Scotto grapples with Paolo Sorrentino's 2013 film, The Great Beauty, starring Toni Servillo and Sabrina Ferilli. Get more episodes on Patreon.

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Bonus episode! Scotto connects with Hunter, Tracy, Anna, Geraldine, Ronnie, Jeffrey, and--hopefully--you. Join Patreon to get more episodes.

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Listen to part II of this episode on Patreon. Scotto connects with Clarice Lispecter.

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Scotto connects with Walt Whitman. Get more episodes on Patreon.

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Scotto talks about language and survival. With some help from Noam Chomsky, Toni Morrison, Clarice Lispector, and others.

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Scotto avoids the crickets.

Scotto reads Vincent Bugliosi's true crime classic about the Manson Family murders. This episode includes: Susan Atkins' grand jury testimony; tangents about manipulation, the US military, and the power of language; and a meditation about good and evil.

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In this episode, Scotto connects with Jaques Lacan and interrogates the pain of hiding neurodivergence, queerness, gentleness, enthusiasm and many of his other true traits.

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The actual title of the Lacan piece mentioned in this episode is "The Mirror Stage as Formative of the I Function." Scotto often gets titles wrong.