Inside the Text
17 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPlumbing the depths of pop culture and finding out how capitalism sucks and is interesting in the process. Host Jedd Cole brings together philosophical and literary tools to tease apart the ways movies, music, stories and ideas make sense (out) of life, society and politics.
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Moral Worlds: The Meaning(s) of Fantasy Maps
August 09, 2022 11:52 - 44 minutes - 81.6 MBBEING an inquiry into the meaning of worldbuilding and the semiotic functions of those fictional maps familiar to us through the likes of The Lord of the Rings (and its many cousins), TTRPGs and video games like Skyrim and NORCO. What do fantasy maps actually do, and what do they mean? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jeddcole Twitter: @inside_textpod Soundtrack: https://jeddcole.bandcamp.com/ Racism in fantasy fiction: “Tolkien and Race”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolkien_and_ra...
Sacred Jedi Texts: Canon and the Specter of Endings
March 01, 2022 07:00 - 50 minutes - 91.7 MBBEING an account of the passing of the Star Wars Expanded Universe into Legends; how canon becomes an abyss at the hands of its undead Author; what happens when said Author is also a corporation; and why canon--and capitalism--must end. Become a CO-THINKER on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jeddcole Soundtrack: https://jeddcole.bandcamp.com/album/the-specter-of-endings MAIN SOURCES: The Legendary Star Wars Expanded Universe Turns A New Page, starwars.com, April 25, 2014 (https://www....
Patreon Announcement
December 17, 2021 08:00 - 2 minutes - 4.48 MBBIG NEWS! Now you can support the show by becoming a CO-THINKER for as little as $3! Become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/jeddcole All patrons get early access to high-quality, ad-free episodes of the podcast, exclusive bonus episodes, and access to additional writing that I put out (think essays, reading lists, updates, etc.). Higher tiers give you access to scripts where you can give feedback before recording, a shoutout in every episode, annotated research, and download codes f...
Not Passed But Spent: On the Politics of Clock Time
November 02, 2021 08:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MBIf you like the podcast, leave me a tip! https://ko-fi.com/insidethetext. # “Time is now currency. It is not passed but spent.” How did we get daylight saving time? How does the answer open up questions about the meaning--and the politics--of our hours, minutes and days? How does the COVID-19 pandemic change our relationship to time? And most importantly, what does any of this have to do with castrated Italian singers? Find out in this episode. Find all my sources and references here: ht...
Not Passed But Spent [TEASER]
October 26, 2021 16:57 - 2 minutes - 2.54 MBHow did we get daylight saving time? How does the answer open up questions about the meaning--and the politics--of our hours, minutes and days? How does the COVID-19 pandemic change our relationship to time? And most importantly, what does any of this have to do with castrated Italian singers? Find out November 2. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
05 - Masque of the Red Death and the Return of the Repressed (feat. TheLitCritGuy)
October 26, 2020 06:00 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MBToday’s special episode is in two parts. In the second, I am joined by my friend, literary scholar and co-host of the Horror Vanguard podcast, Jon TheLitCritGuy. (He also makes YouTube videos!) It is SUCH a great interview! But first, a story to begin exploring the question I’m pondering right now: What does Halloween signify in this time? A time of pandemic. Of nihilism. Of violent state repression. Of darkness and anxiety. Of ghosts of the things we’d rather not think about. Inside the T...
Masque of the Red Death and the Return of the Repressed (feat. TheLitCritGuy)
October 26, 2020 06:00 - 50 minutes - 50.6 MBToday’s special episode is in two parts. In the second, I am joined by my friend, literary scholar and co-host of the Horror Vanguard podcast, Jon TheLitCritGuy. (He also makes YouTube videos!) It is SUCH a great interview! But first, a story to begin exploring the question I’m pondering right now: What does Halloween signify in this time? A time of pandemic. Of nihilism. Of violent state repression. Of darkness and anxiety. Of ghosts of the things we’d rather not think about. Inside the T...
04 - Fictions and Morals in a Time of Pandemic and Protest
June 25, 2020 12:56 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBIn the last couple episodes, we’ve established some of the the ways fiction functions morally as well as how various thinkers have argued it OUGHT to function. But we were left wondering about what the upshot of fiction’s moral functioning is. Why does fiction work on the moral level? In this final episode in a series about the moral function of fiction: several notes reflecting on Black Lives Matter protests, Star Wars, evangelicalism, “these unprecedented times,” and the workings of ideo...
Fictions and Morals in a Time of Pandemic and Protest
June 25, 2020 12:56 - 28 minutes - 32 MBIn the last couple episodes, we’ve established some of the the ways fiction functions morally as well as how various thinkers have argued it OUGHT to function. But we were left wondering about what the upshot of fiction’s moral functioning is. Why does fiction work on the moral level? In this final episode in a series about the moral function of fiction: several notes reflecting on Black Lives Matter protests, Star Wars, evangelicalism, “these unprecedented times,” and the workings of ideo...
Fictions & Morals: Fiction and Its Discontents
December 10, 2019 11:36 - 35 minutes - 33 MBWe established last episode that fiction does seem to have a moral function, along with most other discourses. But what should that moral function be? In this second episode in a series about the moral function of fiction: the opinions of, like, a bunch of white dudes and an actually good one by Susan Sontag. References: - John Gardner, Moral Fiction (1978) - Aristotle, Poetics - Terry Eagleton, How to Read a Poem (2007) - Terry Eagleton, Literary Theory: An Introduction (2008) - Phil...
03 - Fictions & Morals: Fiction and Its Discontents
December 10, 2019 11:36 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MBWe established last episode that fiction does seem to have a moral function, along with most other discourses. But what should that moral function be? In this second episode in a series about the moral function of fiction: the opinions of, like, a bunch of white dudes and an actually good one by Susan Sontag. References: - John Gardner, Moral Fiction (1978) - Aristotle, Poetics - Terry Eagleton, How to Read a Poem (2007) - Terry Eagleton, Literary Theory: An Introduction (2008) - Phil...
Fictions and Morals: Fiction and Its Discontents
December 10, 2019 11:36 - 34 minutes - 40.9 MBWe established last episode that fiction does seem to have a moral function, along with most other discourses. But what should that moral function be? In this second episode in a series about the moral function of fiction: the opinions of, like, a bunch of white dudes and an actually good one by Susan Sontag. References: - John Gardner, Moral Fiction (1978) - Aristotle, Poetics - Terry Eagleton, How to Read a Poem (2007) - Terry Eagleton, Literary Theory: An Introduction (2008) - Phil...
Fictions & Morals: Harry Potter and an evangelical walk into a bar...
September 30, 2019 15:59 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBWe talk about fiction in moral terms all the time, from saying certain movies are inappropriate for kids, to claiming that video games aren't political. But when you think about it, how does fiction function morally if it's just made up? To answer that question, we have to ask a couple others: What is fiction? And what is moral? In this first episode in a series about the moral function of fiction: Harry Potter, evangelical Christianity, literary theory, and fake news, and other sundry char...
Fictions and Morals: Harry Potter and an evangelical walk into a bar...
September 30, 2019 15:59 - 35 minutes - 42.6 MBWe talk about fiction in moral terms all the time, from saying certain movies are inappropriate for kids, to claiming that video games aren't political. But when you think about it, how does fiction function morally if it's just made up? To answer that question, we have to ask a couple others: What is fiction? And what is moral? In this first episode in a series about the moral function of fiction: Harry Potter, evangelical Christianity, literary theory, and fake news, and other sundry char...
02 - Fictions & Morals: Harry Potter and an evangelical walk into a bar...
September 30, 2019 15:59 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBWe talk about fiction in moral terms all the time, from saying certain movies are inappropriate for kids, to claiming that video games aren't political. But when you think about it, how does fiction function morally if it's just made up? To answer that question, we have to ask a couple others: What is fiction? And what is moral? In this first episode in a series about the moral function of fiction: Harry Potter, evangelical Christianity, literary theory, and fake news, and other sundry char...
Nothing Outside the Text (a manifesto?)
September 03, 2019 11:58 - 7 minutes - 9.41 MBInside the Text is a podcast about meaning, because if reading is really rewriting, it's up to us to rewrite the world for the better. In this first episode, some musings on how meaning works and what this podcast wants to do. Also Jacques Derrida. Also an eggplant emoji. Find out more about the podcast at insidethetext.wordpress.com.
01 - Nothing Outside the Text (a manifesto?)
September 03, 2019 11:58 - 8 minutes - 8.05 MBInside the Text is a podcast about meaning, because if reading is really rewriting, it's up to us to rewrite the world for the better. In this first episode, some musings on how meaning works and what this podcast wants to do. Also Jacques Derrida. Also an eggplant emoji. Find out more about the podcast at insidethetext.wordpress.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app