TGSGTE #10 - Bend Sinister feat. Friend Pnut

Oh listener, this week we have to talk about a very important literary subject intimately related to our study of Western Imperial history. Truly, it is a podcast episode that must be made! Because art is apparently disconnected from reality and its consequences according to Vladimir Nabokov, the author of this week's book, Lolita! More specifically, the 1962 Stanley Kubrick adaptation and the 1997 Adrian Lyne adaptation. If we have to live in the society built in fawning reverence for the CSA of yore, then we might as well learn what the last ding-dang century of Western film has done with it.And just to state it up front, this is mostly an episode about the sexual abuse of children, even more than usual for our podcast about American history! So, you know, decide for yourself if you want to listen to us tear this terrible author a new one.