Listen "433: Summer Reading List 2017"
Episode Synopsis
More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/summer-reading-list-2017.
Summer is the perfect time to dig in to deep reading. Hannah Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism may be a bit much for the beach, but there are lots of readable classics and new titles that could make your summer reading a transformative experience.
• Stanford literature professor Josh Landy on Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon
• Philosophy Talk's film blogger, #FrancisOnFilm (aka Leslie Francis from the University of Utah), on Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and the new TV series based on it
• Roving Philosophical Reporter Holly J. McDede investigates the graphic novel behind this summer's blockbuster Wonder Woman movie
• Other recommendations from the Community of Thinkers
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