BONUS: Joe Barton Talks 'Wonder Boys'

JOE BARTON – creator of TV series such as 'Black Doves', 'Giri/Haji', 'The Lazarus Project', and the upcoming 'Amadeus' – returns to discuss a seminal piece of art from his life: Curtis Hanson’s 2000 film WONDER BOYS, which was adapted from Michael Chabon’s 1995 novel of the same name.This bonus episode was released half a year earlier than it became available on Spotify. To get access to all bonus episodes like this one upon initial release, become a paid subscriber to 5AM StoryTalk at Apple or Substack:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5am-storytalk/id1807437928Substack: https://colehaddon.substack.com/Be sure to listen to the first part of my chat with Joe, too: https://pod.link/1807437928/episode/OGZjNThlNzctZmIwZC00NTU2LThlMjktMDc1ZmUwNTMzZmZi?view=apps&sort=popularity-Joe and I discuss the following and much more:How Wonder Boys – both the novel and the film – significantly impacted our livesThe complexity of the characters, which Joe describes as “fuckups” the likes of which he had never encountered on screen before, and yet these characters are also capable of such surprising empathy and kindness The enigma of the character of James Leer, played brilliantly by Tobey Maguire in the film, which Joe describes as an evolving narrative that reflects the film and novel’s central theme of storytellingThe resonance of Wonder Boys for writers of any kind who understand the trials and tribulations of the creative processMichael Chabon's ability to weave genre elements into literary storytelling and the freedom that granted me, in particular, to do the same in my own workOur extremely embarrassing fan encounters with ChabonLINKSWatch the trailer to Wonder Boys here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO_sXk-lR7ALearn more about the Wonder Boys film here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Boys_(film)Learn more about the Wonder Boys novel here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_BoysLearn more about Joe BARTON here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Barton_(screenwriter)SUBSCRIBE TO THE '5AM STORYTALK NEWSLETTER'⁠⁠https://colehaddon.substack.com/⁠⁠You'll gain access to both the 5AM StoryTalk newsletter and all episodes of this podcast – including exclusive bonus episodes in which my guests discuss seminal pieces of art from their lives. Ask questions in the comments section there, too!SUBSCRIBE TO THE '5AM STORYTALK PODCAST' AT APPLE⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5am-storytalk/id1807437928⁠⁠A paid subscription at Apple will get you access to all of my bonus episodes in which my guests return to break down a seminal artwork from their lives.TIP JARNot up for a paid subscription but appreciate the work that’s gone into making this podcast happen? You can “buy me a coffee” ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/colehaddon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SOCIAL MEDIAFollow Cole/5AM StoryTalk at…⁠⁠5AM StoryTalk @ Instagram⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/5amstorytalkpodcast/⁠⁠⁠Cole Haddon @ Instagram⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/colehaddonwashere/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/colehaddon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.com/Colehaddonwashere⁠⁠⁠EMAIL⁠[email protected] StoryTalk would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast is recorded, the Djarra people of the Kulin Nation and pay respects to Elders past and present.This podcast's music is by ⁠⁠Cary Brothers⁠⁠. ⁠⁠https://www.carybrothers.com/⁠⁠