Episodios

  • Saroyan on Screen - Saroyan in WWII

    Saroyan on Screen - Saroyan in WWII
    Apr 14 2026
    18 m
  • The Place of Places - Chapter 6 - Broadway San Francisco

    The Place of Places - Chapter 6 - Broadway San Francisco
    Mar 31 2026
    Episode Notes

    View the Youtube videos at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQJXPLW9BbFfaUf9sTX4_tPlWHz7RTJo7

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    10 m
  • Ben - Read by Derek McCaw

    Ben - Read by Derek McCaw
    Mar 24 2026
    Episode Notes

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    24 m
  • Place of Places - Chapter 5: The Santa Fe Depot, Fresno, 1922

    Place of Places - Chapter 5: The Santa Fe Depot, Fresno, 1922
    Mar 17 2026
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    9 m
  • Saroyan on Screen - MGM and Saroyan after the Human Comedy

    Saroyan on Screen - MGM and Saroyan after the Human Comedy
    Mar 10 2026
    Episode Notes

    Primary sources are The Daring Young Man by John Leggett, Saroyan's journals and letters in the William Saroyan papers at Stanford's Green Library_,_ You Must Remember This podcast by Karina Longworth, and letters in the collection of Forever Saroyan from Peter Howorth.

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    22 m
  • The Place of Places - Chapter 5

    The Place of Places - Chapter 5
    Mar 3 2026
    8 m
  • Saroyan on Screen - The Human Comedy

    Saroyan on Screen - The Human Comedy
    Feb 24 2026
    The Human Comedy (1943) – Show Notes & Research Links Directed by: Clarence BrownScreenplay: Howard EstabrookStory by: William SaroyanStarring: Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig, Marsha Hunt, Fay BainterStudio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)Release Year: 1943 🔗 Primary Film References IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036000/ TCM (Turner Classic Movies)https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78965/the-human-comedy AFI Catalog Entryhttps://catalog.afi.com/Film/613-THE-HUMAN-COMEDY Rotten Tomatoeshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/human_comedy_1943 AllMoviehttps://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-human-comedy-v23823 📚 Literary Source – William Saroyan Original Novel: The Human Comedy (1943)Author: William Saroyan Library of Congress Recordhttps://lccn.loc.gov/43011845 Open Libraryhttps://openlibrary.org/works/OL45809W/The_Human_Comedy Goodreadshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/143284.The_Human_Comedy William Saroyan Biography – Poetry Foundationhttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/william-saroyan William Saroyan – Encyclopaedia Britannicahttps://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Saroyan Forever Saroyan - http://www.foreversaroyan.com 🎭 Cast & Key Figures Mickey RooneyIMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001683/ Frank MorganIMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0604607/ Spencer Tracy (Uncredited cameo)IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001805/ Clarence Brown (Director)IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113673/ 📰 Contemporary & Historical Context World War II Homefront Overview – National WWII Museumhttps://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/home-front-during-world-war-ii MGM Studio History – Encyclopaedia Britannicahttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-Inc Academy Awards (1943–44 Ceremony)https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1944 🏆 Awards & Recognition Academy Award for Best Story (William Saroyan)Oscar Database Entryhttps://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ National Board of Review – 1943 Winnershttps://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1943/ 📖 Themes for Discussion Small-town America during WWIIThe emotional toll of wartime telegramsThe American postal system as narrative deviceIdealism vs. realism in Saroyan’s writingMGM wartime sentimentalitySpencer Tracy’s surprise appearanceSaroyan’s complicated relationship with Hollywood 🎧 Suggested Companion Viewing / Reading The Time of Your Life (Saroyan play)https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Time-of-Your-Life The Saroyan Prize – Stanford Universityhttps://english.stanford.edu/creative-writing/william-saroyan-international-prize-writing Fresno County Historical Societyhttps://valleyhistory.org/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
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    32 m
  • Saroyan on Screen - The Good Job

    Saroyan on Screen - The Good Job
    Feb 10 2026
    21 m