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Modest Proposal

Jonathan Swift

In his scathing and provocative pamphlet, Jonathan Swift masterfully exemplifies the art of satire by suggesting a shocking solution to the dire plight of impoverished Irish families fattening their children and selling them to wealthy Protestant landowners. Published in 1729, Swifts audacious Proposal ignited fierce backlash and accusations of barbarism—precisely the moral decay he sought to illuminate. Join us as we delve into this powerful critique of society and explore the depths of human absurdity. (Summary by Hugh) This show includes AI-generated content.

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35 episodes

  1. Niels Klim's Journey under the Ground-Ludvig, Baron Holberg 3:50:50
  2. That Mainwaring Affair-Anna Maynard Barbour 9:24:57
  3. Sylvie and Bruno-Lewis Carroll 7:16:30
  4. Author's Farce-Henry Fielding 2:19:31
  5. Aesop's Fables, Volume 06 (Fables 126-150)-Aesop 31:18
  6. Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 40, August 3, 1880-Various 1:56:36
  7. Fairhaven; a Story of Pilgrim Land-Henry Grattan Donnelly 4:53:18
  8. Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 32, June 8, 1880-Various 2:03:51
  9. Ball at Sceaux-Honoré de Balzac 2:43:40
  10. Dryden vs Shadwell - a Poetic Duel-John Dryden, Thomas Shadwell 1:31:10
  11. Rameau's Nephew-Denis Diderot 3:30:43
  12. Search the Sky-C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl 6:47:19
  13. Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 42, August 17, 1880-Various 1:59:11
  14. William -- The Fourth-Richmal Crompton 5:45:59
  15. Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 39, July 27, 1880-Various 1:56:01
  16. Lady Windermere's Fan-Oscar Wilde 2:05:53
  17. Notary's Nose-Edmond About 2:45:45
  18. Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars-Lester Chadwick 4:40:10
  19. Baseball Joe at Yale-Lester Chadwick 5:09:23
  20. Brilliant Proof (Burhäne Lämé) in reply to an attack upon the Bahai Revelation by Peter Z. Easton-Mírzá Abu’l-Fadl Gulpáygání 1:47:20
  21. Fiend's Delight-Ambrose Bierce 2:25:35
  22. Adventures of a Grain of Dust-Hallam Hawksworth 5:09:46
  23. Ball at Sceaux-Honoré de Balzac 2:43:40
  24. Pretty Lady-Arnold Bennett 8:09:40
  25. Ivory Tower-Henry James 8:31:33
  26. World of Fashion-John Oxenford 2:04:24
  27. Wonderful Visit-H. G. Wells 4:59:21
  28. Alice; or The Wages of Sin-Frederic Werden Pangborn 2:46:35
  29. All the Sad Young Men-F. Scott Fitzgerald 6:49:04
  30. Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 43, August 24, 1880-Various 1:44:43
  31. Ward No. 6-Anton Chekhov 2:10:16
  32. Lore of Proserpine-Maurice Henry Hewlett 6:10:40
  33. Celebrity-Winston Churchill 5:50:05
  34. Adrift in New York-Horatio Alger, Jr 4:52:47
  35. 001 - A Modest Proposal 24:57