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416: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

With special guest Longinus, the boys drink and review Pigweed’s homebrew clone of Steady Eddy IPA, then discuss a novella from John Steinbeck.

After a brief biographical review of Steinbeck, the boys discuss the basic story, then their impressions of the book and its characters.

The novel begins with a description of Cannery Row in Monterey, California, during the Great Depression. The row is a small, tight-knit community centered around sardine canneries, inhabited by colorful characters.

Most of the story centers around Doc, a marine biologist, and Mack and the boys, who are collection of good-natured ne’er-do-wells.

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