Aaron Tracy joins to talk about The Secret World of Roald Dahl, his podcast about the children's author as war spy, improvised medical inventor, and world-class fabulist with a vicious streak. The conversation gets into Dahl's improbable second act as a children's writer, the darkness that made books like James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory endure, and the harder question of how to reckon with his explicit anti-Semitism. Also, a look at why Ronald Reagan sold the Grenada invasion to the public in a way recent presidents have not matched, and why Americans can sometimes be rallied by a rationale as much as by the facts. Produced by Corey Wara Video and Social Media by Geoff Craig Do you have questions or comments, or just want to say hello? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠<a class="c-link" href= "mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link= "mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-haspopup="menu">thegist@mikepesca.com</a> For full Pesca content and updates, check out our website at <a class="c-link" href="https://www.mikepesca.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link= "https://www.mikepesca.com/" data-sk= "tooltip_parent">https://www.mikepesca.com/</a>⁠ For ad-free content or to become a Pesca Plus subscriber, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠<a class="c-link" href="https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link= "https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/" data-sk= "tooltip_parent">https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/</a> For Mike's daily takes on Substack, subscribe to The Gist List <a class="c-link" href="https://mikepesca.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link= "https://mikepesca.substack.com/" data-sk= "tooltip_parent">https://mikepesca.substack.com/</a> Follow us on Social Media:⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube <a class="c-link" href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g" data-sk= "tooltip_parent">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram <a class="c-link" href= "https://www.instagram.com/pescagist/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link= "https://www.instagram.com/pescagist/" data-sk= "tooltip_parent">https://www.instagram.com/pescagist/</a> X <a class="c-link" href="https://x.com/pescami" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link= "https://x.com/pescami" data-sk= "tooltip_parent">https://x.com/pescami</a> TikTok <a class="c-link" href= "https://www.tiktok.com/@pescagist" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link= "https://www.tiktok.com/@pescagist" data-sk= "tooltip_parent">https://www.tiktok.com/@pescagist</a> To advertise on the show, contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠<a class="c-link" href= "mailto:ad-sales@libsyn.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link= "mailto:ad-sales@libsyn.com" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-haspopup="menu">ad-sales@libsyn.com</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠<a class="c-link" href="https://advertising.libsyn.com/TheGist" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link= "https://advertising.libsyn.com/TheGist" data-sk= "tooltip_parent">https://advertising.libsyn.com/TheGist</a>

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