A Recast of ‘The Cosmic Library’

The Cosmic Library explores massive books in order to explore everything else. Here, books that can seem overwhelming—books of dreams, infinity, mysteries—turn out to be intensely accessible, offering so many different ways to read them and think with them. Season one considered Finnegans Wake; in season two, it was 1,001 Nights. Season three journeyed through and beyond the Hebrew Bible. In season four, we considered Journey to the West. For season five, we talk about a kind of writing that's filled many massive books: the American short story. Season six: The Brothers Karamazov.

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Recastable Episodes (36)

1.	Finnegan and Friends Trailer	March 24, 2021
2.	1.1 Finnegan and Friends: Introduction	April 1, 2021
3.	1.2 Finnegan and Friends: Dreams	April 8, 2021
4.	1.3 Finnegan and Friends: Water	April 15, 2021
5.	1.4 Finnegan and Friends: Familiar Language	April 22, 2021
6.	1.5 Finnegan and Friends: Musical Conclusions	April 29, 2021
7.	The Worlds of Scheherazade Trailer	Oct. 25, 2021
8.	2.1 The Worlds of Scheherazade: Introduction	Nov. 9, 2021
9.	2.2 The Worlds of Scheherazade: Magnet Mountain	Nov. 16, 2021
10.	2.3 The Worlds of Scheherazade: Formulaic Surprises	Nov. 23, 2021
11.	2.4 The Worlds of Scheherazade: Survival	Nov. 30, 2021
12.	2.5 The Worlds of Scheherazade: Inconclusion	Dec. 7, 2021
13.	Season 3 Trailer: Introducing Mosaic Mosaic	April 6, 2022
14.	3.1 Mosaic Mosaic: Introduction	April 12, 2022
15.	3.2 Mosaic Mosaic: Laws of Emotion	April 19, 2022
16.	3.3 Mosaic Mosaic: Dream Interpretation	April 26, 2022
17.	3.4 Mosaic Mosaic: Struggling with Disaster	May 3, 2022
18.	3.5 Mosaic Mosaic: You Take It from Here	May 10, 2022
19.	Season 4 Trailer: The Hall of the Monkey King	May 25, 2023
20.	4.1 The Hall of the Monkey King: Introduction	June 6, 2023
21.	4.2 The Hall of the Monkey King: Lawful Chaos	June 13, 2023
22.	4.3 The Hall of the Monkey King: The Flawed Mind Monkey	June 20, 2023
23.	4.4 The Hall of the Monkey King: Cinematic Transcendence	June 27, 2023
24.	4.5 The Hall of the Monkey King: Immortality	July 4, 2023
25.	Season 5 Trailer: The Short Story in the United States	April 3, 2024
26.	5.1 The Short Story in the U.S.: Introduction	April 24, 2024
27.	5.2 The Short Story in the U.S.: Wake Up with Wakefield	May 1, 2024
28.	5.3 The Short Story in the U.S.: It's Weird	May 8, 2024
29.	5.4 The Short Story in the U.S.: NYC+MFA+ATL	May 15, 2024
30.	5.5 The Short Story in the U.S.: Otherworldly Bedtime Stories	May 22, 2024
31.	Season 6 Trailer: Karamazov Season	April 2, 2025
32.	6.1 Karamazov Season: The Radio Play	April 16, 2025
33.	6.2 Karamazov Season: The Fiction Machine	April 23, 2025
34.	6.3 Karamazov Season: Philosophical Phrenzy	April 30, 2025
35.	6.4 Karamazov Season: Math Dreams	May 7, 2025
36.	6.5 Karamazov Season: Where Parallels Converge	May 14, 2025