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Timesuck with Dan Cummins

452 - The Life and Works of Dr. Seuss

Timesuck with Dan Cummins

Dan Cummins

True Crime, Society & Culture, Religion, Conspiracies, History, Biographies, Education, Adult Humor, Comedy, Dark Humor, Conspiracy, Cults

4.721.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 159 minutes

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Summary

You've undoubtably heard of Dr. Seuss. The author of The Cat in the Hat, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Green Eggs and Ham, Horton Hears a Who! The Lorax, and so many other classic works of children's literature. But... how much do you know about Ted Geisel? Ted is the man behind the pseudonym, and he lived a very interesting life. And he wasn't able to make a living as the author of children's book until he was in his fifties.

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Ted, Ted, Ted, Ted, a child's mind and an adult head.

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Read, read, read.

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He built his name, fulfilling that need.

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Ted, Ted, Ted, Ted, it took some time to build his name.

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Book, book, book.

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Over 60 and all, he wrote, and no two the same.

0:17.8

And yes, we are talking about a Ted today.

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Theodore Seuss Geaisal, aka Dr.

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Seuss. A man who once wrote, I don't write for children, I write for people. Once a writer starts

0:29.9

talking down to kids, he's lost. Kids can pick up on that kind of thing. Ted Giesel published

0:35.7

over 60 books throughout his career, cementing himself as one of the

0:39.2

most, if not the most, beloved children's authors in history along the way. Since 1937, generations

0:45.8

of children have fallen in love with reading, in large part, because of Dr. Seuss books. Geisel's

0:52.0

works have captured the attention of young readers for decades, with

0:54.9

their short, engaging rhymes, and colorful, unique characters. His works, which have collectively

1:00.0

sold over 600 million copies worldwide, have also earned numerous awards, which is pretty funny

1:07.2

when you consider that Gaisel never set out to be a children's author. It was certainly not a lifelong dream. In fact, he wanted to be an English professor, but then

1:15.6

he found that post-grad studies just were not for him. And more importantly, he found a supportive,

1:21.5

encouraging partner who gave him the courage to pursue what he was truly talented at, drawing strange

1:27.3

characters, and assigning stranger names and stories to them what he was truly talented at, drawing strange characters and assigning

1:28.7

stranger names and stories to them. It was his wife who convinced him to pursue a full-time

1:33.6

career as a cartoonist, and he got to start writing and drawing for a weekly satirical magazine

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