Clearly a side project of Bardic, this podcast is the audio equivalent of crash course literature. If you think sparknotes are a great idea but a bit dry, check this out.I personally prefer Myths and Legends, the other podcast by the same creators, mainly because there, even for stories I already know, Weiser does a good job of shedding some new light on the story. Here, it feels like I can skip episodes about books I have read. That said, I do love Weiser's penitent for snark which is not dulled in this podcast and keeps the episodes from becoming down the middle retellings. Definitely worth a listen, especially if you are comfortable enough with yourself to admit you are never actually going to get around to reading The Count of Monte Cristo and the like.