Excellent With An Asterisk
This is one of my favorite podcasts, particularly for the depth of its engagement. My one small caveat is that most of the guests appear encased in the period in which they first read McCarthy (largely early 1990s). It renders them either incapable or intractable on seeing merit in McCarthy’s later work, including the Counselor and the final two novels. There is almost an air of indignation that McCarthy didn’t continue to write works that spoke only to how these scholars understood McCarthy 30+ years ago.
GS4580 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/12/23
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READING McCARTHY is a long overdue series of podcasts devoted to the genius of Cormac McCarthy, who has been lucky in having Dr. Scott Yarbrough to host them. Each podcast is lively, well-informed, wide-ranging, and free of intimidating academic jargon. For listeners who are new to McCarthy, and...Read full review »
Private Braque via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/03/21
Such a well put together podcast with the best scholars and experts on McCarthy and his work. You won’t be disappointed.
JWeber121 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/26/22
If you are at all interested in learning about Cormac and his work then you have come to the right place. Thanks, Mr. Yarbrough.
buddlglass via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 05/28/22
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