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Subtext: Conversations about Classic Books and FilmsAnalysis of a book, film, play, or poem. Author: Wes Alwan and Erin O'Luanaigh
Subtext is a book club podcast for readers interested in what the greatest works of the human imagination say about lifes big questions. Each episode, philosopher Wes Alwan and poet Erin OLuanaigh conduct a close reading of a text or film and co-write an audio essay about it in real time. Its literary analysis, but in the best sense: we try not overly stuffy and pedantic, but rather focus on unearthing whats most compelling about great books and movies, and how it is they can touch our lives in such a significant way. Language: en Genres: Arts, Books, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Bacchic Redemption in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975) (Part 2)
Monday, 24 November, 2025
Nurse Ratched likes a rigged game, according to R.P. McMurphy. And it’s true that the game he is playing—lawless and hedonistic, but also vital and free-spirited—is unwinnable on her sandlot. As their conflict develops, we seem to be asked to compare the therapeutic value of McMurphy’s introduction of the Dionysian, to Ratched’s attempt to enforce an ordered calm within the psychiatric ward over which she is absolute ruler. What happens when the Godzilla of superegos takes on a libidinal King Kong? Wes & Erin discuss the 1975 film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
