William Faulkner

Mentioned in 7 analyzed podcast episodes across 5 shows

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Hidden Brain Zero to Well-Read The Swiftie and The Scholar Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast The Daily

Episode Appearances

Hidden Brain · May 25, 2026

The Past is Never Dead

“Quoted for the phrase 'The past is never dead. It's not even past.'”

Mechanical clocks and time discipline in medieval EuropeCatholic Church marriage reforms and family structure transformationNuclear family as historical invention vs. extended kinship systems

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Zero to Well-Read · May 21, 2026

How to Read Toni Morrison and Where to Start, with Namwali Serpell

“Literary influence on Morrison; subject of her master's thesis at Cornell University”

Toni Morrison's recommended reading order and pedagogical approachLiterary difficulty and reader accessibility in modernist fictionNarrative ambiguity and gaps as ethical tools in literature

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The Swiftie and The Scholar · May 21, 2026

The Inquisitive Human Nature in How Did It End?

“Referenced for 'A Rose for Emily' as example of human curiosity about private lives and hidden truths.”

Extended metaphor and conceit in songwritingParasocial relationships and fan culture criticismPost-mortem as metaphor for relationship analysis

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Zero to Well-Read · Apr 7, 2026

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

“Reviewed The Old Man and the Sea; praised it as the best work by his generation despite personal rivalry with Hemingway”

Hemingway's Iceberg Theory and Literary OmissionMinimalist Prose Style and Emotional AuthenticityMastery, Expertise, and Embodied Knowledge in Fiction

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The Swiftie and The Scholar · Feb 12, 2026

The Cultural Critique of The Last Great American Dynasty

“Referenced for 'A Rose for Emily' short story as literary parallel to song's narrative structure”

Narrative songwriting and autofiction in contemporary pop musicFeminist literary criticism applied to music analysisRebecca Harkness biography and 20th-century American heiress culture

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Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast · Sep 19, 2025

Ep 577 - Bags On You (feat. Adam Eget)

“Mentioned as writer with family history of suicide and substance abuse issues”

Psychedelic drug experiences and harm reductionPranks and social engineering in sports cultureSextortion and intimate image-based abuse

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The Daily · Sep 7, 2025

Sunday Special: The Books We Read in School

“Author of The Sound and the Fury; discussed as example of text assigned before students are developmentally ready”

School curriculum design and book selection criteriaShakespeare pedagogy and accessibility for high school studentsAudiobooks in educational settings

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