Ranked #1
101. Harry Potter, Part 2
101. Harry Potter, Part 2
Support The Bookening here! Should Christians read Harry Potter? Our heroes make a decent case today that they should no... Read more
1 Aug 2018
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48mins
Ranked #2
119. Bleak House, Part 1
119. Bleak House, Part 1
SUPPORT US HERE! It's a special MUSIC FREE episode as our heroes begin a discussion of Bleak House. ★ Support this podc... Read more
12 Dec 2018
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51mins
Ranked #3
86. Remains of the Day, Part 2
86. Remains of the Day, Part 2
Buy Nathan socks! In this episode, our heroes continue to discuss Remains of the Day. It's a pretty great book. Our hero... Read more
18 Apr 2018
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1hr 19mins
Ranked #4
Episode 8: Top 5 Childhood Books, Part 1
Episode 8: Top 5 Childhood Books, Part 1
The Little House stories ...Narnia ...Goosebumps?!?! What do these three things have to do with each other?Well, they ar... Read more
11 May 2016
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #5
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Our heroes discuss The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis's 'supposal' theory of allegory, whether these boo... Read more
7 Aug 2019
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #6
Episode 3: Pride and Prejudice, Part 3
Episode 3: Pride and Prejudice, Part 3
In the final episode re: _Pride and Prejudice, _our heroes wax poetic on why Charlotte Collins (nee Lucas) may NOT have ... Read more
16 Mar 2016
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56mins
Ranked #7
Top 7 Things about Narnia
Top 7 Things about Narnia
Let's get this out of the way. This episode was recorded late at night and is fairly slaphappy. But once it gets going, ... Read more
4 Dec 2019
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #8
An unexpected podcast
An unexpected podcast
If you like The Bookening, you should like this episode of The Bookening. And it does contain some of the promised discu... Read more
5 Feb 2020
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #9
93. C.S. Lewis and Epic Poetry
93. C.S. Lewis and Epic Poetry
AVENGERS SPOILERS AT ABOUT 20:00 Our heroes are prepping for a big discussion of The Odyssey. It turns out their old nem... Read more
6 Jun 2018
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1hr 1min
Ranked #10
Bonus ep: Poetry at Brandon's House
Bonus ep: Poetry at Brandon's House
Support us here!We're gonna go ahead and call this a bonus episode instead of a real one. It was recorded on a crazy lat... Read more
19 Jun 2019
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1hr
Ranked #11
Top ten summer reads
Top ten summer reads
Support us here!Chillax and join us for a mellow summer episode. After teaching you how to make the perfect margarita (n... Read more
3 Jul 2019
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #12
Episode 38: As I Lay Dying, Part 2 of 2
Episode 38: As I Lay Dying, Part 2 of 2
If you like episodes about literary theory and how literature works, this one is for you, as Brandon and Nathan go deep-... Read more
10 May 2017
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #13
76. Mansfield Park, Part 1 (Overview)
76. Mansfield Park, Part 1 (Overview)
Support us here on Patreon! FANNY FOREVER! This is an episode of the greatest literature podcast ever on the subject of ... Read more
7 Feb 2018
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55mins
Ranked #14
Persuasion, Part 1
Persuasion, Part 1
Support your local Bookening! In which Brandon provides some much-needed context on Jane Austen's Persuasion. And Jane A... Read more
13 Feb 2019
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55mins
Ranked #15
How to read, Part 2
How to read, Part 2
SUPPORT US HERE! Our heroes get practical as they discuss how to read. Should you underline? If so, pen or pencil? Audio... Read more
6 Feb 2019
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #16
The Horse and His Boy
The Horse and His Boy
Thanks, Patrons! The Bookening is returning to Narnia with The Horse and His Boy, a book that is a personal favorite of ... Read more
25 Sep 2019
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1hr 40mins
Ranked #17
The Hobbit, Part 1
The Hobbit, Part 1
Here is our first full real Tolkien podcast where we are actually talking about a book. Bilbo Baggins! Gandalf! Thorin O... Read more
12 Feb 2020
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1hr 21mins
Ranked #18
Revenge of the poetry
Revenge of the poetry
Support us here! Brandon and Nathan hammer home their recent forays into poetry by reading and examining three poems tog... Read more
17 Jul 2019
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1hr 1min
Ranked #19
Episode 37: Handmaid’s Tale, Stephen King’s It and The Dark Tower
Episode 37: Handmaid’s Tale, Stephen King’s It and The Dark Tower
As I Lay Dying part 2 is still coming tomorrow. But today we have a BONUS EPISODE about three ABSOLUTE LITERARY CLASSIC... Read more
9 May 2017
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52mins
Ranked #20
The Magician's Nephew
The Magician's Nephew
The Bookening really enjoyed The Magician's Nephew. That's right, they liked it a ton. Did you know this was the last Na... Read more
2 Oct 2019
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1hr 42mins