Episode 256: Our Literary Lives of 2024

The Literary Life Podcast

Angelina Stanford

Education, Selfeducation, Classicaleducation, Reading, Literature, Homeschool, Arts, Books, Charlottemason, Homeeducation, Homeschooling

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2024

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to our year end wrap-up episode here on The Literary Life podcast! Today Angelina and Thomas are rejoined by Cindy Rollins to chat about all the books they’ve been reading throughout 2024. They start out sharing some overall thoughts about what each of their year in reading looked like, then share some highlights from this year in books. They also share some of their least favorite reads of the year, including a few books they wanted to throw across the room. They also talk about the ways they are trying to slow down and disconnect from the digital world in different ways.

For all the books and links mentioned, including commonplace quotes and poetry, please view the full show notes for this episode on our website at https://theliterary.life/256/.

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0:00.0	This is not just another book chat podcast.
0:21.6	Lifelong reader Cindy Rollins joins teachers Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks for an ongoing conversation about the skill and art of reading well.
0:32.6	Explore the lost intellectual tradition and discover how to fully enter end to the great works of literature.
0:40.2	Learn what books mean while delighting in the sheer joy of imagination. Each week, we will rescue
0:47.1	story from the ivory tower and bring it to your couch, your kitchen, and your commute. The literary life is for everyone because in the
0:55.9	words of Stratford Caldecott, to be enchanted by story is to be granted a deeper insight into
1:02.2	reality. Join us for an ever-unfolding discussion of how stories will save the world.
1:09.7	This is the Literary Life Podcast.
1:30.4	Welcome back to the Literary Life podcast.
1:36.2	I'm Angelina Stanford, and today, not only do I have my partner in crime and in life,
1:38.0	the mysterious Mr. Banks.
1:40.6	I was going to say, I'm just that guy, Angelina hangs out with. Okay, that guy.
1:41.4	The guy we discovered in the last podcast series is not the
1:44.4	ideal husband. I actually have been referred to in the comments as that guy. Wow. You get referred to
1:49.3	by name all the time, but I have been referred to simply in our reviews as that guy. That guy.
1:54.5	All right, well, if you were that guy, the other person here today is that girl.
2:01.8	We have back.
2:03.2	We've dragged her away from her sabbatical.
2:05.1	I can see her Christmas tree in the background now.
2:07.1	She's probably wrapping presents as we record this.
2:10.4	We've brought her back, guys.
2:11.9	We know you've missed her.
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