Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Feb Novels: Near to the Wild Heart 100 Years of Solitude The Only Good Indians Their Eyes were Watching God Feb Manga: Ouran Host High School Feb Short Stories: Welcome to your Authentic Indian Experience by Rebecca Roanhorse The Gilded Six-Bits by Zora Neale Hurston Mary Elizabeth by Jessie Fauset  The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara THE GOOPHERED GRAPEVINE by Charles Chesnutt Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin Recitatif by Toni Morrison March Novels: The Brothers Karamazov Before You Read As I Lay Dying March Manga: Ouran Host High School March Short Stories: The Blizzard by Alexander Pushkin The Man to Send Rain Clouds by Leslie Marmon Silko  Everything the Rises Must Converge - Flannery O'Connor The Lady with a Dog - Anton Chekhov The Thing Around Your Neck – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Muttsy by Zora Neale Hurston Report on the Thing by Clarice Lispector In Search of Dignity by Clarice Lispector Channels Mentioned in this Video: Lezlie @The Nerdy Narrative   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXw-rVWALBklE2syuN4myw Noah @everyone who reads must converse: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoBTBTgX2aDpqZ5hNIRxlLA Brian  @Bookish  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrFo3tDRDVbX7PZjWx1qYA Allen  @Big Hard Books & Classics  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBNfvf5Imc7KjiUIf4WC4Mg ================================= Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we jump into Books 1, 2, 3, 4 of "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. We're going to move at lightning speed through just some of the analysis points we want to talk to. Let's be honest, you could make this video 12 hours and you still couldn't cover it all! We're looking at sensual lust, amoral bugs, the moral argument, the class divide, and more! The Brothers Karamzov Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hXT6MQxZxg&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YDNylYYSLmmBzhjWlfsMkzW If you started here, make sure you go back and check out the "Before you Read..." video on this book!:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hXT6MQxZxg Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: "The Brothers Karamzov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky "Hamlet" by William Faulkner Channels Mentioned in this Video: Christy Luis Livestream Discussion Books 1-4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vibORMJJl-s ================================= #FyodorDostevsky #TheBrothersKaramazov #RussianLiterature TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 1:24 Book 1 7:21 Book 2 13:33 Book 3 27:25 Book 4 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! A look at does race matter? Recitatif by Toni Morrison explores what one does with knowledge of race? What happens when it is obfuscated? Toni Morrison hid the black and white elements from us for this story with Roberta and Twyla. Who did you think was which race? Did it matter? Would you think differently if you knew? We found very thought-provoking questions from this work that is a masterpiece of literature. We hope you guys enjoy it as much as we did. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: "Recitatif" By Toni Morrison Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= #Recitatif #ToniMorrison TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 1:20 Publication, Author, and Themes 3:22 Plot Summary 4:45 Analysis 19:15 Wrap Up and Ratings Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "The Goophered Grapevine" by Charles Waddell Chesnutt. One of the first nationally circulated works which was published by the Atlantic when Chesnutt was racially passing. With some great usage of a frame narrative to compare the past and present with power, let's talk about today's story! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Link to Read for Free: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1887/08/the-goophered-grapevine/306656/ Link to Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMXspkIXRXs ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: The Conjure Woman by Charles Waddell Chesnutt Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= #CharlesWaddellChesnutt #TheGoopheredGrapenut Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin today. The tone is filled with dread and fear and features family trauma, suffering, finding oneself, validation. We have some wonderful usage of call and response with listening and being heard. We also need to talk about the cup of trembling and turning suffering into music. But we have to follow an Algebra teacher... ewww! Just kidding, let's talk about a masterpiece of literature. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Channels Mentioned in this Video: Lezlie@TheNerdyNarrative: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXw-rVWALBklE2syuN4myw ================================= #JamesBaldwin #SonnysBlues Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we're looking at Jessie Redmon Fauset's "Mary Elizabeth." What a wonderful story that may speak to many audiences. As a writer for The Crisis, she was well-positioned as a voice in the Harlem Renaissance. What did you guys think about this story? Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: "Mary Elizabeth" by Jessie Redmon Fauset  "The Overcoat" by Nikolai Gogol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuQl7MtZdJk Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina #JessieRedmonFauset #MaryElizabeth ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Lezlie and I sit down for a fireside chat on "The Only Good Indians" by Stephen Graham Jones. We will start off Spoiler Free but as a Fireside Chat we will drop Spoilers as we get deeper into the talk. If you're new to this channel, we tend to go deeper into stories and have little regard to plot. We stay light but for people sensitive, you've been warned if you're new here.  Articles the Cover more on Basketball and Cultural Relevance: https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2020/04/15/how-native-americans-made-basketball-their-own/ideas/essay/#:~:text=The%20hoops%20seen%20outside%20most,and%20tribes%20more%20tightly%20together. https://lclarksocialjustice.wordpress.com/2014/10/13/why-we-play-basketball-the-importance-of-sport-in-the-native-american-community/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: "The Only Good Indians" by Stephen Graham Jones Channels Mentioned in this Video: Lezlie@TheNerdyNarrative: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXw-rVWALBklE2syuN4myw ================================= #StephenGrahamJones #TheOnlyGoodIndians Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This week we talk about Toni Cade Bambara's "The Lesson." A wonderful piece that really shows active learning in education. With the herd mentality and crab mentality layered on top of it, it's easy to see why this story is absolutely incredible! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: "Gorilla, My Love" by Toni Cade Bambara  Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= #ToniCadeBambara #TheLesson TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:42 Publication, Author + Themes 2:22 Analysis 15:30 Wrap Up and Ratings Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! What's regarded as one of the best Latin Books of all time? Let's talk about love, magical realism, and loneliness or solitude in "100 Years of Solitude" by Garcia Garcia Marquez. Our copy was translated by Gregory Rabassa. Gabriel Garcia Marquez Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX6xVqjxSQ0&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YBS5T_vjF4X0MGxXpTCcK1k Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer  Channels Mentioned in this Video: Ami1649: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCUvHrikI_4fbwLVqbhIceA Summer: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN3n2ZLhhPE3H2hRl5K0BeA/featured Dani: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8yAzqeSlOFJvTNgb5llqw/featured Noah: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoBTBTgX2aDpqZ5hNIRxlLA Christy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5vxlV9uzt6efrwo-p1mh9g ================================= #100YearsofSolitude #GabrielGarciaMarquez #GregoryRabassa #LatinLiterature Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We are looking at The Blizzard (Or The Snowstorm) by Aleksandr Pushkin today. One of the earliest forms of Russian prose and pioneers of using the Blizzard as Fate, let's talk about this piece today! Our version was translated by Paul Debreczeny. Alexander Pushkin Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7CsE7Jcec4&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YAHD2jCmKIbtO_cbO1-fgX5 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Link to Read for Free: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55219 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:47 Publication Info 3:05 Plot Summary 5:12 Analysis 19:06 Wrap Up and Ratings You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina #AlexanderPushkin #TheBlizzard #PaulDebreczeny ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8Paul Debreczeny --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's take a look at appearances and loyalty in "The Gilded Six-Bits" by Zora Neale Huston today. It's worth noting many people have written about comparing this to the Book of Hosea. Let's talk a bit about that comparison.  Zora Neale Huston Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g87mIBBjubw&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YBoK2V_iUrDZbr-d8WSF6zp Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Link to Read for Free: https://aalbc.com/authors/article.php?id=2126 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: "The Gilded Six-Bits" by Zora Neale Hurston Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= #ZoraNealeHuston #TheGildedSixBits Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Should you read "Near to the Wild Heart?" This is our spoiler-filled chat, check out the spoiler-free version if you want to avoid knowing anything about the book. Clarice Lispector offers a literary experience unlike any other. We're going to call it "literary jazz." With themes of rebellion, meditations on form, and the structure of faith, Hurricane Clarice will take you on a ride with his one! Our copy was translated by Giovanni Pontiero and again by Alison Entrekin in 2012. Clarice Lispector Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HHpPJOiAPA&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YC6N8nEmLSIHflBO1PoIueM Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector  Channels Mentioned in this Video: Roz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE-lxdtxTUTWEs0xJn-dH0g Allen: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBNfvf5Imc7KjiUIf4WC4Mg ================================= #ClariceLispector #GiovanniPontiero #NeartotheWildHeart #AlisonEntrekin Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Should you read "Near to the Wild Heart?" We take a spoiler-free look at it today. Clarice Lispector offers a literary experience unlike any other. We're going to call it "literary jazz." With themes of rebellion, meditations on form, and the structure of faith, Hurricane Clarice will take you on a ride with his one! Our copy was translated by Giovanni Pontiero and again by Alison Entrekin in 2012. Clarice Lispector Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HHpPJOiAPA&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YC6N8nEmLSIHflBO1PoIueM Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector  Channels Mentioned in this Video: Roz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE-lxdtxTUTWEs0xJn-dH0g Allen: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBNfvf5Imc7KjiUIf4WC4Mg ================================= #ClariceLispector #GiovanniPontiero #NeartotheWildHeart #AlisonEntrekin TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 1:00 Publication + Translations 4:07 Defining Clarice 9:21 Final Rating Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Is "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky the best Dostoevsky book to begin with? What is the point of it? The validity of religion, social critique, nihilism, and more to talk about in this novel, so let's pick out some things to be thinking about before starting this highly lauded novel.  We'll follow up with more videos in our playlist for Dostoevsky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVJDI8sWJMk&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YCEKqinjgjcOgYB2OsDPXeS The Brothers Karamazov Playlist: Coming Soon!! Literary Discourse - A Place to Discuss Literature: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 We used two versions of this book. Our translators were Constance Garnett as well as Pevear and Volohonsky. TABLE OF CONTENTS 0:00 What are You Getting? 3:24 Expectations vs Reality 9:00 Author and Publication Info 10:53 Dostoevsky's Gospel 14:00 Russianology 17:17 The Road Ahead ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky Channels Mentioned in this Video: Special thanks to the hosts of #BrothersKaramazov2021 Christy Luis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5vxlV9uzt6efrwo-p1mh9g Peg: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC90shWXVdNwYDSPfDbc4OSw Victoria: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtmDLavsVHRuHZCEMBoUxnw ================================= Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA #FyodorDostoevsky #TheBrothersKaramazov #ConstanceGarnett #PevearandVolohonsky #RussianLiterature You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Media & Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 "A Peasant Leaving His Landlord on Yuri's Day," painting by Sergei V. Ivanov. G. Myasoyedov. "Harvesting." 1887. Nicholas I quells the cholera riot Cyberpunk Game Stream by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Badly Infraction - No Copyright Music https://youtu.be/f-beJo8zZh8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! A loot at Rebecca Roanhorse's short story "Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience." A very unique experience with its second-person narration. Let's talk about Individuality and Group authenticity.  Rebecca Roanhorse Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9wx3uwGDUc&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YDlkJOCIi38_GDvPOWCsn5C Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:41 Publication Info 2:58 Summary 5:18 Analysis  15:52 Wrap Up and Ratings ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: "Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience"  Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina #RebeccaRoanhorse #WelcometoYourAuthenticIndianExperience ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we're looking at "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver. Our first look at Dirty Realism.  Raymond Carver Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm_kaXHVNPU&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YAae1ij1ikrdyxaeU7sWiVX Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:41 Publication Info 3:26 Plot Summary 5:02 Analysis 17:45 Wrap Up and Ratings ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Channels Mentioned in this Video: Lezlie@TheNerdyNarrative: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXw-rVWALBklE2syuN4myw ================================= Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we're looking at Nathaniel Hawthrone's treasured classic Gothic Horror short story, "Young Goodman Brown." Let's talk about religion, faith, virtue and more. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA #NathanielHawthorne #YoungGoodmanBrown TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Publication Info 2:05 Summary 3:12 Analysis  13:12 Wrap Up and Ratings You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we are looking at some elements of faith in this story along with the submission to authority as Gabriel García Márquez takes us on his magical realism ride! One of the most popular short stories of all time! Our copy was translated by Gregory Rabassa. Gabriel Garcia Marquez Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX6xVqjxSQ0&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YBS5T_vjF4X0MGxXpTCcK1k Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Link to Read for Free: https://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~cinichol/CreativeWriting/323/MarquezManwithWings.htm Listen for Free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okeU-E9OUeY Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:41 Publication Info 2:22 Summary 4:42 Analysis  19:32 Wrap Up and Ratings #GabrielGarcíaMárquez #AVeryOldManwithEnormousWings #LatinLiterature #GabrielGarciaMarquez #GregoryRabassa #MagicalRealism ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at Ernest Hemingway's most popular short stories, "The Hills Like White Elephants." It can be difficult to talk about but let's talk about some of the literary aspects of how Hemingway writes his stories and characters.  Ernest Hemingway Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv4KSU7OdgM&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YB0TTfiXg0X_juRB2-GlyXO Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Link to Listen for Free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V9flQiEFQ ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Channels Mentioned in this Video: Lezlie@TheNerdyNarrative: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXw-rVWALBklE2syuN4myw ================================= Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina #ErnestHemingway #HillsLikeWhiteElephants TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:41 Publication Info 0:55 Hemingway's Style 3:32 Summary 3:57 Analysis  16:30 Wrap Up and Ratings ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! One of the more popular short stories to assign in High School, "Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes is a great story to talk about characterization and forgiveness as a form of punishment.  Langston Hughes Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMet0ADPNZI&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YA78br-dPR_Aj0FFXVN_Ogj&index=1 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA #LangstonHughes #ThankYouMaam You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:37 Publication Info 0:57 Plot Summary 1:15 Analysis 12:26 Wrap Up and Ratings ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! "The Queen of Spade" by Alexander Pushkin is extolled as one of Russia's greatest short stories of all time. It was a no brainer to throw it into our January quest to find the greatest short story of all time. With themes of fate, chance, and greed, let's talk about what makes this such an engaging text. Our copy was translated by: Robert and Elizabeth Chandler and Olga Meerson Alexander Pushkin Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7CsE7Jcec4&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YAHD2jCmKIbtO_cbO1-fgX5 Link to Read for Free: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23058 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:23 Publication Info 2:19 Plot Summary 6:13 Analysis 18:14 Wrap Up and Ratings Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina #TheQueenofSpades #AlexanderPushkin #RobertandElizabethChandler #OlgaMeerson ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we're looking at an introspection fiction masterpiece, "The Story of an Hour" (Originally published as "The Dream of an Hour") by Kate Chopin. With a marriage that wears on the main character, this was a very aggressive statement for the women of 1894. What was the cause of her death? Let's talk about it today. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina #KateChopin #TheStoryofanHour ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about the novella/short story "Patriotism" by Yukio Mishima today. A horrific and haunting look at the Japanese tradition of Seppuku that oddly foreshadowed Mishima's real life.  Yukio Mishima Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYfDDHRa-2M&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YBHtR8RY2E5al0B5VcBTBfu Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:37 Publication Info 1:18 Plot Summary 2:39 Analysis 15:18 Wrap Up and Ratings Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA #YukioMishima #Patriotism You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we are looking at one of Brazil's greatest short stories, "The Imitation of the Rose," by Clarice Lispector from the Family Ties collection of short stories. With duality, gender divide, and more, let's talk about what makes this story so special! Our copy was translated by Ben Moser.  Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Clarice Lispector Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HHpPJOiAPA&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YAaQY1fF-FrevFbEJRiZk_t TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:18 Publication Info 1:46 Plot Summary 2:54 Analysis 19:16 Wrap Up and Ratings Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina #ClariceLispector #FamilyTies #BenMoser #BrazilianLiterature ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we are looking at Edgar Allen Poe's classic "The Cask of Amontillado." Let's talk about irony, madness, and narration with today's story. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA #EdgarAllenPoe #TheCaskofAmontillado TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:37 Publication Info 2:22 Summary 3:24 Analysis  13:20 Wrap Up and Ratings You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

We dedicate January to the search for the greatest short story of all time. We compile these from various sources. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Novels:   100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Tr: Greg Rabassa) Short Stories:  The Cask of AMONTILLADO by Edgar Allen Poe  The Imitation of the Rose by Clarice Lispector (Tr: Ben Moser)  Patriotism by Yukio Mishima (Geoffrey W. Sargent)  The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin  Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell  The Queen of Spades by Alexander Pushkin (Tr: Robert and Elizabeth Chandler and Olga Meerson)  Hills like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway  Thank You, Ma'am by Langston Hughes  A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Tr: Greg Rabassa)  Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne  Cathedral by Raymond Carver  Welcome to your Authentic Indian Experience by Rebecca Roanhorse  Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 1 - intro music : Big Horns Intro performs Audionautix with a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... ) Artist:  http://audionautix.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

We'd like to know if you're down for reading any of the books mentioned. Some key things we'd love to hear from you on is do you have any interest in reading these with us? * 100 Years of Solitude * Their Eyes were Watching God * Brothers Karamazov * The Idiot * Dead Souls * East of Eden * Wise Blood * Anna Karenina   - Near to the Wild Heart   - Aqua Viva   - The Hour of the Star   - The Woman Who Killed Fish (Children’s Book) - Faulkner  - As I Lay Dying  - Light in August  - Sanctuary Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's wrap up our month of A Very Foreign Christmas: Russia along with the novels that we finished reading this month as well. Novels:  Battlegrounds  Wolves of the Calla  Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector by Ben Moser   Manga:  Full Metal Alchemist  With: BooksWV: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiOBnyMOrBS2Lxe3ueTQ8fg MsRichardsReads: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc8qsMe3pIGfNUvbdthTGew Lezlie: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXw-rVWALBklE2syuN4myw   Short Stories:  The New Year's Tree by Mikhail Zoshchenko  At Christmastide by Anton Chekhov  The Young Czar by Leo Tolstoy  The Beggar Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree by Fyodor Dostoevsky  The Night Before Christmas by Nikolai Gogol  Vanka by Anton Chekhov  The Lifeless Beast by Teffi  A Christmas Tree and a Wedding by Fyodor Dostoevsky Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We look at "A Christmas Tree and a Wedding" by Fyodor Dostoevsky today. Be sure to check the trigger warnings as we talk about Class Divide. Read for Free: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36034 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:27 Publication Info 4:12 Plot Summary 6:14 Analysis 15:09 Wrap Up and Ratings #FyodorDostoevsky #AChristmasTreeandaWedding #AVeryForeignChristmas #AVeryRussianChristmas ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we're talking about "Vanka" one of Anton Chekhov's most famous stories. We are specifically looking this through the lens of the Christmas celebration we're doing with A Very Russian Christmas. Our version was translated by Constance Garnett. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 A Very Russian Christmas Co-Host Christy Luis's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5vxlV9uzt6efrwo-p1mh9g Anton Chekhov Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UpZE1lLwpY&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YCv7SwjKQiStbL6odWh3305 A Very Foreign Christmas Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGE51N_9Bmw&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YDeKjc0y3Mlk3XgEQmOqwp0 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina #AntonChekhov #Vanka #AVeryRussianChristmas #AVeryForeignChristmas ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we cover the strangest Ukrainian writer, Nikolai Gogol, and his masterpiece "The Night Before Christmas" (Also translated to "Christmas Eve"). What a great tale about vanity and taking a swipe perhaps at people and their hypocrisy. Co-Host Christy Luis's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5vxlV9uzt6efrwo-p1mh9g A Very Foreign Christmas Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGE51N_9Bmw&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YDeKjc0y3Mlk3XgEQmOqwp0 Nikolai Gogol Playlist:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuQl7MtZdJk&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YBaraHX7luwSsvtEvPWuJqa Link to Read for Free: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58409 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina #NikolaiGogol #TheNightBeforeChristmas #AVeryForeignChristmas #AVeryRussianChristmas #PevearandVolokhonsky ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "The Little Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree" (also translated to "The Beggar Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree") by Fyodor Dostoevsky. We're very happy to have Christy Luis on board with us today. Let's talk about Social Darwinism, Social Divide, and an interpretation where the world is suffering. Our version was translated by Constance Garnett. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina #FyodorDostoevsky #TheLittleBoyAtChristsChristmasTree #AVeryForeignChristmas #AVeryRussianChristmas #ConstanceGarnett ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "The Young Tsar's Dream" by Leo Tolstoy. We slowly come to a conclusion about Nicholas the II as we talk about this piece. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina #LeoTolstoy #TheYoungTsarsDream #AVeryForeignChristmas #AVeryRussianChristmas ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We are looking into "At Christmastide" (Sometimes called "At Christmastime") by Anton Chekhov today. With themes of communication and reconnection, we could easily see how this fit into a Christmas theme. Read for Free: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1944 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina #AntonChekhov #AtChristmastide #AVeryForeignChristmas #AVeryRussianChristmas ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We're kicking off the A Very Foreign Christmas series with Russian this year! Let's talk about "The New Year's Tree" by Mikhail Zoshchenko and the era of Christianity and Atheism in Russia/USSR. Our story was translated by Ross Ufberg. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 A Very Russian Christmas Co-Host Christy Luis's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5vxlV9uzt6efrwo-p1mh9g Mikhail Zoshchenko Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCvNOpHKThk&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YCoqV3FuYybRYugyR_ql4jA A Very Foreign Christmas Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGE51N_9Bmw&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YDeKjc0y3Mlk3XgEQmOqwp0 Link to Read for Free: https://lithub.com/the-new-years-tree/ Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:35 Publication Info 2:09 Plot Summary 4:11 Analysis 12:44 Wrap Up and Ratings #MikhailZoshchenko #TheNewYearsTree #RossUfberg #AVeryRussianChristmas #AVeryForeignChristmas ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This week we talk about "The Lifeless Beast" (also called "The Lifeless Animal") by Teffi (Nadezhda Buchinskaya née Lokhvitskaya.). Lots of discussion of a loss of innocence and even magic from a young narrator's point of view. Read for Free: https://www.nereview.com/files/2014/01/NER-Teffi.pdf Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina #Teffi #TheLifelessBeast #AVeryRussianChristmas #AVeryForeignChristmas TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:15 Publication Info 1:56 Plot Summary 3:08 Analysis 9:55 Wrap Up and Ratings ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Make sure to check out the "Before You Read" video on Crime and Punishment. We are going into detail on this book by Fyodor Dostoevsky today! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Is "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky the best Book Classic to begin with? What is the point of this? Utilitarianism, Social Critique, Nihilism, and more to talk about in this novel, so let's pick out some things to be thinking about before starting this highly lauded novel. We'll follow up with more videos in our playlist for Dostoevsky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVJDI8sWJMk&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YCEKqinjgjcOgYB2OsDPXeS Special thanks to the hosts that lead the Crime and Punishment readalong #DostCP2020 Dani at Spenelli Speaks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8yAzqeSlOFJvTNgb5llqw and Christy Luis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5vxlV9uzt6efrwo-p1mh9g We used two versions of this book. Ours was translated by Constance Garnett as well as Pevear and Volohonsky. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 What Are You Getting? 2:37 Author and Publication Info 6:11 Characters and Russian Terms 9:41 Utilitarianism 13:50 Dostoevsky + You: Manipulation  17:02 Opposites 19:07 Road to Remorse Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina #FyodorDostoevsky #CrimeandPunishment #ConstanceGarnett #PevearandVolohonsky #DostCP2020 ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about capital punishment with Anton Chekhov today in "The Bet." Written in 1889, this is a great two-part piece assigned frequently in schools today. What was your favorite part of the story? Translated by Constance Garnett. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:30 Publication Info 0:58 Plot Summary 3:07 Analysis 18:36 Wrap Up and Ratings #AntonChekhov #TheBet #ConstanceGarnett ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's chat about "The Pedestrian" which has skyrocketed in being assigned in class lately. This is incredibly topical and a great resource to talk about freedoms vs desires, technology, central conflicts, and figurative language. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA #RayBradbury #ThePedestrian #BooktubeSFF TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:39 Publication Info 1:13 Plot Summary 1:55 Analysis 12:56 Ratings and Wrap Up You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty today. One of the most popular and influential American Short Stories of all time. Lots of talking points here with time, generational challenges, racial inequality, and fighting for the next generation. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA #EudoraWelty #AWornPath You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! "Wisdom of Children" (also translated as Little Girls Wiser than Men) is a short story by Russian author Leo Tolstoy first published in 1885. With themes of forgiving and humility, let's talk about Matthew Chapter 18 and "The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven" story.  Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introduction 0:40 Publication Info 1:24 Plot Summary 2:58 Analysis 8:36 Wrap Up and Ratings You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina Read for Free: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Twenty-three_Tales/Little_Girls_Wiser_Than_Men #LeoTolstoy #LittleGirlsWiserThanMen #WisdomofChildren ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about relationships and how we change based on who we are around. We touch on feminism and gender commentary as well. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA #ClariceLispector Translated by: #BenMoser Quotes from #GiovanniPontiero translation TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:40 Publication Info 0:59 Plot Summary 1:32 Analysis 14:23 Ratings and Wrap Up You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about Nikolai Gogol's most bizarre story, "The Nose." Filled with masculinity references that may lead you to think the nose means something else. Let's talk about dreams/fantasies and a bit of disembodiment in today's chat. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:36 Publication Info 2:55 Plot Summary 5:00 Analysis 19:29 Wrap Up and Ratings You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina #NikolaiGogol #TheNose ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's take a look at some lookism themes, failed religious duties in Buddhism, and ... oh why not... let's talk about some trees and their meanings in today's story "The Nose" by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:40 Publication Info 2:00 Plot Summary 2:51 Analysis 13:39 Wrap Up and Ratings #RyunosukeAkutagawa #TheNose #JapaneseLiterature ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today Ray Bradbury uses "All Summer in a Day" to talk to us about classroom bullying and its effects. Do these kids actually experience remorse? What are some of the tips you picked up on in this piece? Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:40 Publication info 0:56 Plot Summary + Analysis 12:29 Wrap Up and Ratings #RayBradbury ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about Civil Disobedience, Nonviolent Resistance, and the concept of worldly possessions to a Christian. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA #LeoTolstoy #IvantheFool You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's look at the classic "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and I don't mean the Disney movie version. Let's look at the tale spun by American writer Washington Irving.  Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina #WashingtonIrving #TheLegendofSleepyHollow ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecodexcantina/support