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 novel3:43 - The metanarrative of Millennium12:53 - Millennials and zoomers, are they cooked?18:28 - The fourth turning and techno-pessimism24:27 - Technology and pessimism26:23 - Marty on the purpose of literature and two types of fiction34:06 - Bildungsroman37:24 - Marty’s literary influences41:30 - Gentile-Jewish relations in Let Them Look West49:39 - Let Them Look West and Christian nationalism53:05 - Wyoming regional identity and history1:06:29 - Revolutionary politics1:15:16 - 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 writingGet your copy of Let Them Look West or Millennium here, or get both together at a discount in the Marty Bundle!More writing from Marty can be found on his Substack here. Stayed tuned for the announcement of the subject of the next episode, and subscribe to make sure you don’t miss it!Get Shawn Bell’s book Post-Thanks for reading Antelope Hill Publishing! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work.
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