Podcast
The Five Minutes Late Book Club
In a world that moves faster by the day, the Five Minutes Late Book Club is an invitation to pause.
Join Stan Grant, alongside his son Jesse, as they venture into the great books that have shaped civilisations, challenged belief systems, and redefined what it means to be human.
The title reflects a simple idea: to read deeply and think seriously is to slow down. It may make you five minutes late to the world, but in that pause, you see more clearly and recover something essential: attention, wisdom, and a shared humanity.
- Philosophy chart
- #108
- Episodes
- 25
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 45 min
- On air since
- 2026
- Latest episode
- 2 days ago
Episodes
25 episodes, newest first
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46 min
For Whom The Bell Tolls: Hemingway on Political Extremism, Love, and War
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This week we discuss Ernest Hemingway's all time classic 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'. Where he dissects ideas around political extremism, why fighting evil can easily turn you evil and how love can redeem you even at the darkest of times.
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46 min
The Tree of Man: Did Modernity Trade Beauty For Practicality? (Part 2)
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This week is part two of our Patrick White The Tree Of Man discussion.
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35 min
The Tree of Man: Australia's Greatest Novel
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This week we discuss Patrick White's The Tree Of Man. Which is undoubtedly the greatest novel out of Australia.
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49 min
Why Excusing Evil Destroys Storytelling
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This week we discuss the latest Hollywood adaptation of John Steinbeck's East of Eden and how excusing evil and sympathising with evil fundamentally hurts storytelling. We compare this adaptation to Olga Tokarczuk's masterpiece novel 'Primeval and Other Times' and how she masterfully confronts evil, while so many other modern writers run from it or worse empathise with it.
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36 min
Leviathan: Hobbes Will Change How You See Politics Forever (Part 2)
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This week we discuss part two of Thomas Hobbes masterwork Leviathan, titled 'On Commonwealth'.
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43 min
Leviathan: The Darkest Work Of Political Philosophy Ever Written (Part 1)
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This week we discuss Thomas Hobbes famous work of political philosophy 'Leviathan'. We cover part one of the book and will cover part two next week.
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43 min
The Republic: Plato's Warning To Democracy
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This week we discuss Plato's most famous work 'The Republic'.
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38 min
Go Tell it on the Mountain: James Baldwin's Battle with Intergenerational Trauma
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This week we discuss James Baldwin's debut novel 'Go Tell it on the Mountain'.
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32 min
Small Things Like These - The Best Novel Of The 21st Century?
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This week we discuss 'Small Things Like These' by Claire Keegan.
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1 hr 5 min
The Brothers Karamazov: Dostoevsky's Warning To Modernity (Part 3 & 4)
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This week we wrap up our four part discussion of The Brothers Karamazov, and discuss it's profound themes that are still very much alive in our modern times.
For all enquiries - jesse@themoviemagick.com
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47 min
The Brothers Karamazov: The Greatest Argument For God Ever Written (Part 2)
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Part 2 of our Fyodor Dostoevsky 'The Brothers Karamazov' discussion.
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44 min
The Brothers Karamazov : Understanding The Soul Of Russia (Part 1)
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This week we launch part one of our four part serious covering Fyodor Dostoevsky's masterpiece 'The Brothers Karamazov' and how it gives a unique insight into the soul of Russia and the philosophies underlying the countries actions today.
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43 min
A Grief Observed - C.S. Lewis Wrestling With God
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This week we discuss C.S. Lewis' masterfully written book 'A Grief Observed'.
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44 min
Beyond Good and Evil: How Nietzsche Killed Truth
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This week we discuss Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical classic 'Beyond Good and Evil'.
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44 min
As I Lay Dying: William Faulkner's Tale Of The Forgotten America
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This week we discuss As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.
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52 min
The Decline Of Quality Literature In Modernity
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This week we discuss contemporary vs classic literature.
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50 min
Gatsby's American Nightmare - F. Scott Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby
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This week we discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby.
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51 min
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce
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This week we discuss A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce.
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49 min
All Quiet On The Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
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This week we discuss All Quiet On The Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque.
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52 min
Virginia Woolf and the Birth of Modernity | Mrs Dalloway
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This week we discuss Virginia Woolf's masterpiece novel Mrs Dalloway.
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