- 164
- Episodes
- 156
- Transcribed
- 8
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Novel Ideas
"Within every book, lies a novel idea." Passionate about books to the point of alienation, join me every week for a particular topic through what we/I consider "classic" novels. From sci-fi to romance, it's the most wonderful time for bad jokes, book recommendations and possible lessons to be learned overall.
- Publisher
- The Novel Ideas Podcast
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 1 Jul 2021
- Latest episode
- 10 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
156 of 164 episodes have a transcript.
10 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
It's About the Gray Area: Michael Grant's "HERO"
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It's About the Choice of Evil: Michael Grant's "VILLAIN"
17 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
It's About Power: Michael Grant's "MONSTER"
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It's About the Gray Area: Michael Grant's "HERO"
Published 10 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And again, understanding that, I figure we're talking sensibly. No, I'm not saying Bob's a bad guy. Does he do bad things? Yes, he does. In the pursuit of what he imagines to be heroism. But in the practice of that heroism, how do we see and call out the very, very gray areas that includes lying and hiding information pertinent to your wife, especially regarding your own well-being, and that would spell negative effects if you were to, let's say, die while you supposedly at work and not heroing, as in when we saw Frozone and Bob go through that house that was on fire and almost died. Let's talk about the superheroism and the pursuit of one's own identity in such aspirations. […]
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- 5.0 / 5
- 3 ratings
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- 5.0 / 5
- 5 ratings
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- 14
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 32
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