A podcast that underscores the relevancy of literature in the 21st Century through analysis and discussion.
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“The Book Album” returns with this French short story from 1884 by Guy de Maupassant. — Music by Leo Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net
Today we launch a new series, Daily Endeavors . The series undertakes a deep dive into the daily life of a PhD student in linguistics. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ — Music by Leo Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net
Welcome back! Today MacKenzie discusses essential tools and components to success during a PhD. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ — Music by Leo Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net
Today MacKenzie discusses her thoughts on the various organizational systems she has kept throughout the last several years. Her impetus for this episode was the book “Hyperfocus” by Chris Bailey. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ — Music by Leo Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net
MacKenzie discusses a topic near and dear to her reading system: finishing every book she reads. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ — Music by Leo Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net
MacKenzie reviews her book podcast style with another favorite episode from the back catalogue, episode 166 on “Garden by the Sea” by Mercè Rodoreda. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ — Music by Leo Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net
How do you plan for peace, rather than productivity? Mackenzie discusses her journey with productivity over the past nine months as it relates to reading on this episode. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ — Music by Leo Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net
How does an investigation of language science change one’s approach to language learning? What is the classical language learning model, and how did it develop? What strategies work (and not so much) to learn a new language? All these questions and more on today’s show, hosted by phoneticist Mackenzie Gentz. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ — Music by Leo Discenza Our Show:…
What would you do if you found yourself in a woman-sized hole? In the first book review since her return to the show, MacKenzie discusses societal pressures and magical realism in reference to the contemporary, prize-winning novella “The Hole” by Hiroko Oyamada. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ — Music by Leo Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still…
Would you be willing to try an experiment with us? This week, Mackenzie picks one of her all-time favorite episodes to re-hear in an effort to reconstruct her thoughts on what makes a good literature review. I hope you all enjoy this episode as much as she did. — Show Notes: relevanceofliterature.com/notes/ — Music by Leo Discenza Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Our old (and yes, still…
