Ep 156 - A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller, Jr.

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

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🗓️ 18 January 2016

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

In A Canticle for Leibowitz, the 1959 post-apocalyptic classic by Walter M. Miller, Jr., a secluded order of monks have dedicated themselves to preserving knowledge that predates an apocalyptic event several centuries prior. But what to do when people come asking for it? Is mankind doomed to repeat its mistakes forever?

This week we're doomed to chat about cyclical history, the first rule of improv, space monks and desert priests, and Casey Kasem's Roaring 20s.

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0:00.0	This is a headgun podcast.
0:06.0	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told
0:10.3	tale, they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.
0:16.5	Plus these are books you should have read by now.
0:30.0	You want to jump right into listener and mail?
0:46.0	We could.
0:47.0	Do you have an alternate thing?
0:49.0	I mean, it snowed finally.
0:50.0	Is that a thing?
0:51.0	Or do we...
0:52.0	Talking about the weather feels like the...
0:56.0	I mean, I guess it's the same as talking about the weather when you're doing small talk.
1:00.0	It's just like, can't think anything else to say.
1:03.0	What could it overdo?
1:05.0	This is a podcast about the books that you've been meaning to read.
1:08.0	My name is Craig.
1:09.0	My name is Andrew.
1:10.0	It snowed whatever.
1:11.0	We're over it.
1:12.0	We're not really.
1:13.0	I really like snow.
1:14.0	There hasn't been enough of it.
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