Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: “Explore, and explore, and explore. Be neither chided nor flattered out of your position of perpetual inquiry.” If you’ve spent your life always asking that all important question—“Why”—then, this is the episode for you. Lucky Episode number 13 sees Chris joined by the multi-talented Phil Simpkin to discuss Ralph Ellison’s American classic, Invisible Man. Phil is the lead singer/lead guitarist for the highly successful Reggae band The Simpkin Project, as well as a Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Orange Coast College.
Books discussed during this episode:
<ul><li>Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man</li>
<li>The Republic by Plato’s</li>
<li>Herman Melville’s Moby Dick</li>
<li>Cervantes’ Don Quixote</li>
<li>Notes From the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky</li>
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Check out Phil’s amazing music at <a href='https://www.thesimpkinproject.com/'>The Simpkin Project</a>  and his other musical suggestions on Spotify, Amazon Music, or other places where you download tunes:
<ul><li><a href='https://www.thesimpkinproject.com/'>The Simpkin Project</a></li>
<li>The Abyssianians</li>
<li>The Gladiators</li>
<li>Burning Spear</li>
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Stories--when told well--entertain us, enthrall us, captivate us. At times, however, they provide far more—commenting on the world, defining our society, revealing our origins or our future. Sometimes, stories are deeply personal—shaping who we are or who we aim to be. In the Lit Matters podcast, English professor and lover of stories, Chris Evans, discusses the question of “what stories should we all be reading?” with fellow teachers, librarians, writers, musicians, professionals, students, and more. Join him in this quest to create an empowering and inclusive bookshelf for all.