Caleb Can't Read
Caleb Can't Read
Jordan Raebel
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 [email protected]. And don't forget to visit our website at calebcantread.com!
Episode 74: Nadia Anjuman
TW: Abuse;While I wouldn't call this our happiest episode, the story of Nadia Anjuman needs to be told.  Her work is criminally underrepresented in the West, and we can only hope that as her message is spread, so too are her poems.
Feb 18, 2024
34 min
Episode 73: Percy Bysshe Shelley Pt. 2
TW: Dead kids, Suicide;When a guy like Percy comes along, history seems to revolve around them.  Not in like-- a way in which important events seem to crop up around them, but in the fact that we know every little detail about this douchebag's life.  If you like kidnapped children, terrible fathers, and boating accidents, boy do we have the guy for you!  Join us as we trudge through the remaining years in the short life of our King of Kings: Percy Bysshe Shelley!
Feb 11, 2024
1 hr 30 min
Episode 72: Percy Bysshe Shelley Pt. 1
It's been two years since we last talked about our Terrible Trio: Mary, Percy, and the good ol' Lord Byron.  But today we continue the saga with "Mad Shelley", a poet who showed a penchant for explosives, electricity, and freaking out when it was most convenient.  Join us as we delve into his earliest works, and the incredible knack he had for pissing off every single person he ever met!
Jan 6, 2024
1 hr 26 min
Episode 71: Cormac McCarthy Pt. 2
Merry Christmas, you filthy animals aware of your own degradation and the wallowing of your own sins, it's the conclusion to our Cormac McCarthy series!  This episode, we'll be heavily delving into the works he completed from the years 1985 onward, including "Blood Meridian", "The Road", and the rest.  Keep dancing and never die, kids!  This is a depressing one!
Dec 24, 2023
1 hr 56 min
Episode 70: Cormac McCarthy Pt. 1
Welcome to Season 6, cowpoke!  Join us as we discuss our favorite all-time author, Cormac McCarthy!  For the little we really know about his life, the least we can do is celebrate his earliest works, including "The Orchard Keeper", "Outer Dark", "Child of God", and "Suttree".  Come take a preliminary course in his works before we jump into his more well-known novels next episode!  Yee haw (--but in a depressed, sullen way, like mulling over the low value of man's achievements)!
Dec 12, 2023
1 hr 14 min
Episode 69: The Kama Sutra
Light up those skin-safe wax candles and slip on into the non-slip tub, for our Season 5 finale we're gettin' greased up, guffed up, and goofed up to bring you our discussion on the quintessential sex book: the "Kama Sutra"!  Join us as we discuss the practices still in use today, the ones we wish weren't, and whether or not a famous explorer had a perverted past.  See you soon for Season 6!
Nov 20, 2023
56 min
Episode 68: Charles Dickens Pt. 2
If you thought the guy was a bastard before, well, no need to change your viewpoint for this episode, I guess.  We're here to find out MORE of his shitty opinions, how he felt about his weirdly-named children, the train crash that nearly killed him, and some of the greatest works from the latter-half of his life, including "David Copperfield", "A Tale of Two Cities", "Great Expectations", & more!
Nov 12, 2023
1 hr 37 min
Episode 67: Charles Dickens Pt. 1
My lord did this guy get up to some shit.  Between the terrorist bird, the woman he tried to drown, the man he was sort of complicit in killing... this man lived a full life all before he turned 40.  Join us as we go over the major early works of Charles Dickens, including "The Pickwick Papers", "Oliver Twist", and "A Christmas Carol", as well as all his shitty opinions!
Oct 29, 2023
2 hr 3 min
Episode 66: Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson could only be described as a Livewire within poetry.  Someone who Blasted the competition out of the water.  Unfortunately, her reclusive lifestyle led to her having no real fame until after her death, where her Mountain of works were finally published to universal acclaim.  Join us as we go through her ghostly presence and her most famous works, while exploring the flavors of New Dew.(Come to think of it, why didn't they release an alcoholic Code Red?)
Oct 7, 2023
1 hr 17 min
Episode 65: Philip K. Dick Pt. 2
What a long road it's been.  And that road is filled with androids dressed as Romans looking to kill you in a plot 2000 years in the making.  Join us as we try to unravel the final years of history's most insane or prophetic writer (depending on what you believe).  Time to head on down to the bus stop and yell at wind, we're discussing the ending saga of Philip K. Dick!
Sep 18, 2023
1 hr 40 min
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