Episode 168: Never Let Me Go and The Bear

About this episode

This episode explores themes of friendship, love, memory, and regret through the lens of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel 'Never Let Me Go' and the TV series 'The Bear'.

One particular episode of "The Bear" inspired me to think about Kazuo Ishiguro's classic novel "Never Let Me Go"- friendship, love, memory, regret, and what it is that makes us human. This is a bonus episode I released a few years ago to my Patreon supporters. I think it fits well with the holiday season, see you in the new year! The Bear: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bear_(TV_series) Season 2 Episode 7-"Forks": https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26230388/ Never Let Me Go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Let_Me_Go_(novel) -Consider Supporting the Podcast!- Leave a rating or review on apple podcasts or spotify ! Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/reflectinghistory Check out my podcast series on Aftersun, Piranesi, Arcane, The Dark Knight Trilogy, and Nazi Germany and the Battle for the Human Heart here: https://www.reflectinghistory.com/bonuscontent Try my podcast series "Nazi Germany and the Battle for the Human Heart"-- What led to the rise of Nazi Germany? The answer may surprise you…Why do 'good' people support evil leaders? What allure does fascism hold that enables it to garner popular support? To what extent are ordinary people responsible for the…

People in this episode

Host: Reflecting History

Topics covered

• friendship
• love
• memory
• regret
• humanity
• literature
• television

Keywords

• Never Let Me Go
• The Bear
• Kazuo Ishiguro
• friendship
• love
• memory
• regret
• humanity
• holiday season
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Books & works: Never Let Me Go, The Bear

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