Nick Tosh
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Sep 25, 2026
Nate WilcoxHOST
And then the yodel that was his trademark...
Nate WilcoxHOST
I just read Nick Tosh's book on Emmett Miller, who was a blackface minstrel performer, a vaudeville performer, who recorded around the same time and has a very similar yodel and was the influence.
Nate WilcoxHOST
He recorded the version of Lovesick Blues that Hank Williams based his career-making 1949 record on.
Nate WilcoxHOST
And both Emmett Miller and Rogers were around Asheville, North Carolina at the same time, and there's some discussion as to who... who got whose yodel and and or if they had a common source of the yodel but that's kind of awesome
Colin MacCormackHOST
And today we traverse heaven, hell, and earth, and also purgatory to discuss the 2025 film In the Hand of Dante.
Colin MacCormackHOST
Based on a 2002 novel by Nick Toshes, the film was directed by Julian Schnabel and was co-written by Schnabel as well as with his partner, Luis Kugelberg.
Colin MacCormackHOST
It stars Oscar Isaac, along with Gail Gadot, Jared Butler, John Malkovich, Luis Calchemi, Sabrina Impacciatore, Benjamin Clementine, Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino, and Jason Momoa.
Colin MacCormackHOST
And since we're a little bit out of our element, we are joined by a special guest, my colleague, Dr. Gianna Albaum, lecturer in Italian Studies at Smith College, where she teaches Italian literature and culture.