Cormac McCarthy Podcast

Cormac McCarthy had a general dislike for authors of magical realism. Even though he did praise Borges in his letters, he thought the Latin American Magical Realism tradition was a lesser form of the novel.

MAJOR EVIDENCE I LEFT OUT: In Slate's 1996 article on Cormac McCarthy a journalist searched Cormac McCarthy's trash and found
"Solicitation, Republican National Committee 1996 sustaining membership"
"Solicitation from the Conservative Book Club, “for people who are tired of liberal misinformation and propaganda”

Cormac McCarthy was a conservative, and in this video today, I will be going over quotes from McCarthy about the conservative elements of his lifestyle and breaking down some moments from his novels! I have never voted and stayed away from the news & culture wars, so I hope I can guide everyone to an unbiased view of Cormac McCarthy's political stance!

What is the best way to read Cormac McCarthy? What perspective gives you the most out of his work?

Cormac McCarthy loved Ernest Hemingway, and today, I'll discuss the relationship between the two. For some reason, you can't mention Papa Hemingway in the title without getting demonetized, so expect more weird titles in the future lol.

Cormac McCarthy had some positive and negative words for Albert Einstein in his last novel "Stella Maris." Today we will examine Einstein's relation to Arthur Schopenhauer, Einstein/McCarthy's view of free will, and another fun physics-related talk! LETS GO!

Cormac McCarthy is a massive fan of Ludwig Wittgenstein. In this clip, Cormac talks about Wittgenstein's early days, his stylistic esotericism, and how to live the life of a philosopher!