{"podcast":{"title":"The Literary Life Podcast","slug":"the-literary-life-podcast-743688","podcast_index_feed_id":743688,"rss_url":"https://theliterarylife.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.theliterary.life/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/4/b/0/84b00ee61f70f70b/3000x_podcast_logo.png","author":"Angelina Stanford","episode_count":327,"summary":"Not just book chat! The Literary Life Podcast is an ongoing conversation about the skill and art of reading well and the lost intellectual tradition needed to fully enter into the great works of literature. Experienced teachers Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks (of www.HouseOfHumaneLetters.com) join lifelong reader Cindy Rollins (of www.MorningtimeForMoms.com) for slow reads of classic literature, conversations with book lovers, and an ever-unfolding discussion of how Stories Will Save the World. And check out our sister podcast The Well Read Poem with poet Thomas Banks.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-literary-life-podcast-743688"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 311: \"Falling Inward\" with Dr. Jason Baxter","slug":"episode-311-falling-inward-with-dr-jason-baxter","published_at":"2026-01-13T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-literary-life-podcast-743688/episode-311-falling-inward-with-dr-jason-baxter","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-literary-life-podcast-743688","url":"https://theliterarylife.libsyn.com/episode-311-falling-inward-with-dr-jason-baxter","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theliterarylife/TLL_Ep311full.mp3?dest-id=1228634","summary":"This week on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina and Thomas are joined by their friend and colleague Dr. Jason Baxter to talk about his newest book coming soon from Cassiodorus Press , Falling Inward . After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina asks Jason why he wanted to update and republish this work that he originally wrote several years ago. They discuss what is different about the idea of falling inward versus navel gazing, the role of the teacher in approaching literature in a humane way, why we should seek a pre-modern cosmology, what kinds of topics Jason explored in this book, and so much more! There is still time to register for this year's upcoming annual Literary Life Online Conference , happening January 23-30, 2026, \"The Letter Killeth, but the Spirit Quickeneth: Reading Like a Human\". Our speakers will be Dr. Jason Baxter, Jenn Rogers, Dr. Anne Phillips, and, of course, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks. You can view the full show notes for this episode at https://theliterary.life/311 .","meta_description":"This week on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina and Thomas are joined by their friend and colleague Dr. Jason Baxter to talk about his newest book coming…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4356,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-literary-life-podcast-743688/episodes/episode-311-falling-inward-with-dr-jason-baxter/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-literary-life-podcast-743688/episode-311-falling-inward-with-dr-jason-baxter.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}