Aaron

Before we had the term homophobic, but believe me, they wouldn't be.

They just hated.

But when you get it from someone like Roald Dahl, who is erudite and courteous and obviously brilliant, it's different.

And that was what was most disturbing.

If a screaming idiot in the street screams out something anti-Semitic,

Meh.

But Roald Dahl, it was different.

Okay, Hannah, first of all, did you listen to the show?

You do not want me bringing home Roald Dahl's lessons as a husband.

His wife of 30 years, Patricia Neal, wrote a really juicy, revealing autobiography called As I Am.

She has some very unkind things to say about her husband.

And it will never not be shocking to me that Neal spent three decades married to Dahl and spills way more ink in her book on her relationship with Gary Cooper, who she was with for one-tenth as long.

But she also does point out what a good father Dahl was.

He really loves his kids.

And the only reason we have all those classic children's books is because he wanted to impress them with his bedtime stories.

Also, Hannah, I want to take the opportunity to apologize for any time in the podcast that I used you as a straw man or a punchline.

On one of the other podcasts I went on to promote our show, the host pointed out that my references to my wife always felt like an old vaudeville routine, where I use her to poke fun at myself.

So, my apologies.

I love you.

Thank you for putting up with me while I tore my hair out writing this show, and for all the really great feedback and contributions you made to it throughout.