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299: Crime and Punishment: Raskolnikov the Edgelord

31.3.2026

Classical Stuff You Should Know

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In this episode, we dive into Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment." We've never really done the whole book in an episode before, so this is (part 1) of a great little introduction for those thinking about reading the book or teaching it to a few edgelords of your own.

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