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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
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
The Chills at Will Podcast is a discussion of the visceral beauty of literature. The trailer sets up the subject matter and format of the podcast and name-checks some brilliant writers and texts that have given Pete and family and many others the visceral chills that bring us back to the page again and again. The episode also features the most beautiful song known to humankind, in the history of humankind.
Authors Mentioned and Allusions and Songs During the Episode:
S.E. Hinton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._E._Hinton
Joe Pesci's "Shinebox" Rant in Goodfellas: Uhh, I'll let you find it if you'd like-uh, yeah, quite explicit
Maya Angelou: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou
Mario Puzo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Puzo
Khaled Hosseini: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Hosseini
Elie Wiesel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elie_Wiesel
Lorenzo Carcaterra: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Carcaterra
Jess Walter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jess_Walter
David Foster Wallace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace
Tobias Wolff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobias_Wolff
Jamaica Kincaid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_Kincaid
Junot Diaz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junot_D%C3%ADaz
Sherman Alexie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Alexie
Gabriel Garcia Marquez: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Garc%C3%ADa_M%C3%A1rquez
Antonya Nelson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonya_Nelson
Tillie Olsen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillie_Olsen
Ernest Hemingway: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway
Cavalleria Rusticana (Intermezzo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDAkIlZyWfw