The Big Sleep (1939) by Raymond Chandler | Analysis & Commentary

Welcome to Ear Read This! I’m Ash, and on this channel I combine in-depth literary analysis with casual book reviews and discussion of a wide range of texts from Ovid to Sylvia Plath. Along with detailed episodes of the ERT podcast you’ll find reading updates, reactions to bookish news and my daily Poem of the Day series. Special areas of interest include Plath, Scottish (and in particular, Edinburgh) literature, Shakespeare and bird books. S2E46 (01/05/20) Today, to round out series 2 of Ear Read This, we're finally talking (relevantly) about The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. Join us as we discuss the birth of Los Angeles, koshing, wisecracking and the publishing world of 1930's America. Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. Sound Bites from: The Big Sleep (1946) All other music by Epidemic Sound. Subscribe to Ear Read This on your podcast platform of choice to access our back catalogue instantly and for visit our Patreon Page for more exclusive episodes of Ear Read This: www.patreon.com/earreadthis iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pDxgPj... acast: https://www.acast.com/earreadthis Podbean: www.earreadthis.podbean.com or follow us on Insta: @earreadthis Facebook: facebook.com/earreadthis Twitter: @earreadthis