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Wes Alwan and Erin O'Luanaigh
SUBTEXT Literature and Film Podcast
SUBTEXT is a podcast about the human condition, and what we can learn about it from the greatest inventions of the human imagination: fiction, film, drama, poetry, essays, and criticism. Each episode, philosopher Wes Alwan and poet Erin O’Luanaigh explore life’s big questions by conducting a close reading of a text or film and co-writing an audio essay about it in real time.
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4.9 stars from 246 ratings
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“Brings different perspectives to various works of literature”
macnsak via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/13/23
My Perfect Podcast
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“Subtext is a delightful podcast hosted by Wes Alwan and Erin O’Luanaigh. Mr. Alwan’s other podcast—The Partially Examined Life—was the first podcast I listened to over 13 years ago (I think), so you can consider me a longtime fan. I find both hosts to be erudite, and I find their discourse to be...”Read full review »
bresson ford via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/12/23
Excellent show!
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“I love it, thank you!”
elevenknob via Apple Podcasts ·
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12/04/23
Recent Episodes
Wes & Erin continue their discussion of Orson Welles’s "Citizen Kane."
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Published 01/15/24
Published 01/15/24
It’s a film bursting with objects—the treasure troves of Xanadu, a snowglobe, jigsaw puzzles, a winner’s cup, the famous sled. Even the conceptual elements of the film’s plot are expressed tangibly. Kane’s mind-boggling wealth isn’t an abstraction, but a list of concrete holdings—gold mines, oil...
Published 01/08/24
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