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It was mentioned as a book written by a historian, J.M. Smith, that argued that the beast was a wolf, and its story brought France together during a difficult time. The title annoyed one of the podcast hosts due to its colon.
There's a book written by a man named J.M. Smith, historian, and it's called, and this one really annoys me because it's such a great title, did not need this colon. It should just be called Monsters...
— Episode: Short Stuff: Beast of Gevaudan
Episode: Short Stuff: Beast of Gevaudan
It was mentioned as a book written by a historian, J.M. Smith, that argued that the beast was a wolf, and its story brought France together during a difficult time. The title annoyed one of the podcast hosts due to its colon.
There's a book written by a man named J.M. Smith, historian, and it's called, and this one really annoys me because it's such a great title, did not need this colon. It should just be called Monsters of the Jevudan. Full stop.
But it's called Monsters of the Jevudan: The Making of a Beast.
I don't know why that colon annoys me more than others.
It's a better follow up subtitle than, you know, let's have a sandwich or something.
At least it's pertinent to the main title.
Episode: Short Stuff: Beast of Gevaudan
It was discussed as one of the first international news stories, and the author's book title was mentioned as annoying because of the colon in the subtitle. It was also argued that a group of wolves were the culprits of the attacks, not a single beast.
There's a book written by a man named J.M. Smith, historian, and it's called, and this one really annoys me because it's such a great title, did not need this colon. It should just be called Monsters of the Jevudan. Full stop.
But it's called Monsters of the Jevudan: The Making of a Beast.
I don't know why that colon annoys me more than others.
It's better. It's a better follow up subtitle than, you know, let's have a sandwich or something.
At least it's pertinent to the main title.
Episode: Short Stuff: Beast of Gevaudan
It was discussed as one of the first international news stories, and the author is a historian who argued that there were social factors that led people to believe in a monster, though the likely culprit was a wolf.
There's a book written by a man named J.M. Smith, historian, and it's called, and this one really annoys me because it's such a great title, did not need this colon. It should just be called Monsters of the Jevudan. Full stop.
But it's called Monsters of the Jevudan: The Making of a Beast.
I don't know why that colon annoys me more than others.
Back then, apparently, this author argues there were certain social factors at play where France was not in the best way as a country, as a nation after the war that they had.
And they sort of rallied around this story and came together a little bit.