“I attacked the textbooks rather than mastered them.”In the first part of our first-ever two-part episode, we discuss Welles’s early years at the Todd School in Woodstock, Illinois, his burgeoning relationship with eventual headmaster Roger Hill, and how Orson spent his summer vacations.Follow us on our (admittedly limited) socials to keep up with assignments and other exciting Welles-related news:<ul> <li>@wellesupod on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/wellesupod.bsky.social">Bluesky</a> and <a href="https://youtube.com/wellesupod">YouTube</a></li> <li>Read Hope’s blog at <a href="http://highimhope.com/">highimhope.com</a></li> <li>Listen to Hope’s other podcasts - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/high-on-cartoons-presents-ducktakes/id1619137001">High on Cartoons Presents DuckTakes!</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-matrix-reclamations-a-queer-fancast/id1694835591">The Matrix Reclamations</a></li> <li>Follow Stephen at @chewywalrus on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4h4tflreclqjhvsjodqnwtsh">Bluesky</a> and <a href="https://letterboxd.com/ChewyWalrus/">Letterboxd</a></li> <li>Listen to Stephen’s other podcasts - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disenfranchised/id1531328098">Disenfranchised Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.podandthependulum.com/">The Pod and the Pendulum</a></li> <li>Check out Stephen’s novel - Check In, Check Out - on Amazon, now available in paperback or ebook: <a href="https://amzn.to/44idk8y">https://amzn.to/44idk8y</a></li></ul>

005 - The Todd Years: Part Two (1929-1931)

Class is in session! Join your TAs/hosts Hope and Stephen as they take a deep dive into the life and work of one of America's most influential performers, filmmakers, artists, and raconteurs - the late, great Orson Welles! New episodes every other Tuesday!&nbsp;