The Giant Eagle

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Craig: When was the last time you ate lion? Andrew: Maybe if I lived in a geographical area with easier access to lions, I would eat lion every day. Craig: Who could inflict the most damage quickest? You mean a giant?, Well, I feel like a giant eagle. Has the edge like he can evade the attacks of the big bear. What do you vote? "Giant Eagle" The podcast is about books and animals.

We double-dip a bit in this week's show, reading two short stories and proving that you don't have to have a ton of time to read something thought-provoking. The theme is "female authors writing about controversial-at-the-time ideas," and the stories are The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson.

One is about a misdiagnosed "hysterical" woman slowly going insane through lack of mental stimulation, one is about a seemingly innocuous small town that is slavishly devoted to its own traditions. Both remain subversive and retain their impact even today.

Oh yeah and we also talk about which grocery store animal mascot would win in a fight.

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