EP18: George Inteviews Thang

We continue the discussion of George Orwell's masterpiece, 1984 focusing more on the narrative itself, the concept of Doublethink, the Mutability of the Past and how the story fits (or doesn't fit) th...

10 Sep 20201h 16min

Thang and George talk about George Orwell's perfect dystopian novel, 1984. In this first part we focus mostly on the world in which Winston Smith, the protagonist of the story lives.Referenced in Podc...

3 Sep 20201h 21min

Thang and George take a look back on the experience thus far. We ask what worked and what did not in the areas of tech and content. We discuss our favorite (and least favorite) moments. And we revisit...

3 Sep 20201h 18min

Thang and George discuss the book "Freakonomics" by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner and the subjects of incentives, drug gangs, crime, abortion and the Ku Klux Klan. Referenced in Podcast: Freakonomi...

2 Aug 20201h 11min

Thang and George talk about the Terry Zwigoff documentary "Crumb" about the life and times of underground comic artist Robert Crumb. Unfortunately, Thang watched some other documentary about Crumb (al...

2 Aug 20201h 23min

Thang and George discuss self-help / personal development books they have read, what they found to be meaningful and points of similarity. Referenced in Podcast: Stephen Covey The 7 Habits of Highly E...

2 Aug 20201h 37min

Thang and George discuss the concept of Free Will specifically as it relates to the book "Free Will" written by Sam Harris. Referenced in the Podcast: "Free Will" by Sam Harris: https://en.wikipedia.o...

2 Aug 20201h 23min

Thang and George discuss the podcasts they listen to, the conditions under which they listen and why they listen to them in particular. Referenced in the podcast: Thang's Podcasts: Freakanomics: https...

8 Juli 20201h 6min