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Close Reads Podcast

Crossing to Safety Q&A

Close Reads Podcast

Goldberry Studios

Arts, Books

4.4823 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2018

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

In this episode David, Angelina, and Heidi answer listener questions about Wallace Stegner's Crossing to Safety. Topics of conversation include the stuttering son-in-law, Larry's choice to tell this story, the role Charity's death played in the various characters crossing to safety, the Frost poem in the epigraph, and much more.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome back to Close Reeds here on the Close Reeds Podcast Network.

0:09.1

I'm David Kern and I'm joined by Angeline Stanford, Heidi White.

0:12.9

We are here to answer your questions about Wallace DeGner's crossing to safety.

0:17.1

That's a very confident declaration, David.

0:20.7

I'm here to listen to your questions.

0:23.6

We're here to state your questions over the internet.

0:26.6

And applaud how astute they are and insightful and then being silent in the presence of such

0:33.6

greatness.

0:34.6

That's my plan.

0:35.6

Make comments about their existence. Heidi, how's it going?

0:39.3

You know what? I'm having a rough day. You want to know why I got in a fender bender this morning?

0:44.3

And it was all my fault. I was going around a roundabout and I hit somebody.

0:49.3

You cannot declare your guilt publicly until this has been resolved. Child of a lawyer here.

0:54.8

There was an alleged accident near you, Heidi.

0:59.3

Some might say that you should stay in one lane when going round around around about.

1:05.0

But I think that could be contested.

1:07.6

I think people should know.

1:09.6

Heidi White is on the road.

1:12.3

She's thinking important thoughts about important things, and I don't know what's going to happen. My favorite part about this is that

1:16.8

you got an accident going around a roundabout the day you're leaving for England. I know. And see,

1:22.1

it's just an emotional roller coaster. You tried to drive on the wrong side of the road. You had country

1:26.8

confusion. That could be a valid

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