In Fool View: Recent Episodes
Mike and Max
We are undertaking the fool's errand of trying to better understand everything we know and do not know...
An unbelievably thrilling and enthralling conversation about Andrew Hacker's The Math Myth, a book that questions why sometimes the numbers just don't add up.
We sat down to talk about Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" and seeing as the novel is over a thousand pages, our conversation ran a few hours. We discuss both elements of the book's plot along with many of the greater ideas that were presented within. In this episode we only cover parts one and two of the novel, with the third part to follow in a coming episode. I'm sure we missed many details and interesting ideas, but there was a lot of ground to cover and we're only human. Enjoy.
Welcome back! We kick the second season off with a long, winding road that we confused with a discussion of the Communist Manifesto.
On this very special episode of In Fool View, we discuss the literary merit of young adult fiction, the concept of artistic gatekeeping, what gives stories value... and we break down Hpmer's Odyssey a little bit somewhere in between.
Max and I discuss Thomas Sowell's work, "Black Rednecks and White Liberals" which touches on topics ranging from the origins of redneck culture in America, minority middlemen, the American education system, and how we tend to view history without context.
This episode we talk a little bit about Alan Watts, hypocrisy, and consider whether or not things will be what they will be... oh, and something about Miley Cyrus and what it means to be a role model as well.
A discussion of the HBO documentary "Persona" and the topic of personality tests in general. Also, some conversation about the credibility of some other recent documentaries.
On this very special episode of In Fool View we discuss the shifting points of view on the COVID vaccine, how different perspectives are shaped by personal politics, and then dip our toes into the water of a conversation about "identity."
**This episode was recorded on March 28th, 2021, and preceded the news about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Ring the bell! It's go time on a conversation about professional wrestling and why two men in their 30s returned to a childhood guilty pleasure within the last year or so.
Two men desperately try to understand Jane Austen's Emma... and ultimately fail. Enjoy the ride as it slowly crashes.
Recorded on February 21st, 2021.
We talk about Rush Limbaugh, the winter storm that hit Texas, the general lack of kindness in society and Teddy Cruz's bad looks.
We discuss The Daily Wire's attempt to get a corner of the Hollywood market, multiple instances of social cancellation, maybe too much Star Wars, and the fate of morality as we know it.
Is world peace an illusion? Tune in to listen to a couple of "Low Energy" Jebs try to answer the ole question. Enjoy.
We do a deep dive into the world of Oceania and discuss George Orwell's 1984. We cover the merit of the book itself, the many ideas presented within it, and it's relevance in today's world.
*I apologize for the audio quality in portions of this episode as we had some connection issues while recording. I hope you are willing to suffer through some of the static and enjoy an otherwise solid conversation.
A discussion of James Clear's "Atomic Habits" as well as other topics that relate to the "self-help" genre, with passing references to Robert Greene, Instafluencers, pick-up artists, and Jordan Peterson. Another entry they may need to be revisited at some point down the road.
The talk of the week ranged from a discussion of Ta-Nehisi Coates's "Between the World and Me," a very smooth transition into a conversation about the cult of personality, as we struggled to make a connection between Elizabeth Holmes and Donald Trump, the riots at the Capitol Building, and then we finished off with a fine chat about the divisive nature of contemporary media. Enjoy.
We talk about Fredrik deBoer's book "The Cult of Smart" and the broader state of education in America. We barely scratched the surface in the allotted time, but this is a topic we are sure to return to. So, consider this perhaps volume one of our "Musings on Education."
The inaugural episode. A rough and rambling conversation about conversations. We discuss what we hope to accomplish with this podcast and dip our toes into the pool of potential topics of discussion.
First time at most of this, so I hope to refine the format and technical aspects of the podcast as time marches on.