The Joy Factory Monthly #12: When Your Best Friend is a Dragon

<p>And so it came to pass that the Joy Factory Monthly turned its attention a classic Disney musical, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076538/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Pete's Dragon</em></a><em>&nbsp;</em>(1977). This episode, I'm joined by Alex Brown, a librarian, historian, and literary critic. Together, we deep dive into the history if <em>Pete's Dragon</em>, what makes the film so enjoyable, the wild world of drunk lighthouse keepers and angry teachers, and so much more!</p><br><p>You can find out more about Alex at these lovely spaces:</p><ul><li><a href="https://bookjockeyalex.com/author/bookjockeyalex/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alex's Website</a> (Punk-Ass Book Jockey)</li><li><a href="https://bookjockeyalex.com/high-school-reading-lists/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alex' High School YA Reading Lists</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/QueenOfRats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Eprofile%3Aqueenofrats%7Ctwgr%5EeyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbookjockeyalex.com%2Fauthor%2Fbookjockeyalex%2F" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alex's Twitter</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Don't forget to sign up for the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.getrevue.co/profile/thejoyfactory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joy Factory Weekly Newsletter</a>! And if you'd like to share your thoughts about social media culture, email me directly at&nbsp;<a href="http://shaunduke.net/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shaunduke.net/contact</a>&nbsp;or send me a tweet&nbsp;<a href="http://www.twitter.com/shaunduke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@shaunduke</a>!</p><br><p>Make sure to check out The Joy Factory Monthly on your favorite podcatcher. I