<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" version="2.0"><channel><title>Rip Books Radio</title><description>A high school English and history teacher exposes &lt;br&gt;what your school hoped you wouldn't learn.</description><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Kevin)</managingEditor><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:37:16 -0800</pubDate><generator>Blogger http://www.blogger.com</generator><openSearch:totalResults xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/">13</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/">1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/">25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><link>http://ripbooks.blogspot.com/</link><language>en-us</language><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/1600/bard21.jpg"/><itunes:keywords>shakespeare books literature macbeth punk school</itunes:keywords><itunes:summary>A high school teacher exposes what your school hoped you wouldn't learn about literature.</itunes:summary><itunes:subtitle>A high school teacher exposes what your school hoped you wouldn't learn about literature.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:category text="Arts &amp; Entertainment"><itunes:category text="Books"/></itunes:category><itunes:author>ripbooks.blogspot.com</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:email>ripbooks@gmail.com</itunes:email><itunes:name>ripbooks.blogspot.com</itunes:name></itunes:owner><item><title>Charles Manson, Roman Polanski, Hugh Hefner and Macbeth</title><link>http://ripbooks.blogspot.com/2005/10/charles-manson-roman-polanski-hugh.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:18:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14737353.post-112907312565449216</guid><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/1600/polanski-1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/320/polanski-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Macbeth&lt;/span&gt; is a cursed play, then Roman Polanski and Hugh Hefner didn't help things. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pictured here is film director, Roman Polanski posing in front of his door with the word "PIG" painted in blood.  Polanski's wife and friends were killed in the name of Charles Manson . . . and then came Macbeth and Playboy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ripbooksradio.com/downloads/rip_101105.mp3"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/200/podcast.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">36</thr:total><author>ripbooks@gmail.com (ripbooks.blogspot.com)</author></item><item><title>Cliff’s notes for the inappropriate</title><link>http://ripbooks.blogspot.com/2005/10/cliffs-notes-for-inappropriate.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2005 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14737353.post-112905086974379975</guid><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/1600/Bookedfo1960_00143000.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/320/Bookedfo1960_00143000.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As promised, I have an inappropriate plot summary of the entire play of Macbeth ready for you to download.  However, I am restraining it for the safety of the general public.  If you would like to hear it, send me an email.  ripbooks@gmail.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Act III Scene 1 coming soon. . .</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>ripbooks@gmail.com (ripbooks.blogspot.com)</author></item><item><title>God is Angry</title><link>http://ripbooks.blogspot.com/2005/10/god-is-angry.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2005 15:06:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14737353.post-112898252668948959</guid><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/1600/Despotis1946_00070000.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/320/Despotis1946_00070000.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Macbeth Act II Scene 4&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Poor old man doesn't even get a name. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If we viewed the world the way people in Shakespeare's day did, then we would believe that natural disasters were evidence of God's anger.  We must have been behaving very badly lately. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this scene, Ross and the Old Man discuss strange natural events since Duncan's murder.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ripbooksradio.com/downloads/rip_101005.mp3"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/200/podcast.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>ripbooks@gmail.com (ripbooks.blogspot.com)</author></item><item><title>regicide with a hangover</title><link>http://ripbooks.blogspot.com/2005/08/regicide-with-hangover.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:06:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14737353.post-112537867291024072</guid><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/1600/Narcotic1967_00093000.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/320/Narcotic1967_00093000.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Macbeth Act II Scene 3&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can we get a mop backstage. The blood is everywhere. This is scene opens with the famous Porter. A drunk guy whines about his erectile dysfunction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Getting LAID with English&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nasty as a Gorgon&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lady Macbeth is Eve&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Music from the title track of the new New Pornographers album, TWIN CINEMA.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ripbooksradio.com/downloads/rip_082905.mp3"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/200/podcast.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><author>ripbooks@gmail.com (ripbooks.blogspot.com)</author></item><item><title>finger painting with blood for fame and profit</title><link>http://ripbooks.blogspot.com/2005/08/finger-painting-with-blood-for-fame.html</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2005 08:22:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14737353.post-112455173617305668</guid><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/1600/wiktor-sadowski-311.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/320/wiktor-sadowski-311.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Macbeth Act II Scene 2&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He did it. Macbeth has murdered the king, and Lady Macbeth begins to feel a little regret that she didn't get in on some of the action. She's able to get her hands bloody though.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Closing tune: "Matter of Degrees" by The Makers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lady Macbeth's Canned Courage&lt;br /&gt;Lady Macbeth's Electra Complex&lt;br /&gt;Hangman's Hands&lt;br /&gt;Ocular Enucleation vs. Ocular Evisceration&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ripbooksradio.com/downloads/rip_082005.mp3"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/200/podcast.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><author>ripbooks@gmail.com (ripbooks.blogspot.com)</author></item><item><title>easy on the psychedelics macbeth</title><link>http://ripbooks.blogspot.com/2005/08/easy-on-psychedelics-macbeth.html</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2005 13:44:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14737353.post-112396656499345009</guid><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/1600/Symptoms1940_00023000.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/320/Symptoms1940_00023000.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Macbeth Act II Scene 1&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Should you find yourself tripping out, seeing imaginary floating weapons, and identifying with an infamous rapist, do yourself a favor: don't make any life changing decisions . . . like murdering your boss.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tsunami says: "Dude thanks lods im suposed to read a scene for my homework each week. there realy saven my ass. thanks."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You got it man.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ripbooksradio.com/downloads/rip_081305.mp3"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/200/podcast.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>ripbooks@gmail.com (ripbooks.blogspot.com)</author></item><item><title>screw your courage</title><link>http://ripbooks.blogspot.com/2005/08/screw-your-courage.html</link><pubDate>Sat, 6 Aug 2005 13:11:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14737353.post-112335948373220526</guid><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/1600/Chickeno1948_00063000.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/320/Chickeno1948_00063000.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Macbeth Act I Scene 7&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let Macbeth's castration begin.  Lady Macbeth shows us that she loves crushing spherical objects including baby heads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ripbooksradio.com/downloads/rip_080605.mp3"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/200/podcast.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><author>ripbooks@gmail.com (ripbooks.blogspot.com)</author></item><item><title>dumb guest meets evil hostess</title><link>http://ripbooks.blogspot.com/2005/07/dumb-guest-meets-evil-hostess.html</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2005 12:06:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14737353.post-112275100429380036</guid><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/1600/YourName1960_00013000.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/320/YourName1960_00013000.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Macbeth Act I Scene 6&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Duncan has the instincts of a turd, happily breathing in the air that "nimbly and sweetly recommends itself." This is how he feels about walking toward his violent death. Moron.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ripbooksradio.com/downloads/rip_073005.mp3"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/200/podcast.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">80</thr:total><author>ripbooks@gmail.com (ripbooks.blogspot.com)</author></item><item><title>unsex me here</title><link>http://ripbooks.blogspot.com/2005/07/unsex-me-here.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14737353.post-112257006383589072</guid><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/1600/newport_4_00002500.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/320/newport_4_00002500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Macbeth Act I Scene 5&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to find your lost kitty, pray to God. If you would like to kill the king, pray to the "sprits that tend on mortal thoughts." Lady Macbeth shows you how.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ripbooksradio.com/downloads/rip_072705.mp3"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/200/podcast.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><author>ripbooks@gmail.com (ripbooks.blogspot.com)</author></item><item><title>black and deep desires</title><link>http://ripbooks.blogspot.com/2005/07/black-and-deep-desires.html</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2005 13:51:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14737353.post-112223907708206077</guid><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/1600/mushroom.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/320/mushroom.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Macbeth Act I Scene 4&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Alanis Morissette doesn't know what irony is. Shakespeare does. I talk about dramatic irony and the double entendre: Shakespeare's dirty jokes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Was  Shakespeare gay?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ripbooksradio.com/downloads/rip_072505.mp3"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/200/podcast.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://odeo.com/claim/feed/13c71301efcc7a77"&gt;My Odeo Channel&lt;/a&gt; (odeo/13c71301efcc7a77)</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">35</thr:total><author>ripbooks@gmail.com (ripbooks.blogspot.com)</author></item><item><title>witches eating your nuts, and other deviant fantasies</title><link>http://ripbooks.blogspot.com/2005/07/witches-eating-your-nuts-and-other.html</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2005 16:48:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14737353.post-112216290194083044</guid><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/1600/image003.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/320/image003.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Macbeth Act I Scene 3&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We come back to those nasty witches and their dirty stories. Included is a list of some of my favorite filthy words Shakespeare taught me. I never knew I had those body parts. We also explore the witches use of psychological manipulation, and we ask if Macbeth is a sadist, masochist, or both.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Click on the tite to download this podcast.  Please drop me some comments or questions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://odeo.com/claim/feed/13c71301efcc7a77"&gt;My Odeo Channel&lt;/a&gt; (odeo/13c71301efcc7a77)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ripbooksradio.com/downloads/rip_072405.mp3"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/200/podcast.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>ripbooks@gmail.com (ripbooks.blogspot.com)</author></item><item><title>dying soldier, dumb king</title><link>http://ripbooks.blogspot.com/2005/07/dying-soldier-dumb-king.html</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:08:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14737353.post-112214597603953444</guid><description>Macbeth Act I Scene 2&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here we discuss the second scene of Macbeth. We explore how prostitutes determine our fate in life, Shakespeare's Yoda Speech, the Elizabethian Lisp, and Modern vs. Medieval Peace Negotations.- 14 min. at 56K (7.23.2005)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ripbooksradio.com/downloads/rip_072305.mp3"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Download ActI Scene2 MP3&lt;/a&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>ripbooks@gmail.com (ripbooks.blogspot.com)</author></item><item><title>filthy air filthy women</title><link>http://ripbooks.blogspot.com/2005/07/filthy-air-filthy-women.html</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2005 20:19:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14737353.post-112208912655048489</guid><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/1600/norns.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6835/1343/320/norns.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Macbeth  Act I Scene 1: FILTHY AIR FILTHY WOMEN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this first session of Rip Books Radio we introduce the podcast and introduce Shakespeare's wimpiest suicidal character, Hamlet. But we really start to dive into a truly nasty play, MACBETH. We take a look at the first scene of the play, where we meet some truly nasty transgendered things, and we learn the nature of filth and discuss the philosophy of Nihilism.- 12 min. at 56K (4.02.2005)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ripbooksradio.com/downloads/rip_040205.mp3"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Download ActI Scene1 MP3&lt;/a&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><author>ripbooks@gmail.com (ripbooks.blogspot.com)</author></item></channel></rss>