Subtext: Conversations about Classic Books and Films

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Subtext is a book club podcast for readers interested in what the greatest works of the human imagination say about life’s big questions. Each episode, philos...

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Prestidigitocracy in “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) contributed by Lukas · Jul 19, 2021
Formulated Phrases in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot: Part 2 contributed by Lukas · Jul 5, 2021
Disturbing the Universe in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot: Part 1 contributed by Lukas · Jun 21, 2021
(post)script: Post-Apocalypse contributed by Lukas · Jun 14, 2021
At Home with War in “Apocalypse Now” (1979) by Francis Ford Coppola contributed by Lukas · Jun 7, 2021
Unsound Methods in Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” contributed by Lukas · May 24, 2021
On the Lam with “Thelma & Louise” (1991) contributed by Lukas · May 10, 2021
Spiritual Matters in Chekhov’s “The Student” and “A Medical Case” contributed by Lukas · Apr 26, 2021
Art and Action in Chekhov’s “The House with the Mezzanine” contributed by Lukas · Apr 12, 2021
Nipped by Love in Chekhov’s “The Lady with the Little Dog” contributed by Lukas · Mar 29, 2021
Business Gets Personal in “The Godfather” (1972) contributed by Lukas · Mar 1, 2021
(post)script: Post-Hall: Pimps, Pills, and Automobiles contributed by Lukas · Feb 22, 2021
Love and Nostalgia in Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall” (1977) contributed by Lukas · Feb 15, 2021
Yielding to Suggestion in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” contributed by Lukas · Feb 1, 2021
Clever Hopes in W. H. Auden’s “September 1, 1939” contributed by Lukas · Jan 18, 2021
The “Human Position” of Suffering in W. H. Auden’s “Musée des Beaux Arts” contributed by Lukas · Jan 4, 2021
Mutual Amusement in “The Awful Truth” (1937) contributed by Lukas · Dec 21, 2020
Against Specialization in Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” contributed by Lukas · Dec 7, 2020
Kill Billy: Order and Innocence in Melville’s “Billy Budd” contributed by Lukas · Nov 23, 2020
Being Yourself in John Cassavetes’s “A Woman Under the Influence” (1974) contributed by Lukas · Oct 26, 2020
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Subtext is a book club podcast for readers interested in what the greatest works of the human imagination say about life’s big questions. Each episode, philosopher Wes Alwan and poet Erin O’Luanaigh conduct a close reading of a text or film and co-write an audio essay about it in real time. It’s literary analysis, but in the best sense: we try not overly stuffy and pedantic, but rather focus...

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