Bonus - The Liberal Soul
Liberal souls are people who are genuinely curious and interested in the world, they find vanity boring, and they live to see themselves and others flourish existentially in their finite time on the p...
3 Aug 12min
Ep. 91 - The Spirit of Science - (Arrival)
In this episode we dive into the fabulous 2016 film Arrival; directed by Denis Villenueve and based on a short story by Ted Chiang. In this episode we discuss the contextual nature of language, seeing...
9 Nov 20251h 30min
Ep. 90 - Bright Eyed And Bushy Tailed - (Boogie Nights)
Big thanks to Graham King for joining me on episode 90! In this episode we chat about the great film Boogie Nights (1997) by Paul Thomas Anderson. In this episode we wrangle with notions of: The es...
11 Dec 20241h 30min
Bonus - The Hardest Thing To Predict Is The Future - (1984 vs. Brave New World)
Welcome to a bonus episode of Really True Fiction. Those with a keen eye will have noticed that our last two episodes were on 1984 and Brave New World. So, for a bonus, Dan and I do a bit of a compare...
24 Nov 202452min
Ep. 89 - May The Ford Be With You - (Brave New World)
Welcome to part two of our double bill on famous dystopia! In this episode Dan Holder and I delve into the 1931 novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. While disecting Huxley's vision of a dys(u?)topi...
16 Nov 20241h 20min
Ep. 88 - Hegel's Wet Dream - (1984)
In this episode my friend Dan Holder and I dive into maybe the most referenced/least read book ever: 1984. In this episode we chat about Orwell's favourite pub, paying attention to the little things i...
30 Okt 20241h 15min
Ep. 87 - Taming The Darkness Within - (Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows)
Finally, we made it. I was very grateful to once again be joined by Dan Holder, Lydia Rollinson and Graham King to finish off the Harry Potter books. In this last instalment of the series we talk abou...
17 Apr 20242h 39min
Ep. 86 - That's Totally My Book - (Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince)
Welcome to the first foursome for Really True Fiction! A big thanks to Dan, Lydia and Graham for joining me to chat about the (best?) sixth Harry Potter book. In our conversation we cover such ground ...
17 Feb 20242h 28min
