Summer Series | How to Read Literature like a Professor

Summer Series | How to Read Literature like a Professor

Over the summer, my Honors and AP English students are asked to read a text in common. In this week's episode, Drew Haston and I are exploring Thomas C. Foster's helpful guide, How to Read Literature Like a Professor. With Honors is a Free Zone Radio production. You can find this show alongside our other podcast, Second Stage, on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. https://open.spotify.com/show/1XH9lSrS2YlZEhb3xpy5JW?si=0c8cce76d3e743b0 [https://open.spotify.com/show/1XH9lSrS2YlZEhb3xpy5JW?si=0c8cce76d3e743b0] https://open.spotify.com/show/0881bUWWdgkBdGzHlPNToi?si=b510a0cd363a4320 [https://open.spotify.com/show/0881bUWWdgkBdGzHlPNToi?si=b510a0cd363a4320] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/with-honors/id1797115480 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/with-honors/id1797115480] http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCweufFHJbylu4tR598SDj5w [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCweufFHJbylu4tR598SDj5w] Also, throw some love at our brother podcast with Drew Haston, A Deadman’s Books. You can find him on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well. https://open.spotify.com/show/4HtulwbO10pOjV5hbdWOty?si=a23d92c90128476e [https://open.spotify.com/show/4HtulwbO10pOjV5hbdWOty?si=a23d92c90128476e] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-deadmans-books/id1795582942 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-deadmans-books/id1795582942] This episode features the music “Groove Delight” by Musinova and plentiful discussion of Thomas C. Foster’s book, How to Read Literature like a Professor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jcrock.substack.com [https://jcrock.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Summer Series | The Names by Florence Knapp

Summer break is finally here! In this first epiosde of our Summer Series for the podcast, we’re meeting up with a friend at the coffee shop and getting to discuss a book she considered for her Honors class: The Names by Florence Knapp. With Honors is a Free Zone Radio production. You can find this show alongside our other podcast, Second Stage, on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube. Also, throw some love at our brother podcast with Drew Haston, A Deadman’s Books. You can find him on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well. This episode features “Groove Delight” by Musinova and a deep dive into The Names by Florence Knapp. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jcrock.substack.com [https://jcrock.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

S2E32 | Season Finale! | Generative AI and The Abolition of Man

It’s the season finale! On the last day of school, I recorded with Chloe (and eventually Trever, Owen, and Athena) about generative AI, Lord of the Rings, moral relativism, and C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man. What a way to end the year! With Honors is a Free Zone Radio production. You can find this show alongside our other podcast, Second Stage, on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Also, throw some love at our brother podcast with Drew Haston, A Deadman’s Books. You can find him on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well. This episode also features “Groove Delight” by Musinova and Wicked AI's "Disco Lord of the Rings: One Funk to Rule Them All [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm9codc_zwk]", available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jcrock.substack.com [https://jcrock.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

S2E31: Ending the Year with Hamlet and Looking Ahead to Summer

It’s the end of the school year. The seniors have graduated, classrooms are packed up, and we’re coming to the end of Season 2. Maylee joins me again as we reflect on what we did this semester and Hamlet. With Honors is a Free Zone Radio production. You can find this show alongside our other podcast, Second Stage, on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Also, throw some love at our brother podcast with Drew Haston, A Deadman’s Books. You can find him on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well. This episode also features “Groove Delight” by Musinova and “Sipping on Jazz” by BlackTrendMusic, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jcrock.substack.com [https://jcrock.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

S2E30: a D&D game before Dungeon Crawler Carl and author Matt Dinniman

This week, we stayed after class and played Dungeons & Dragons in preparation for meeting Matt Dinniman, legendary author of the hit series Dungeon Crawler Carl. With Honors is a Free Zone Radio production. You can find this show alongside our other podcast, Second Stage, on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Also listen to our brother podcast with Drew Haston, A Deadman’s Books. You can find him on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well. This episode also features “Groove Delight” by Musinova and a ton of ambient dungeon exploration music from YouTube and Tabletopaudio.com, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jcrock.substack.com [https://jcrock.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]