The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
5/26/20261 hr 19 min
Grab your towel, pour yourself a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, and whatever you do: Don't Panic. This week, Jeff and Rebecca journey to the weirdest and most whimsical corners of the galaxy with Douglas Adams's genre-defining work of comedic science fiction. They talk about The Hitchhiker's Guide's surprising origins and wide-ranging influence, what made Adams one of the funniest writers to ever do it, and why the book's overt silliness belies its stealthy insights into human nature. Of course, they also explore the answer to the question of life, the universe, and everything. Subscribe to our free newsletter, and become a member for access to early, ad-free listening and bonus content. Follow Zero to Well-Read on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Email us: zerotowellread@bookriot.com Thank you to ThriftBooks for being the presenting sponsor of this season of Zero to Well-Read! Zero to Well-Read is a proud member of the Airwave Podcast Network. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Thanks to our sponsor, Merit Beauty. Right now, Merit Beauty is offering our listeners their Signature Makeup Bag with your first order at meritbeauty.com. Head to quince.com/bookriot for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsJeff O'Neill· Host0:00
This episode of Zero to Well-Read is sponsored by thriftbooks.com. Today on the show, it's Douglas Adams, hilarious, wonderful, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Originally, just one, then two, then three books. We are only talking about the first of the books today, but that is not the edition I'm going to point out to you that you can find on thriftbooks.com. What I'm gonna r- recommend is an omnibus edition. It's the ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which includes the five classic novels from Douglas Adams' beloved Hitchhiker series. This came out on the, wait for it, forty-second [laughs] anniversary of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. If you know, you know, and if you don't, you're about to find out in the course of this episode. You can get a very good copy for eight dollars and thirty-nine cents right now on thriftbooks.com. Or if you want a new one, you can get it for sixteen sixty-nine. Or if you wanna go as cheap as you possibly can, you can get one for six dollars and ninety-nine cents in acceptable condition. Eight hundred and thirty-two pages. You can have it, you can race right through it, and you can enjoy all the wonders of the world as presented by Douglas Adams. You will really be a fruit who knows where their towel is if you get this edition. Thanks to thriftbooks.com for sponsoring this episode of Zero to Well-Read.
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