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Caleb Can't Read
Hosted by Jordan Raebel · EN
Caleb Can’t Read is a podcast where you can learn all about the major works, themes, and lives of some of your favorite (or most hated) authors along with Caleb Terrence, being taught the subject of each episode for the first time by his friend, Jordan Raebel, who spent countless hours doing research for your enjoyment and the betterment of his co-host’s education. You can check out our sources used for each episode on our Facebook Sources Page: facebook.com/calebcantread. You can also check out our Instagram where we post snapshots and trivia of each episode's author: instagram.com/calebcantread. If you have any comments, questions, or veiled threats, you can send them to calebcantread@gmail.com. And don't forget to visit our website at calebcantread.com!
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Episode 91: Jules Verne Pt. 1
4d ago02:03:31Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailTW: AlabamaYou ever wonder why that weird couple wears top hats and corsets with gears on 'em? Well put on your weird goggles you got from Etsy and strap yourself in to some sort of noun-powered rocket, as we explore such stories as "Journey to the Centre of the Earth", "From the Earth to the Moon, & "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"! Yes, today we are looking at the early career of the man who may not be the inventor of-- but definitely the Godfather of-- Science Fiction, Jules Verne!
Transcribe →Episode 90: Harriet Beecher Stowe
3w ago02:08:25Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailTW: Abuse, Dead kids, Suicide, TortureAh, yes. Here on this wonderful 4th of July weekend, as we celebrate the country's 250th birthday, Nicole and I are here to remind you-- in case you didn't know-- that America was not always such an uncontroversial place. Indeed, there was even a time that our nation could've been called inept, backwards, and our leadership so deep in corruption that having a dead goldfish in the Oval Office would've done less damage to our people than whatever the hell they're doing now. But as those times luckily are so far in the past, allow us to introduce you to the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", and her family's rivalry against the South, Harriet Beecher Stowe!
Transcribe →Episode 89: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
May 1101:54:50Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWhen you think of Lord Tennyson, I'm sure you think of knights errant, beautiful prose, and perhaps the smell of eraser dust as you erase things over and over again and tears well up in your eyes while your teacher stands behind you and refuses to elaborate on what they mean when they say, "No, write it PROPER." But it may be better to think on Lord Tennyson with memories of insane drunken family members, burning monkey hair, and perhaps a beaten dog or two.
Transcribe →Episode 88: Hans Christian Andersen
Mar 1801:49:06Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailTW: Child abuse;Welcome back! To Caleb Can't Read! Join us today as we go over the story of a VERY sexually repressed man. A man so repressed that he probably shouldn't be writing children's stories. But just as cockchafers couldn't stop Hans, you can't stop us from discussing his most famous stories, such as "The Princess and the Pea", "Thumbelina", and yes, "The Little Mermaid"!
Transcribe →Episode 87: Lord Byron Pt. 3
Jan 22, 202501:33:32Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailTW: Dead kids;We're finally here, to the ending legacy of Lord Byron! Fraught with love affairs, well-meaning missions, and neglected children-- Lord Byron is truly one of the biggest piles of shit we've covered on this show. And that's saying something. Join us as we follow our club-footed companion through his dangerous affairs in Italy... and his untimely death in Greece!Also, bonus announcement in the back of this episode. We're not done, just delayed! See you next time!
Transcribe →Episode 86: Lord Byron Pt. 2
Jan 8, 202501:11:57Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailTW: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide; Well I'm sure you can tell from the trigger warnings, but the second part of our three-part series on Lord Byron has arrived! Find what happens when a man with questionable morals gets a shitload of cash and spends even more on credit, all while gaining a steady amount of fame for his epic work, "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage"!
Transcribe →Episode 85: Lord Byron Pt. 1
Dec 5, 202401:26:36Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailTW: Child Abuse, Dead Kids, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture;Welcome! To Caleb Can't Read Season 7! This time we're coming in with a bang-- with our cousins! Join us in our three-part series about how such a bastard comes to be as infamous-- and yet still somehow so loved-- as King of the Fuccbois, Lord Byron!
Transcribe →Episode 84: Richard Connell
Dec 2, 202400:35:49Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailFor our special 11th author on this season finale, we are looking at the short history of Richard Connell, the author of one of horror's most influential (for better or worse) stories, "The Most Dangerous Game"!
Transcribe →Episode 83: John Howard Griffin
Oct 23, 202401:02:28Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailYou ever go a little too far with your good intentions? John did. And hoo boy is it a doozy. Come cringe with us as we discuss the man who lived undercover in the Deep South in the worst way possible and his resulting novel, "Black Like Me", John Howard Griffin!
Transcribe →Episode 82: George Dawson
Sep 23, 202401:13:04Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailTW: Dead kids;Been a while since we talked about lynchings, shootings, and the misjustices of America, hasn't it? Well wake up and give your kids a shot of whiskey, 'cause today we're covering one of the oldest authors to ever publish a book, the old and ever-delightful George Dawson!
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