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Train Schedules and Programming
06:07 - 10:47 (04:39)
The podcast hosts discuss how in 1906, people were obsessed with train schedules, and how experiences can program individuals growing up. Also, they talk about the use of paddles in school in the past.
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The renowned director of suspenseful movies, Alfred Hitchcock, had a difficult childhood, coping with obesity, shyness and a strict upbringing.
06:07 - 06:55 (00:47)
Summary
The renowned director of suspenseful movies, Alfred Hitchcock, had a difficult childhood, coping with obesity, shyness and a strict upbringing. Nevertheless, he found solace in the hobby of studying train schedules, which allowed him to predict their arrival times.
ChapterTrain Schedules and Programming
EpisodePart One: Alfred Hitchcock: The Director Who Randomly Tortured People
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Two individuals discuss the concept of train schedules and model building as a popular pastime in the early 1900s, likening it to modern hobbies like reading Star Wars extended universe novels.
06:55 - 08:07 (01:12)
Summary
Two individuals discuss the concept of train schedules and model building as a popular pastime in the early 1900s, likening it to modern hobbies like reading Star Wars extended universe novels. The conversation also touches on the discipline style of a Catholic school attended by Alfred Hitchcock in his youth.
ChapterTrain Schedules and Programming
EpisodePart One: Alfred Hitchcock: The Director Who Randomly Tortured People
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The speaker talks about his experience in an Oklahoma elementary school that used to practice corporal punishment where teachers would sentence kids and they had to schedule time to get whipped by the principal.
08:07 - 08:58 (00:51)
Summary
The speaker talks about his experience in an Oklahoma elementary school that used to practice corporal punishment where teachers would sentence kids and they had to schedule time to get whipped by the principal. He also mentions that Hitchcock seemed to be impacted by this practice.
ChapterTrain Schedules and Programming
EpisodePart One: Alfred Hitchcock: The Director Who Randomly Tortured People
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The experiences Alfred Hitchcock had in his childhood, including the trauma of his father sentencing him to jail for a few hours, had a major impact on his films, particularly his ability to create suspense and torture his audience in anticipation of something happening.
08:58 - 09:43 (00:44)
Summary
The experiences Alfred Hitchcock had in his childhood, including the trauma of his father sentencing him to jail for a few hours, had a major impact on his films, particularly his ability to create suspense and torture his audience in anticipation of something happening.
ChapterTrain Schedules and Programming
EpisodePart One: Alfred Hitchcock: The Director Who Randomly Tortured People
PodcastBehind the Bastards
A man discusses how his mother would count how many hits he received as a form of punishment with a spatula, leaving a lasting impact on him.
09:43 - 10:47 (01:04)
Summary
A man discusses how his mother would count how many hits he received as a form of punishment with a spatula, leaving a lasting impact on him.