About this episode
This episode features humorous stories about troubled marriages and includes an interview with author Louise Erdrich.
Host Meg Wolitzer presents two humorous stories about marriages not made in heaven. In James Thurber’s classic “The Breaking Up of the Winships,” a long-married couple fall out over Donald Duck. The reader is Kristine Nielsen. And in Louise Erdrich’s “The Big Cat,” read by Keir Dullea, two powerful wives, a bemused husband, and a symphony of bone-jarring snores. The program also features an interview with Erdrich.
People in this episode
Host: Meg Wolitzer
Guests: Kristine Nielsen, Keir Dullea
Topics covered
- marriage
- humor
- literature
- relationships
- storytelling
Keywords
- marriage
- humor
- James Thurber
- Louise Erdrich
- stories
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Breaking Up of the Winships, The Big Cat
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