# Episode 512: Matilda (1996)

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Podcast: [The Test of Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-test-of-time-7050873)
Published: 2026-04-24T04:30:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2342

## Resource

A six-year-old uses telekinetic powers to get revenge on her school's headmistress. Listen as we comment on napping at Super Nintendo World, uncooperative bus drivers, and a movie pitch about discus throwing. Then we see if Matilda stands the Test of Time.

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