Episode 59: The Big Screen Beckons--McCarthy's Screenplays with Stacey Peebles

From Reading McCarthy by Scott Yarbrough and Guest Hosts

September 23, 2025 · 1h 28m · Season 4 · Episode 59

About this episode

This episode features Dr. Stacey Peebles discussing Cormac McCarthy's screenplays and their adaptations.

Episode 60 of READING McCARTHY sees the return of one of my favorite guests, Dr. Stacey Peebles. In addition to her many other roles described below, she is the preeminent expert on McCarthy’s work in screenplays. Please join us for a consideration of his various screenplays, both produced (The Counselor) and unproduced (Cities of the Plain, No Country for Old Men, Men and Whales) as well as a brief discussion of the film adaptations of his work thus far. Stacey Peebles is the HW...

People in this episode

Host: Scott Yarbrough

Guest: Stacey Peebles

Topics covered

screenplays
film adaptations
Cormac McCarthy
literature
cinema

Keywords

Cormac McCarthy
screenplays
film adaptations
The Counselor
No Country for Old Men
Cities of the Plain
Men and Whales

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Counselor, Cities of the Plain, No Country for Old Men, Men and Whales