Canonball

About Canonball

In this podcast we discuss the European literary canon and the history, culture, philosophy, art, and science that surrounds it.

Publisher

Alex

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Feb 2023

Latest episode

5 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

101 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Jun 2026

   Discussing "Medea" By Euripides With Evan

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball, Evan and I discuss the play "Medea," which Euripides wrote and which was first performed in 431 BC. The cover art for this episode is the painting "Jason and Medea," which John William Waterhouse completed in 1907.

2. 

   15 May 2026

   Discussing "Mozart On The Way To Prague" By Eduard Mörike

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Mozart On The Way To Prague" by Eduard Mörike, which was published in 1856. Here is the final scene of Don Giovanni, Mörike's description of which we discuss at around 28:32 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioc9shJa_lI Here is a website of translations of Mörike's poetry: https://www.cingolani.com/Moerike_English.html

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   9 May 2026

   Discussing Petrarch's "Scattered Rhymes"

   Send us Fan Mail In today's episode of Canonball we discuss Francis Petrarch's "Scattered Rhymes," which were written over 40 years and finalized as a collection shortly before Petrarch's death in 1374.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

18 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

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Quality

56

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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