Book · 1912 · Drama
Pygmalion
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Remember the what was it? Pyalonian was a book or a play and then it became a movie play. George Bernard Shaw the the famous play. Most people know it better. My fair lady is the very famous version that was rewritten based off of Pig Malian. Same story.
Jason Calacanis · This Week in Startups · Sep 2026 The best things said about it
Whereas pigan is a sculptor whose creation comes to life pigmon is also the name of the N 183 play by George Bernard Shaw that inspired the musical my fair lady.
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Why people recommend it
Why people recommend it: This classic play by George Bernard Shaw explores social class, phonetics, and transformation through the story of a professor who wagers he can pass off a flower girl as a duchess. On This Week in Startups, Jason Calacanis discussed Pygmalion while explaining the psychological concept known as the Pygmalion effect, noting that the famous play by George Bernard Shaw later inspired the equally famous musical adaptation My Fair Lady, which tells the exact same story. Chuck Bryant also discussed the work on Stuff You Should Know, recalling how he read George Bernard Shaw's play during his college days as an English major. Furthermore, the fact-checker on No Stupid Questions mentioned Pygmalion while clarifying a previous mistake regarding Greek mythology, explaining that Pygmalion is both a sculptor whose creation comes to life and the name of the famous 1913 play by George Bernard Shaw that inspired My Fair Lady. Across these different podcast episodes, the speakers reflected on the enduring cultural footprint of Shaw's work, acknowledging its lasting influence on literature, theater, and everyday psychological concepts related to expectation and personal growth.
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Chuck Bryant I was the English major so I read George Bernard Charles play pigmon in college in a class 1
“I was the English major so I read George Bernard Charles play pigmon in college in a class”
Jason Calacanis Remember the what was it? Pyalonian was a book or a play and then it became a movie play. George Bernard Sh… 1
“Remember the what was it? Pyalonian was a book or a play and then it became a movie play. George Bernard Shaw the the famous play. Most people know it better. My fair lady is the very famous version that was rewritten based off of Pig Malian. Same story.”
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“whereas pigan is a sculptor whose creation comes to life pigmon is also the name of the N 183 play by George Bernard Shaw that inspired the musical my fair lady”
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“in the first half of the episode Angela briefly describes Pygmalion a 1912 play written by George Bernard Shaw that was adapted into the Tony award-winning musical my fair lady and a major Motion Picture starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison”