Nobody Lives Forever by John Gardner

Published: July 8, 2020, 11 a.m.

Hello, dear listeners!


As June morphs into July and the summer heats up ever more, the boys find a Shady Tree to hit the books again for some summer reading with John Gardner's fifth novel, Nobody Lives Forever. Mathieu and Edgar remain undeterred in their journey through the Gardner oeuvre even though the adventure has been a bit rocky up until this point. Surprise, surprise, for the first time since cracking open the Gardners, the podcast witnesses its first (mild) disagreement. Yes, one of the hosts was once again lukewarm whereas the other genuinely enjoyed himself. 

But that's not all. In analyzing the book the lads venture into other obviously and intricately related topics such as how cleaning up after squashed poisonous bat prepares one for COVID-19 safety measures, what breakfast at Bond's place would be like with him, Q'ute and May at the same table, opinions of the Gardner titles (fart noise or no fart noise) and the importance of sometimes just ''going along for the ride."

Get excited, for this is our biggest book related podcast ever, with special appearances by Michael Keaton, Anthony Quinn, Steve Irwin, Kevin Conroy, Doctor Who, OK Google, and Dr. Ketchup. Who's Dr. Ketchup? Find out!

So sit back, relax, open a cold one or prepare a nice tonic. Don't miss the opportunity to enjoy the nice weather and another great episode. After all, Nobody Lives Forever.