Subtext: Conversations about Classic Books and Films

113 Episodes

1. Disturbing the Universe in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot: Part 1

   Published: 6/21/2021
2. (post)script: Post-Apocalypse

   Published: 6/14/2021
3. At Home with War in “Apocalypse Now” (1979) by Francis Ford Coppola

   Published: 6/7/2021
4. Unsound Methods in Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”

   Published: 5/24/2021
5. On the Lam with “Thelma & Louise” (1991)

   Published: 5/10/2021
6. Spiritual Matters in Chekhov’s “The Student” and “A Medical Case”

   Published: 4/26/2021
7. Art and Action in Chekhov’s “The House with the Mezzanine”

   Published: 4/12/2021
8. Nipped by Love in Chekhov’s “The Lady with the Little Dog”

   Published: 3/29/2021
9. Business Gets Personal in “The Godfather” (1972)

   Published: 3/1/2021
10. (post)script: Post-Hall: Pimps, Pills, and Automobiles

    Published: 2/22/2021
11. Love and Nostalgia in Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall” (1977)

    Published: 2/15/2021
12. Yielding to Suggestion in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”

    Published: 2/1/2021
13. Clever Hopes in W. H. Auden’s “September 1, 1939”

    Published: 1/18/2021
14. The “Human Position” of Suffering in W. H. Auden’s “Musée des Beaux Arts”

    Published: 1/4/2021
15. Mutual Amusement in “The Awful Truth” (1937)

    Published: 12/21/2020
16. Against Specialization in Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler”

    Published: 12/7/2020
17. Kill Billy: Order and Innocence in Melville’s “Billy Budd”

    Published: 11/23/2020
18. (post)script: Post-Gatsby

    Published: 11/16/2020
19. The American Dream in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”

    Published: 11/9/2020
20. Being Yourself in John Cassavetes’s “A Woman Under the Influence”

    Published: 10/26/2020