One True Podcast
One True Podcast delves into 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, government officials, and other luminaries as we explore Hemingway's life and legacy.
The show is supported by the Hemingway Society and Foundation, the University of Evansville, and Florida Gulf Coast University. Numerous people have made this endeavor possible:
- Digital artist Julene Ewert designed the cover image.
- Pianist Michael Surratt performed the intro song, “The Leicester Waltz,” which was originally composed by Grace Hall Hemingway.
- The outro song, "Tutti Mi Chiamano Bionda”—which Hemingway and Mary sang together the night before he shuffled off this mortal coil—was performed by the following University of Evansville music faculty, students, and alumni: Dennis Malfatti (Professor of Music; music coordinator; accordion), Griffin Devoy (voice), Michael Kmiecik (guitar), and Adam Smith (voice/audio technician).
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Lesley Blume talks about what makes Hemingway's novel a masterpiece.
Jeffrey DeLaurentis talks about the relationship between the United States and Cuba.
Scott Donaldson talks about Hemingway's iceberg principle of omission and suggestion.
Mark Thompson talks about the Italian Front of WWI and Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.
Marc Dudley talks about race in Hemingway's work in light of Toni Morrison's Playing in the Dark.
Susan Beegel talks about deep sea fishing and Hemingway's connection to taxidermist Fred C.N. Parke.
Stacy Keach joins the show to reflect on his legendary career, particularly his portrayal of Hemingway on the stage, in the classic miniseries, and in his audio recording of short stories.
Alex Vernon joins the show to discuss one of Hemingway’s major themes: men at war. He penetrates the myth of Hemingway-as-warmonger, isolates some of the writer's most evocative war passages, and even reflects on his own war experiences in the Middle East.
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.
In this episode, we explore Hemingway and John Dos Passos, their service in the American Red Cross during World War I, their writing careers, and their doomed friendship.
Today's show places Ernest Hemingway alongside one of his artistic contemporaries: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Part friendship and part rivalry, their complex relationship has all the twists and turns of a good novel about two characters that, at least on the surface, seem vastly different.