This is a deeply personal episode, so indulge us.
For their 50th wedding anniversary, we’re joined by host Christopher Funderburg’s parents to discuss the film that brought them together: Mike Nichols’ 1967 countercultural comedy, The Graduate. Along with co-host John Cribbs, they get into it all: the history of both their relationship and the film itself.
We discuss what the film meant to their generation, the cultural conflicts between the Los Angeles types in the film and audiences in Murray Kentucky, the novel on which the film is based, and (of course) plastics.
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Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two”
Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas”