13: “Lawful Literature” with Todd Barry

Dr. Todd Barry heralds the return of The Flowdown to discuss capital-L literature, the magic of musical theater, and the impact of artificial intelligence on higher education.

Show notes for this episode:

• Stephen Sondheim
• Stephen Sondheim on Inside the Actor's Studio | YouTube
• Into the Woods
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
• Assassins
• Into the Woods: MTI Conversation Piece with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine | YouTube
• Sondheim teaches... playlist | YouTube
• Elaine Stritch
• Parasocial interaction
• Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture by Kyle Chayka
• Meditation
• Waking Up app
• Hamlet
• Yoga
• Generation X
• Millennials
• UConn
• Law 7891: Law and Literature | University of Connecticut
• Hollywood, Los Angeles
• Simon & Schuster
• Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory by Peter Barry
• The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages by Harold Bloom
• Harold Bloom
• Renowned literary critic Harold Bloom on the Power of Reading | YouTube
• Grammarly
• Bullshit
• "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• ENG 1020: Composition II and Literature | CT State Community College Catalog
• Mommy's Delicious Food, Norwich, CT | Instagram
• Mahzu Sushi, Norwich, CT