Joyce Carol Oates is probably one of the most prolific writers to ever live, and yet, in our experience, it is a very short story she wrote back in 1966 that first comes to mind when we think of her work. Oates was inspired to write "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" after reading about serial killer Charles Schmid. Her story was adapted into the 1985 film Smooth Talk, directed by Joyce Chopra, and starring Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place, and a teenage Laura Dern in her breakout role. How did the filmmakers do translating this allegorical story onto screen, considering Oates herself has called the story "unfilmable"? Join us as we discuss body language, the titular smooth talk, and mothers and daughters.