Ep 340 - The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss

Overdue

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

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2019

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

This week's book, which can be enjoyed by kingkillers and non-kingkillers alike, manages to be filled with meta-references to fantasy fiction without being annoying, which is rare enough to be the stuff of fantasy all by itself.

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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	Andrew.
0:40.0	Hey Craig.
0:43.3	Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon or asked the grinning bobcat
0:48.9	why he grinned?
0:50.7	Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains?
0:54.5	Can you paint with all the colors or the name of the wind?
0:58.5	Oh that's what this is.
1:00.1	Welcome to Overdo.
1:01.1	It's a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read.
1:03.1	My name is Craig.
1:04.1	My name is Andrew and that was a very good bit that you just did.
1:07.4	Yeah, the bit where I read Disney lyrics to you is if I was talking to you.
1:10.9	The name of the...
1:11.9	That's a bit that we do every week.
1:14.5	I know.
1:15.5	We just don't want to go on that show.
1:16.5	And it's not like you tell me all the time you ain't never had a friend like me.
1:21.3	Who would read you Disney lyrics?
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