Ep 613 - The Island of Doctor Moreau, by H.G. Wells

Overdue

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

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

If you've ever done surgery on a dog to make it more like a guy, only to set it loose in the wilderness and gradually watch it shift back into being a dog, maybe you'll have some sympathy for Doctor Moreau. Otherwise it's pretty hard to get fully onboard with his whole badly-make-animals-into-people gambit.

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0:00.0	This is a headgun podcast.
0:06.1	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.
0:16.2	Plus, these are books you should have read by now.
0:30.0	Hey everybody, welcome to Overdoot.
0:42.4	It's a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read.
0:45.4	My name is Craig.
0:46.4	My name is Andrew.
0:47.7	And who loves vacationing on islands?
0:52.2	Islands are fun, right?
0:53.2	I don't.
0:54.2	Have you taken an island vacation, right?
0:56.0	Like a tropical island.
0:57.5	Yeah.
0:58.5	You went to St. John for our honeymoon.
1:02.8	Sure.
1:03.8	Susanna and I did.
1:04.8	Not you and I.
1:05.8	No, I think I drove your car for your honeymoon.
1:10.0	That's what I did.
1:11.0	Yes.
1:12.0	It was fine drive.
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