{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Side Quest Book Club Podcast","title":"Crime and Punishment Part 1 - Fyodor Dostoevsky - Classic Literature - Russian Literature","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8689c4f0\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4598,"description":"Kris joins us to discuss another serialized classic. This time it is Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment.\nRESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE\nDostoevsky’s \"Crime and Punishment\": A Reader’s Guide (Cultural Syllabus): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Q8RRZ7H?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_digi_asin_title_351\nCliff's Notes: https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/c/crime-and-punishment/book-summary\nSuper Summary (least helpful, but worth consulting): https://www.supersummary.com/crime-and-punishment/summary/?searchId=78e20184-cb8a-4498-8570-a1d06cb38115&searchPosition=1\nABOUT THE BOOK\nIn the bleak heat of 19th-century St. Petersburg, Rodion Raskolnikov, a brilliant but destitute former student, wanders the streets nursing a dangerous theory. He believes that \"extraordinary\" men are above the moral law of the masses and have the right—even the duty—to commit crimes for the greater good.\nTo prove his superiority, Raskolnikov executes a cold-blooded plan to murder an unscrupulous old pawnbroker. The \"perfect crime\" quickly spirals into a psychological nightmare. Haunted by guilt, paranoia, and the mind games of investigator Porfiry Petrovich, Raskolnikov begins to crumble.\nHis only hope for redemption lies in Sonya Marmeladov, a young woman forced into hardship who maintains a self-sacrificing faith. As the walls close in, Raskolnikov must choose between a life of mental imprisonment or the path toward spiritual rebirth and confession.\nABOUT THE SIDE QUEST BOOK CLUB PODCAST \nReading is the ultimate side quest. Side Quest is a casual book club podcast full of literary adventures. Join Slava and Jonathan as they discuss the books they are reading, life, history, belief systems, and more. Explore world-building, characters, and story development, and share some laughs along the way.\nNew episodes drop every TUES.\n LISTEN TO THE AUDIO VERSION \nThis is a video version of our audio podcast. Want to listen on the go?\nFind *Side Quest Book Club* on your favorite podcast app.\n🎧...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ENgVpifvoK0othiRJodMBhYrlIesRMwFmogwtt55RHQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZDJk/MzRmMTFlZmUzNzEy/ZjdlMjZiNjMxNmMw/MDEyMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}