Taylor and Shawn are joined by Marty Phillips, author of the novels Let Them Look West and Millennium, to discuss his books, their themes, Marty’s inspirations, and the art form of literature.
Notes:
0:00 - Introduction and Marty’s thoughts on the form of the novel
3:43 - The metanarrative of Millennium
12:53 - Millennials and zoomers, are they cooked?
18:28 - The fourth turning and techno-pessimism
24:27 - Technology and pessimism
26:23 - Marty on the purpose of literature and two types of fiction
34:06 - Bildungsroman
37:24 - Marty’s literary influences
41:30 - Gentile-Jewish relations in Let Them Look West
49:39 - Let Them Look West and Christian nationalism
53:05 - Wyoming regional identity and history
1:06:29 - Revolutionary politics
1:15:16 - Arthur Walden (Let Them Look West)
1:19:49 - Sergeant Ashleigh (Millennium - “The Holy Hunt”)
1:25:09 - Conclusion and where to find Marty’s writing
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