Lolita Podcast
Who is Lolita? The Nabokov literary classic has sparked infinite discussion in the 65 years since its release, but the cultural memory the book has left behind lives more in romance and fashion aesthetics than a cautionary tale about a deceptive predator and his young prey. Jamie Loftus wants to know how we got here, and this series traces Lolita -- the person, Dolores Haze -- from her literary origin to current status as a doomed icon.
- Website
- https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-lolita-73899842/
- Description
- Who is Lolita? The Nabokov literary classic has sparked infinite discussion in the 65 years since its release, but the cultural memory the book has left behind lives more in romance and fashion aesthetics than a cautionary tale about a deceptive predator and his young prey. Jamie Loftus wants to know how we got here, and this series traces Lolita -- the person, Dolores Haze -- from her literary origin to current status as a doomed icon.
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2024-11-22 04:02
- last episode published
- 2024-09-12 04:00
- publication frequency
- 101.52 days
- Contributors
- HowStuffWorks
- Owner
- iHeartPodcasts
- Author
- Explicit
- true
- Number of Episodes
- 15
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- Detail page
- Categories
- Society & Culture Education TV & Film
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2024-09-12 | Hi, Lolita listeners! iHeartPodcasts has geared up for a riveting new podcast called The Legend of SwordQuest. Hosted by Jamie Loftus, The Legend of SwordQuest started as a promotion for a new Atari game that would become one of the most controversial ... |
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| 2024-05-07 | Hi Lolita Podcast Fans! Take a listen to the trailer of our newest show Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) About the show: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) is a weekly show from Jamie Loftus that takes a closer look at the internet’s main characters – one part repor... |
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| 2023-12-06 | Hi, Lolita fans! Here's a preview of a new podcast, We the Unhoused — Created by Theo Henderson with the goal of uplifting voiceless citizens. The show provides an intimate look at the unhoused experience that began while Theo was living on the streets... |
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| 2021-02-01 | On the finale of Lolita Podcast, we look at the legacy of Dolores Haze -- where she's been, and where she may be going. Carnal Knowledge by Zoe Ligon & Elizabeth Renstrom: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646983/carnal-knowledge-by-zoe-lig... |
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| 2021-01-25 | On the next to last episode of Lolita Podcast, Jamie takes a look at the lives and careers of the four women who played Dolores Haze in the four major adaptations to date. Natalie Portman Women's March Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXWHO1... |
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| 2021-01-18 | This week, Jamie dives down the rabbit hole of Lolita blogs and fan communities, beginning in the early 2000s and through now, and a look at the non-sexual nymphet fashion movement that Nabokov's book inspired. It's... complicated. Ms. Lola on Youtube... |
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| 2021-01-13 | In Part 2 of our episode on the Lolita 1997 movie adaptation, we dig into America in the 90s -- a wave of movies full of teen girls as sexual demon, how The Long Island Lolita redefined Dolores to a new generation, and dive into the complex production ... |
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| 2021-01-11 |
7 (Part 1): That Time David Mamet Wrote a Draft of Lolita (And Other Hollywood Tragedies) It's high time we talk about the 1997 movie adaptation of Lolita by Adrian Lyne. Between Stanley Kubrick's adaptation in 1962 and Dominique Swain playing Lolita in the '90s. In part one of this two-parter, we take a look at knock-off Lolita productions... |
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| 2021-01-04 | How long have we been judging Lolita by its cover? To be fair, they're not much help. This week, Jamie guides you through a crash course on Lolita/nymphet aesthetics -- when we say 'Lolita,' what are we really talking about? We take a look at the visua... |
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| 2020-12-21 | Trigger warning: this episode contains discussion of child sex abuse and pedophilia. "Who is that viper that likes them post-diaper?" This is just one of the objectively terrifying lyrics in a botched Broadway musical of Lolita -- the first an expen... |
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