Episodes

  • Elmer Gantry Chapter 2

    Elmer Gantry Chapter 2
    Mar 19 2026
    In which youthful Elmer Gantry, caught betwixt the earnest zeal of collegiate evangelists and the affectionate yet insistent expectations of his devout mother, finds himself surrounded by a fervent, sometimes overwhelming tide of piety that both intrigues and unsettles him. The chapter unfolds with a blend of religious earnestness, human foibles, and the quaint rituals of prairie church life, painting a picture of a young man’s familiar but fraught dance with faith and doubt.
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    37 mins
  • Elmer Gantry Chapter 1

    Elmer Gantry Chapter 1
    Mar 19 2026
    In which the burly and boisterous Elmer Gantry, famed football captain and a man of loud voice and swelling ambition, alternates between restless college life and evenings spent in smoky saloons with his steadfast companion Jim Lefferts, juggling intellectual scepticism and raw emotion. The pair’s escapades lead them beyond the sedate, pious routines of Terwillinger College into the rough-and-tumble, spirited exchanges of small-town street meetings and the tangled affections of girls in nearby Cato.
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    56 mins
  • Arrowsmith Chapter 40

    Arrowsmith Chapter 40
    Mar 18 2026
    In which Martin Arrowsmith faces an offer to direct the McGurk Institute, confronting the clash between scientific purity and administrative ambition amidst the persistent urgings of his social circle and his wife. Choosing freedom and the simplicity of his work with Terry Wickett in a rustic laboratory, Martin embarks on a rugged yet passionate quest for discovery, even as personal relationships strain and the wider world of culture and science marches inexorably onward.
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    26 mins
  • Arrowsmith Chapter 39

    Arrowsmith Chapter 39
    Mar 18 2026
    In which Dr. Arrowsmith, feeling bereft without his friend Terry, confronts the discomforts of high society and the estrangement from an old companion whose crude commercial schemes clash with his scientific ideals, while his wife Joyce endeavours to bridge the chasm with thoughtful gestures and a new home laboratory. Yet amid the tensions of friendship lost and domestic unease, Martin clings to the hope of renewal through his work, resolved to reunite with Terry and reclaim the devotion to science that sustains him.
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    39 mins
  • Arrowsmith Chapter 38

    Arrowsmith Chapter 38
    Mar 17 2026
    In which Martin Arrowsmith navigates the uneasy terrain of scientific ambition and societal expectation, balancing newfound wealth and status with the pressures of institutional demands and personal loyalties. Amidst challenges to his research and a stirring partnership with Terry Wickett, he faces the complexities of career, friendship, and impending family life with a blend of defiance and domestic restraint.
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    21 mins
  • Arrowsmith Chapter 37

    Arrowsmith Chapter 37
    Mar 17 2026
    In which Martin Arrowsmith returns to New York and tentatively reintegrates into society through visits with Joyce Lanyon, whose wealthy but stifling world both fascinates and unsettles him. Their courtship, marked by awkward adaptations to genteel leisure and unspoken tensions between science and society, leads to marriage and a European journey that deepens their understanding of each other against the backdrop of a changing postwar world.
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    22 mins
  • Arrowsmith Chapter 35

    Arrowsmith Chapter 35
    Mar 16 2026
    In which a determined doctor in a tropical parish grapples with the grim advance of plague amid divided experiments and strained human bonds, while personal loss and professional doubt shadow his tireless efforts. The island's eventual relief brings public acclaim even as he wrestles with haunting loneliness and the bittersweet weight of unfulfilled ambitions.
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    28 mins
  • Arrowsmith Chapter 36

    Arrowsmith Chapter 36
    Mar 16 2026
    In which Dr Martin Arrowsmith returns to New York after a taxing winter in the Caribbean, where he confronts the tribulations of quarantine, fading acclaim, and the complex politics of scientific recognition. Amidst moments of friendship, rivalry, and relentless self-scrutiny, he immerses himself in rigorous laboratory work that promises precision and clarity, even as the world around him clamours with conflicting expectations and hollow praise.
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    22 mins