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Close Reads Podcast

A Confederacy of Dunces: Chapters 10-11

Close Reads Podcast

Goldberry Studios

Arts, Books

4.4823 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

What is the purpose of all of Ignatius' grossness? Does it have anything to do with the four humors in medieval thought? What does Ignatius actually? Close Reads considers these questions on this week's show.

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm David Kern.

0:03.6

I'm Heidi White.

0:04.7

And you are listening to Close Reads, a podcast for the Incurable Reader, on which we were

0:09.5

discussing a Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Tool.

0:12.5

This week, Tim is not with us.

0:15.0

He was called away by his day job to some far place where he's going to be in meetings and talking to fancy people and

0:24.0

stuff like that. Does that sound about right, Heidi? It does. And I would like to point out,

0:28.1

I mean, I'm not, I'm not sure who the weak link on the show is, but it's definitely not me

0:33.4

by the way that the last couple of weeks have gone.

0:42.0

So I'm not ready to make a final call on the matter.

0:45.0

I'm just saying I've been here at every single episode.

0:47.2

At least means that you're available.

0:49.2

That's true.

0:52.6

Availability, they say in sports.

0:56.2

It's like an ancient Chinese saying, I'm sure of it. Exactly.

0:56.6

Availability is strength.

0:57.7

I'm sure that's great.

0:59.4

If my audio sounds a little weak, it's because, well, I don't have my normal, usual setup.

1:05.7

So it was not available.

1:09.6

So I apologize.

1:10.7

I sound like I'm just talking into my computer because I'm just talking into my computer. not available. So I apologize,

1:14.9

I sound like I'm just talking into my computer because I'm just talking into my computer. Because you are.

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