Hemingway Word for Word

S2E11 Episode 11, "A Way You'll Never Be"

In this episode, I take a deep dive into a Nick Adams Story, "A Way You'll Never Be," in which Hemingway looks to some of the cataclysmic events of World War I that left Nick (and other veterans) so…

S1E10 Episode 10: "Big Two-Hearted River Part 2"

With this episode, I conclude my look (for now) at In Our Time. You can make a contribution to the show HERE. You can also make a one-time contribution and Buy me a Coffee. Books referenced in the…

S1E9 Episode 9 "Big Two-Hearted River Pt. I

I take a close look at the first part of Hemingway's masterful story, "Big Two-Hearted River," that ends the collection, In Our Time, reflecting on the way the story ties together many earlier…

S2E8 Episode 8: "Soldier's Home"

In this episode I take a deep dive into "Soldier's Home," Hemingway's complex look at PTSD, likely derived from his own experiences of being wounded in WWI, and suddenly being back home in Oak Park.…

S2E7 Episode 7: "Cross Country Snow"

A close look at another Nick Adams story from In Our Time.  Have a look at my writing on Substack at ⁠HERE⁠. If you like my podcast, please consider "buying me a coffee" ⁠HERE⁠. Every contribution…

S1E6 Episode 6, "Up in Michigan."

In this story, which Hemingway was not allowed to include in the collection In Our Time due to its subject matter, date rape, we find a story in a kind of dialogue with "Cat in the Rain" and "The End…

S1E5 Episode 5: "The Battler"

This nightmarish story offers readers a way to think about what lies at the heart of human violence, underscoring the essential need for Jungian balance between the "Anima" and "Animus."  Have a look…

Episode 4: "A Cat in the Rain"

A close look at Hemingway's "A Cat in the Rain," also from In Our Time.  Here we find one of the most emphatic examples of a character awakening to the power of artistic expression.   Have a look at…

S1E3 Episode 3: "Indian Camp"

A close look at the earliest "Nick Adams" story, "Indian Camp," in which we find Nick awakening into a deep understanding of the power of artistic language. Have a look at my writing on Substack at…

S1E2 Episode 2: "The End of Something"

For this episode, I take a close look at "The End of Something" from Hemingway's first major work of fiction, In Our Time.  This story bears a range of striking similarities to "Hills Like White…

S1E1 Episode 1: "Hills Like White Elephants"

For my inaugural podcast on the works of Ernest Hemingway, I will analyze one of his most often anthologized stories, "Hills Like White Elephants."  Working from a close look at point of view, I…

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