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The Bookening

3 guys—a pastor, a scholar, and their gleeful provocateur—discuss the great books. We take God and literature seriously—but the second one not overly so.

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101. Harry Potter, Part 2

101. Harry Potter, Part 2

Support The Bookening here! Should Christians read Harry Potter? Our heroes make a decent case today that they should no... Read more

1 Aug 2018

48mins

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119. Bleak House, Part 1

119. Bleak House, Part 1

SUPPORT US HERE! It's a special MUSIC FREE episode as our heroes begin a discussion of Bleak House. ★ Support this podc... Read more

12 Dec 2018

51mins

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86. Remains of the Day, Part 2

86. Remains of the Day, Part 2

Buy Nathan socks! In this episode, our heroes continue to discuss Remains of the Day. It's a pretty great book. Our hero... Read more

18 Apr 2018

1hr 19mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 8: Top 5 Childhood Books, Part 1

Episode 8: Top 5 Childhood Books, Part 1

The Little House stories ...Narnia ...Goosebumps?!?! What do these three things have to do with each other?Well, they ar... Read more

11 May 2016

1hr 7mins

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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Our heroes discuss The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis's 'supposal' theory of allegory, whether these boo... Read more

7 Aug 2019

1hr 9mins

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Episode 3: Pride and Prejudice, Part 3

Episode 3: Pride and Prejudice, Part 3

In the final episode re: _Pride and Prejudice, _our heroes wax poetic on why Charlotte Collins (nee Lucas) may NOT have ... Read more

16 Mar 2016

56mins

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Top 7 Things about Narnia

Top 7 Things about Narnia

Let's get this out of the way. This episode was recorded late at night and is fairly slaphappy. But once it gets going, ... Read more

4 Dec 2019

1hr 3mins

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An unexpected podcast

An unexpected podcast

If you like The Bookening, you should like this episode of The Bookening. And it does contain some of the promised discu... Read more

5 Feb 2020

1hr 8mins

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93. C.S. Lewis and Epic Poetry

93. C.S. Lewis and Epic Poetry

AVENGERS SPOILERS AT ABOUT 20:00 Our heroes are prepping for a big discussion of The Odyssey. It turns out their old nem... Read more

6 Jun 2018

1hr 1min

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Bonus ep: Poetry at Brandon's House

Bonus ep: Poetry at Brandon's House

Support us here!We're gonna go ahead and call this a bonus episode instead of a real one. It was recorded on a crazy lat... Read more

19 Jun 2019

1hr

Ranked #11

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Top ten summer reads

Top ten summer reads

Support us here!Chillax and join us for a mellow summer episode. After teaching you how to make the perfect margarita (n... Read more

3 Jul 2019

1hr 4mins

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Episode 38: As I Lay Dying, Part 2 of 2

Episode 38: As I Lay Dying, Part 2 of 2

If you like episodes about literary theory and how literature works, this one is for you, as Brandon and Nathan go deep-... Read more

10 May 2017

1hr 12mins

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76. Mansfield Park, Part 1 (Overview)

76. Mansfield Park, Part 1 (Overview)

Support us here on Patreon! FANNY FOREVER! This is an episode of the greatest literature podcast ever on the subject of ... Read more

7 Feb 2018

55mins

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Persuasion, Part 1

Persuasion, Part 1

Support your local Bookening! In which Brandon provides some much-needed context on Jane Austen's Persuasion. And Jane A... Read more

13 Feb 2019

55mins

Ranked #15

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How to read, Part 2

How to read, Part 2

SUPPORT US HERE! Our heroes get practical as they discuss how to read. Should you underline? If so, pen or pencil? Audio... Read more

6 Feb 2019

1hr 4mins

Ranked #16

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The Horse and His Boy

The Horse and His Boy

Thanks, Patrons! The Bookening is returning to Narnia with The Horse and His Boy, a book that is a personal favorite of ... Read more

25 Sep 2019

1hr 40mins

Ranked #17

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The Hobbit, Part 1

The Hobbit, Part 1

Here is our first full real Tolkien podcast where we are actually talking about a book. Bilbo Baggins! Gandalf! Thorin O... Read more

12 Feb 2020

1hr 21mins

Ranked #18

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Revenge of the poetry

Revenge of the poetry

Support us here! Brandon and Nathan hammer home their recent forays into poetry by reading and examining three poems tog... Read more

17 Jul 2019

1hr 1min

Ranked #19

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Episode 37: Handmaid’s Tale, Stephen King’s It and The Dark Tower

Episode 37: Handmaid’s Tale, Stephen King’s It and The Dark Tower

As I Lay Dying part 2 is still coming tomorrow.  But today we have a BONUS EPISODE about three ABSOLUTE LITERARY CLASSIC... Read more

9 May 2017

52mins

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The Magician's Nephew

The Magician's Nephew

The Bookening really enjoyed The Magician's Nephew. That's right, they liked it a ton. Did you know this was the last Na... Read more

2 Oct 2019

1hr 42mins

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