Sophomore Lit

Jean, Jean, the roses are red and all of the leaves have gone green, so Glenn Fleishman and John are discussing Muriel Spark’s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961). John McCoy with Glenn Fleishman Referenced Works The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Show Notes & Links Pants in the Boot Glenn’s podcast on being divided by a common language. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) Trailer for the film adaptation starring Maggie Smith. Rod McKuen: Jean McKuen’s inexplicable theme song for the above. Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Ross Cleaver discusses Carrie’s War (what is it good for?), Nina Bawdwin’s 1973 children’s book about evacuations, skulls, and grumpy Welshmen. John McCoy with Ross Cleaver Show Notes & Links BBC School Radio: Carrie's War The BBC school radio site with teaching guides and a complete recording of the book. Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Grab a whisky and soda and put your leg up. My dad and I discuss Ernest Hemingway’s “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” (1936). Bonus content: a visit to the Hemingway Home in Key West! John McCoy Referenced Works The Snows of Kilimanjaro Show Notes & Links Hemingway Home The former home of Ernest and the current home of many six-toed cats. Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Jelani Sims returns to discuss the literal and metaphorical ghosts of Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel Beloved (1987). John McCoy with Jelani Sims Referenced Works Beloved Show Notes & Links Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

I have good feelings about this one! Zach Powers returns to discuss desparate criminals and mysterious benefactors in Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations (1861). John McCoy with Zach Powers Referenced Works Great Expectations Show Notes & Links Great Expectations (1998) Trailer Relive the 90s and enjoy the trip-hop stylings of Mono. Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

There are many podcasts from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited. John and Marina discuss Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol (1843). John McCoy with Marina McCoy Referenced Works A Christmas Carol Show Notes & Links 1984 adaptation of A Christmas Carol With George C. Scott. Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

This is one weird mouse book. Phil Gonzales and John discuss E. B. White’s Stuart Little(1945). John McCoy with Phil Gonzales Referenced Works Stuart Little Show Notes & Links Stuart Little (1968) The Johnny Carson-narrated film from McGraw-Hill Films Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

It’s Thanksgiving, so of course Rob, John, and Dan drink and discuss “The Wreck of the Hesperus” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1842). John McCoy with Rob McCoy and Dan McCoy Referenced Works The Wreck of the Hesperus Show Notes & Links The Wreck of the Hesperus Link to full poem. SCHOONER HESPERUS WAS NEVER WRECKED The New York Times gets pedantic. What is the Spanish Main? Spoiler: none of us got it right. Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Probably best not to listen to this episode while you’re in a theatre. Shannon Campe and John discuss Shakespeare’s Macbeth (1605-ish). John McCoy with Shannon Campe Referenced Works Macbeth Show Notes & Links Text of play From the Folger Shakespeare Library 1979 Trevor Nunn production Featuring baby Ian McKellen and baby Judi Dench! Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

The podcasts that the world calls immoral are podcasts that show the world its own shame. Tamar Avishai and John discuss Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray (1831). John McCoy with Tamar Avishai Referenced Works The Picture of Dorian Gray Show Notes & Links The Lonely Palette Art history for the masses Ivan Albright's painting of Dorian Gray The Art Institute of Chicago’s entry Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.