LISTEN: Writer Aaron Tracy Explores the Life of the Author Who Excited Children’s Imaginations With ‘The Secret World of Roald Dahl’

On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, writer-producer Aaron Tracy discusses his hugely popular Imagine/iHeart Media podcast “The Secret World of Roald Dahl.” The author of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “James and the Giant Peach,” “Matilda,” “The BFG” and many more classics lived an extraordinarily wild life that Tracy unpacks in his 10-part series.

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Tracy’s effort analyzes Dahl in warts-and-all fashion — including his unveiled antisemitism — and brings the story to larger conclusions about why the British author’s works still resonate so strongly in popular culture.

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