HoL Presents The Graduate (from the Overdue Podcast)

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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The Graduate! Dustin Hoffman! Mike Nichols! Simon and Garfunkel! Mrs. Robinson! Plastics! Elaaaaaaaaine.... The movie version of The Graduate is one of the most beloved films of the twentieth century...but have you ever read the book? Jacke hasn't! That's why he's so pleased to present a guest episode from the Overdue podcast, in which hosts Andrew and Craig dive into The Graduate by Charles Webb. Enjoy! OVERDUE is a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read. Join Andrew and Craig each week as they tackle a new title from their backlog. Classic literature, obscure plays, goofy children's books: they'll read it all, one overdue book at a time. You can find Overdue on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify or wherever you listen. For more information head to overduepodcast.com. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature podcast is a member of the Podglomerate Network and LitHub Radio.
0:13.0	Hello everyone, this is Jack Wilson. Today on the History of Literature we are pleased to present a special guest episode.
0:20.0	This comes from the podcast Overdo, which is hosted by Andrew and Craig.
0:25.0	Today in this episode they are looking at the Graduate by Charles Webb.
0:30.0	Now you might know the book. It's much more likely that you will know the movie with Dustin Hoffman and directed by Mike Nichols with music by Simon and Garfunkel who were then at their peak.
0:43.0	It is one of my favorite movies I've probably seen it 20 times.
0:48.0	AFI American Film Institute listed the graduate as number 17 on its list of the greatest American movies of the first 100 years of movies.
0:58.0	Number 9 on its list of greatest American comedies in that time period.
1:03.0	But I like it better than any of the other comedies that are above it on that list.
1:07.0	Sometimes movies just hit a sweet spot. Well, the graduate does that for me.
1:13.0	Highly rewatchable and highly recommended.
1:17.0	Okay, enough about me, except to say that in spite of my love for the graduate, I've never read the book.
1:23.0	And so we have Andrew and Craig of the Overdo podcast, which you can find on your podcast app or at Overdopodcast.com.
1:32.0	It's all one word, Overdo podcast. These guys are here to deliver the goods and to give you listeners a chance to hear what their podcast is all about.
1:42.0	The graduate, the novella by Charles Webb. What's it like? And is it like the movie at all? I'm looking forward to listening.
1:52.0	The publishing industry is a system.
2:02.0	Books are mirrors in people's experiences. And in season two of missing pages, we'll take a look at what happens when an old system faces new challenges.
2:12.0	This is what happens when you involve money. I'm Bethan Patrick, literary critic, writer and your host of season two of the Missing Pages podcast.
2:21.0	A show that gives you a ringside seat to some of the juiciest conflicts in the book world. In season two, we're turning up the dial.
2:29.0	She wasn't pretty much a stratosphere all around. The term is academic fraud. Teachers in Florida had to cover up their bookshelves for fear of getting sanctioned or fired.
2:38.0	We'll dig into these stories with industry insiders and talk to authors like Jody Pico for their firsthand experiences.
2:45.0	You can child proof your world, but you can't world proof your child. It's time we find these missing pages and return them to their stories.
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