Cormac McCarthy Podcast

In this spoiler-free introduction to Cormac McCarthy's debut novel The Orchard Keeper, I discuss what you need to know before reading one of McCarthy's more challenging novels.

In this episode of the Cormac McCarthy Underground, we are joined by Cormac McCarthy fan Shane Harrington, the founder of the band Cinemartyr.

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Some of Cormac McCarthy's best novels take place in a Desert setting, and in today's video, we will hear from Cormac McCarthy about the Desert. After Cormac is done, we will discuss what he said, I'll recommend some of the best books on the Desert, and I'll conclude with a section on individuation in the Desert.

In this video, we look at the most definitive quote in Cormac McCarthy's career on the purpose of life. No, it is not violence, getting tough like David Goggins, being an existentialist, or a logic bro. It's something most of us have never had and avoid like the plague!

Today we are diving into some Cormac McCarthy quotes and comments not available anywhere online! What does Cormac McCarthy think about God? What role does language play in Cormac McCarthy's work? In the early drafts of McCarthy's unpublished screenplay "Whales and Men," he explores these ideas more than any other work. He wrote "Whales and Men" right after Blood Meridian, which is peak McCarthy!

What genre is Cormac McCarthy? The obvious answer is literary fiction, but in today's show, we will explore if The Border Trilogy, The Road, No Country For Old Men, Outer Dark, Child of God, and The Orchard Keeper are genre works!

Cormac McCarthy's novel Blood Meridian is packed with fairy lore, liminal spaces, and otherworldly beings. Exploring the Sonoran, Chihuahuan,  and Sierra Madre Occidental faerie zones in Blood Meridian enables a reader to transcend the western woodland conception of fairies into the Duende spirit. A manifestation of an otherworldly evil. 

Judge Holden, The Kid, and the men that look like "fairybook beasts" are archonic/archetypal characters representing something ambiguous to logic. What axiomatic tradition does McCarthy draw these ideas? In today's video, I will postulate the faerie energy/tradition aligns most with the characters of Blood Meridian!

Cormac McCarthy isn't really a fan of humans... Today's video is a fun roller coaster exploring Cormac McCarthy's connection to anti-humanism. I EVOKE the OG of eco-poetry, Robinson Jeffers, cry, and discuss the psychic weight of being an anti-humanist in 2023. LETS GO!

What is Cormac McCarthy's connection to Western Philosophy? In today's interview with Professor of Philosophy Patrick O'Connor, we deep dive into Cormac McCarthy's connection to philosophy! 
Dr. O'Connor is the author of "Cormac McCarthy Philosophy and the Physics of the Damned" and is one of the more vibrant McCarthy scholars. Today we discuss McCarthy's philosophy of language, Derrida, Greek Philosohpy, Nietzche, McCarthy's film adaptions, and a ton more!