Ep. 82 - What Did I Do? - (The Trial)

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10/22/22 • 70 min

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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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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

Why even have options?

We really appreciate everyone who listens. Please feel free to support the show by giving a rating or review on whatever platform you listen to it.

Email:

[email protected]

Direct download:

https://reallytruefiction.libsyn.com/

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Ep. 81 - Hats Off To Conformity - (This Side Of Paradise)

Welcome to our second foray into the world of F. Scott Fitzgerald. In this episode we discuss his first novel This Side Of Paradise. We talk about:

How it might feel to have peers die on mass, Eros and Thanatos, egoism vs. narrcacism, the resentment of educated people towards those who make more money than them, hedgehogs vs foxes, butthurtedness, definite optimism and pragmatism, speed and velocity, conformity, personality vs personage, the flywheel life, and cynicism.

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Ep. 83 - Two Weevils - (Master & Commander)

Welcome back!

In the first new episode in over a year, I was very happy and enlightened with sit down and chat with my friend Dan Holder. When I asked Dan what story he would be most interested in talking about for RTF he quickly replied Master and Commander.

As I learned, Master and Commander is a 20+ book series on the adventures of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin. As such, we condensed the series down to watching the 2003 film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World; starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany. I absolutely loved this film and can't believe I didn't see it when it first came out.

In this episode we discuss:

The British fleet and what it meant to the British psyche
The role of duty and how historical pieces help us view how people in the past had different mindsets than today
Superstition at sea and how that affects people
The beauty of the Galopagos Islands and how they engender a sense of secular spirituality in me
Many other elements of the film and books.

A big thanks to Dan in joining me for this episode, and stay tuned for more!