PZ's Podcast

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From "Telstar" to "Vault of Horror," from Rattigan to Kerouac, from the Village of Bray to the Village of Midwich, help PZ link old ancient news and pop culture. I think I can see him, "Crawling from ... more

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October 20, 2010 Episode 19: The Gothic
New thoughts on 'the Gothic' in movies and literature -- from Irvin S. Cobb, whose Gothic story "Fishhead" was termed a "banefully effective tale" by H. P. Lovecraft; to Ray Russell, of "Sardonicus" fame; to Roger Corman, who brought the House down around Roderick Usher.
Turns out it's all about bodily disintegration in an enclosed space, and the dead hand of the past upon the hopes of the present.
The Gothic becomes a fascinating study in the quest for bookings on the Last Metro.
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35min
September 29, 2010 Episode 17: The Hammer and the Cross
Hammer Horror is a beautiful thing -- everything movies should be, or almost everything.
There is also this delightful religious dimension, in which the High Priest of Karnak prays in the language of the Book of Common Prayer and Peter Cushing is 'fighting evil every bit as much' as a Church of England etymologist/bishop in "Hound of the Baskervilles".
Here is my little 'National Geographic Society lecture', on one of the nicest acres of filmdom and fandom. It was recorded at Constitution Hall in our Nation's Capital.
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37min
September 22, 2010 Episode 16: Irvin S. Cobb
Irvin S. Cobb (1876-1944) was famous in his day, but is unread now.
Ours is the loss! His "Judge Priest" stories are as parabolic of grace as it gets. They exude peace, love, and understanding. And what's so funny about that?
Here's your chance to bone up on Irvin S. Cobb!
By the way, John Ford liked Cobb so much that
he made two movies out of his stories, and then put him in a third.
In 1961 Ford made a personal pilgrimage to Cobb's grave at Paducah, Kentucky.
Two weeks from tomorrow I hope to do the same.
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32min
September 16, 2010 Episode 15: Hot August Night
The Jansenists never declined.
They got wiped out good.
Think "End of the Line" by the Traveling Wilburys.
Pascal enters and exits, assisted by Roberto Rossellini's tv show (1971) and Jack Kerouac's bar game (1969).
The 'Sun King' plays his cruel part, while Our Ladies of Port-Royal
hold the line.
They really hold the line!
As Sainte-Beuve wrote of the Jansenists,
"They were from Calvary".
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35min
September 09, 2010 Episode 14: Paris When It Sizzles
Jansenism was a religious movement in Seventeenth-Century France that threatened Church and State. Its apologists, including Blaise Pascal and Jean Racine, thought their movement, based on its re-discovery of the teachings of St. Augustine, could save Christianity from the Protestants.
Its detractors thought Jansenism WAS Protestantism, but a Fifth Column of it, burrowing away within the Catholic Church. The two positions were irreconcilable.
The Jansenists lost, and lost catastrophically.
What an interesting lesson here in 'Church', and State.
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33min
August 29, 2010 Sunday Supplement: The Life of James Gould Cozzens
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978) observed life accurately. in 1957 he told 'Time' Magazine that "most people get a raw deal from life, and life is what it is". His novels "By Love Possessed" and "Guard of Honor" are among the greatest of 20th Century novels.
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37min
August 29, 2010 Sneak Peek: "By Love Possessed"
"By Love Possessed" was hailed at first as the great novel of its decade. A few months later it was traduced as a symbol of Eisenhower-era 'middle-brow' complacency. The second verdict stuck.
The problem was its message: it praised acquiescence rather than transformation. It is indeed a 'novel of resignation'. Is that a good thing?
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33min
August 20, 2010 BONUS Episode!:Giant Crab Movies
In this amazing weekend bonus episode, our hero must claw his way through the history of giant-crab movies. Does he survive? You be the judge!
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34min
August 18, 2010 Episode Seven - "Man Gave Names to all the Animals"
"Man Gave Names to all the Animals" (Bob Dylan),
meaning
Eric Burdon and The Animals.
Thoughts on true greatness, thoughts on Fun.
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46min
August 18, 2010 Episode Six - The Browning Version
From a perfect movie comes a Version of the 25th Chorus of "Mexico City Blues":
Is my own, is your own,
Is not Owned by Self-Owner
but found by Self-Loser --
Old Ancient Teaching".
This podcast is dedicated to David Browder.
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39min

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