SUBTEXT Literature and Film Podcast

SUBTEXT is a podcast about the human condition, and what we can learn about it from the greatest inventions of the human imagination: fiction, film, drama, poetry, essays, and criticism. Each episode, philosopher Wes Alwan and poet Erin O’Luanaigh explore life’s big questions by conducting a close reading of a text or film and co-writing an audio essay about it in real time.

(post)script: post-“Thelma & Louise”

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Wes & Erin continue their discussion of Thelma & Louise. It’s not at the very top of Erin’s list of favorite movies, but it’s among her top 200. She tends to become attached to certain stars and watch everything they’ve made, and Susan Sarandon is among her top three favorite living actresses. Speaking of Utah (where most of Thelma & Louise was filmed), Erin is moving there to get a PhD in English/Creative Writing at The University of Utah! Wes, on the other hand, has decided to stay home and watch such movies as Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (not good). Also not good is Barefoot in the Park, which both Wes and Erin coincidentally watched recently. The humor is dated, Jane Fonda’s character is insane, and it’s not clear what the play is about. On the other hand, Erin can recommend Cactus Flower with Walter Matthau, Goldie Hawn, and Ingrid Bergman. And catch Erin discussing Cool Hand Luke on the podcast Not Your Father’s Movies.