David Copperfield: Chapter 47
6/18/202649 min
Welcome to Season 5 of Storytime for Grownups! This season we are reading David Copperfield by Charles Dickens a few chapters at a time, with a few notes along the way. It's like an audio book with built in notes. So brew a pot of tea, find a cozy chair, and settle in. It's storytime!
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Next time we'll be reading: Chapter 48
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First 90 secondsFaith Moore· Host0:00
Hello, and welcome to Storytime for Grownups. I'm Faith Moore, and this season we're reading David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. Each episode I'll read a few chapters from the book, pausing from time to time to give brief explanations so it's easier to follow along. It's like an audiobook with built-in notes. So brew a pot of tea, find a cozy chair, and settle in. It's Storytime. [upbeat piano music] Hi, everybody. You know how I'm always telling you that if you buy some merch and wear it around or carry it around then somebody might ask you, "Hey, what's Storytime for Grownups?" And then you can tell them about this show. Well, today I was wearing my Janet Donkeys shirt and two different people asked me what that meant. But here's the thing, this is why I need you guys because there was this guy in the park today and he said, "I just have to ask you what is Janet Donkeys? What does that mean?" And I told him it was a line from David Copperfield and I explained that it was kind of a joke, but I just couldn't bring myself to tell him about the podcast because I didn't want to sound like I was kind of bragging or promoting myself, which is why I will never ever, ever be famous and also why I need you guys to talk about this show instead of me because I'm so terrible