Hot Takes on the Classics
Hosted by Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh · Emily Maeda & Tim McIntosh
4.9from 62 ratings
- 61
- Episodes
- 14
- Transcribed
- 62
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About Hot Takes on the Classics
Hot Takes on the Classics is no dusty, academic approach to great books. It’s a gossipy, exciting discussion about the best literature ever written. Hosted by Tim and Emily, who are veteran teachers and long-time friends, Hot Takes is packed with playful debate, meaningful speculation, and hearty laughs.
- Publisher
- Emily Maeda & Tim McIntosh
- Category
- arts · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 22 Nov 2024
- Latest episode
- 29 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
14 of 61 episodes have a transcript.
29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 13: Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin: Music as Life
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 12: Hills Like White Elephants — Ernest Hemingway
15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 11: Everything That Rises Must Converge: Coming Together May be Harder than it Seems - Flannery O’Connor
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Episode 13: Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin: Music as Life
Published 29 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] What does music give that you maybe get in a counterfeit way by drinking alcohol, by taking drugs, by doing different things, right. That try to mirror that feeling because it is, it is a triumphant feeling to be a part of it. Yeah. So, but anyway, I love his writing for this quality because I really think it unfolds. I think to me, it unfolds like a piece of music, like there's rhythm to it and there's, you know, these images that stick in your mind and you kind of have to, you stop and you sort of re-orient yourself to the flow of his words. But I just think his writing is so intensely beautiful. […]
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- 4.9 / 5
- 41 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 21 ratings
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Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh host the show. Published by Emily Maeda & Tim McIntosh.
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