Wes & Erin continue their discussion of “The Great Gatsby”; the ongoing development of our approach to the discussions; Arnold Rothstein and the fixing of the 1919 World Series; Fitzgerald’s neighbors on Long Island, including Ring Lardner and Ed Wynn; the contemporary feel of the novel; the NYC movie-making scene in the early 20th century; Marilynne Robinson; and possibilities for the next episode, where because of a weird time warp we talk as if “A Woman Under the Influence” will follow “The Great Gatsby” when it has always already preceded it.
(post)script
(post)script: Post-Tryst (Woody Allen’s “Hannah and Her Sisters”)
Wes & Erin continue their discussion of Woody Allen’s “Hannah and Her Sisters.” For bonus content, become a paid subscriber at Patreon or directly on the Apple Podcasts app. Patreon subscribers also get early access to ad-free regular episodes.
Odysseus and Penelope’s Comedy of Remarriage (“The Odyssey,” Postscript to Part 3)
Wes & Erin conclude their discussion of “The Odyssey,” with a focus on Odysseus and Penelope getting re-acquainted with each other in Books 19 and 23. We discuss Penelope asking Odysseus-in-disguise whether she should marry a suitor, but tells him the dream of 20 geese, foretelling their ruin; the test involving the bed post tree trunk; and how we might think of the ending to this epic as a comedy of re-marriage.
(post)script: Post-Scylla (“The Odyssey,” Part 2 of 3)
Wes & Erin continue the second part of their three-part discussion of Homer’s “The Odyssey.”
(post)script: Post-u-Tropon (“The Odyssey”)
Wes & Erin continue the first part of their discussion of “The Odyssey.”
Bombs and Bombshells in “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie”
Bonus Episode for subscribers: Wes & Erin discuss “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie.”
(post)script: Post-Winter (“The Lion in Winter”)
Wes & Erin continue their discussion of “The Lion in Winter.”
(post)script: Post-Honor (“Becket,” 1964)
Wes & Erin continue their discussion of “Becket” (1964).
(post)script: Post-Capitation (“Carried Away” by Alice Munro)
Wes & Erin continue their discussion of Alice Munro’s “Carried Away.”
(post)script: Post-Past (“Back to the Future,” 1985)
Wes & Erin continue their discussion of “Back to the Future.”
(post)script: Post-Battery (Holy Sonnet 14 – Donne)
Wes & Erin continue their discussion of Donne’s “Batter My Heart” (Holy Sonnet 14).
(post)script: Post-Death (“Tár”)
Wes & Erin talk about “Tár.”
(post)script: Post-Forget-it-Jake (Roman Polanski’s “Chinatown” 1974)
Wes & Erin continue their discussion of Roman Polanski’s “Chinatown” (1974).
(post)script: Post-Bested (“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”)
Wes & Erin continue their discussion of Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.”
(post)script: Post-God (“Sunday Morning” by Wallace Stevens)
Wes & Erin continue their discussion of “Sunday Morning” by Wallace Stevens.
(post)script: Post-Use (“His Girl Friday”)
Wes & Erin continue their discussion of “His Girl Friday.”
(post)script: Post-istopheles (“Dr. Faustus”)
Wes & Erin continue their discussion of Christopher Marlowe’s “Dr. Faustus.”
(post)script: Post-Journey (“Long Day’s Journey into Night”)
Wes & Erin continue their discussion of “Long Day’s Journey into Night.”
(post)script: Post-Work (“The Bridge on the River Kwai”)
Wes & Erin continue their discussion of “The Bridge on the River Kwai.”
(post)script: Post-Dead
Wes & Erin continue their discussion of James Joyce’s “The Dead.”