
The Waywords Podcast
Wanderings on Language and LiteratureSeason 1 Titles & Resources
Earlier Episodes

The Original
Why do we defend a canonical “original?” Where does such an idea come from? We discuss what we mean to place a text with authority and visit The Lord of the Rings and “Fur Elise” along the way.

Adichie – “Tomorrow is Too Far” – Episode 3
How does one read a story which creates its own rules? What else should we ever do? A sociological look at Adichie’s intersectionality.

Adichie – “Tomorrow is Too Far” – Episode 3+ Bonus
How does one read a story which creates its own rules? What else should we ever do? A sociological look at Adichie’s intersectionality.

False Consciousness – Authoring Good and Evil
A discussion of our urge to simplify our thinking and reading, including its impact of misinterpretation and loss of compassion.

Anonymous – “Fowles in the Frith” – Episode 2
How do we determine the meaning of a work which has no author? And what responsibility is there in authoring our own interpretation? We examine the potential meanings of this poem, dig at length into the different ideas of medieval authorship, and find we may have not have wandered yet that far, at all.

Anonymous – “Fowles in the Frith” – Episode 2+ Bonus
How do we determine the meaning of a work which has no author? And what responsibility is there in authoring our own interpretation? We examine the potential meanings of this poem, dig at length into the different ideas of medieval authorship, and find we may have not have wandered yet that far, at all.
Season One Reads
What are we looking at for the premiere season of The Waywords Podcast? Read with us!
- Chopin, Kate - “The Story of an Hour”
- Anonymous - “Fowles in the Frith”
- Adichie, Chimimanda - “Tomorrow is Too Far”
- Van Gogh, Vincent - Immersive Exhibitions
- Marvell, Andrew - “To His Coy Mistress”
- Michel de Montaigne - tba
- One Thousand and One Nights - “tba”