Episode Appearances
American History Tellers · Mar 4, 2026
Fan Favorite: Great American Authors | Louisa May Alcott: The Breadwinner | 2
“Prominent author who criticized Alcott's novel Moods, writing 'We are utterly weary of stories about precocious little girls'”
Louisa May Alcott's biography and literary careerLittle Women: Publication, success, and cultural impact19th-century publishing industry and author compensation models
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Passion Struck with John R. Miles · Feb 10, 2026
The Mattering Instinct: Why We Long to Matter | Rebecca Newberger Goldstein – EP 727
“Novelist and William James's brother; contrasted as different mattering archetype in family case study”
The Mattering Instinct and Human ConsciousnessConnectedness vs. Mattering: Philosophical DistinctionEntropy as Moral Framework for Meaning
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Throughline · Jan 29, 2026
James Baldwin's Fire
“Referenced as literary influence on Baldwin's writing style and philosophical approach”
James Baldwin's Philosophy and LegacyAmerican Racism and White SupremacyPersonal Transformation and Social Change
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