HeyJaredCreepy Classics
I'm a writer and historian. On my podcast, I re-tell ancient, medieval and early modern ghost stories and give a bit of background and historical context on them; new episodes go up every two months. On this Substack, I also share my monthly newsletter.
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Extremes are bad for us, in language learning and in life (opens the original)
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Since I started making short form videos about languages and language learning online, I’ve been consistently surprised by some of the things people get angry about in my comments. I won’t open the can of worms that is the topic of what is a language and what is a dialect here, but something that caught my attention was that whenever I express my opinion about language learning (which is, briefly, that an approach that includes both immersive techniques and grammar study is the best option), I g
Why You’ve Got Mail is the perfect back to school film (opens the original)
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Spoilers follow for You’ve Got Mail, but it is a 90s romantic comedy, so the plot wasn’t ever exactly surprising…! (The final scene of the movie is literally pictured on the DVD cover).<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="884" src="ht
Re-vamping my personal curriculum for back to school season (opens the original)
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For several months, I’ve been determined to stick at my personal curriculum for 2026 until the end of the year. After all, if we don’t see them through, these things become meaningless. But over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been forced to admit that if two thirds of the curriculum aren’t working for me, I really need to switch things up sooner rather than later. I’ve also realised that I’ve spent 37 of my 43 years on this earth attached to some
Finding your niche; the core of your work (opens the original)
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I’ve heard variations on the same advice dozens of times across at least three different careers - writer, content creator, and academic. In all three cases, long-term success, for many people, hinges on finding what content creators call a niche.Thanks for reading Creepy Classics! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="button primary" typ
The Sponge (opens the original)
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Aristomenes is delighted to find his missing friend Socrates alive and well at a bathhouse in Thessaly, but all is not as it seems and both men may be in danger… This story has been re-told from Apuleius, Metamorphoses, Book 1, and is followed by a chat about the history behind it, including ancient beauty standards, Roman bathhouses, and ancient Roman fast food.Content warning: goreSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/JulietteHarrissonBuy my books! <a href="https://books2read.com/a
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