Give up your climate guilt. Sharpen your curiosity. Join Dr. Leah Stokes and Dr. Katharine Wilkinson as they tell stories about the powerful forces behind climate change — and the tools we have to fix it. This show makes sense of big climate questions and critical topics. Our episodes are filled with stories of bold climate leadership, groundbreaking campaigns, and people doing their best to be part of the solution. A Matter of Degrees is produced in partnership with FRQNCY Media, The 2035 I ...
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Jaesun, an heir to a Korean chaebol, and Ana, a Mexican American entrepreneur, fall in love in modern day LA. After months of innocent flirting and one passionate karaoke session later, Ana finds out that Jaesun must return to Korea for his two-year military service. And when her business hits an unexpected roadblock, miscommunications ensue. Ana must decide whether she's going to go at it alone or have some faith in her love. Will their relationship survive the distance? Love and Noraebang ...
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Subtext is a book club podcast for readers interested in what the greatest works of the human imagination say about life’s big questions. Each episode, philosopher Wes Alwan and poet Erin O’Luanaigh conduct a close reading of a text or film and co-write an audio essay about it in real time. It’s literary analysis, but in the best sense: we try not overly stuffy and pedantic, but rather focus on unearthing what’s most compelling about great books and movies, and how it is they can touch our l ...
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A deep dive into family history, storytelling, truth and fantasy, and the ways in which we construct our own personal narratives, thanks to the inspiration of a child's journal.
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After Impact follows the story of Reagan Esther Myer, one of the survivors of a mysterious apocalyptic event called Impact. Shortly after joining the pilot program for ThotBot, a brain implant that erases "harmful" memories and dulls emotions, she begins her life living in an abandoned shopping mall and producing survivalist tutorials for a crumbling world. Shortly after arriving at her new post, she finds a cassette tape detailing her very own journey from the day of Impact -- June 21, 1995 ...
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Episodio 5 - La magia (o la pesadilla de la Navidad) con Ozz Bala
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32:23En este episodio, Ozz Bala y Xanic narran historias de personas que se dejaron llevar por la magia de la navidad, pero todos sus sueños e ilusiones los llevaron a vivir una verdadera pesadilla: el aguinaldo, las rebajas en almacenes, las fiestas familiares, los regalos, las cenas, endeudaron a gente con más de lo que podían pagar. Escucha sus anécd…
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Episodio 4- Eligí mal (mi tarjeta de crédito) con Isis Carus
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38:39En este episodio, Isis Carus y Xanic narran historias de personas que se dejaron deslumbrar a la hora de contratar tarjetas de crédito, y que no entendían del todo a qué se estaban comprometiendo: comisiones ocultas, anualidades, y puntos que no alcanzan para nada son algunas de las pesadillas a las que se enfrentaron.Escucha sus errores y aprende …
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Erin just published her first book, “Avail,” which you can order here: https://www.pauldrybooks.com/products/avail “Avail” features a long prose-poem which titles the book and winds through sections of lineated, often formal poems. The prose-poem comprises a series of lyric meditations on the image of the veil—from religious and cultural veils, to …
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Bacchic Redemption in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975) (Part 2)
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45:36What happens when the Godzilla of superegos takes on a libidinal King Kong? Wes & Erin continue their discussion of the 1975 film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Upcoming Episodes: Erin’s book “Avail,” “The Third Man,” “Julius Caesar.” Pre-order Erin’s forthcoming book “Avail” here: http://subtextpodcast.com/avail For bonus content, become a pai…
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Bacchic Redemption in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975)
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41:35Nurse Ratched likes a rigged game, according to R.P. McMurphy. And it’s true that the game he is playing—lawless and hedonistic, but also vital and free-spirited—is unwinnable on her sandlot. As their conflict develops, we seem to be asked to compare the therapeutic value of McMurphy’s introduction of the Dionysian, to Ratched’s attempt to enforce …
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Spirit Unbound in Hawthorne’s “The Birth-Mark” and “Drowne’s Wooden Image” (Part 2)
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45:34What’s the difference between collaborating with Nature and mining her secrets? Where is the line between imitation and interpretation? And can love only work its magic through the creative, rather than the critical, faculty? Wes & Erin continue their discussion of two short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne: “The Birth-Mark” and “Drowne’s Wooden Imag…
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Spirit Unbound in Hawthorne’s “The Birth-Mark” and “Drowne’s Wooden Image”
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51:58The short stories we cover in this episode pit the magic of art against that of scientific discovery. In one story, a woodcarver transcends his materials and his own humble talents to create a sculpture that bears an otherworldly resemblance to a real woman. In the other, a scientist uses his estimable but flawed powers to improve on Nature’s desig…
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Faith and Industry in “There Will Be Blood” (Part 2)
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47:30What is a gift without control or discipline, a skill without purpose or meaning? And is there a difference between a gift and luck? Wes & Erin continue their discussion of Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2007 film “There Will Be Blood.” Upcoming Episodes: Hawthorne’s “The Birth-Mark” and “Drowne’s Wooden Image,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Julius C…
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Dr. Kate Marvel builds climate models — digital worlds that simulate our possible futures. They can tell us how hot it will get, how high the seas will rise, and which forests will burn. But they can’t tell us what humans will do next — or how we’ll feel as the planet transforms. In this episode of A Matter of Degrees, we talk with Kate about her n…
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Faith and Industry in “There Will Be Blood”
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49:43The clash between Eli Sunday and Daniel Plainview, between religion and industry, steeple and oil derrick, might come down to something like the difference between a gift and a skill. Eli calls himself a son of the hills of Little Boston, an inheritor of land and legacy, a member of a family, and of a faith imagined as a family. Daniel calls himsel…
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Freedom and Authority in Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” (Part 2)
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50:05In Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People,” two conceptions of communal health do battle. Dr. Stockmann’s is progressive, focused as it is on the vitality of the young, their new ideas, and the possibility of growth into a better future, even if that means encroaching on the powers that be. His brother’s is conservative, focused on the use of authority an…
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Freedom and Authority in Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People”
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49:50In Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People,” two conceptions of communal health do battle. Dr. Stockmann’s is progressive, focused as it is on the vitality of the young, their new ideas, and the possibility of growth into a better future, even if that means encroaching on the powers that be. His brother’s is conservative, focused on the use of authority an…
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”In the midst of a lot of big, bad things happening, there's one big good thing happening on planet Earth right now.” Today on A Matter of Degrees, we’re bringing back the podcast’s very first guest — legendary activist and author Bill McKibben. Bill’s latest book, Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilizati…
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Listen to more episodes of (post)script at Patreon. Wes & Erin continue their discussion of “The Great Gatsby”; the ongoing development of our approach to the discussions; Arnold Rothstein and the fixing of the 1919 World Series; Fitzgerald’s neighbors on Long Island, including Ring Lardner and Ed Wynn; the contemporary feel of the novel; the NYC m…
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The American Dream in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” (Re-Release for 100th Anniversary)
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1:23:24Hard to believe that Subtext has been around for five years, and Gatsby for 100. To celebrate these anniversaries (and our hiatus in recordings for a long summer vacation), here’s a re-release of one of our early episodes (from November 2020). We all know this story, in part because it captures a period that will always have a special place in the …
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Cash In On Clean Tech Incentives (Before It's Too Late)
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37:08Donald Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” took a sledgehammer to U.S. climate policy, including tax credits for clean cars and appliances. These incentives were helping people cut pollution, lower their energy bills, and make their homes more comfortable. Trump’s bill eliminates the credits by the end of this year. Wait, don’t change th…
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Containment and Play in “Jaws” (Part 2)
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50:20What is it about the activity of play that might be dangerous? How do we accommodate our impulses, relationships, and communal strivings, without being consumed by them? Wes & Erin continue their discussion of Stephen Spielberg’s 1975 classic “Jaws.” Upcoming Episodes: Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People,” “There Will Be Blood,” “As You Like It,” “One …
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We’re never told exactly how Martin Brody ended up as sheriff of a small beach community, despite his fear of the water. But his ultimate confrontation with the water, and the shark that inhabits it, have a fateful character that seems to implicate his own internal conflicts. Oceanographer Matt Hooper tells Martin that sharks are attracted to the “…
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The Door Slam Heard ‘Round the World: Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” (Part 2)
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37:45Nora Helmer begins Act I as a devoted wife to her respectable husband, Torvald, and a devoted mother to her young children. She ends Act III by walking out on all of them and closing the door behind her. The emotional distance covered in these three acts (representing a span of just a few days in the lives of the Helmers) makes Nora one of the grea…
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The Door Slam Heard ‘Round the World: Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House”
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49:24Nora Helmer begins Act I as a devoted wife to her respectable husband, Torvald, and a devoted mother to her young children. She ends Act III by walking out on all of them and closing the door behind her. The emotional distance covered in these three acts (representing a span of just a few days in the lives of the Helmers) makes Nora one of the grea…
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Anti-Mystery in “Picnic at Hanging Rock” (Part 2)
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48:12What happens, this film asks, when an event resists the imposition of order, stands beyond the reach of logic or even language? Wes & Erin continue their discussion of “Picnic at Hanging Rock.” Upcoming Episodes: Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House”; Jaws, Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People.” Pre-order Erin’s forthcoming book “Avail” here: http://subtextpodcast.c…
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Anti-Mystery in “Picnic at Hanging Rock”
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46:04It’s Valentine’s Day in the state of Victoria, Australia in the year 1900. A group from a local girls’ school goes on an excursion to the foot of an eerie, vast geological formation called Hanging Rock. Three girls and one schoolteacher climb up to explore it. All but one are never seen again. This summary constitutes the essential plot but only th…
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Thank you for listening to At the Bottom of the Garden. And even more thanks to the spectacular actors and creators that were willing to delay their well-deserved recognition until now. The Cast & Crew Tessa Thorn, who played the voice of Nadia Davis Taylor was played by Miller Power Daniel Wright, who played himself, and several one-off voices, wa…
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In which we explain what happened, and conclude that the series has been a success. (Please forgive the dramatics. Everyone's fine, and there is absolutely nothing to worry about.) Transcript. -- At the Bottom of the Garden is written, edited, and narrated by Aidan Moss. Theme by audioquinn. Show Website: https://atthebottomofthegarden.lawofnames.c…
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“The Indian to His Love” by William Butler Yeats
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37:50Wes & Erin discuss “The Indian to His Love.” Upcoming Episodes: “Picnic at Hanging Rock”; Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” and “An Enemy of the People.” Pre-order Erin’s forthcoming book “Avail” here: http://subtextpodcast.com/avail For bonus content, become a paid subscriber at Patreon or directly on the Apple Podcasts app. Patreon subscribers also get ea…
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“Leda and the Swan” by William Butler Yeats
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53:36Wes & Erin discuss “Leda and the Swan.” For paid subscribers, includes “The Indian to His Love.” Upcoming Episodes: “Picnic at Hanging Rock”; Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” and “An Enemy of the People.” Pre-order Erin’s forthcoming book “Avail” here: http://subtextpodcast.com/avail For bonus content, become a paid subscriber at Patreon or directly on the…
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The Artifice of Eternity in Yeats’s “Sailing to Byzantium” (Part 2)
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41:53Wes & Erin continue their discussion of Yeats’s “Sailing to Byzantium,” and whether creativity can help us transcend mortality, and how artists should conceive of their relationships to nature and posterity. Upcoming Episodes: Yeats’s “Leda and the Swan” and “The Indian to His Love,”; “Picnic at Hanging Rock”; Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” and “An Enemy…
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(This episode contains unreality, unreliable perception, unreliable/altered memories, and self injury) The text in the book is different. Dan sees it too. We're going to Salburgen. Transcript -- If you’ve seen Aidan, or have any information about his whereabouts, contact me [email protected]. Show was created by Aidan Moss. Theme by audi…
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S1E28 - Chapter 20: Shadow on the Spectrogram
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30:02(This episode contains self-injury, unreality, altered perception/memory, & false memories) I was able to get in to Aidan's laptop, and contacted some of the people he had been working with on his audio and was able to talk with Aaron from The Babylon Podject. Transcript -- If you’ve seen Aidan, or have any information about his whereabouts, contac…
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The Artifice of Eternity in Yeats’s “Sailing to Byzantium”
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41:39Yeats’s poem “Sailing to Byzantium” begins and ends with the concept of reproduction. In the first stanza, this reproduction is natural and sexual, and in the final stanza is entirely a matter of artifice. The living songbird is transformed into both product and producer, with a form of singing that is gilded by a consciousness of its departure fro…
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You must let him go. We love him. Begonias, geraniums, nasturtiums, and lilies rusty nails attempts to explain listen they have seen so much, and know so many things Transcript
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S1E26 - Chapter 19: No Secret Lives
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21:26(This episode contains altered & unreliable memory, and altered perception) Good news- my boyfriend was NOT living a secret double life. Bad news- I'm finding out there is a LOT he didn't tell me. Episode transcript. -- If you’ve seen Aidan, or have any information about his whereabouts, contact me at [email protected]. Show was created by…
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S1E25 - Chapter 18: Dr. Underhill
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23:22(This episode contains unreality & altered perception) I (Chris) have been listening to Aidan's episodes, and there's some things I think you should know. Also, I tried to read Nadia's next story. I'm not very good at it. Episode transcript -- If you’ve seen Aidan, or have any information about his whereabouts, contact me [email protected]…
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The Evil of Banality in “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968) – Part 2
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38:01Wes & Erin continue their discussion of Roman Polanski’s 1968 classic, and why it is that Satanic evil, when confronted with life’s very frightening realities—including pregnancy itself—turns out to be so banal. Upcoming Episodes: Yeats: “Sailing to Byzantium,” “Leda and the Swan,” “An Indian to His Love.” Pre-order Erin’s forthcoming book “Avail” …
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Aidan is in a tunnel. He walks. Down, and down, and further still. He had been trapped. We tried to make them understand. He was so glad to hear water, somewhere. Aidan is gone. It is driving Chris mad He could tell you that he is happier here He has been found. We have taken him home It’s not fair. We love him. He is safe. Transcript…
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S1E24 - Chapter 16: Through the Ethernet Cable
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7:51I (Chris) am going to try to continue the podcast. Just until Aidan gets back. Transcript -- If you’ve seen Aidan, or have any information about his whereabouts, contact me [email protected]. Show was created by Aidan Moss. Theme by audioquinn. Show Website: https://atthebottomofthegarden.lawofnames.com/ Social Media: BlueSky as @fairyga…
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I appreciate the attention on Aidan's disappearance, but please don't send me anything else. Transcript -- At the Bottom of the Garden is written, edited, and narrated by Aidan Moss. Theme by audioquinn. Show Website: https://atthebottomofthegarden.lawofnames.com/ Social Media: BlueSky as @fairygardenpod Via the Law of Names Media Tumblr. Discord: …
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The Evil of Banality in “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968)
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42:06On the surface, “Rosemary’s Baby” is a horror film about a woman who gets taken advantage of by a satanic cult and impregnated by the Devil. In the end, it seems to be a satire on the competing entrapments of domesticity and ambition, and the boring conventionality of people who hope that opposition to convention will allow them to retrieve their l…
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Please, Aidan, come home. if you know anything about where he is or how I can reach him, please contact me at [email protected] Transcript -- At the Bottom of the Garden is written, edited, and narrated by Aidan Moss. Theme by audioquinn. Show Website: https://atthebottomofthegarden.lawofnames.com/ Social Media: BlueSky as @fairygardenpod …
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S1E20 - If you're listening to this
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5:41My name is Chris Merrick, I'm Aidan's boyfriend. He's been missing since May 6. if you know anything about where he is or how I can reach him, please contact me at [email protected] Transcript -- At the Bottom of the Garden is written, edited, and narrated by Aidan Moss. Theme by audioquinn. Show Website: https://atthebottomofthegarden.law…
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S1E19 - Chapter 15: They are the hope of the hollow, to whom the monarchs kneel, for whom the bells are rung.
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18:33(This episode contains unreality & altered perception/memory) I sound crazy. Maybe I am crazy. I could be crazy. Great Aunt Nadia was crazy. Eventually. They say she was crazy. But it wasn’t 𝐚⃥⃒̸ 𝐝⃥⃒̸𝐫⃥⃒̸𝐞⃥⃒̸𝐚⃥⃒̸𝐦⃥⃒̸. Episode transcript. -- Theme composed and performed by audioquinn. Find out more about the show. It 𝐢⃥⃒̸𝐬⃥⃒̸ time.…
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