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Lovecraft Country Radio

4: A History of Violence

Lovecraft Country Radio

HBO

Tv & Film, After Shows

4.83.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Lovecraft Country Radio, hosts Ashley C. Ford and Shannon Houston discuss Episode 4: "A History of Violence." The hosts follow the characters as they embark on another cross-country journey, adventure through secret underground tunnels, and grapple with their violent past. This podcast is produced by HBO in conjunction with Pineapple Street Studios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're turning in to Lovecraft Country Radio. There's some strong language and spoilers ahead. Buckle up.

0:16.0

Now, none of us knows nothing except what this crack of bitch told us. So the answer is no.

0:26.0

I won't help you kill yourself. Even if you two dumb and pick at it to realize you can't win this game as she's setting up for you to play.

0:35.0

Boy, I told you this was a waste of time.

0:47.0

You're really going to let him chase his tail. Looking for answers you already have.

0:57.0

I don't see where his son gets it. You'll realize all.

1:05.0

Woo! Well, let him let them know.

1:08.0

I mean...

1:11.0

We said it's family business. There's a lot of family business going down in this episode.

1:17.0

Can I just say how satisfying it was to watch her get them together? It made me feel really good, Shannon.

1:25.0

We call that a gathering gathering these men folk in the bar. I also love this scene because it's like let this work as a take down of the idea that black people are monoliths.

1:39.0

Like politically as far as community, we have like three different people and three different very strong reactions to a situation that is partly informed by white supremacy.

1:52.0

We are not a monolith. We have arguments. We should be able to do that. And then you know come together and go on an epic road trip.

2:00.0

And this is the episode where things really turn for some of our heroes. I hope y'all are ready to dive into this with us.

2:07.0

This is episode four, a history of violence. Let's go.

2:17.0

Welcome to Lovecraft Country Radio. I'm Ashley C. Ford, podcast host writer and horror enthusiast.

2:25.0

And I'm Shannon Houston, a writer for the HBO series Lovecraft Country and mother to three free black children.

2:32.0

Amen. In case you've already forgotten in this episode, Montrose, Letty and Atticus go to a museum in Boston to find the pages Titus took from the book of names.

2:43.0

So Shannon, this episode I, this was a rough one for me, but also one that I see that it's driving us forward.

2:58.0

I'm excited to see where the rest of the story goes. You know, usually on this podcast, we pick apart a couple different themes from the episode.

3:07.0

Right. But I really want to dig into the nitty gritty of what I thought might be the overarching theme of the episode, which was explaining how each character thinks you beat white supremacy.

3:20.0

Ooh, I love this. I also love how you say thanks because we are seeing three different characters really attempt to dismantle the power system.

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