- Jan 2, 2021
- 1 min
Conversations: Scott Graves - Went to the Crossroads: What Really Matters in our Towns and Cities
Scott Graves is a fellow Gardner-ite, head of SM Graves Associates, and hosts two very interesting podcasts, "Are We Here Yet?," and...
- Nov 17, 2020
- 14 min
Comment: In the Wake of All Souls' Day
I Everyone knows that life is a problem, not only because of what's in it but because one doesn't know what happens after it. If you were...
- Oct 20, 2020
- 1 min
Comment: An Open Letter to a Possible Trump Voter
This is an open letter intended for Republicans and independent voters of goodwill who are considering voting for Donald Trump in the...
- Oct 18, 2020
- 1 min
Conversations: Eleanor Parker - English Through the Ages
Eleanor Parker is a writer and academic focused on the world of medieval English literature and language. Her blog and Twitter page, both...
- Oct 8, 2020
- 1 min
Conversations: Omar Mohammed (Mosul Eye) - Forgetting is a Crime
He is the man behind Mosul Eye, the blog which kept a record of and informed the world about ISIS-occupied Mosul. He is a main subject of...
- Oct 4, 2020
- 1 min
Conversations: Malcolm Guite - Soul in Paraphrase, Heart in Pilgrimage
Malcolm Guite is a poet, priest, scholar, songwriter, educator, and traveler-on-foot. He's the author of several books, including most...
- Sep 24, 2020
- 1 min
Shelf Isolation: 1 - Field
In episode one of Shelf-Isolation, the unifying word is Field. A field is a kind of stage where the wildness of God and nature border the...
- Sep 17, 2020
- 1 min
Conversations: Hussein Ibish Part 11 - Avoiding Hagiography & 'More Honor'd in the Breach'
Hussein Ibish is a Senior Resident Scholar at The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington DC and columnist for Bloomberg as well as the...
- Sep 11, 2020
- 1 min
Conversations: Hussein Ibish Part I - Knowing Hitchens and Enduring Trump
Hussein Ibish is a Senior Resident Scholar at The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington DC and columnist for Bloomberg as well as the...
- Sep 8, 2020
- 1 min
Shelf-Isolation: Introduction - A Literary Water Margin
Welcome to the introductory episode of TheCommonToad's Shelf-Isolation Podcast. I hope this show will become a literary Water Margin for...
