Really True Fiction

We dive into everyone's favorite high school assigned reading and the Salinger classic. Both David and Luke were pleasantly surprised at how much they enjoyed this book. We talk about insecurities, depression, rage, theological whimsies, gift giving and receiving, a Promethean vs. a hero, and much more. Hope you enjoy!

In this episode we are discussing Franz Kafka's The Trial; written in 1914 but not published until 1925. This is an incredible and seminal work in modern literature and should be read by everyone. In this episode we talk about:

The style of a story that puts the audience in touch with the feelings of a character

If you don't know what you have done wrong than everything comes to mind and it is paralyzing and demoralizing

Bureaucracy as modern tyranny

The importance of trust in society

The bullet or the knife are never relative

Jostling and career maneuvering as the primary reason for people in these industries, not the betterment of the people they are "helping"

Irrelevancy is the bureaucrats kryptonite; and they will do anyting to avoid that

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Our first bonus! In this episode we discuss the South Park Pandemic Special (but really this is another meditation on the corona virus and the lockdown). This episode is also a first in RTF's attempt at remote recording (Luke was in Alberta and David was in Ontario). David was not at a location with a decent microphone, which is why you will hear a discrepancy in audio quality between our voices. However, we plan on rectifying that for the next actual episode, so fear not!

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 as:

Relationships as status vs feeling, the monster in the chest, Ginny's subtle art of not giving a fuck, being blinded by bias, humanized villains, evil downstream of fear, what happens when you refuse a tyrant, Malfoy starting in pride, standing up to optics and propaganda, scapegoating, solving problems as the actual best form of PR, navigating popularity, navigating management, Dumbledore's patience, and how women might not get along.

Thanks again for listening!

We sit down for another chat about our current least favourite and most topical virus. We give a time stamped and cursory view through our lense on the state of the world and things of that ilk. Hope everyone is staying safe and well.