Why Americans Talk So Much About Themselves & Reading Open City
A summer break, Joy & Sam get back to talk about why American are so full of themselves (Whiteman, the rhetoric of self as the epic story) & Reading Open City by Teju Cole. Such a fun conversation, jo...
13 Aug 20241h 2min
Inside Out 2 the movie, and emotions and self
We review the movie (did you enjoy the movie?), but more than just review, how does the movie reflect our current understanding of self and what constitutes our identity. Join us!
9 Juli 202441min
Urban Design - Ramy Yousseff - Dave Chappelle
Talking about stand up (on of our favorite art), but of course starts with a meandering through urban design (the 99 percent visible design that affects our lives), its a tour de force! And Joy thinks...
27 Juni 202455min
What is Time pt 2
Continuing our conversation on Order of Time... and we still seem to land back to how we see non-existence. Joy is good with it. I'm not. What about you? Have you come to terms with non-existence? Dep...
18 Juni 202458min
What is Time?
Yeah, big question, but something we all think about at an intimate personal level but also in big philosophical level. We let Carlo Rovelli, a physicist, guide us through his book "The Order of Time,...
31 Maj 202451min
Visiting our Motherland - Time & Storytelling
It's been awhile, & my allergy is kicking my ass (hence the snifles). But we're back. We both had a recent trip to South Korea, and we reflect on our time there, which leads to reflection on time & st...
22 Maj 202457min
Reading a novel by Joy's friend, "Breath in Machine"
...which leads us to talk about writing, what makes a good novel, and what it means to be human, it always comes to that, doesn't it?
27 Mars 202456min
What is Power?
What is Power? Well, there's a book by that name by Byun Chul Han. Power works often by not drawing attention to itself, which is why it can often get away with things. But paying attention to it, we ...
20 Mars 20241h 1min
