These soggy bottom girls are going on an adventure through the Coen Brothers' epic 2000 film, O Brother, Where Art Though? We talk about the way the Coen Brothers adapted one of the oldest texts in world history into a tour de force of their staple comedic style while providing a unique depiction of Depression era America. In this episode, each one of us is a Dapper Dan Man!
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Brother,_Where_Art_Thou%3F
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72777/14-fun-facts-about-o-brother-where-art-thou
https://www.charactour.com/hub/characters/view/Ulysses-Everett-McGill.O-Brother-Where-Art-Thou
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey
Wolters, Loes. “Men of Constant Comedy: The comic reception of the Oddyssey(s) in O Brother, Where Art Thou?” Classics@ Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, Harvard University, June 2021.
