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The Chills at Will Podcast is a celebration of the visceral beauty of literature. This beauty will be examined through close reads of phrases and lines and passages from fiction and nonfiction that thrills the reader, so much so that he wants to read again and again to replicate that thrill. Each episode will focus on a different theme, such as "The Power of Flashback," "Understatement," "Cats in the Cradle," and "Chills at Will: Origin Story."
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Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
On this episode, Pete talks about minimalist and understated lyrics and prose that thrill with the images that they call to mind. He's excited to make his first foray into music lyrics with a close read of "Astronomy" (8th Light)" by Blackstar (Talib Kweli and Mos Def), with its ruminations on the effects of racism on successive generations. He explores gratitude and appreciation through the evocative lines of Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays." Lastly, a well-placed Darko Milicic/LeBron James reference helps to illuminate the deceptively simple "Indian Education" short story by Sherman Alexie, a funny and profound criticism of The United States' Native American "reeducation program."
Authors Mentioned and Allusions and Songs Referenced During the Episode:
Zen Buddhist Koans: https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/what-is-a-koan
Blackstar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mos_Def_%26_Talib_Kweli_Are_Black_Star
Marcus Garvey's Shipping Line (Black Star Lines): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Star_Line
Rodney King's Story about a Cleaned-Out Swimming Pool after African-Americans Swam There, and Overall Racism Associated with Pools: https://www.amazon.com/Riot-Within-Journey-Rebellion-Redemption/dp/0062194437 AND https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/01/sports/black-people-pools-racism.html
Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Man
Robert Hayden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hayden
"Those Winter Sundays"-via Poetry Foundation: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46461/those-winter-sundays
Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men Talking about Providing Protection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z_zgMZ14Uc
Socratic Questioning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_questioning
Sherman Alexie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Alexie
American and Canadian Policy for Native American "Reeducation": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_the_Indian,_Save_the_Man
Darko Milicic and LeBron James-Different Paths for Two from 2003 Draft: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/darko-milicic-responds-dwyane-wade-carmelo-anthony-joking/lgfojggksbzd1jfx2365jfu2o
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