Great Works in Western Literature Archives - Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts
Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts
Show overview
Great Works in Western Literature Archives - Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 14 episodes. That works out to roughly 7 hours of audio in total. Releases follow an irregular cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 28 min and 29 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Religion & Spirituality show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 11 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 11 episodes published. Published by Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.
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Latest Episodes
GWWL11 – William Shakespeare – Merchant of Venice and King Lear – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts
GWWL10 – C.S. Lewis – Pilgrim’s Regress – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts
GWWL9 – Herman Melville – Moby Dick – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts
GWWL8 – William Shakespeare – Hamlet and Macbeth – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts
GWWL7 – Nathaniel Hawthorne – The Scarlet Letter – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts
Joseph Pearce explores Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, revealing a powerful story of sin, repentance, mercy, and redemption. The post GWWL7 – Nathaniel Hawthorne – The Scarlet Letter – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.
GWWL6 –Jane Austen – Pride & Prejuidice and Mansfield Park – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts
Joseph Pearce explores Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, revealing a powerful story of virtue, humility, and authentic love rooted in truth. The post GWWL6 –Jane Austen – Pride & Prejuidice and Mansfield Park – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.
GWWL5 – Charles Dickens and Great Expectations – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts
Joseph Pearce explores Dickens’ Great Expectations, revealing a powerful story of pride, conversion, and discovering true happiness beyond wealth. The post GWWL5 – Charles Dickens and Great Expectations – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.
GWWL4 – Jonathan Swift & Gulliver’s Travels – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts
Joseph Pearce explores Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, revealing its powerful satire on pride, politics, scientism, and modern culture. The post GWWL4 – Jonathan Swift & Gulliver’s Travels – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.
GWWL3 – Oscar Wilde & The Picture of Dorian Gray – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts
Joseph Pearce explores Oscar Wilde’s life and The Picture of Dorian Gray, revealing a powerful story about vanity, conscience, sin, and the fate of the soul. The post GWWL3 – Oscar Wilde & The Picture of Dorian Gray – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.
GWWL2 – Mary Shelley and Frankenstein – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts
Joseph Pearce and Kris McGregor explore Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, examining its moral vision, the consequences of unchecked scientific ambition, the novel’s cultural misreadings, and the enduring relevance of its questions about technology, responsibility, and love. The post GWWL2 – Mary Shelley and Frankenstein – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.
GWWL1 – Emily Bronte and Wuthering Heights – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts
Joseph Pearce and Kris McGregor explore Wuthering Heights as a profoundly Christian novel that critiques destructive passion rather than celebrating romantic obsession. Through the figures of Heathcliff, Catherine and Nelly Dean, Emily Brontë exposes the spiritual damage caused by ego-driven desire and calls readers toward mature, self-giving love rooted in moral clarity. The post GWWL1 – Emily Bronte and Wuthering Heights – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.
GWML#24 – C. S. Lewis “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce
We discuss “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” by C. S. Lewis. Four adventurous siblings—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie—step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return ... Read more The post GWML#24 – C. S. Lewis “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.
GWML#23 William Shakespeare (Julius Caesar) – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcast
Episode 10 – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – William Shakespeare Though a staple in high school English classes, Julius Caesar is not a simple play. Seemingly irreconcilable forces are at work: fate and free will, the changeableness and stubbornness of ambitious men, the demands of public service and the desire for ... Read more The post GWML#23 William Shakespeare (Julius Caesar) – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.
GWML#10 William Shakespeare (Hamlet and Macbeth) – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcast
Arguably Shakespeare's finest and most important play, Hamlet is also one of the most misunderstood masterpieces of world literature. "To be or not to be", may be the question, but the answer has eluded many generations of critics. What does it mean "to be"? And is everything as it seems to be? The post GWML#10 William Shakespeare (Hamlet and Macbeth) – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.