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Island Idylls

36 - The Gothic Lit of Flannery O’Connor

35 - Hemingway, Regret, and Death

34 - “Look it Up!” - A Dive Into the Dictionary

33 - The Great Fitzgerald

Nine StoriesCatcher in the Rye Do you have questions for us? Email us at islandidylls@gmail.com?️?️?️Podcast production by FullCast

32 - God & Meaning

31 - J. D. Salinger & Bananfish

Rich Man, Poor ManThe Young LionsShort Stories: Five DecadesIRWIN SHAW, EXTOLLED FOR SHORT STORIES, DIES by Herbert Mitgang, New York Times Obituary Do you have questions for us? Email us at islandidylls@gmail.com?️?️?️Podcast production by FullCast

30 - Who is Irwin Shaw?

29 - What is Art?

28 - Pale Horse, Pale Rider - Katherine Anne Porter

27 - Capote’s A Christmas Memory

26 - Stevenson and the Short Story

Episode 25 tackles the subject of the short story. What is it (yes, of course, it’s short)? But there’s more to it than that. In this episode Barry defines terms and gives us a crash course in some of the most important, twentieth-century, writers.In Episode 26 we’ll take a deep dive into Barry’s introduction to The Complete Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson.One more thing: if you missed the writers Barry talked about in this episode, here’s a guide:Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)Katherine Ann Porter (1890-1980)F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1949)D. H. Lawrence (1880-1930)William Faulkner (1897-1962)Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)Richard Wright (1908-1960)Eudora Welty (1909-2001)Truman Capote (1924-1984)Do you have questions for us? Email us at islandidylls@gmail.com?️?️?️Podcast production by FullCast

25 - Introduction to the Short Story

As Barry and Aaron think about season three, drop them a note at islandidylls@gmail.com and let them know what you think of Island Idylls. Meanwhile, listen and enjoy! ?️?️?️Podcast production by FullCast

24 - Anna Karenina

23 - Leo Tolstoy: Art as Mission?

22 - Ellison, Baldwin, and Black Lives Matter

Island Idylls riffs on books and life with Barry Menikoff. Author of Stone Mother, Brooklyn born and bred, retired Hawaii university professor, international scholar. Evangelical pastor Aaron Menikoff, author of Politics and Piety, spices this dialogue between father and son. Both chasing that elusive line in an old song, What's it all about, Alfie?

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