The Decemberists "Myla Goldberg" & Spelling Bee

Maybe a lesser known Decemberists song, but probably one of the first ones I ever heard, we talk about "Myla Goldberg", and the person who it's about, author of the novel Bee Season. Lots of spoilers for people who have not read it and intend to, so watch out. We discuss the spelling bee. How'd it start and what are the rules? And why is it only an English thing? In Eurovision, we discuss a song in which they spell something, San Marino 2024's "11:11" by Megara. Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/ And email us at [email protected] Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”! Find Patsy on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@patsywalker1481 This week’s promoted podcast is Haunted Tales. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/haunted-tales/id1624389921 Find them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network