Knight of Faith: A David Milch Anthology

In this episode: Justin shares some ruminations on similarities between the historical Al Swearingen and the founder of the Trump family dynasty Friedrich Trump, who also ran a brothel in a gold mining camp.  Here is a link to the McKay Coppins article about the Trumps (October 2019)  Here is a link to the Swearingen … Continue reading "Knight of Faith 003–Meet You Fairly (Updates)"

Justin shares his thoughts just before and just after watching Deadwood: The Movie; places the film in context with some ideas that Milch has always shared about his hopes for Deadwood’s finale: “All stories must end in the Spirit” “Time is the secret subject of every story worth telling” Sources mentioned in this episode: Deadwood: … Continue reading "Knight of Faith 002–Deadwood: The Movie Forethoughts and Afterthoughts"

In this episode: Writer and educator Justin Scott Snead kicks off a podcast series that discusses all things David Milch. This podcast will serve as a repository for all the online lectures, readings and public remarks Milch has given; Milch profiles and interviews; any of Milch’s non-teleplay writings. We will analyze and discuss major ideas … Continue reading "Knight of Faith: A David Milch Anthology (001: First Steps)"