Daily Variety – Aaron Tracy Explores the Life of the Author Who Excited Children’s Imaginations in ‘The Secret World of Roald Dahl’

About this episode

Aaron Tracy discusses his podcast exploring the life and works of Roald Dahl.

On today’s episode, writer-producer Aaron Tracy discusses his hugely popular Imagine/iHeart Media podcast “The Secret World of Roald Dahl.” The author of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “James and the Giant Peach,” “Matilda,” “The BFG” and many more classics lived a wild life that Tracy unpacks in his 10-part series. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Aaron Tracy

Topics covered

• Roald Dahl
• children's literature
• podcast
• author biography
• imagination
• storytelling

Keywords

• Roald Dahl
• children's books
• podcast
• Aaron Tracy
• literature
• imagination
• biography

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Secret World of Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The BFG

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