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Literal Talks
Aryaman
23 episodes
6 days ago
Literal Talks is an engrossing podcast, where I discuss with you some of my favourite books and give you my opinions on them. I have deep discussions on the themes of a given novel, while also providing you with my views on the technical and clinical side of the writing. Reading is something I care about deeply and it is one of my favourite hobbies. Through this podcast, I share my opinions with others. So if this seems like something you would enjoy, join me on this journey today, as we traverse through the beautiful world of literature together!
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Literal Talks is an engrossing podcast, where I discuss with you some of my favourite books and give you my opinions on them. I have deep discussions on the themes of a given novel, while also providing you with my views on the technical and clinical side of the writing. Reading is something I care about deeply and it is one of my favourite hobbies. Through this podcast, I share my opinions with others. So if this seems like something you would enjoy, join me on this journey today, as we traverse through the beautiful world of literature together!
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Episodes (20/23)
Literal Talks
The Marvel Review
Welcome to this special feature. It has been a while since an episode has been posted and this one holds something unique and different from the ones that came before it. Join me and my accomplished guest on this journey through the MCU, it’s origins, it’s recent projects, and what we feel is it’s future.
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2 years ago
50 minutes 45 seconds

Literal Talks
Novel Prize Announcement
Welcome back to the podcast guys! As you know we have an extremely special episode today as this will be the culmination of our episodes for this 7-week time frame… that’s right guys it’s time for another Novel Prize Episode! It’s Educated vs Born a Crime and the stage has been set for an epic showdown. Join me today as we see these two novels lock horns in a battle of three rounds… before finishing off with the ultimate reveal of this week’s winner. Let’s see which novel joins the ranks of Scythe, Inferno and many more in this edition of Literal Talks!
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4 years ago
42 minutes 39 seconds

Literal Talks
Review of Tara Westover’s Educated
Welcome back to the podcast! Join me in this week’s edition of Literal Talks as we conclude our discussion on Tara Westover’s personal memoir, with an insightful and engaging review and rating episode. Much like with every rating episode, you can go into today’s episode expecting a compilation of my thoughts and rating of the several different elements that I feel go into making a book special and memorable. So join me today as we preview the clash that is to come in next week’s Novel Prize Announcement in today’s thrilling review of Tara Westover’s Educated!
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4 years ago
45 minutes 2 seconds

Literal Talks
Tara Westover’s Educated: Part 2
Join me once again in today’s shorter than usual episode as we look to cover the remainder of Tara Westover’s incredible life journey recorded in the form of a heart-touching personal memoir, Educated. Today’s episode will only feature one of our regular segments, this of course being our thematic discussion. Being used as more of a transitioning episode, between our first episode of Educated and the Review episode coming out next week, this episode will be a bit more relaxed and informal. So join me once again for a fun and insightful discussion on the remaining themes of one Educated!
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4 years ago
15 minutes 5 seconds

Literal Talks
Curtain raiser to Tara Westover’s Educated
Welcome back to the podcast! Join me in today’s episode as we kickoff our discussion on author Tara Westover’s incredible life-story, in the form of a memorable personal memoir Educated. In a book cataloging her journey from a young girl coming from a rural Idaho setting, and belonging to a family with isolationist world views, to her extraordinary journey to receive formal education, this book is an absolute gem and one that we will be covering in the next few weeks. So, join me in this curtain raiser and celebrate the beginning of a special book with this weeks episode!
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4 years ago
26 minutes 15 seconds

Literal Talks
Review of Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime
Join me once again for your weekly does of Literal Talks. As in in this episode we look to draw the curtains on this brilliant memoir of Trevor Noah, Born a Crime. In the form of a reviewing episode, this will be our farewell to this brilliant piece of writing for a few weeks, as come the time to name our third novel prize winner, it will be right back in the spotlight. Much like every other reviewing episode today’s episode will be a compilation of several different elements that I feel are the building blocks of any solid piece of writing. Each element will hold its own value and this will result in a total rating of the book out of a certain amount of points. So join me today as we bid farewell to yet another masterpiece in this edition of Literal Talks!
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4 years ago
42 minutes 39 seconds

Literal Talks
Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime: Part 2
Welcome back! Join me again in this episode as we continue our discussion based upon Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime. In today’s shorter than usual episode, we will only be talking about the thematic choices made by the author within the novel. So join me in this shorter but just as exciting episode as we continue our coverage of Trevor Noah’s brilliant nonfictional memoir, and continue to build up to our reviewing episode coming next week!
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4 years ago
22 minutes 29 seconds

Literal Talks
Curtain Raiser to Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime
Join me in an extremely special episode in this week’s coverage of Literal Talks as this episode marks the beginning of our discussion on the very first non-frictional piece of writing on the podcast so far. This special and different episode is also identifiable in the agenda that we have planned for today as a familiar discussion piece and segment that everyone has grown accustomed to is absent in today’s episode and this leaves us with a shorter episode and gives me more of a chance to have some deeper thoughts and comments within the remaining segments that are left in our episode for today. So without any further ado click on this episode and witness history in the making as Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime marks the first non-fictional memoir in Literal Talks history!!
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4 years ago
42 minutes 9 seconds

Literal Talks
Novel Prize Anouncmenf
Join me in this extremely special episode as we crown our second ever novel prize winner in our 15th episode. In a more relaxed setting for this episode, you’ll hear me talking about and comparing the thematic strengths, characters, and the conclusions of both our nominees for our Novel Prize. And as we will look to bid farewell to this chapter of our journey here on Literal Talks, the Winner will be announced. So join me today as we see which book will join Inferno as our second ever Novel Prize Winner!
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4 years ago
34 minutes 19 seconds

Literal Talks
Review: Neal Shusterman’s Thunderhead
Join me once again in the fourth edition of our reviewing and rating episodes as in this episode we look to wrap up the book that we have been focusing on for the last couple weeks, Thunderhead. This reviewing episode will be similar to our previous ones on the podcast as we will cover and discuss basic elements that are crucial building blocks for every book. Each element will hold an individual score and this will lead to a total score of all the elements which will be the final rating of the book. So join me once again as we bid farewell to another good read in Thunderhead and gear up for the naming of our second ever novel prize winner, coming in next week’s episode!
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4 years ago
59 minutes 41 seconds

Literal Talks
Neal Shusterman’s Thunderhead: Part 2
Join me once again in today’s episode as we continue our journey and discussion into and about the world and novel of Thunderhead. As usual, you can expect and look forward to a brief summary encompassing the second half of the novel followed by our longer segments focusing on the thematic choices and the technical and clinical solidity of the novel overall. So join me in this episode as we gear up towards our last episode surrounding Thunderhead next week!
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4 years ago
50 minutes 22 seconds

Literal Talks
Curtain Raiser to Neal Shusterman’s Thunderhead
Join me once again today as we kickoff our coverage and discussion on this second instalment in this Arc of a Scythe trilogy, Thunderhead. You can expect a shorter episode with all the elements from our normal and regular agenda, including segments focusing on the summary, themes, and writing of the novel in general. So let’s welcome Thunderhead into our podcast and lay out a red carpet for it with this episode!
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4 years ago
47 minutes 23 seconds

Literal Talks
Review: Neal Shusterman’s Scythe
Join me once again in this episode as we wrap up and bid farewell to Scythe with a bang, with a reviewing episode of the book. In this episode you can expect rating and reviews based off of my opinions in 4 separate categories worth 5 points, which at the end will combine to give this book a total rating out of 20 points. So, let’s say goodbye to a great novel in the proper fashion, in this episode as we wear up for our next subject, Thunderhead!
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4 years ago
1 hour 3 minutes

Literal Talks
Neal Shusterman’s Scythe: Part 2
Join me in this episode today as we finish up our discussion on the actual book, Scythe, and gear up for our review of Scythe, coming next week. As for this episode, you can expect another normal episode, following our regular agenda and plan of action on the podcast, as we kick it off with a short and brief summary, and from there move to our longer and deeper segments focusing on the two remaining choices made in the novel and the technical and clinical review of this second half of Scythe, respectively. So join me today as we bid farewell to another captivating book, Scythe!
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4 years ago
1 hour 42 seconds

Literal Talks
Curtain Raiser to Scythe
Join me today in this episode as we kickoff our second eight-week period on the podcast with a bang, as today we begin our discussion on author Neal Shusterman’s masterpiece, Scythe. As usual today’s episode will be comprised of an introductory segment, familiarizing us with the author and the characters of the novel. This will be followed by a quick summary of the first half of Scythe and from there we will enter our longer segments covering the thematic choices of Scythe and my opinions on the the writing of the book so far, respectively. So, join me again today as we begin our discussion on another joy of a read, Scythe!
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4 years ago
43 minutes 5 seconds

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Inaugural Novel Prize Winner
Join me today as I converse with our special guest about Inferno and Origin. You can expect deep discussion on the thematic choices of the novels and the impact of those choices on the characters and conclusions of the books. This episode will also include a special segment in the duration of which I name our inaugural Novel Prize Winner! So join me in this exciting episode today as we bid farewell and a final goodbye to these two novels, Dan Brown’s Inferno and Origin and move to new adventures.
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4 years ago
36 minutes 28 seconds

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Review: Dan Brown’s Inferno
Join me today in this last episode focusing on our second novel, in this eight-week time frame, Inferno. Much like our first reviewing episode, you can expect a rating system focused on four different categories; Plot, Tone, Characters, Impact. So let’s wrap up another novel here today, as we gear up to finish off this inaugural eight-week time period.
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4 years ago
54 minutes 16 seconds

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Dan Brown’s Inferno: Part 2
Join me again this week as we finish up our coverage of another Dan Brown masterpiece, Inferno. Following our regular setup of the episode, you can once again expect a quick summary of the second half of the novel, followed by two longer segments focusing on the second theme of Inferno and the writing prowess in this second half, respectively. Let’s bid farewell to Inferno together in this episode!
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4 years ago
47 minutes 36 seconds

Literal Talks
Curtain Raiser to Inferno
Join me in this episode today as we being our discussion on our second novel coverage in this podcast, Inferno. Similar to previous episodes, you can expect a reminder of our author and main character, followed by a brief summary, a thematic segment, and a concluding segment where I give my views on the writing of the book so far. So join me in this episode as we start our adventure through another Dan Brown masterpiece, Inferno
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4 years ago
42 minutes 50 seconds

Literal Talks
Review of Dan Brown’s Origin
This will be the concluding episode, marking the end of our journey through Origin. This will the first rating episode of the podcast, and today you can expect a shorter episode where I review the book, and then give it a numerical rating based on five different grading criteria. I will also be announcing the next book we will be covering, so let’s indulge in this magical world of Origin one last episode as we move to our next coverage on this podcast!
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4 years ago
28 minutes 16 seconds

Literal Talks
Literal Talks is an engrossing podcast, where I discuss with you some of my favourite books and give you my opinions on them. I have deep discussions on the themes of a given novel, while also providing you with my views on the technical and clinical side of the writing. Reading is something I care about deeply and it is one of my favourite hobbies. Through this podcast, I share my opinions with others. So if this seems like something you would enjoy, join me on this journey today, as we traverse through the beautiful world of literature together!