […]

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Where to Start with Russian Literature (Video Introduction)

September 9, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

Want to know where to start with Russian Literature? What are the best Russian books to start reading for a newcomer to Russian Literature? Should you start with Tolstoy, Chekov, Turgenev, or Dostoyevsky? And which translations of the great Russian novels like Crime and Punishment and War and Peace should you read? All of those questions and […]

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I write essays on great books, elite education, practical mindset tips, and living a healthy, happy lifestyle. I'm here to help you live a meaningful life.

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