Episode 291: Shoe Shining

Published: Aug. 27, 2024, 4:40 p.m.

Cornell philosopher David Shoemaker joins us for a long winding journey up to the Overlook Hotel, a DEEP dive on Stanley Kubrick\u2019s The\xa0Shining. We tackle all the big questions - is the hotel truly haunted?\xa0What if anything does it symbolize? Why are there two Gradys and two\xa0sets of daughters?\xa0 How does the filmmaking \u2013 and the Steadicam in particular - amplify our sense of dread?\xa0 Does Jack shine too? How does he get out of the storage closet? Is Shelly Duval\u2019s performance\xa0actually brilliant? What the fuck is up with Bill? Should the\xa0Overlook have included a land acknowledgment? And lots more. Come\xa0listen to us, forever and ever and ever\u2026.

David Shoemaker's website [sites.google.com]

Wisecracks by David Shoemaker [amazon.com afilliate link]

Review of Wisecracks by Kieran Setiya [atlantic.com]

The Shining [wikipedia.org]