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ReReadium - Revisiting Classic Books

ReReadium - Revisiting Classic Books

Written by: Frank Dux
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The ReReadium podcast invites you back into the heart of the world’s greatest stories. Each episode, two voices return to the classics — chasing the white whale, marooned on deserted islands, or wandering through shattered dreams — to uncover the truths hidden between the lines. These are the tales that built our imaginations and questioned our humanity. This time, we’re reading them not for school… but for life.

Join us on a journey through the books that shaped us, one book at a time.

Sources used for the individual episodes:

  • http://www.gutenberg.org/
  • https://www.gitenberg.org/
  • https://manybooks.net/
  • https://openlibrary.org/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
  • additional sources for individual episodes are stated in the show notes of that episode

This podcast was created with NotebookLM and ElevenLabs. Underlying intro music by OpenMindAudio from Pixabay; outro music also from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/music/introoutro-soft-outro-clean-logo-exit-459444/).

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Episodes
  • It Can't Happen Here: Sinclair Lewis' Chilling Predictions (1/11)
    Jan 31 2026

    Dive into Sinclair Lewis's timeless 1935 warning, It Can't Happen Here, where a populist demagogue seizes power and dismantles democracy. This gripping tale of fascism's stealthy rise feels eerily prescient amid today's polarized politics and authoritarian echoes worldwide. Join us as we unpack its lessons for our turbulent era.

    Additional sources for this episode:

    • https://www.illiberalism.org/fascism-in-the-english-world-a-review-of-it-cant-happen-here-and-prophet-song/
    • https://bookthrasher.com/2024/11/03/it-cant-happen-here/
    • https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/ten-minute-book-club/lewis-it-cant-happen-here
    • https://www.litcharts.com/lit/it-can-t-happen-here/summary
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    17 mins
  • Fahrenheit 451: Bradbury's Warning Rings True (1/10)
    Jan 31 2026

    Dive into Ray Bradbury's timeless classic Fahrenheit 451, where firemen ignite books instead of saving them, and society drowns in screens and shallow distractions. This episode explores its haunting warnings about censorship, conformity, and the death of critical thought—echoes that feel eerily relevant amid today's social media echo chambers and debates over free speech. Join us as we ask: Are we burning our own books?

    Additional sources for this episode:

    • https://www.oreateai.com/blog/the-case-against-censorship-why-fahrenheit-451-resonates-today/52e53b3e024ee48ebe4537a91020ad0a
    • https://thisbookisbanned.com/banned/fahrenheit-451-insights-into-todays-epidemic-of-book-banning/
    • https://hub.papersowl.com/examples/censorship-and-knowledge-in-bradburys-fahrenheit-451/
    • https://www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/university/news/all/Books-in-the-hands-of-the-New-Right/
    • https://josephfolley.substack.com/p/were-amusing-ourselves-to-death-fahrenheit
    • https://theacademic.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/10.pdf
    • https://www.abc.net.au/religion/ray-bradbury-fahrenheit-451-adventure-of-moral-perfectionism/105129708

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    12 mins
  • 1/9: The Catcher in the Rye: Echoes in Today's Chaos
    Jan 31 2026

    In this episode of ReReadium, dive into J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, where Holden Caulfield's raw rebellion against "phoniness" captures the eternal teenage angst that still resonates. Explore timeless themes of alienation and authenticity, and see how Holden's cliffside dreams mirror our modern struggles with social media facades and global unrest. A classic that refuses to fade.

    Additional sources for this episode:

    • https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/the-catcher-in-the-rye-issues-and-the-relevance-of-the-book-in-society/
    • https://sophiesblog.medium.com/the-power-of-perspective-analyzing-point-of-view-in-the-catcher-in-the-rye-through-literary-2b447b3dc2ce
    • https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-catcher-in-the-rye/chapter-1
    • https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/catcher-rye-analysis-setting
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    19 mins
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