Subtext: Conversations about Classic Books and Films

128 Episodes

1. Spiritual Matters in Chekhov’s “The Student” and “A Medical Case”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 10/26/2020
16. Worrying about the Future in Mike Nichols’ “The Graduate”

    Published: 10/5/2020
17. Slouching Towards Bethlehem in W.B. Yeats’ “The Second Coming”: Part 2

    Published: 9/28/2020
18. Things Fall Apart in W.B. Yeats’ “The Second Coming”: Part 1

    Published: 9/21/2020
19. Filial Ingratitude in in Shakespeare’s “King Lear”

    Published: 9/14/2020
20. The “Intelligent Way to Approach Marriage” in Hitchcock’s Rear Window

    Published: 9/7/2020