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The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

It's Wonderful

The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

Mark Chrisler

Natural Sciences, Design, History, Arts, Science

4.8922 Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

On today's holiday special we're looking at a Christmas classic: It's a Wonderful Life. A movie that was almost never made, that was almost forever forgotten, and that almost missed its chance to change a woman's life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.

0:04.6

Connie, I had a wonderful dream where I climbed an infinite mountain.

0:08.3

What kind of mountain, Trevor?

0:09.7

A mountain of roast potatoes, parsnips.

0:12.2

Right.

0:13.1

Pigs and dovays.

0:14.3

At Argos, we've got all the gifts they're dreaming of this Christmas,

0:17.3

from Ninja Air Fryers to festive Habitat Tableware.

0:20.2

There's more...

0:20.7

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0:26.0

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0:47.7

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0:56.6

It was the winter of 1979 when Carolyn first saw the movie that changed her life.

1:03.9

Then 39, that life was not an easy one.

1:08.1

She grew up poor in Los Angeles.

1:10.7

Her father, a manager at a local Safeway,

1:12.8

her mother already struggling with early onset Alzheimer's from the time Carolyn was a small

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