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The Sinclair Lewis Library

The Sinclair Lewis Library

By: Sinclair Lewis
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Welcome to The Sinclair Lewis Library - a dignified little institution devoted to the careful airing of American ambition, middle-class certainty, and the curious art of taking oneself very seriously. Here, the streets are tidy, the rhetoric is polished, and the human comedy is forever peeking through the curtains. Each episode presents a full reading from Lewis’s novels, where boosters boast, reformers reform, and respectable citizens discover (sometimes to their alarm) that respectability can be the strangest costume of all.

Settle in as boardrooms, parlors, laboratories, and Main Streets come briskly to life. Whether you arrive as a loyal Babbitt or a secret rebel, this podcast offers a front-row seat to satire that still feels uncomfortably familiar. Consider it your weekly civic meeting, only far more honest and considerably better read.Public domain Hourly
Episodes
  • The Job Part 2 - The Office Chapter 12

    The Job Part 2 - The Office Chapter 12
    Jul 11 2026
    In which Una unexpectedly assumes the reins of business responsibility, navigating office politics and salesmanship with a budding confidence that entwines her more deeply with the city's pulse. Amid new friendships and diverse views on love, work, and society, she finds herself both challenged and comforted, discovering that the city is gradually becoming not just a place to work, but a place to belong.
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    19 mins
  • The Job Part 2 - The Office Chapter 9 part 2

    The Job Part 2 - The Office Chapter 9 part 2
    Jul 8 2026
    In which a brash and cunning Dr. Phil Benson disrupts a genteel family gathering with his irreverent wit and unrefined manners, yet reveals a surprisingly tender side in his awkward advances toward Una Golden, stirring within her a restless mixture of irritation, compassion, and bewilderment. As they navigate the diverse and often harsh streets of the city, Una wrestles with the allure of companionship and the resolve to maintain her dignity amid the shadows cast by both the city and her own heart.
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    17 mins
  • The Job Part 2 - The Office Chapter 9 part 1

    The Job Part 2 - The Office Chapter 9 part 1
    Jul 7 2026
    In which Una Golden, grappling with the sterile burden of her grief, navigates the oppressive labyrinth of office life and the city’s relentless Subway, finding herself increasingly alienated from the genteel world she once knew. As she relinquishes the last ties to her past and takes refuge in a boarding-house filled with humble yet vivid characters, she begins a tentative exploration of a new, unvarnished life amid the city’s indifferent multitude.
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    32 mins
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