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Giant - with Sir Nicholas Hytner

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JL;DR SUMMARY The episode features a stimulating conversation with Sir Nicholas Hytner about his latest play, "Giant," which explores Roald Dahl's antisemitism and its chilling modern relevance given the play's opening coinciding with renewed tensions in the Middle East. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Jewish IdentityMiddle EastRoald DahlArtCultureTheatreGiantNicholas Hytner

Places mentioned

London, England, United Kingdom
"Hello there, it's Jonathan Friedland in London."
Israel
"As this episode drops, Jews in Israel and around the world are about to mark the Festival of Sukkot."
Beirut, Lebanon
"It's about the siege of Beirut."
United States
"In the play, Mashler arrives and he's swiftly followed by a fictional character from Dahl's American publisher called Jesse Stone, who is Jewish."
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