Bill Nighy

Boys know when to go out.

Boys know when to stay in.

I mean, it's just great.

Boys can learn to drive and everything.

It's just so droll and so witty.

But the shapes he throws and the kind of frontman thing that he does on that I think is the state of the art.

I think it's just that's all you need.

I think it's because it's, you know, there is irony, but it's also very, very attractive.

So that's this episode's playlist and I hope it gets you bouncing a little bit because they're all of a certain level of energy.

You'll find all of these songs in the show notes and you'll also find a link to Spotify.

This week, or this episode's book, is by John Cheever.

It's called Oh What a Paradise It Seems.

And John Cheever...

was an American writer who wrote through the 40s and 50s about American suburban life, middle class American life.

And this book is called, Oh, What a Paradise It Seems.

And I'm going to read you a little bit.

It's set in what might be described and in fact is described on the back of the book as an idyllic American village.

But as you might suspect, all is not well in the idyllic American village.

Chapter one.

This is a story to be read in bed in an old house on a rainy night.