Ep 044 - Mary Poppins, by P. L. Travers

Overdue

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

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2014

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Have you ever revisited a classic from your childhood only to find a whole pile of weird subtext you've never noticed before? Andrew's never read Mary Poppins, but all he noticed in this children's tale of whimsy and wonder was the bizarre-and-possibly-damaging stuff. Also on tap: chatting about gambling, babysitters, and more.

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0:00.0	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well told tale,
0:05.1	they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.
0:10.4	Plus, these are books you should have read by now.
0:30.0	I mean, the primary purpose of my trip was not gambling.
0:37.8	All right, but that's the most interesting part of the trip.
0:40.4	The thing on all my expense reports is not going to be the gambling.
0:44.8	Okay, but you did spend money gambling.
0:47.9	I didn't spend money, I made money.
0:49.7	Wait, 40 bucks.
0:50.7	Well, you got to spend money to make money. Have you ever been to business class?
0:53.6	I mean, I put down 40 bucks and then I walked away with 40 further bucks.
0:58.0	Wait, what are further bucks?
1:00.2	Like more like bucks that I did not have before.
1:03.7	Okay, I thought that was a different currency.
1:05.7	I walked away with the 40 bucks that I put down.
1:09.8	And then furthermore, I walked away with another 40 bucks.
1:13.7	Okay, thank you. I'm glad you listened to our episode on the elements of stuff.
1:18.5	So now I understand what you're saying.
1:20.9	What game were you playing?
1:22.4	I was playing some blackjack.
1:24.1	Okay, how have you ever played blackjack before?
1:27.0	I played it last year.
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