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August 7, 2017
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27 minutes
Host Dennis Leap, Deryle Hope, Deborah Leap and guest Sarah Evans discuss Great Expectations themes: moral instruction, social commentary, attaining contentment and human nature.
Aired:
July 31, 2017
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51 minutes
Host Dennis Leap discusses important highlights from Charles Dickens’s life and the unique manner in which he wrote Great Expectations.
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July 24, 2017
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27 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and guests Deryle Hope, John Wood and George Haddad discuss the characters of Mr. Bennet, Mr. Collins, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, George Wickham and others.
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July 17, 2017
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28 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and guests Deryle Hope, John Wood and George Haddad discuss the importance of British literature and Austen’s view of education, personal development, social protocol, human nature, feelings and emotion vs. clear thinking.
Aired:
July 10, 2017
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29 minutes
Host Dennis Leap with quests Deborah Leap, Sarah Evans, and Elizabeth Clarke discuss the characters: Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, Jane and Mr. Bingley, the Bennets and others.
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July 3, 2017
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28 minutes
Host Dennis Leap with guests Deborah Leap, Sarah Evans and Elizabeth Clarke discuss themes of family, dating and courting, and moral character as seen through the eyes of author Jane Austen.
Aired:
June 26, 2017
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54 minutes
Host Dennis Leap uses Senator Ben Sasse’s book The Vanishing American Adult to explain why reading classic literature is vitally important for teen development into adulthood and introduces Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
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June 19, 2017
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28 minutes
Host Dennis Leap with Deborah Leap and Deryle Hope discuss Book III: The Factory. Includes conversation on Driving tickets, the Chinese entrepreneurial spirit, Chinese teenagers, and the Ancient Weir Art Village.
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June 12, 2017
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27 minutes
Host Dennis Leap with Deborah Leap and Deryle Hope discuss Book II: The Village. Includes conversation on Sancha village life, marriage and family, and the migration to cities.
Aired:
June 5, 2017
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26 minutes
Host Dennis Leap with Deborah Leap and Deryle Hope discuss Book I: The Wall. Includes conversation on the Chinese driving test, the Great Wall, and rapid changes taking place in China.