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30 - Be the Feather - Forrest Gump

Our humble adventurers learn to embrace their destinies, to run their own races, and to appreciate carrots, peas and onions. It’s a whole journey.

Episode Breakdown:

  • In today’s Taver Talk, we’re discussing our favorite album closers. (00:02:14)

  • The songs from this segment:

  • The Beatles - A Day in the Life - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

  • Damien Rice - Eskimo - O.

  • Tom Waits - Closing Time - Closing Time.

  • Radiohead - True Love Waits - A Moon Shaped Pool.

  • Asaf Avidan & The Mojos - Hidden Track - Poor Boy / Lucky Man.

  • Whitey Morgan & the 78’s - Long Road Home - White Morgan & the 78’s.

  • Bob Dylan - Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands - Blonde on Blonde.

  • Hugh Jackman - From Now On - The Greatest Showman.

  • Deep Purple - April - Deep Purple.

  • We then move on to discuss Forrest Gump - Peter introduces the movie. (00:34:56)

  • We talk about our personal experiences with this movie. (00:42:48)

  • We discuss interpretations of the story of Forrest Gump and other things we’ve taken from it. (00:45:46)

  • We get a bit deeper into the character of Jenny. (01:01:45)

  • We briefly touch the storytelling techniques in the movie. (01:08:40)

  • We bring up our favorite parts in the movie. (01:12:24)

  • We compare a few points between the movie and the book it’s based on (Goodreads). (01:21:03)

  • We mention Michael Conner Humphreys, the actor who plays the young Forrest. (01:25:32)

  • We summarize our thoughts about the movie and the experience we had watching it and discussing it (01:26:16).

  • We then take a vote and see whether Forrest Gump belongs in our CQEG or not! (01:32:55)

  • Before we close this episode, we’re introducing the subject of our next episode - the Culture Quest Podcast 1-Year Party Episode. (01:35:42)

  • Stick around and check out a promo clip for the SpyHards podcast (@SpyHards). (01:38:18)


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Cover art by Azeecreations .

‘Celebration’ theme by Alexander Nakarada ( www.serpentsoundstudios.com ).

The Feather theme, by Alan Silvestri, played by Ynon Hermon.

The episode was recorded on Sep. 26th, and originally released on Oct. 18th, 2020.