Augustus Gloop

Episode 78 of the Think to the Brink podcast, hosted by Will Baker and Alex Prescot, titled "Augustus Gloop" was published on August 1, 2019 and runs 29 minutes.

August 1, 2019 ·29m · Think to the Brink

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E78: Is Augustus Gloop really a great big greedy nincompoop or are the Oompa Loompa's a bunch of fat-shaming hypocrites and Willy Wonka a corrupt businessman who exploits the easily tempted mind of the child? We go in-depth on Roald Dahl's iconic German schoolboy exploring his back story, his personality, the lyrics to the songs sung about him and a comparison to another famous food-lover from the same author: Bruce Bogtrotter! Don't forget to guess the cryptic link with last week's episode to win a prize! https://twitter.com/Think2TheBrink https://www.instagram.com/think2thebrink/ https://www.patreon.com/think2thebrink

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E78: Is Augustus Gloop really a great big greedy nincompoop or are the Oompa Loompa's a bunch of fat-shaming hypocrites and Willy Wonka a corrupt businessman who exploits the easily tempted mind of the child?

We go in-depth on Roald Dahl's iconic German schoolboy exploring his back story, his personality, the lyrics to the songs sung about him and a comparison to another famous food-lover from the same author: Bruce Bogtrotter!

Don't forget to guess the cryptic link with last week's episode to win a prize!

https://twitter.com/Think2TheBrink

https://www.instagram.com/think2thebrink/

https://www.patreon.com/think2thebrink

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