web01.fireside.fm Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:48:34 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) ex.haust - Episodes Tagged with “19th Century” https://exhaust.fireside.fm/tags/19th%20century Tue, 15 Dec 2020 20:45:00 -0800 Co-hosts Emmet and John plumb the depths of history, culture, and philosophy to understand why it is that despite calamities and rapid change nothing feels possible anymore. Guests include artists, scholars, and thinkers from all over the world. Subscribe to our Patreon to receive 2 extra exclusive episodes a month: https://www.patreon.com/exhaust en-us episodic A podcast about political, cultural, and psychological exhaustion and why nothing feels possible. Emmet Penney Co-hosts Emmet and John plumb the depths of history, culture, and philosophy to understand why it is that despite calamities and rapid change nothing feels possible anymore. Guests include artists, scholars, and thinkers from all over the world. Subscribe to our Patreon to receive 2 extra exclusive episodes a month: https://www.patreon.com/exhaust yes politics, culture, history, philosophy Emmet Penney emmetmpenney@gmail.com Episode 16: American Canon: Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher" and "Masque of the Red Death" https://exhaust.fireside.fm/16 a4df5286-cbee-4ec1-82df-820bfddbbd79 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney In the second installment in our American canon series, we look at our beloved, gothic failson Edgar Allan Poe. 1:02:08 yes In the second installment in our American canon series, we look at our beloved failson Edgar Allan Poe. We discuss his life, legacy (especially his impact on Borges), and what set him apart from his peers. We look at two stories: Fall of the House of Usher (https://poestories.com/read/houseofusher) and Masque of the Red Death (https://poemuseum.org/the-masque-of-the-red-death), the second especially relevant during COVID. It was our first time talking literature for the show, and we had a great time. We hope you enjoy it. Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/epsixteenbib). Complaints Dept. - ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. Closing song: "Nothing Ends, Nothing Lasts" by Lamniformes. (https://lamniformes.bandcamp.com/album/sisyphean) edgar allan poe, poe, simpsons, american history, literature, 19th century, borges In the second installment in our American canon series, we look at our beloved failson Edgar Allan Poe. We discuss his life, legacy (especially his impact on Borges), and what set him apart from his peers. We look at two stories: Fall of the House of Usher and Masque of the Red Death, the second especially relevant during COVID. It was our first time talking literature for the show, and we had a great time. We hope you enjoy it.

Bibliography.

Complaints Dept. - ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

Closing song: "Nothing Ends, Nothing Lasts" by Lamniformes.

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Bibliography.

Complaints Dept. - ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

Closing song: "Nothing Ends, Nothing Lasts" by Lamniformes.

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