Ep 579 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams

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

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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We finally read a play by Volunteer State Williams! Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a rumination on a family falling apart in the South. It's also an interesting example of how revisions and rewrites can shape a story's legacy.

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0:00.0	This is a headgun podcast.
0:03.5	Hey, it's Andrew.
0:06.5	Oh, hi, Andrew. It's Craig.
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0:30.3	across disciplines from music to comedy to poetry to film.
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