Ep 609 - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S. Thompson (w/ Strong Sense of Place)

Overdue

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

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2023

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

This "Savage Journey into the Heart of the American Dream" is a landmark of Gonzo journalism, a sensational writing style of which Thompson is the OG. Thankfully, we did not have to journey to Las Vegas on our own. We're joined this week by Mel and Dave from Strong Sense of Place, a website and podcast dedicated to literary travel and books we love.

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0:00.0	This is a headgum podcast.
0:06.2	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told
0:10.5	tale, they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.
0:16.3	Plus, these are books you should have read by now.
0:27.4	Hey everybody, welcome to OverDue.
0:44.5	It's a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read.
0:47.8	My name is Craig.
0:48.8	My name is Andrew and I am not afraid nor do I loathe that we have two guests with
0:56.5	us today.
0:57.5	I'm actually very excited.
1:01.1	We have Mel and David from a strong sense of place.
1:04.2	Welcome, y'all.
1:05.2	Hello.
1:06.2	Happy to be here.
1:07.2	How are you guys doing?
1:08.2	Doing good?
1:09.2	You know, better than Raul Duke.
1:12.8	I was going to ask before we even got into this, like what I did ether before we started
1:20.0	recording what drugs did you ask?
1:23.2	We all do the same.
1:24.2	I probably should have synced up to make sure we did not take the same thing.
1:27.3	I took oxidized adrenaline, so I am ready to go.
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