The Strange Conundrum of Learning to Swim

The film has, and it's hard, this weird conundrum that people who work the water don't swim. Don't land a swim. They can't be asked to put their life in jeopardy for somebody else. And there's also the suggestion that learning to swim is bad luck because it's somehow, if the water takes you, the water took you. Yes, it's very, this is bad. It is complete madness. But it's true. I mean, it's, I mean, I don't know if that's changing now, but this certainly, you know, in the last few decades, it has been a thing. Almost nothing in this movie, apart from

Transcript

Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!

Get the app