Strange Country Ep. 115: The Lonely Doll
Strange Country
English - October 17, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MB - ★★★ - 173 ratingsComedy History cults truecrime unusual americanhistory comedy eccentrics ghosts history librarians library Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On the surface, The Lonely Doll depicts the glamour of city life. But when you dig deeper, you realize it's a disturbing portrait of deep loneliness, which is way to describe its author, Dare Wright. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly talk about Wright's upbringing, the weird relationship with her mother and whether some people should even have children.
Theme music: Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands.
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Bengal, Rebecca. “The Creepiest Children's Book.” The New Yorker, 26 Sept. 2017, https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-cultish-allure-of-the-creepy-childrens-book-the-lonely-doll.
“Kim Gordon: By the Book.” The New York Times, 26 Feb. 2015, https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/books/review/kim-gordon-by-the-book.html.
Nathan, Jean. The Secret Life of The Lonely Doll: the Search for Dare Wright. Picador/Henry Holt & Co., 2005.