Ep 676 - The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame

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

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

The Wind in the Willows is a classic novel for young readers. But, uh, why? Is it the animals that are basically just Edwardian gentlemen? Is it the deep longing for a nostalgic pastoral past? Is it the friend who is addicted to cars?! Surely, these are all universal childhood experiences.

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0:00.0	This is a headgum podcast.
0:05.6	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told tale,
0:11.3	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.
0:45.2	Music These are books you should have read by now. Hey, everybody, welcome to Overdue.
0:48.4	It's a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read.
0:49.5	My name is Craig.
0:50.8	My name's Andrew.
0:54.6	We've got a wild ride for you this week.
0:56.2	It's windy.
0:57.2	It's windy in here.
0:58.8	Do you notice how windy?
1:00.4	Do you see those willows over there?
1:01.0	They're dancing.
1:02.1	They're dancing.
1:06.8	This is an episode that we're recording on Monday, November 4th.
1:07.5	Yeah.
1:12.9	Here in the US of A. And there's a lot of, there's a lot of, there's a lot of, there's a lot of, there's a lot of, there's a lot of, there's a lot of, there's a lot of, there's a lot of, there's a lot of, uh, let me see how.
1:18.1	There's, there's, there's some wind blowing between those willows for sure.
1:28.5	Mm-hmm. by Kenneth. Let me see how... My guess is that it's Graham. Yeah, Kenneth Graham.
1:30.1	Yeah.
1:31.3	You can hit the Graham like really hard,
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