Brian and Murdock dig at the roots of "Mrs. Robinson" only to end up on a journey through 70s cinema, childhood friendships, and especially petty songwriting.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Nichols

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Graduate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Webb_(author)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Turman

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/07/arts/lawrence-turman-dead.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_E._Levine

https://medium.com/@jacobdowning/nichols-and-simon-and-garfunkel-cde5b6f03db5

https://valentinamariesemler.substack.com/p/revisiting-the-graduate

https://www.openculture.com/2021/02/paul-simon-deconstructs-mrs-robinson-1970.html

https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2015/06/01/today-in-music-history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundtrack

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/first-pop-song-used-in-a-movie

Dick Cavett interview: https://youtu.be/sDqIsuIpVy4?si=Fb9MZGCEaq29IKPB

https://www.openculture.com/2021/02/paul-simon-deconstructs-mrs-robinson-1970.html

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/feb/12/art-garfunkel-paul-simon

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