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Ep. 492: Fishing and Films with Rob Lowe

November 06, 2023

Description

Steven Rinella talks to Rob Lowe, Spencer Neuharth, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: The Trivia board game is available at last!; Spearing and fileting mahi;...
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Books Referenced

The Education of Little Tree

Author: Asa Earl Carter

Context:

Steve discusses how the author of this book wrote under a pseudonym and had also written Wallace's 'Segregation Now, Segregation Forever' speech. The book is mentioned in context of discussing Clint Eastwood's film adaptation work.

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Author: Asa Earl Carter

Context:

Steve mentions this as a novel written by the same pseudonymous author who wrote 'The Education of Little Tree' and Wallace's segregation speech. He discusses Clint Eastwood buying the rights and adapting it into a film.

No Country for Old Men

Author: Cormac McCarthy

Context:

While primarily discussed as a 2007 Coen Brothers film, Steve explicitly references 'Cormac McCarthy' in relation to the story, saying 'I always celebrate Cormac McCarthy for how sure tight, how tight everything is,' indicating awareness of the source novel.

A River Runs Through It

Author: Norman Maclean

Context:

Spencer explicitly describes this as 'What nineteen seventy six novel became a nineteen ninety two movie that heavily featured fly fishing in Montana,' clearly identifying it as a novel before it became a film.

True Grit

Author: Charles Portis

Context:

Steve mentions he was thinking of 'Charles Portis's True Grit' during a trivia question, referencing both the author and the novel (which was adapted into films).