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The Sinclair Lewis Library

The Sinclair Lewis Library

Written by: Sinclair Lewis
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 Welcome to The Sinclair Lewis Library - a dignified little institution devoted to the careful airing of American ambition, middle-class certainty, and the curious art of taking oneself very seriously. Here, the streets are tidy, the rhetoric is polished, and the human comedy is forever peeking through the curtains. Each episode presents a full reading from Lewis’s novels, where boosters boast, reformers reform, and respectable citizens discover (sometimes to their alarm) that respectability can be the strangest costume of all.

Settle in as boardrooms, parlors, laboratories, and Main Streets come briskly to life. Whether you arrive as a loyal Babbitt or a secret rebel, this podcast offers a front-row seat to satire that still feels uncomfortably familiar. Consider it your weekly civic meeting, only far more honest and considerably better read.Public domain
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  • Arrowsmith Chapter 28

    Arrowsmith Chapter 28
    Mar 12 2026
    In which Captain Martin Arrowsmith, burdened by weariness and doubt, makes an unexpected discovery about a mysterious principle in staphylococcus-infected pus that arrests bacterial growth, setting him upon a fervent path of rigorous experimentation and cautious hope. Yet this scientific triumph entangles him in relentless toil and creeping neurasthenia, undercut by the skeptical vigilance of his mentor and the fragile solace of his devoted wife.
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    35 mins
  • Arrowsmith Chapter 27

    Arrowsmith Chapter 27
    Mar 12 2026
    In which Martin Arrowsmith embarks tentatively on his scientific investigations at the McGurk Institute, navigating the rigours of research and the intrigues of its eccentric staff amidst the backdrop of the Great War, all the while confronting the demands of mathematics and the pangs of patriotism. The episode paints a quietly observant tableau of ambition, camaraderie, and the uneasy melding of science with the tumult of the larger world, as Martin strives to find his place both in the laboratory and in the vexed society around him.
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    38 mins
  • Arrowsmith Chapter 25

    Arrowsmith Chapter 25
    Mar 11 2026
    In which Martin Arrowsmith endures a year of mechanical routine at the prestigious Rouncefield Clinic, where his scientific curiosity is stifled by the practical demands and polished socialities of established medical professionals. Amidst this, he and Leora nurture their relationship with tender solidity, while Martin wrestles with his restless ambition and the vexing presence of “men of measured merriment.”
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    14 mins
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