
Fewer of us than ever are reading books for pleasure. Shilo Brooks is on a mission to change that. Old School is a new podcast from The Free Press about great books and how reading them can make us stronger, better men. The show features intimate conversations with fascinating men—from fitness gurus to philosophers—about the books that shaped their lives. New episodes out every Thursday. Read with... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 16 | Founded | 4 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsEducationSelf-ImprovementBooks | |||

In this episode, legendary comic Colin Quinn dives into a cult classic that still makes him cry with laughter: John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces.
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Dante Alighieri is one of the most consequential poets in human history, and his The Divine Comedy is essential to understanding Western civilization itself. And yet, though most of us have heard of Inferno, Dante remains one of the least read of all... more
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Middlemarch is George Eliot’s (real name Mary Ann Evans) masterpiece. The 900-page Victorian novel is about the people living in a fictional English town in a time of enormous changes.
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Shilo is TX outside, CA inside. Conservatives here are not wanted. Yet another podcast where Liberal politics and pro-Democrat Party worldviews are pushed—in this case through books. BIAS is awful.
I was looking forward to this pod, but In the Middlemarch episode, instead of a discussion, the guest can only manage to interject single syllable responses to Shilo’s manic, repetitive monologue about the book. No thanks.
Im not the target audience but I love this show. Shiloh Brooks leads a great interview and the guests surprise me. Keep making more episodes.
I binged all of the available episodes and I’m listening to them again.
This pod will make you smarter, nicer and prettier. Nick Cave and Richard Dawkins talk books…what else do you need to know?
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Conversations surrounding literature are at the heart of this podcast, as the host engages with a diverse range of guests to discuss classic texts and their significant impacts on personal development, philosophy, and culture. Episodes explore various themes, including morality, the human condition, historical perspectives, and contemporary societal challenges, all viewed through the lens of literature. The dialogues often emphasize the transformative power of reading, encouraging listeners to reconnect with classic works to gain deeper insights into their own lives and the world around them.
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1. Joseph Luzzi
2. Elliot Ackerman
3. Father Jonah Teller
4. Dominic Green
5. Rob Henderson
6. Coleman Hughes
7. Nick Cave
8. Dr. Cornel West
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