Ep 692 - The Princess Bride, by William Goldman

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

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

It's not every day you run across this skillful an abridgment of S. Morgenstern's classic tale of love and adventure, one that was also turned into a beloved feature film of the same name. But there's something weird going on here. Both author and abridger are editorializing a LOT, and I'm not sure I can even find the kingdom of Florin on a map. Oh well! It's probably nothing.

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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,
0:11.2	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.
0:43.1	Music These are books you should have read by now. Hey, everybody, welcome to Overdue.
0:46.4	It's a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read.
0:47.5	My name is Craig.
0:48.9	My name is Andrew.
0:54.7	Craig, how would you react if I told you that for this week's podcast, the book was only mostly read.
0:59.9	What do you mean mostly? Oh, because, oh. No, I'm doing it. I'm doing a princess.
1:05.0	Princess Bride. Remember Princess Bride? Yeah, I do. The funny, funny movie with all the quotes.
1:08.7	Yes. Mowidge. That's this one, too.
1:12.6	Yes, I did watch the movie recently.
1:14.2	They do say that in it.
1:18.9	In many ways, our podcast is a mailage between you and me.
1:22.6	Because we have a, we have a, legally or have a business together. Uh-huh. That's true.
1:23.9	You know what they always say?
1:24.7	Never get into a podcast in Asia.
1:28.3	Is that what it's not funny quips in that film?
1:34.8	We'll talk about some of them.
1:36.4	Yeah, it's a fun film.
1:37.4	This is our podcast for each week.
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