• A Slight Eructation of the Valve (John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces)

  • Sep 9 2022
  • Length: 57 mins
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A Slight Eructation of the Valve (John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces)

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  • The boys (sans Friedrich) wrap Season 3 by talking about the perfect capstone book: John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces. They take one last gander at form (picaresque? satire?), discuss Fortuna's wheel, and think through what it means to be a political and artistic outsider in the vein of Ignatius J. Reilly. They also talk localism and other weird political alignments that defy the usual American dichotomies. Theme Music: "Shostakovich," by Mucca Pazza
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