Ep 160 - Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe (w/ Jake Hurwitz)

Overdue

Headgum

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

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2016

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Special guest Jake Hurwitz (of Jake and Amir, If I Were You, and Headgum fame) joins us this week to talk about Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, one of the very earliest examples of the modern novel. Along the way, we discuss the ins and outs of being stuck on a desert island, the many ways in which this years-old story is pretty racist, and just how long the REAL title of the book is.

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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	Welcome to Overdo.
0:42.4	This is a podcast about the books that you've been meaning to read.
0:45.1	My name is Craig.
0:46.1	And my name is Andrew.
0:47.2	And joining us this week is Jake.
0:50.5	That's my name.
0:51.5	That's his name.
0:53.5	Jake, who are you?
0:54.5	Oh no.
0:55.5	Who are you?
0:56.5	Why are you here?
0:57.5	A worse intro ever.
1:00.7	Oh, it's fine.
1:01.7	We'll fix it in post.
1:03.5	It's fine.
1:04.5	You're just going to make it louder and louder and post repeating.
1:09.8	I am part of the headgun podcast network.
1:13.5	I helped start it with my writing partner and life partner, Ramir.
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