One True Podcast
Mark Cirino and Michael Von Cannon
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One True Podcast explores all things related to Hemingway, his work, and his world. The show is hosted by Mark Cirino and produced by Michael Von Cannon. Join us in conversation with scholars, artists, political leaders, and other luminaries. For more, follow us on Twitter @1truepod. You can also email us at [email protected].
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One True Book Club: Under Fire, Part 1
One True Podcast does its part to help your summer reading lists by covering a book that is not by Hemingway, but is Hemingway-relevant: Henri Barbusse’s Under Fire, the 1916 World War I novel that…
Alex Vernon on Tim O'Brien
Live from the University of Evansville campus and the Shanklin Theatre, where Rami Malek once trod the boards… One True Podcast welcomes Alex Vernon for an interview recorded live in front of a…
Larry Grimes on Religion in The Sun Also Rises
In our fourth episode celebrating the centenary of The Sun Also Rises, we examine the theme of religion and its role in the novel.From the title, the epigraphs, the pilgrims on the train, Jake’s…
Jackson Bryer on the Fitzgerald Insult in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro"
Legendary scholar Jackson Bryer joins us once again, this time to discuss one controversial moment in Hemingway’s career, his vicious “poor Scott Fitzgerald” swipe in the original publication of “The…
Elena Zolotariov on The Torrents of Spring
In the midst of our centenary festivities around The Sun Also Rises, One True Podcast takes an opportunity to celebrate another Hemingway work published in 1926: The Torrents of Spring. Elena…
Jeremy Kaye on Robert Cohn and Anti-Semitism in The Sun Also Rises
In our third episode celebrating the centenary of The Sun Also Rises, we examine the novel’s anti-Semitic streak and the central role of its Jewish character, Robert Cohn.We welcome the scholar…
Francesca Wade on Gertrude Stein
On the happy occasion of the publication of Francesca Wade’s magnificent Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife, we speak with the biographer about Stein’s life, work, and complicated relationships.Wade…
Count Mippipopolous in The Sun Also Rises
In our second episode devoted to the centenary of The Sun Also Rises, we turn our focus to the beloved Count Mippipopolous. He’s an epicurean and an entrepreneur; he’s battle-tested, arrow-wounded,…
Susan Shillinglaw on John Steinbeck
We are thrilled to welcome Susan Shillinglaw, the preeminent John Steinbeck scholar, to discuss one of Hemingway’s contemporaries and fellow Nobel laureates. Although Hemingway and Steinbeck are not…
Carl Eby on How Hemingway Wrote The Sun Also Rises
Throughout the course of this year, we will celebrate the centenary of The Sun Also Rises by inviting guests on the show to talk about fascinating aspects of the book and its rich history. In this…
Boris Vejdovsky on "Homage to Switzerland"
One True Podcast is back with a look at another Hemingway short story, an under-discussed gem from Winner Take Nothing. One of the weirdest works in his career, “Homage to Switzerland” is a Modernist…
Ross K. Tangedal on Hemingway in 1926
Happy New Year from One True Podcast! We look forward to a rich, exciting 2026 by looking back to 1926.In our first show of the year, we ask an esteemed guest to take us back exactly one hundred…
Suzanne del Gizzo on "Christmas in Paris"
Thank you for making 2025 such a special year for One True Podcast! Together, we devoted shows to the centenary of In Our Time, to our One True Book Club discussion of W.H. Hudson’s The Purple Land,…
Scott Yarbrough on "The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife"
One True Podcast would never let 2025 end without one more episode celebrating the centenary of In Our Time, so today we discuss a classic short story from that collection: “The Doctor and the…
Ahmed Honeini on William Faulkner, Part 2
The prominent Faulkner scholar Ahmed Honeini first joined us in 2024 to discuss the rivalry and intertextuality between Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner.Clearly, in a topic so vast, devoted to…
William Blazek on The Great Gatsby at 100
The Great Gatsby celebrates its 100th birthday this year, and you knew that One True Podcast couldn’t let 2025 go by without joining the celebration. We mark the centenary of this great American…
One True Sentence #39 with Michael Deagler
Michael Deagler, the 2025 PEN/Hemingway winner for Early Sobrieties, shares his one true sentence from To Have and Have Not.Join us for our favorite Hemingway parlor game as this excellent novelist…
J. Gerald Kennedy and Valerie Hemingway on the 1957-1961 Letters
One True Podcast looks ahead to the last volume of Hemingway’s letters! Although Hemingway’s correspondence from 1957-1961 won’t be officially published for another couple of decades, the co-editors…
Greer Rising and Eileen Martin on Buck Lanham
One True Podcast examines the most important male friendship of the last fifteen years of Hemingway’s life, his extraordinary relationship with Major General “Buck” Lanham, whom he met when he was an…
Lavinia Greacen on Chink Dorman-Smith
One True Podcast explores one of the most influential friends in Hemingway’s life: Eric “Chink” Dorman-Smith. Although Chink has been mentioned several times during past episodes, we finally devote…
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One True Podcast has published 185 episodes since July 2019, covering topics in Arts, Books.
One True Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 49m.
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