Go To on Humility in the Movies (The King's Speech)

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Kelly and producer Tammy launch a new Friday tradition for the Super Traits series—breaking down movies that put the virtues of humility, creativity and curiosity on full display. This week, they revisit The King's Speech, exploring how Colin Firth's character must submit to help he doesn't want, from a person he'd normally never acknowledge, using methods that seem absurd. They discuss the different faces of humility in the film: a body that won't cooperate, a childhood that wasn't what it seemed, asking for help in front of people who might use it against you, and the vulnerability of being taught as an adult. It's about what happens when submission becomes the only way forward, and why watching someone get smaller might be the most satisfying thing a movie can show us. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody.
0:10.2	This short segment is called a go-to.
0:14.1	It refers back to this crazy thing we used to do at the end of our sorority meetings in college.
0:18.2	If you can believe that, it was called for the good of the order.
0:20.7	And it was a way to share something that had emerged over the course of the week, which
0:25.8	really was a bit of learning or thinking or feeling that was to everyone's benefit to share.
0:33.5	And so that's all we'll do here. Every Friday, we release a go-to, and we encourage you to share it with friends around the country.
0:40.8	We know that people use it as a way to stay in touch with their best friends across the country,
0:46.2	and of course, far-flung family members, wherever they might be.
0:50.4	And as for your local nearest and dearest,
0:53.4	consider it fodder for discussion over the
0:55.5	course of the weekend. This is Kelly Corrigan Wonders in our weekly segment called GoTo.
1:04.9	This week's GoTo is a little different. So we started off our six-part super trait series.
1:12.3	We're going to talk about three different traits, humility, curiosity, and creativity. The first episode was Steve Kerr, the great NBA coach,
1:18.6	former player, who has won nine NBA titles between his two roles as coach and player,
1:24.6	and still somehow exemplifies humility.
1:28.4	So what we thought we'd do on Fridays is pick a movie that really puts the super
1:34.2	trait on display.
1:35.8	So this week I got to pick.
1:37.6	Next week, Tammy, my producer and BFFFF, got to pick.
1:41.4	You will know all the movies.
1:49.0	And if you forgot, we're going to give you a little plot reminder right at the top.
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