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Lost in the Stacks, Episode 470: Nostalgia and Late Capitalism
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Lost in the Stacks, Episode 450: The Library Book
First broadcast December 13 2019.
Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=32839
“I’ve got to steal that book.”
Supercontext: Foolish by Superchunk
Thank you to our Co-producer patron Kevin Wetter for selecting this week’s topic!
This 1994 indie rock album means a lot to its fans as proof positive that you can survive a romantic breakup. We look at the small business that drove its creation and try to put ourselves in the shoes of the listeners who cherish it.
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Additional Resources:
- Superchunk release acoustic version of ‘Foolish’ w/ Allison Crutchfield, Owen Pallett, more
- Brian Paulson Studio aesthetics
- Rank Your Records: Laura Ballance Ruthlessly Rates Superchunk’s Ten Albums
- Dusting ‘Em Off: Superchunk – Foolish
- CHUNKY STYLE
- The Guide to Getting into Superchunk
Supercontext: Danny, The Champion of the World
This 1975 children’s book by Roald Dahl is about class conflict and an idealized relationship between a child and their parent. We talk about Dahl’s notoriously disagreeable personality while trying to reconcile it with this genuinely joyful story.
Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store:
Additional Resources:
- Roald Dahl. By: Kelleghan, Fiona, Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia, 2018
- Danny the Champion of the World Summary & Study Guide
- The Ambiguities of Growing Up: Danny the Champion of the World
- https://www.roalddahl.com/roald-dahl/stories/a-e/danny-the-champion-of-the-world
- Words & pictures. Creative Review, 02621037, Mar2012, Vol. 32, Issue 3
- THE CANDY MAN. By: Talbot, Margaret, New Yorker, 0028792X, 7/11/2005, Vol. 81, Issue 20
- Roald Dahl. By: Lee, Stephan, Entertainment Weekly, 10490434, 10/10/2014, Issue 1332
- Worlds of WONDER. By: DORN, JENNIFER, British Heritage, 01952633, May2014, Vol. 35, Issue 2
- The first Roald Dahl approved BFG illustration is whizzpopping
Supercontext: Twin Peaks: The Return
This eighteen-hour continuation of a beloved twenty-five year old television series evokes emotions of both love and hate. So we discuss how Mark Frost, David Lynch and Showtime made and distributed this project while adhering to the original themes of good-versus-evil and unconventional storytelling.
Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store:
- Twin Peaks: The Return
- Fortitude
- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
- Pretty as a Picture
- Lost Highway
- Archie
Additional Resources:
- Ma, Aliza. Film Comment. Nov/Dec2017, Vol. 53 Issue 6, p36-39. 4p. 1
- Ewins, M. (2018). 2 TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN: DAVID LYNCH & MARK FROST. Sight & Sound, 28(1), 33-36.
- LUCCA, VIOLET, Film Comment. Nov/Dec2017, Vol. 53 Issue 6, p40-41. 2p
- SYME, RACHEL. New Republic. Aug/Sep2017, Vol. 248 Issue 8/9, p66-68. 3p.
- Twin Peaks Revival Back On for ‘More Than’ 9 Episodes as David Lynch, Showtime Resolve Stalemate
- Is Twin Peaks a movie or a TV show? The answer’s more complicated than you’d think.
- David Lynch on Bowie and the Music that Inspired the New “Twin Peaks”
- ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ Proves David Lynch Still Has a Woman Problem
- Has ‘Twin Peaks’ Been a Hit for Showtime?
- How, and why, Showtime resurrected “Twin Peaks”
- Was Twin Peaks: The Return Worth It for Showtime?
Supercontext: Stranger Things, Season One
Why do we miss the “simplicity” of the 1980s? Stranger Things effortlessly weaves our nostalgia into its narrative. But is too much nostalgia a good thing?