27 - Capote’s A Christmas Memory

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Happy New Year! Before you say goodbye to the Christmas season why not take a break and spend a few minutes listening to Barry and Aaron talk about a beautiful short story, “A Christmas Memory,” by Truman Capote. Capote is most famous for In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. He wrote stories and screenplays and wound up something of a celebrity in his day before dying at the age of 60. He had great gifts and they are on full display in this autobiographical account of a few days he spent when just seven years old with his older cousin in a backwater town in the South. Of course, as usual, Barry and Aaron go down a few rabbit trails. They talk about censorship at the beginning of the episode and theology at the end. Enjoy!

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