What Do You Want to Talk About?
Samuel Lee
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Stewart Huff, turning an idea into an hour set!
Stewart is amazing comic and an amazing human being, listen to how his curiosity is the source of his comedy, how he turns a thesis into an hour set!
Danger of Self and Identity
We talk about the modern veneration of the self, and how its sold to us in self-help industry. Is there another way to see ourselves other than this atomistic self? What does it mean to have healthy…
Attack on Titan - Near Perfect Story
Isiyama is a beast, to tell this complex story so well. Joy watched it and loved it. Have you watched it. Just an amazing work of artistry. But at the end what does such story do? Entertain? Yes. But…
Anime, a story form for complex story telling
Joy is moving to London, I am getting ready for a joke battle, and we talk about anime and what it brings as a legitimate form for telling complex stories. Japanese anime is not just Dragonball. They…
On Friendship & a little bit on Will Farrell
As we catch up we ruminate on friendship (& romantic relationships), why we choose some people to be friends, and what value we are seeking or giving? And then a little bit on Will Farrell's Mark…
Reading Han Kang Nobel Prize Winner
Joy and I read two poems by Han Kang, a Korean author, who just won the Nobel Prize. Reading the poem, we experience the inadequacies of any translation simply because the power of words is no simply…
Matt Rife's Crowd Work his Fuck You to his Critics
This episode Joy and I discuss Matt Rife's Crowd Work special, his fuck you to his critics, and whether the crowd-work script actually is more therapeutic than your very expensive therapy sessions.…
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock - Funnier than you think
Joy and I (Sam Lee), read through this poem that started the modern poetry movement and launched T.S. Eliot's career. Reading it, you find it funny and the character pitiful, but also the artistry is…
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…
S2E28 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!
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…
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?…
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…
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…
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?
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…
Shane Gillis didn't bomb & Sheng Weng is the chillest comic!
We ponder, did Shane Gillis bomb? No. Haters will be haters. But also, Shane didn't have to call to attention that he wasn't getting the laughs he expected. How do you handle a lukewarm crowd? And…
Reading Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie's story has the timing of the most professional stand up. It's hilarious; but it also reads like Greek Tragedy, fate of the worst kind that people simply cannot escape. Gives insight…
Talking about the poem Every Riven Thing
Happy New Years! Our first 2024 episode. Busy with, well, life. Got to talk about a poem by one of my (Samuel Lee) favorite poet. Christian Wieman. It is a zen like poem, and in so many simple and…
Convenience Store Woman
You got to read this novella, Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata. The narrator/protagonist shows us her world which surprises, humors and humbles the "normal" worldview most of us adopt. We…
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What Do You Want to Talk About? has published 37 episodes since May 2023, covering topics in Personal Journals, Society & Culture.
What Do You Want to Talk About? is currently dormant with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 55m.
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