# Grasshopper Jungle: Further Proof that Iowa Should be Avoided at All Costs

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Podcast: [Cosmos In The Cosmos](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cosmos-in-the-cosmos-6448253)
Published: 2025-02-08T10:07:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/catherine-rudnicki/episodes/Grasshopper-Jungle-Further-Proof-that-Iowa-Should-be-Avoided-at-All-Costs-e2uibc5
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Join Catherine and Kyle as they discuss Grasshopper Jungle. They talk about the difficulties of being a teenager, the usefulness of repetition in writing, and what is the real liklihood of creating a monster from experimenting with corn.

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