(Bonus Episode) You Have Questions
The Secret World of Roald Dahl
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Aaron answers your questions about Dahl and the show with the help of two extraordinary guests: writer Mark Harris on how to capture a complicated life, and the journalist who, decades ago, found himself alone with Dahl when the mask finally slipped.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:05.5 | Hey, it's Aaron. |
| 0:06.6 | Coming to you today with something a little bit different. |
| 0:09.1 | We have been absolutely overwhelmed by the response to this show. |
| 0:12.6 | And of course, completely delighted. |
| 0:15.2 | I never expected it to become the number four show on the Apple charts. |
| 0:18.5 | Just mind-blowing. |
| 0:20.0 | Thank you so much to everyone who's been |
| 0:21.5 | listening to the show and sharing it with friends. It has been a huge help. And my producer and I |
| 0:27.1 | are back here today because I know you have some thoughts. So I'm going to answer some questions |
| 0:32.3 | that we've received from listeners and friends of the show. And I'm also going to bring in a few |
| 0:36.0 | other voices, including two very special guests who can answer a couple of the show, and I'm also going to bring in a few other voices, including two |
| 0:37.7 | very special guests who can answer a couple of the questions way, way better than I ever could. |
| 0:44.0 | I am really excited to talk to them. Let's do this. |
| 0:48.0 | Hey, Aaron, we've talked about three different Willy Wonka's. We've talked about lots of doll |
| 0:52.6 | adaptations. Why do you think that filmmakers keep adapting Doll's work? |
| 0:56.6 | I think, I mean, I've thought about that a lot, too. |
| 0:58.7 | I think it's because the books are really plotted, like screenplays, |
| 1:04.4 | which probably comes from the fact that well before, I mean, years and years before |
| 1:08.8 | Dahl was writing children's books. |
| 1:11.8 | He was in Hollywood. |
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