The Moviegoer: Episode 5

Close Reads Podcast

Goldberry Studios

Arts, Books

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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In this episode Heidi and Tim wrap up up their conversation about Walker Percy's award-winning debut novel.

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0:00.0	In the last thousand years, no author has created a more beautiful and comprehensive vision of Christian virtue than Dante.
0:07.0	While there are just too many great books to read them all in one lifetime, no classical education is complete without a journey through the Divine Comedy.
0:14.0	So that's why I'm excited to tell you that on January 29th, my friend Joshua Gibbs will begin The Divine Comedy for Beginners.
0:22.1	It's a 12-week online class which covers the whole of Dante's most celebrated work.
0:27.4	The comedy, as you know, is an epic which can be re-read endlessly and understood on many levels.
0:33.1	But the Divine Comedy for Beginners is tailored for readers who are venturing through the comedy for the very first time. The Divine Comedy for Beginners is available from Gibbsclassical.com
0:42.1	to students aged 15 and up. Of course, if you're a college student or an adult, you're more than
0:46.7	welcome to take the class as well. For more information, head over to gibbsclassical.com. Again,
0:52.0	that's gibbsclassical.com.
0:56.1	Hello, and welcome to Close Reads. We are so glad that you're joining us for Walker
1:01.8	Percy's The Moviegoer, winner of the 1962 National Book Award. We are on Part 5 and The Epilogue, the concluding episode before our Q&A. My name is Tim McIntosh.
1:18.1	And I'm Heidi White. We are so glad that you could join us. Heidi, welcome back to the show.
1:23.3	Final podcast before we hit our Q&A. Are you ready? Are you ready? Are you ready? I am ready. I was
1:29.1	born ready. That's right. I'm a true modern. Born, born ready, being a true modern.
1:35.9	Before we get into today's podcast, I want to remind people that this show is supported in large
1:43.8	part by a group of faithful Patreon donors.
1:49.5	Our Patreon donors not only allow Heidi and myself to be part of the show, but they also help
1:57.5	pay for the extraordinary editing and sound mixing done by our faithful comrade.
2:05.2	That's right, our many talented Logan Green. If you're not a podcast, excuse me, a Patreon
2:11.3	supporter, it's really easy to find on Patreon. So if you go to Patreon.com and just search close reads, the name of our podcast, you'll find
2:21.3	different tiers in which you can support the show.
2:24.1	It'd be a wonderful Christmas gift, Heidi.
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