The Backstory: Making a statement with A Christmas Carol
Elvis Duran and the Morning Show ON DEMAND
Elvis Duran Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 December 2024
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Was Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" inspired by political outrage? That’s the story and it makes sense when you hear what he went through and what he was seeing in London back in 1843.
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| 0:00.0 | So we've just gotten through the Christmas season, and one of the most recognizable stories is Charles Dickens, a Christmas carol. |
| 0:07.8 | It popularized the term Merry Christmas, for gosh sakes. |
| 0:11.5 | It's warm and full of life lessons. |
| 0:13.6 | But what's this about Dickens being a political rabble rouser and his warm, fuzzy story being inspired by a statement he was trying to make, but nobody |
| 0:22.7 | was listening to? |
| 0:24.1 | I'm Patty Steele, making a point by telling a story. |
| 0:28.0 | That's next on the backstory. |
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