Joyce Carol Oates (with Evie Lee)

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2020

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Friend of the podcast Evie Lee joins Jacke to take a look at Joyce Carol Oates's classic short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" (1966). NOTE TO LISTENERS: This episode contains disturbing descriptions of an attempted abduction by a serial killer. Please exercise discretion in deciding whether to listen. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. Or send an email to [email protected]. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podgolomorate Network and LIT Hub Radio.
0:07.0	Hello, this is Jack Wilson.
0:11.0	Before we begin today, I wanted to let you know that today's
0:13.2	podcast has disturbing stories of abduction and violence. Listeners are advised
0:18.7	to exercise discretion. I take what you need you think will last.
0:34.0	But whatever you wish to keep you better grab it fast. He understands your orphan with his gun.
0:47.0	He's going to his gun.
0:50.0	Crying like a fire in the sun.
0:57.0	Look all the things.
1:00.0	Look all the Saints are coming through
1:08.0	and it's all over now baby blue.
1:16.0	We're listening to Bob Dylan's 1965 song
1:20.0	It's all over now baby blue from his album bringing it all back home.
1:24.0	The song closes side two of the album, and it leaves behind a thick atmosphere of chilling resonance.
1:31.0	Nobody knows who Dylan meant to say goodbye to.
1:34.3	There's been speculation that it's a former lover or a friend or
1:38.0	folk music or even Dylan saying goodbye to himself.
1:41.6	But it's the mood of the song that haunts us, the mood of
1:45.7	foreboding and farewell. Someone is leaving and leaving with finality. A chapter is closing. Something new and frightening is taking
1:57.0	over.
1:58.0	American author Joyce Carol Oates wrote a short story in 1966. She was inspired by a profile of a serial killer in Life magazine,
2:07.3	and what moved her in particular was not the killer, but the victims. They were not passive
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