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Ep 624 - Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee

Overdue

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

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

This generation-spanning epic explores the experience of a Korean family living in Japan throughout (most of) the 20th century. We talk about Lee's use of time, her penchant for "minor" characters, and the recent adaptation of Pachinko for Apple TV+.

Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This is a headgum podcast.

0:05.4

Hey Craig, it's Andrew.

0:06.8

Hi Andrew, it's Craig.

0:08.4

Cool.

0:09.4

If you're overdue.

0:11.6

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0:23.2

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0:28.0

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0:34.6

literary critic Beth Ann Patrick investigates the publishing industry's hot button

0:38.6

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0:41.9

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0:44.7

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0:48.7

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0:54.8

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0:58.8

unpacking the question, is there more nuance to book censorship than is at the surface?

1:03.2

Do you ever think about that Craig?

1:05.2

I think about that sometimes.

1:06.7

I do actually.

1:08.0

Yeah.

1:09.0

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1:24.0

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1:25.0

do you uh, uh,

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