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One True Podcast

One True Podcast

Mark Cirino and Michael Von Cannon

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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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best One True Podcast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to One True Podcast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite One True Podcast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

One True Podcast - One True Sentence #11 with Erik Nakjavani
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08/19/21 • 22 min

Erik Nakjavani shares his one true sentence from Hemingway's Green Hills of Africa.

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One True Podcast - Amanda Vaill on Gerald and Sara Murphy
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06/07/21 • 58 min

Amanda Vaill takes us to the French Riviera of the 1920s, drawing from her definitive book, Everybody Was So Young, to describe who Gerald and Sara Murphy were and what they meant to the artists they knew.
Vaill discusses Fitzgerald’s poor behavior, Hemingway’s ambivalence to the rich, and Gerald’s own artistic efforts. Along the way, she suggests what gave the Murphys the enchanting quality that drew so many important figures into their circle.
This episode was recorded on May 17, 2021.

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One True Podcast - Adrian Sparks on Playing Papa
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01/11/21 • 40 min

One True Podcast continues its exploration of Hemingway on film by welcoming the legendary actor Adrian Sparks to discuss his iconic portrayal of Hemingway in Papa: Hemingway in Cuba. This film, released in 2015, made history as the first Hollywood production on the island since the trade embargo.

Sparks describes the magical experience of using Hemingway’s actual typewriter as they filmed on location inside the Finca Vigía, the challenges of portraying such a complex man in the final years of his life, and the special relationship between Hemingway and the Cuban people, which he encountered first-hand while starring as Papa.
Opening clip: Papa: Hemingway in Cuba trailer (Magenta Light Productions, Studio 2050, Sunstone Film Productions).
This episode was recorded on March 27, 2020.

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One True Podcast - Robert K. Elder on Hemingway in Comics
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11/07/20 • 48 min

One True Podcast welcomes Robert K. Elder, author of the entertaining and fascinating Hemingway in Comics. In this episode, we talk about how popular artists have depicted Hemingway across various cultures and the similarities that exist between the style of comics and the iceberg principle.
Elder examines how international artists have depicted, Disney-fied, satirized, and mythologized Hemingway in their representations of him as teenage soldier, Paris boozehound, and aging Cuban fisher. And, of course, Papa’s iconic image in that bulky turtleneck sweater makes an appearance.
This episode was recorded on September 18, 2020.

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One True Podcast - Mark Thompson on the Italian Front of WWI
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01/20/20 • 48 min

In this episode, the brilliant historian Mark Thompson, author of the magisterial The White War, separates fact from fiction as he analyzes Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, including its epic depiction of the devastating Caporetto retreat.
In writing his great war novel, Hemingway dramatically recreated the Italian Front of World War I by consulting histories, maps, novels, and others’ firsthand accounts. He also drew from his own traumatic experiences in northern Italy in 1918.
Thompson turns his attention to the historical context of the fiction, focusing on the “forgotten front” of Italy during World War I. He addresses the military fiascoes and political incompetence, bringing to the surface the subtext of A Farewell to Arms, Hemingway’s timeless classic.
This episode was recorded on September 6, 2019.

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One True Podcast - Julia Sweig on Cuba

Julia Sweig on Cuba

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09/10/19 • 44 min

This episode is a journey into the culture and history of Cuba. Given the undeniable importance of Cuba in Hemingway’s life and legacy, Hemingway readers will learn a lot more about it from one of the preeminent scholars, thinkers, and writers on Cuba, Dr. Julia E. Sweig.

Dr. Sweig discusses US-Cuba relations, their tumultuous history, her meetings with Fidel Castro, and her sense of what we might expect--and hope for--in the coming years. The interview touches on issues of immigration, terrorism, and contemporary politics as we explore the past, present, and future of our Cuban neighbors.

This episode was recorded on May 23, 2019.

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One True Podcast - One True Sentence #18 with David Frum
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05/19/22 • 26 min

David Frum, staff writer at The Atlantic, author of numerous books including Trumpocracy and Trumpocalypse, and speechwriter for President George W. Bush, joins us to talk about his one true sentence from A Farewell to Arms.

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One True Podcast - One True Sentence #23 with Joshua Ferris
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11/03/22 • 29 min

Joshua Ferris, winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award for his novel Then We Came to the End, joins us to discuss his one true sentence from The Sun Also Rises.

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One True Podcast - One True Sentence #25 with Naomi Wood
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01/26/23 • 33 min

Naomi Wood, author of Mrs. Hemingway, shares her one true sentence from a letter Hemingway wrote to friends Gerald and Sara Murphy after the death of their son, Baoth, in 1935.

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One True Podcast - Ahmed Honeini on William Faulkner
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04/01/24 • 61 min

The two great titans of twentieth-century American literature – Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner – never met. They corresponded only a time or two; however, they were always on each other’s minds. Their hyper-awareness of the other’s recent work led sometimes to envy, sometimes to awe, and frequently to catty comments.
To help us learn more about these two men and their fraught relationship, we invite Prof. Ahmed Honeini of Royal Holloway, University of London, to the program. Honeini is the founder of Faulkner Studies in the UK and has written the superb book, William Faulkner and Mortality: A Fine Dead Sound.
Honeini expertly guides us through Hemingway and Faulkner’s lives, works, and relationship as One True Podcast continues its investigation of Hemingway’s many rivalries.

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How many episodes does One True Podcast have?

One True Podcast currently has 139 episodes available.

What topics does One True Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Literature, Fiction, Society & Culture, Writing, Podcasts, Books and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on One True Podcast?

The episode title 'One True Sentence #16 with Brian Turner' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on One True Podcast?

The average episode length on One True Podcast is 47 minutes.

How often are episodes of One True Podcast released?

Episodes of One True Podcast are typically released every 11 days.

When was the first episode of One True Podcast?

The first episode of One True Podcast was released on Jul 26, 2019.

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