Ep 013 - A Lesson Before Dying, by Ernest J. Gaines

Overdue

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Craig Getting, Arts, Books, Podcasts, Literature, Comedy, Andrew Cunningham

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2013

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Ernest J. Gaines' Pulitzer-nominated novel A Lesson Before Dying takes place in 1940s Jim Crow Louisiana, where a black schoolteacher is asked to visit a young man on death row.

Similar to last week's episode, the discuss leans toward the serious - racism, cultural divisions, and one's duty to his community - but our fervent desire to remain politically correct should help lighten the mood.

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0:00.0	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well told tale,
0:05.0	they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.
0:10.0	Plus, these are books you should have read by now.
0:30.0	Welcome to Overdo.
0:37.0	This is a podcast about the books that you've been meaning to read.
0:40.0	My name is Andrew.
0:41.0	My name is Craig.
0:42.0	Oh, this feels wrong.
0:43.0	Did you grow a mustache?
0:45.0	Are we in the Bizarre world?
0:47.0	I have a goatee.
0:48.0	I'm evil.
0:49.0	Evil Andrew.
0:50.0	And I have usurped the introduction because you have proven yourself to be woefully ill-equipped to do it this week.
0:59.0	Wow, that took a little while.
1:01.0	I was thinking something else.
1:03.0	I was going for another word and so I just strung together.
1:06.0	I don't know what's wrong with me today.
1:08.0	I think it must be that it's the 13th episode because I can't get through the intro.
1:14.0	We've been going for about half an hour now.
1:17.0	Not that our listeners know that, but other than that, I just said it.
1:23.0	Yeah, and I'm bringing this one to a screeching halt.
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