Podcasts that mention 📚 Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

one of the most brutal books I ever read was Angela's Ashes a classic Irish tale of disappointment sadness starvation and alcoholism and every [ __ ] week waiting for the dad to come home with the paycheck and the guy would go directly to the pub and drink it all away

Bill mentions reading this book and describes its themes (disappointment, sadness, starvation, alcoholism) and a specific scene (the father drinking away the paycheck). He calls it a 'classic Irish tale'.

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Um, Angela's Ashes? Angels in the Outfield? Um, anyway, I missed all the football.

In this segment, Bill Burr is attempting to recall a title and mentions the book 'Angela's Ashes'. He humorously follows it with 'Angels in the Outfield?', which suggests he is mixing up titles of movies and books.

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Angela's Ashes kind of an [ __ ] in 2019 with the wife and kid at home goes out and gets [ __ ] hammered at a bar

The host compares the hypothetical scenario of him coming home drunk in the afternoon to the situation described in the book Angela's Ashes.

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I can think of one book that I loved and saw the film, and I didn't hate it, and that was Angela's Ashes, which I thought was a pretty good film. I did not know that was a film.

Stephen reflects on his appreciation for the book 'Angela's Ashes' and shares his thoughts on its film adaptation. He found the movie to be enjoyable, even as a fan of the book. The discussion touches on the broader theme of how adaptations can sometimes differ from the source material, but in this case, he felt it was well done. The author, Frank McCourt, is acknowledged by a fact checker later in the episode.

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you know I read this book by Frank McCourt called Angela's Ashes and in that book he talks about his father back in Ireland

Jordan Peterson mentions reading this book by Frank McCourt and discusses its content.

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And I read his—and I read the guy, you know, Frank McCourt? I read he has one called 'Tis' that's his second book! Frank McCourt, so Angela's Ashes was his time in Ireland till he was 19, and then at 19 he moved to New York City in like the 50s!

In this segment, Theo Von discusses Frank McCourt's work, specifically highlighting the book Angela's Ashes, which recounts McCourt's early life in Ireland up to the age of 19. He also mentions that McCourt has another book titled 'Tis' that follows this narrative.

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