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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 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
This episode focuses on the (very) short and (very) profound story, "Bullet in the Brain," by Tobias Wolff. The ending of the story is the inspiration for the origin of the podcast, and the impetus for the title specifically. There is examination of the story's focus on memory and nostalgia and innocence and the text and analysis is coupled with the beautiful "Bookends" by Simon and Garfunkel.
Authors Mentioned and Allusions and Songs During the Episode:
Tobias Wolff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobias_Wolff
Prologue and Plot Spoiler for Romeo and Juliet: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/quiz/openinglinesquiz/openinganswer3.html
"Bookends" by Simon and Garfunkel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCdNqQN4BCU
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