Good Story 322: Return to Me

Julie and Scott go to O'Reilly's. Julie orders some Swiss water, and Scott gets the Chicken Visuvio.
Episode 322: Return to Me, directed by Bonnie Hunt, and starring Minnie Driver and David Duchovny.


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Good Story 321: The Feast

Scott and Julie are invited to an Edward Lear costume party. Julie dresses up as an old man with a beard. Scott dresses up as an owl. And they danced by the light of the moon.
Episode 321: The Feast by Margaret Kennedy.


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Here are bits of the two poems our costumes are based on!

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There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, "It is just as I feared!—
Two Owls and a Hen, four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard.

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The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!"

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And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.

Good Story 320: Gran Torino

Julie wanted a 1966 Jaguar. Scott wanted a 1968 Mustang. Now they both want a Gran Torino just like Walt's!
Episode 316: Gran Torino, starring and directed by Clint "Get Off My Lawn" Eastwood.


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Good Story 319: One Door Away from Heaven

What's behind door number one? Scott guesses... Julie guesses... They're both wrong.
Episode 319: One Door Away from Heaven by Dean Koontz.


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Good Story 318: Memento

Halfway through the podcast, Julie and Scott forgot what they were doing. Luckily, they had a Polaroid of Christopher Nolan with "Trust this guy" written on it. Episode 318: Memento, directed by Christopher Nolan.

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The 2024 Schedule is here! (revised)

We've got mystery, a novel from Japan, sci-fi, Shakespeare, a deal with the devil, and much more! We are proud to present the 2024 schedule for A Good Story is Hard to Find!

Jan. 9 — Guest - Kim Lawler - The Last Jedi

Jan. 23 — The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 

Feb. 6 — Bholaa

Feb. 20 — The Hedge Knight by George R. R. Martin 

March 5 — Soul (Pixar) 

March 19 — The Rosary by Romano Guardini 

April 2 — Amadeus

April 16 — Passage by Connie Willis 

April 30 — Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 

May 14 — Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 

May 28 — Dum Laga Ke Haisha 

June 11 — Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance by Tobias Buckell 

June 25 — The Bridge on the River Kwai 

July 9 — Christy by Catherine Marshall 

July 23 — Little Miss Sunshine 

Aug. 6 — The Charwoman's Shadow by Lord Dunsany 

Aug. 20 — King Lear by Willy Shakes 

Sept. 3 — Til We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis 

Sept. 17 — Mulk 

Oct. 1 — Midnight Mass, Ep 1-3 

Oct. 15 — Midnight Mass, Ep 4-7 

Oct. 29 — The Wolf-Leader by Alexandre Dumas 

Nov. 12 — Green Book

Nov. 12 — To Know Christ Jesus by FJ Sheed 

Dec. 10 — North by Northwest

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Now those are some good stories!

Good Story 317: The Picture of Dorian Gray

After reading this story, Julie and Scott stopped giving portraits to their annual guests.
Episode 317: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde


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Good Story 316: Macbeth (1979)

Is this a podcast we see before us? Proceeding from our obsessed brains? Scott and Julie talk about Macbeth (1979, starring Ian McKellen and Judi Dench) in Episode 316.


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Good Story 315: Bearing False Witness

Julie and Scott go back to the Dark Ages and are surprised to find the Sun shining.
Episode 315: Bearing False Witness: Debunking Centuries of Anti-Catholic History by Rodney Stark


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Good Story 314: Amélie

Julie likes coffee cups with thin rims. She does not like books with large print. Scott likes bourbon and rain. He doesn't like mushrooms. They have deep possibly irreconcilable differences when it comes to crème brûlée. But they both like Amélie!

Episode 314: Amélie!

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Good Story 313: Scaramouche

Julie challenges the Marquis to a duel, and Scott writes a play about it. There was a standing ovation! Which was great. But then there was a riot. Which was not.
Episode 313: Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini


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Good Story 312: Raiders of the Lost Ark

Julie and Scott have noticed that wherever they travel they are followed by a montage and a tiny plane moving on a map.

Episode 312: Raiders of the Lost Ark!

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Good Story 311: The Invisible Man

Julie and Scott use their powers of invisibility to sneak their own candy into the new Mission Impossible movie.
Episode 311: The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells


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Good Story 310: Maheshinte Prathikaaram

Julie needs her photo taken for the cover of Catholic Podcaster magazine. Scott girds up his dhoti and says, "Chin up, shoulders down, chin down." Snap!
Episode 310: Maheshinte Prathikaaram.

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Good Story 309: Persuasion

While preparing Kellynch Hall for the renters, Julie and Scott overhear something that changes EVERYTHING.
Episode 309: Persuasion by Jane Austen.


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Good Story 308: Moon (2009)

Julie and Scott answer an ad looking for people to spend three years on the moon. Gerty likes both of them! Episode 308: Moon (2009) starring Sam Rockwell.

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Good Story 307: West of Eden

When the photographic bird starts following them, Scott tries to run away. Julie combs her hair and hopes for a close up.
Episode 307: West of Eden by Harry Harrison


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Good Story 306: Jodhaa Akbar

Julie and Scott roam the bazaar without guards. They learn a lot about taxes, then buy a bunch of very thin colorful fabrics to decorate the podcast studio. Episode #306: Jodhaa Akbar, starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan.

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Good Story 305: A Song for Nagasaki

Julie is reading the Pensées by Pascal. Scott is reading Pen Sees - the properly titled American version of the same book. Takashi Nagai would approve.
Episode 305: A Song for Nagasaki by Paul Glynn


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Good Story 304: Captain Phillips

When the bi-weekly piracy drill turned into a real emergency, Julie delivered a tight slap to get Scott to focus. Episode #304: Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks, directed by Paul Greengrass.

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Good Story 303: FlanneryCast 2023: The Habit of Being

Julie saw hundreds of people in NYC that she's glad she doesn't know. Scott didn't notice because he was reading The Humourous Tales of E. A. Poe.
Episode 303: FlanneryCast 2023, The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor.


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Previous FlanneryCasts:

Good Story 32: A Good Man is Hard to Find - Stories discussed: "A Good Man is Hard to Find", "The River", and "Good Country People".

Good Story 99: Everything That Rises Must Converge - Stories discussed: "Everything That Rises Must Converge", "The Lame Shall Enter First", and "Revelation".

Good Story 162: FlanneryCast 2017 - Stories discussed are "The Artificial N_", "Greenleaf", and "The Enduring Chill".

Good Story 220: FlanneryCast 2019 - Stories discussed are "The Life You Save May Be Your Own", "A Temple of the Holy Ghost", and "The Displaced Person".

Good Story 302: Mary and Max

Julie and Scott got confuzzled. Mr. Ravioli suggested they rerun their original Mary and Max episode. Episode 302: Mary and Max, directed by Adam Elliot.

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More stuff:

• Confuzzlement Abounds, Julie's review of Mary and Max on Happy Catholic
• The Power of Vulnerability, a TED talk by Brené Brown

Good Story 301: The Mote in God's Eye

Julie wants to take Scott's phone apart. That's when Scott knows she's gone Crazy Eddie.
Episode 301: The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.


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Good Story 300: RRR

If only Julie had thought of the flag thing last time they saved a kid from a flaming inferno, Scott would still have hair.
Episode 300: RRR (2022), directed by the great S. S. Rajamouli.


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This is our 300th episode!

Good Story 299: St. Thomas Aquinas

Julie remembers everything she read yesterday, and Scott's new nickname at work is "the Dumb Ox". Episode 299: St. Thomas Aquinas by G. K. Chesterton


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Good Story 298: The Thanatos Syndrome

Julie grabs the shotgun, Scott downloads the analysis software, and Cy stocks up on bottled water... Episode 298: The Thanatos Syndrome by Walker Percy (with Cy Kellett, host of Catholic Answers Live.)

Books mentioned on the podcast:

Ad Limina: A Novella of Catholics in Space by Cyril Jones-Kellett

A Teacher of Strange Things: Who Jesus Was, What He Taught, and Why People Still Follow Him by Cy Kellett

Thus Sayeth the Lord: A Fresh Take on the Prophets by Julie Davis

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