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Ep. 70: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 33 part 2/2
Baoyu is beaten! How does the ideology of filial piety inform this scene, when it is intra-familial conflict that, in part, brings it in being? Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1269965/support)
Ep. 69: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 33 part 1/2
An actor, the female impersonator Jiang Yuhan, has exited the Prince of Zhongshun’s stage, his gifted sash contradicting Baoyu’s claims of ignorance. Which path of fate is being depicted, and why must extreme violence befall Baoyu? Support
Ep. 68: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 32 part 2/2
The death of Golden 金釧! Who is at fault for her premature demise? Is there any agency in, and meaning to one’s actions, when symbols prefigure, and fate seems fixed? Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1269965/support)
Ep 67: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 chapter 32 part 1/2
Xiangyun 湘雲 is here, and she comes bearing gifts and opinions. What’s the meaning of a gift? Do duplicates double in value? For Baoyu, is the value of linen dependent upon the familiarity of the hand crafting it? And what’s the use in a mes
Ep 66: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 chapter 31 part 2/2
A short Xiangyun 湘雲 episode! We attempt to decipher her thoughts on yinyang 陰陽 philosophy and how it relates to her relationship with her maid Kingfisher 翠縷. The metaphysics of golden qilin 麒麟 in Dream of the Red Chamber/ Story of the Stone
Ep. 65: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 31 part 1/2
What are the ethics of using an object? Is it immoral to break something just for the sound of it? What social, political, and economic sacrifices are justified, when performed for those closest? DISCLAIMER: no fans were hurt in the recordi
Ep. 64: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 30 part 2/2
What meaning could reside in a hairpin? When is a hairpin a pen, and which character is being written? Would a false Xi Shi 西施 dream of real roses? Part 2 of our discussion of Chapter 30 of "Dream of the Red Chamber" Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, "Sto
Ep. 63: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 30 part 1/2
In the space between dreaming and waking, what rules apply? What feelings are displaced in acts of judgment? Do those who dream us wish us well? A turning point in Dream of the Red Chamber (Story of the Stone 石頭記) (Hong lou meng, Hongloumen
Ep 62: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 chapter 29 part 2/2
Plays within plays, and a meta-cognitive dispute! Is every jade tear still a microcosm? Do two false representations make one shared reality? Part 2 of our discussion of Chapter 29 of Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢，红楼梦), Story of the Stone (
Ep 61: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 chapter 29 part 1/2
In Chapter 29 of Dream of the Red Chamber (Hongloumeng 紅樓夢, Story of the Stone 石頭記), the crew is out and about in full force. Even before the plays begin, a spitting is delegated, a collision is mitigated, and a famous jade is investigated.
Ep 60: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 chapter 28 part 2/2
The poetry party, an artistic dream within a dream, continues! Readers of Dream of the Red Chamber (Story of the Stone 石頭記, Hongloumeng 紅樓夢) are here first introduced to the poetic stylings of Xue Pan 薛蟠, arguably the first postmodern bruta
Ep. 59: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 28 part 1/2
Baoyu and Daiyu try to work through mutual misunderstanding, and matters of medicine reemerge. At Feng Ziying’s party, verses are improvised on the subject of female joys and sorrows, yet another poetic opportunity for red chamber dream pro
Ep 58: Hong lou meng chapter 27 part 2/2
In this episode we broach one of the most central questions of Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — why bury fallen flowers? Attempting to answer this question, we discuss cuckoos, mottled bamboo, the end of spring, cold pillows, inner chambers,
Ep. 57: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 27 part 1/2
Baoyu seeks Daiyu, who is notably absent bemoaning the season. Baochai chases butterflies, and Crimson enumerates a bewildering array of ladies. Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1269965/support)
Ep. 56: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 26 part 2/2
A scion of great wealth demonstrates a dearth of erudition, while a legendary worrier transcends nature’s limits. Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1269965/support)
Ep. 55: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 26 part 1/2
Real affections between Crimson and Jia Yun are ornamented by dream and fantasy, while the Name of the Father is appropriated for idle pleasures. Daiyu’s feelings of social exclusion are accentuated by the proximity of desire. Support the s
Ep. 54: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 25 part 2/2
Things get weird when Mother Ma throws down a surprisingly efficacious curse. Xifeng starts slaughtering miscellaneous animals, and Baoyu is consumed by suicidal ideation. We discuss the fortuitous, surprising reappearance of the Daoist pri
Ep. 53: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 25 part 1/2
A time of danger, with molten wax and curses raining down on Baoyu! We discuss Aunt Zhao’s resentment, Mother Ma’s sesame oil subscription service, and the sublime, surprising role of the supernatural in this chapter of Dream of the Red Cha
Ep 52: Hong lou meng review episode (Ch. 13-24)
Our second twelve-chapter review episode, chapters 13-24. A great chance to review one's rereading, with some fresh takes thrown in for good measure. Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1269965/support)
Ep. 51: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 24 part 2/2
We continue discussing Jia Yun’s perilous navigation of our constellation of stars, while Baoyu from an empty center thirsts for tea and attention. Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1269965/support)
Ep. 50: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 24 part 1/2
Let’s talk Jia Yun, a distant and poorer member of the extended Jia universe. How does this peripheral player navigate our constellation of stars? Would you take a loan from a drunken, violence-prone moneylender in order to bribe Wang Xifen
Episode 49 Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 23 part 2/2
In this episode, we finish our read-through of Baoyu’s seasonal poems, empathizing common themes and images. Meanwhile Baoyu has newly procured scandalous romantic literature and has snuck a few texts into the garden, including the famous X
Episode 48 Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 23 part 1/2
An imperial injunction — to enjoy? Baoyu and the young ladies of the compound receive orders from the Imperial Concubine Yuanchun to move into the garden and reside in its various small houses. Will a life lived aesthetically affect the sou
Episode 47 Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 22 part 2/2
In this episode, we explore the enigmatic, prophetic riddles in the second half of Chapter 22 of Dream of the Red Chamber (Story of the Stone). What controversies exist due to there being divergent versions of the text? What branching fates
Episode 46 Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 22 part 1/2
‘Can’t you be a bit quieter and attend to the play? This is Zhi-shen at the Monastery Gate we’re supposed to be listening to, not Jing-de Acts the Madman!’ Baoyu expresses in poetic verse, following a performance during Baochai’s birthday f
Episode 45 Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 21 part 2/2
In our coverage of the second half of Chapter 21 of Dream of the Red Chamber, we focus on the infidelities of Jia Lian and the dynamics of his marriage with Xifeng. Observing a ritually-prescribed separation from Xifeng on account of his da
Episode 44 Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 21 part 1/2
Chapter 21’s quotidian garden affairs prompt a discussion of desire, identity, naming, and boundaries. Passive aggressive feuding between Baoyu and Xiren is displaced onto Baoyu’s interaction with other maids in the household; fed up with a
Episode 43 Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 20 part 2/2
Enter the garden Shi Xiangyun, one of the most beloved characters in Dream of the Red Chamber. Meanwhile the status anxieties of Jia Huan and Aunt Zhao are explored, and Baoyu and Daiyu continue perfecting the art of verbal escalation and “
Episode 42 Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 20 part 1/2
Enter the garden Shi Xiangyun, one of the most beloved characters in Dream of the Red Chamber. Meanwhile Nanny Li exchanges bitter words with Aroma, Jia Huan lets reveal his resentment toward Baoyu, and Daiyu is jealous of Baoyu’s time with
Episode 41 Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 19 part 2/2
Baoyu, the idle subject, subjects Aroma to surprise visitation. Aroma engages Baoyu with artful artifice, as characters and readers alike question the fantasy and reality of these social roles and relations. Later on Baoyu visits Daiyu and
