Ep 684 - Thornhedge, by T. Kingfisher

Overdue

Headgum

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

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In this award-winning novella, T. Kingfisher asks, "What if you DIDN'T want to wake Sleeping Beauty?" The protagonist Toadling is most certainly not the princess in question. She is, however, an "interesting, but sad" fae creature who tells her tale with a moving mix of warmth and tragedy.

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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.
0:44.2	Music These are books you should have read by now. Hey everybody, welcome to Overdue.
0:47.3	It's a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read.
0:48.7	My name is Craig.
0:50.5	My name is Andrew.
0:54.5	Ow, I just prick my my finger on a hedge.
0:56.2	Don't go to sleep. Hedge. This thorny head. If you go to sleep, you'll stay asleep forever.
0:59.7	Oh, no. Everyone.
1:02.8	I'm here podcasting for the rest of the year by myself.
1:07.4	Oh, wait. He's awake. I just heard him.
1:09.4	Oh, yes. I'm away. That woke me up. The thought of you having, the thought of you getting all the, wait, he's awake. Oh, wait, yes, I'm awake. That woke me up.
1:11.4	The thought of you having, the thought of you getting all the, like to add money and everything all to yourself, woke me up.
1:19.4	And here I am.
1:20.6	I mean, I was thinking about if we want to do a 2025 thing in the opening, because this is the first episode of 2025.
1:26.6	Welcome, everyone.
1:27.7	You're, you're not in here with you.
1:31.0	You're in here with us.
1:33.2	And like, we're just not doing resolutions anymore, right?
1:37.2	Because if, like, the, if the world is so steadfastly opposed to self-betterment, then why should we do?
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