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An Introduction and Irony
24 January 2025
An Introduction and Irony
https://waywordsstudio.com
What is Literary Nomads, anyway? And what does that have to do with Radiohead, Godzilla, professorial assault, and irony?
Here is the “reboot” of the main podcast from Waywords Studio. I talk about what it’s all about, but via Johannes Brahms, Godzilla, Clair de Lune, Steve Hackman, Matthew Arnold, irony, and a few other odds and ends. We’re setting up the first main reading for the podcast, Matthew Arnold’s “To His Coy Mistress.” And a definition: Irony is a mode of perception in which at least two views of the same thing exist: one limited, the other(s) less limited. A few links from what I discuss:
Steve Hackman’s website: https://www.stevehackman.com/brahms-x-radiohead
Hackman: Brahms V Radiohead: https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr8Y-emrLPI
Brahms: Symphony No. 1: https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjIduF3equQ
Radiohead: OK Computer: https:/ /www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxzSZG7g8c8x6GYz_FcNr-3zPQ7npP6WF
“Clair de Lune” playlist of versions: https:/ /www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnMqLgwuHXsNoVwRn3VLlPaOfVS03elkc
Godzilla: King of the Monsters with song “Claire de Lune”: https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BiPKlgkAHc
DJ Spooky: Rebirth of a Nation: https://djspooky.com/rebirth-of-a-nation/
Andrew Marvell’s poem “To His Coy Mistress”: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44688/to-his-coy-mistress
Chapters
00:00 Intro – Fusing Texts
05:21 Literary Nomads Theme
06:02 Brahms V Radiohead
08:42 Dread and Bravery
10:03 What is Literary Nomads?
13:28 Who is Steve Chisnell?
14:54 Reading Critically
16:15 What to Expect and Not Expect
17:35 First Stop: Andrew Marvell
19:09 A Taste of Irony
25:11 Some Resources
25:36 Outro
Transcript: https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/transcript-5-0-an-introduction-and-irony/
Literary Nomads is the primary program of Waywords Studio (https://waywordsstudio.com). The podcast posts new material each week, with thought-provoking examinations of literature around selected questions or themes and several smaller supplemental episodes in between the larger programs: history, writing, and contemporary applications of ideas.
Visit us for expanded resources for guests and the Waywords community, for other programs and writing, and for opportunities to support our goal to expand reading. Resources available can include full bibliographies of material referenced, full and partial texts, annotated editions, supplemental and expanded episodes, fictional explorations, teaching and learning resources, additional essays, and online courses.
Website: https://waywordsstudio.com
Newsletter: https://waywordsstudio.kit.com/
Instagram: @WaywordsStudio
Facebook: Waywords.Studio
YouTube: Waywords Studio
LinkedIn: Waywords-Studio
CREDITS:
Original music by Randon Myles (https://randonmyles.com/)
Transitions by Natalie Harrison and Sarah Skaleski
USING THIS WORK:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. It is open to be used and adapted for all not-for-profit uses with proper attribution.
MLA CITATION:
Chisnell, Steve. “Introduction and Irony.” Literary Nomads, Waywords Studio, 24 Jan. 2025,
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By Steve Chisnell
24 January 2025
An Introduction and Irony
https://waywordsstudio.com
What is Literary Nomads, anyway? And what does that have to do with Radiohead, Godzilla, professorial assault, and irony?
Here is the “reboot” of the main podcast from Waywords Studio. I talk about what it’s all about, but via Johannes Brahms, Godzilla, Clair de Lune, Steve Hackman, Matthew Arnold, irony, and a few other odds and ends. We’re setting up the first main reading for the podcast, Matthew Arnold’s “To His Coy Mistress.” And a definition: Irony is a mode of perception in which at least two views of the same thing exist: one limited, the other(s) less limited. A few links from what I discuss:
Steve Hackman’s website: https://www.stevehackman.com/brahms-x-radiohead
Hackman: Brahms V Radiohead: https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr8Y-emrLPI
Brahms: Symphony No. 1: https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjIduF3equQ
Radiohead: OK Computer: https:/ /www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxzSZG7g8c8x6GYz_FcNr-3zPQ7npP6WF
“Clair de Lune” playlist of versions: https:/ /www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnMqLgwuHXsNoVwRn3VLlPaOfVS03elkc
Godzilla: King of the Monsters with song “Claire de Lune”: https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BiPKlgkAHc
DJ Spooky: Rebirth of a Nation: https://djspooky.com/rebirth-of-a-nation/
Andrew Marvell’s poem “To His Coy Mistress”: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44688/to-his-coy-mistress
Chapters
00:00 Intro – Fusing Texts
05:21 Literary Nomads Theme
06:02 Brahms V Radiohead
08:42 Dread and Bravery
10:03 What is Literary Nomads?
13:28 Who is Steve Chisnell?
14:54 Reading Critically
16:15 What to Expect and Not Expect
17:35 First Stop: Andrew Marvell
19:09 A Taste of Irony
25:11 Some Resources
25:36 Outro
Transcript: https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/transcript-5-0-an-introduction-and-irony/
Literary Nomads is the primary program of Waywords Studio (https://waywordsstudio.com). The podcast posts new material each week, with thought-provoking examinations of literature around selected questions or themes and several smaller supplemental episodes in between the larger programs: history, writing, and contemporary applications of ideas.
Visit us for expanded resources for guests and the Waywords community, for other programs and writing, and for opportunities to support our goal to expand reading. Resources available can include full bibliographies of material referenced, full and partial texts, annotated editions, supplemental and expanded episodes, fictional explorations, teaching and learning resources, additional essays, and online courses.
Website: https://waywordsstudio.com
Newsletter: https://waywordsstudio.kit.com/
Instagram: @WaywordsStudio
Facebook: Waywords.Studio
YouTube: Waywords Studio
LinkedIn: Waywords-Studio
CREDITS:
Original music by Randon Myles (https://randonmyles.com/)
Transitions by Natalie Harrison and Sarah Skaleski
USING THIS WORK:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. It is open to be used and adapted for all not-for-profit uses with proper attribution.
MLA CITATION:
Chisnell, Steve. “Introduction and Irony.” Literary Nomads, Waywords Studio, 24 Jan. 2025,