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26.05.2025
19 Minuten
You can't always go it alone. Even scholars - especially
scholars? - need help. Learn how Sayers both received and
rejected help on her writing.
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14.04.2025
16 Minuten
Simple mistakes are one thing. Not doing your research is
another. Judging others wrongly when you haven't done your
research is monstrous. In this episode, Sayers introduces us to
Monster Error.
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17.03.2025
16 Minuten
Most people enjoy reading dialogue, but this episode tells us
some surprising ways to use dialogue in your own writing. Listen
and learn about how Sayers used dialogue as description and also
in non-fiction. Also, we'll enjoy a bit of dialect and finish up
the episode with some Diet Coke.
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17.02.2025
16 Minuten
Do your wordsalways have to be clear? Sayers tells us when to
clarify what we say and when to let it be obscure. We will look
at her essay, "Poetry, Language, and Ambiguity," as well as from
her letters and novels to see how word choice can elevate even if
it doesn't enlighten.
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27.01.2025
15 Minuten
Season 4 is about writing. As one of the most accomplished
authors of the early 20th century, Sayers is a good person to
teach us how to write. In this episode, we learn the value of
concrete - how something solid and tangible can wake us up. On
the other hand, abstract words and cliches lull us to sleep. Join
us as we learn Sayer's opinion from two articles: "Ink of
Poppies" and "Words I am Weary of."
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A podcast about one of the most remarkable writers of the early
20th century. Sayers was one of the first women to receive a degree
from Oxford, a popular author of detective fiction, and an
all-around writer who aimed to make "elite" ideas accessible to
everyday readers. The host, Dr. Lindsey Scholl, is an educator who
has her PhD in Roman History and her Master's in Medieval History.
Lindsey currently teaches Medieval Humanities (including Augustine,
Dante, and Shakespeare) and Latin at Trinity Classical School in
Houston.
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