Ep 045 - The Awakening, by Kate Chopin

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

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2014

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

What does it mean to be a woman? We don't know the answer to that question, and it's doubtful we ever will. But reading Kate Chopin's revolutionary novel The Awakening is as close as we'll ever come to understanding the obstacles facing a woman in late 19th-century New Orleans.

Censored in its day for its matter-of-fact portrait of a woman stuck in a stifling marriage, The Awakening remains relevant through its insightful exploration of the pursuit of independence. It's also a perfect opportunity to practice mispronouncing French.

Join us for a discussion of watery metaphors, rakes and mademoiselles, and more than a few late-game television tangents.

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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	Yeah, she's just getting into the wedding planning and I'm like,
0:40.2	I want to be, I want to be more invested in some of the decisions that are being made,
0:45.5	like about centerpieces and what's going to be on the walls instead.
0:48.6	Dude, it doesn't matter.
0:50.0	But like I don't, but like I suggest that I want candles on the table.
0:55.1	Like that's the one thing, that's like the, that's the skin I have in this game, right?
0:59.5	You want, you want candles on the tables as like part of whatever centerpiece.
1:05.0	What color candle?
1:08.1	I don't know.
1:08.7	What fragrance?
1:11.0	You need to get this on lock before you are, no fragrance?
1:15.6	No fragrance.
1:16.4	Okay, that's probably a good idea.
1:17.6	Because I think if you have like a bunch of tables worth like probably like 10 or 12 or
1:22.7	something tables with candles all on them and they're all burning,
1:26.2	it's probably going to smell like overpowering.
1:28.4	So, okay.
1:31.3	Just because I like candle.
1:32.8	Do you think, do you, do you just think that there's not a fragrance that goes
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