Really True Fiction

We take the plunge. In this episode we attempt to do justice to the 1996 masterpiece Infinite Jest; written by David Foster Wallace. This novel is massive and thorough, so it would be impossible to co...

13 Sep 20202h 30min

Hey everybody! Amazingly, it has been a year of Really True Fiction! We are so grateful for everyone who listens and has contributed to this awesome experience for David and Luke. In this *not* episod...

7 Sep 202031min

And we are back from our summer hiatus! In this episode we jump into the 1994 Tarantino masterpiece. We talk about Jules being a mensch, Jules Vs. Vincent in their level of consciousness, life as happ...

7 Sep 20201h 25min

In this episode we discuss the 1999 David Fincher film (based on the Chuck Palahniuk novel) Fight Club. We talk about the ethics of crashing support groups, the psychology of talking to someone with a...

19 Jul 20201h 41min

We take a deep dive into George Orwell's 1945 novella. We talk about ideology, philosophy, the importance of precise language, the disaster that results from trying to erase history, the importance of...

5 Jul 20202h 19min

Part two of our dive into the HBO masterpiece. We talk about Marty, Maggie, and the rest of the characters in this episode. We talk about Marty's penchant for inattention, high level rationalization a...

28 Jun 20201h 47min

In this episode we begin our discussion on the first season of the TV show True Detective. We focus on any and all things Rustin Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) in this one. We talk about fake nihilism, t...

21 Jun 20202h 33min

In this episode we dive into the Dumas classic. We talk about revenge (obviously), Dantes' psychology, the joy of the life of the mind, perceiving motivations in others, non-sheepishness, the cripplin...

7 Jun 20202h 22min