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James Plath

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Jenny Offill

In this week’s episode of Fiction/Non/Fiction, co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan are joined by author Jenny Offill and literary and film critic James Plath. First Offill shares her reaction to the insurrection and attempted coup at the Capitol last week, and discusses her latest novel, Weather, out in paperback next week. Then, Plath explores the origins of conspiracy theories in history and literature and how right-wing extremists have weaponized them under Trump, and talks about editing Critical Insights: Conspiracies. To hear the full episode, subscribe to the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. And check out video excerpts from our interviews at LitHub’s Virtual Book Channel and Fiction/Non/Fiction’s YouTube Channel.This podcast is produced by Andrea Tudhope.Selected readings:Jenny Offill Weather Last Things Dept. of Speculation James Plath Critical Insights: Conspiracies “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Conspiracy”  Others: “The American Abyss,” by Timothy Snyder, The New York Times Magazine On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder Hannah Arendt The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood  Three Days of the Condor (film) by Sydney Pollack   Utopia (TV series) by Gillian Flynn “Stop Making Sense, or How to Write in the Age of Trump” by Aleksandar Hemon, The Village Voice “Jenny Offill: 'I don't miss the world as much as, perhaps, I should'” by Alex Preston, The Guardian JFK (film) by Oliver Stone Libra by Don DeLillo Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon  V (TV series)   Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison “The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories” by Brielle A. Marino, Psychology Today Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison “The Hull Case” by Peter Ho Davies “Teen Names Family Who Harassed A Black Woman On Video,” Buzzfeed  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode of Fiction/Non/Fiction, co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan are joined by author Jenny Offill and literary and film critic James Plath. First Offill shares her reaction to the insurrection and attempted coup at the Capitol last week, and discusses her latest novel, <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780345806901" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Weather</a>, out in paperback next week. Then, Plath explores the origins of conspiracy theories in history and literature and how right-wing extremists have weaponized them under Trump, and talks about editing <a href="https://salempress.com/book/critical-insights-conspiracies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Critical Insights: Conspiracies</a>. To hear the full episode, subscribe to the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. And check out video excerpts from our interviews at LitHub’s <a href="https://lithub.com/story-type/the-virtual-book-channel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Virtual Book Channel</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC07g9fxim0XbDM_LhlnCL0w/featured?disable_polymer=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fiction/Non/Fiction’s YouTube Channel</a>.This podcast is produced by Andrea Tudhope. Selected readings:<a href="https://jennyoffill.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jenny Offill</a><ul> <li><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780345806901" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Weather</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/124092/last-things-by-jenny-offill/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Last Things</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780345806871" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dept. of Speculation</a></li> </ul> <a href="https://www.iwu.edu/english/faculty/Plath.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Plath</a><ul> <li><a href="https://salempress.com/book/critical-insights-conspiracies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Critical Insights: Conspiracies</a></li> <li>“Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Conspiracy”</li> </ul> Others:<ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/magazine/trump-coup.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“The American Abyss,” by Timothy Snyder, The New York Times Magazine</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780804190114" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781635571882" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hannah Arendt</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780385490818" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073802/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Three Days of the Condor (film) by Sydney Pollack</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/arts/television/gillian-flynn-utopia.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Utopia (TV series) by Gillian Flynn</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.villagevoice.com/2017/01/17/stop-making-sense-or-how-to-write-in-the-age-of-trump/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Stop Making Sense, or How to Write in the Age of Trump” by Aleksandar Hemon, The Village Voice</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/09/jenny-offill-weather-climate-crisis-coronavirus-donald-trump" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Jenny Offill: 'I don't miss the world as much as, perhaps, I should'” by Alex Preston, The Guardian</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/JFK-Kevin-Costner/dp/B002MFULQO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JFK (film) by Oliver Stone</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780140156041" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Libra by Don DeLillo</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780140188592" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1307824/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">V (TV series)</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780679732761" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/adventures-in-cognition/202009/the-psychology-conspiracy-theories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories” by Brielle A. Marino, Psychology Today</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781400033423" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/40352622?seq=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“The Hull Case” by Peter Ho Davies</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/teen-names-mom-trump-supporter-dc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Teen Names Family Who Harassed A Black Woman On Video,” Buzzfeed</a></li> </ul> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

S4 Ep. 8: Our Lies:  Jenny Offill and James Plath on Conspiracy Theories in History and Literature

One True Podcast is pleased to go down to the river with James Plath, Professor of English at Illinois Wesleyan University, to discuss one of Hemingway’s early masterpieces. Plath discusses the many dimensions that contribute to the enduring appeal of "Big Two-Hearted River" by responding to such question as: Who is Nick Adams? What is the importance of the northern Michigan setting? How does the presence and absence of the war function in the story? And, how does the story illustrate the “Hemingway style” that made him famous.  In this wide-ranging interview, Plath also makes important connections to visual artists such as Cézanne.This episode was recorded on February 19, 2020.

One True Podcast is pleased to go down to the river with James Plath, Professor of English at Illinois Wesleyan University, to discuss one of Hemingway’s early masterpieces. Plath discusses the many dimensions that contribute to the enduring appeal of "Big Two-Hearted River" by responding to such question as: Who is Nick Adams? What is the importance of the northern Michigan setting? How does the presence and absence of the war function in the story? And, how does the story illustrate the “Hemingway style” that made him famous.  In this wide-ranging interview, Plath also makes important connections to visual artists such as Cézanne. This episode was recorded on February 19, 2020.

James Plath on "Big Two-Hearted River"