For this episode I speak to Joe Carducci about his screenplay collections Wyoming Stories and Western Stories, as well as his book about Western films, Stone Male: Requiem for the Living Picture. We discuss some of his favourite Westerns, why people still watch Westerns today, and how film making has changed over the years.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy
Salt Lick by Lulu Allison
Flake by Matthew Dooley
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
The Manifold Destiny of Eddie Vegas by Rick Harsch
America and the Cult of the Cactus Boots: A Diagnostic by Phillip Freedenberg, illustrated by Jeff Walton
Stone Male: Requiem for the Living Picture by Joe Carducci
Western Stories by Joe Carducci
Wyoming Stories by Joe Carducci
Rock and the Pop Narcotic: Testament for the Electric Church by Joe Carducci
Enter Naomi: SST, L.A. and All That... by Joe Carducci
The Film Till Now: A Survey of World Cinema by Paul Rotha
Western Films: A Complete Guide by Brian Garfield
Music by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/
Chatting Lit logo and artwork by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)