Ep 261 - Bridget Jones's Diary, by Helen Fielding

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

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2017

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Books read 1, alcohol units 4 (bad), chuckles 179 (excellent).

This week we tackle Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary, a book that's carried a long way by its narrator's voice; we also talk about Livejournals we may or may not have had, feminism, neuroses, and how we know basically nothing about dating in the modern era.

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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	Happy Birthday Birthday Boy.
0:41.3	That's me.
0:42.1	The Birthday Boy.
0:44.1	That's me.
0:45.1	That's you.
0:46.1	You're 31 years old.
0:47.1	Has a different from being 30 so far.
0:49.0	It's...
0:50.0	No one cares about the number.
0:52.4	You're the first person who's cared about the number.
0:55.6	I mean, you tell yourself that, sure.
0:58.1	But no one's like, oh, 31, big number, huh?
1:02.2	It's big change from your life before.
1:05.2	They're all thinking it though.
1:06.9	Are they?
1:07.9	They haven't talked to me about it.
1:09.1	Who have you talked to?
1:10.1	Another year closer to the grave.
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