{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Tell Me Why I'm Wrong","home_page_url":"https://www.tmwiw.net","feed_url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/json","description":"Each episode, we do two segments, with one of us starting off with a confident but possibly erroneous take on a subject and the challenge to “Tell me why I’m wrong.” Then we switch. We learn, and hopefully you do, too. ","_fireside":{"subtitle":"A bi-weekly show featuring two friends setting each other straight about history, politics, philosophy, and everything else.","pubdate":"2018-05-07T12:00:00.000-04:00","explicit":false,"copyright":"2026 by Copyright 2016 by Amos \u0026 Sophie","owner":"Amos \u0026 Sophie","image":"https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/5/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/cover.jpg?v=1"},"items":[{"id":"0512531e-228d-4dbf-b0ff-1aa370ba7e3a","title":"S3E6: So Long and Thanks for All the Fish","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s3e6","content_text":"S3E6: So Long and Thanks for All the Fish:\n\nSophie and Amos discuss the two premier pieces of fish-sex art in the Western Canon: The Shadow Over Innsmouth and The Shape of Water. They pick up on the conversation from two episodes ago and notice that these two works ascribe VERY different value judgments to the phenomenon of human/fish-man coupling.Links:The Shape of Water — You can buy the movie here!","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eS3E6: So Long and Thanks for All the Fish:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSophie and Amos discuss the two premier pieces of fish-sex art in the Western Canon: The Shadow Over Innsmouth and The Shape of Water. They pick up on the conversation from two episodes ago and notice that these two works ascribe VERY different value judgments to the phenomenon of human/fish-man coupling.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Shape of Water\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-shape-of-water/id1325404789\"\u003eThe Shape of Water\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; You can buy the movie here!\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Sophie and Amos wrap up Season 3 with an all fish-sex episode! They mostly talk about Guillermo Del Toro's new-ish film The Shape of Water, but they also throw in some talk about H.P. Lovecraft's short story The Shadow Over Innsmouth.","date_published":"2018-05-07T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/0512531e-228d-4dbf-b0ff-1aa370ba7e3a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31519965,"duration_in_seconds":3923}]},{"id":"f12077cf-b36a-4fc1-8b6f-b4b2868104d4","title":"S3E5: Human Behavior","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s3e5","content_text":"S3E5: Human:\n\n\nSophie wonders what the heck is up with behaviorism in psychotherapy. It seems to her that it's very popular right now, and she wants to know why.\nAmos has been learning about modern European history and he's noticed that the liberals seem to also be nationalists. He wants to understand the connection between these two ideologies, and Sophie is just the person to explain it.\nLinks:Revolutions Podcast — This is a great show, and if you're at all interested in modern history, it's worth checking out.B. F. Skinner - WikipediaRevolutions of 1848 - WikipediaDavid Hume - Wikipedia","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eS3E5: Human:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSophie wonders what the heck is up with behaviorism in psychotherapy. It seems to her that it\u0026#39;s very popular right now, and she wants to know why.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos has been learning about modern European history and he\u0026#39;s noticed that the liberals seem to also be nationalists. He wants to understand the connection between these two ideologies, and Sophie is just the person to explain it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Revolutions Podcast\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.revolutionspodcast.com/\"\u003eRevolutions Podcast\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; This is a great show, and if you're at all interested in modern history, it's worth checking out.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"B. F. Skinner - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._F._Skinner\"\u003eB. F. Skinner - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Revolutions of 1848 - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutions_of_1848\"\u003eRevolutions of 1848 - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"David Hume - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hume\"\u003eDavid Hume - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Sophie asks Amos what the deal is with behaviorism in psychology. Amos asks Sophie about the relationship between liberalism and nationalism in 19th Century Europe.","date_published":"2018-04-30T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/f12077cf-b36a-4fc1-8b6f-b4b2868104d4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34479523,"duration_in_seconds":4293}]},{"id":"cf4807ef-be7f-4617-be64-ccae191e8857","title":"S3E4: Homework, Part 2","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s3e4","content_text":"Season 3, Episode 4: Homework Part 2\n\n\nAmos ask Sophie what she thought of yer boy Howard Philip. Is the prose terrible? (yes) Is it really that racist? (yes) Is it any good??\nSophie asks Amos what he thought about Two Years, Eight Months, and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie. Is it literary novel with genre pretensions? A genre novel with literary pretensions? Is Rushdie just goofing?\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSeason 3, Episode 4: Homework Part 2\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos ask Sophie what she thought of yer boy Howard Philip. Is the prose terrible? (yes) Is it really that racist? (yes) Is it any good??\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSophie asks Amos what he thought about Two Years, Eight Months, and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie. Is it literary novel with genre pretensions? A genre novel with literary pretensions? Is Rushdie just goofing?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Sophie and Amos are back at it. They making each other read some stuff that they ambivalent about. Sophie makes Amos read Two Years, Eight Months, and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie and Amos assigns a whole bunch of H.P. Lovecraft short stories.","date_published":"2018-04-02T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/cf4807ef-be7f-4617-be64-ccae191e8857.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30734789,"duration_in_seconds":3825}]},{"id":"93410510-5659-41f7-a5c6-e9281a8f8387","title":"S3E3: Secret Ingredients","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s3e3","content_text":"Season 3, Episode 3: Secret Ingredients\n\n\nAmos asks Sophie about the challenges of translation\nSophie asks Amos about finding your way through the epistemological morass of nutrition science.\nLinks:The First Woman to Translate the ‘Odyssey’ Into English — This is one of the interviews that Amos mentions.The Paleo Solution — Amos mentions Robb Wolf too.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSeason 3, Episode 3: Secret Ingredients\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos asks Sophie about the challenges of translation\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSophie asks Amos about finding your way through the epistemological morass of nutrition science.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The First Woman to Translate the ‘Odyssey’ Into English\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/02/magazine/the-first-woman-to-translate-the-odyssey-into-english.html\"\u003eThe First Woman to Translate the ‘Odyssey’ Into English\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; This is one of the interviews that Amos mentions.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Paleo Solution\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://robbwolf.com/\"\u003eThe Paleo Solution\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Amos mentions Robb Wolf too.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Sophie and Amos are at it again, this time talking about what the deal with translation is, and revisiting S1E1 with a conversation about the science of nutrition.","date_published":"2018-02-12T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/93410510-5659-41f7-a5c6-e9281a8f8387.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34372988,"duration_in_seconds":4279}]},{"id":"ee38866a-1a20-4ad9-ba42-6c8f0dcfffb5","title":"S3E2: Movies vs. Television","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s3e2","content_text":"Season 3, Episode 2: Movies vs. Television:\n\n\nSophie on why Amos thinks movies are great.\nAmos on why Sophie thinks TV is great.\nLinks:Metropolis (1927) - Official Trailer - YouTubeMetropolis - Dance Scene - YouTube — This is the scene of robot Maria dancing all sexy.The Good Place — The show about a terrible person and a philosopher, that looks like a Katy Perry video.Game of Thrones, Season 1 on iTunes — Let's be honest, you've probably already seen it.FIRE JOE MORGAN — Michael Shur's old blog where he wrote as ken tremendous and made fun of bad sports journalism.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSeason 3, Episode 2: Movies vs. Television:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSophie on why Amos thinks movies are great.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos on why Sophie thinks TV is great.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Metropolis (1927) - Official Trailer - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on2H8Qt5fgA\"\u003eMetropolis (1927) - Official Trailer - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Metropolis - Dance Scene - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0D4fHieW8o\"\u003eMetropolis - Dance Scene - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; This is the scene of robot Maria dancing all sexy.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Good Place\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/the-good-place-season-2/id1273824489\"\u003eThe Good Place\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; The show about a terrible person and a philosopher, that looks like a Katy Perry video.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Game of Thrones, Season 1 on iTunes\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/game-of-thrones-season-1/id482730236\"\u003eGame of Thrones, Season 1 on iTunes\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Let's be honest, you've probably already seen it.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"FIRE JOE MORGAN\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.firejoemorgan.com/\"\u003eFIRE JOE MORGAN\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Michael Shur's old blog where he wrote as ken tremendous and made fun of bad sports journalism.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Sophie loves TV. Amos loves Movies. Only one can be right!","date_published":"2018-01-29T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/ee38866a-1a20-4ad9-ba42-6c8f0dcfffb5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32173483,"duration_in_seconds":4005}]},{"id":"842f321b-6df6-4359-8c41-37cedc9dd300","title":"S3E1: Art \u0026 Experience","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s3e1","content_text":"S3E1: Art \u0026amp; Experience:\n\n\nAmos on why the 4th wall is great.\nSophie wonders what the heck the deal with phenomenology is.\nLinks:Fourth wall - WikipediaImmanuel Kant - Wikipedia — He's responsible for the distinction between noumena (things accessible by mind or reason) and phenomena (things accessible to regular experience).Edmund Husserl - Wikipedia — Husserl invented the word \"phenomenology.\"Martin Heidegger - Wikipedia — Heidegger was a big ole' Nazi and the creator of what most people mean when they talk about phenomenology.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eS3E1: Art \u0026amp; Experience:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos on why the 4th wall is great.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSophie wonders what the heck the deal with phenomenology is.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Fourth wall - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wall\"\u003eFourth wall - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Immanuel Kant - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant\"\u003eImmanuel Kant - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; He's responsible for the distinction between noumena (things accessible by mind or reason) and phenomena (things accessible to regular experience).\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Edmund Husserl - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Husserl\"\u003eEdmund Husserl - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Husserl invented the word \"phenomenology.\"\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Martin Heidegger - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Heidegger\"\u003eMartin Heidegger - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Heidegger was a big ole' Nazi and the creator of what most people mean when they talk about phenomenology.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Sophie and Amos are back! They kick off Season 3 talking about the pros and cons of the fourth wall and then move into HEATED discussion of phenomenology!","date_published":"2018-01-15T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/842f321b-6df6-4359-8c41-37cedc9dd300.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34717782,"duration_in_seconds":4323}]},{"id":"1b7435fe-937e-403d-9f72-e1c3d0b4498b","title":"Season 2 Bonus: Wonder Woman!","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s2bonus","content_text":"Waaaay, back in S1E3, Sophie asked \"Why is Wonder Woman in World War I?\" We speculated about dramatic/thematic and cultural reasons why you might set a Wonder Woman movie in The Great War, and now that the movie is out, and you've all seen it (right?), they're hear to talk about it. Does the setting make sense? Is the movie any good? What's up with Ludendorff? Would we say that Steve Trevor is a typical example of his sex?Links:Wonder Woman - WikipediaWonder Woman on iTunes — You can preorder the movie here, if you want.Tell Me Why I'm Wrong: S1E3: Great War Double Feature — Inception!Amazon.com: Wonder Woman (2017) (BD) [Blu-ray]: Charles Roven, Rebecca Roven, Stephen Jones, Zack Snyder, Wesley Coller, Deborah Snyder, Richard Suckle, Geoff Johns, Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, Lucy Davis, David Thewlis, Patty Jenkins, Allan Heinberg: Movies \u0026amp; TV — Or here!Erich Ludendorff - Wikipedia — Check out his sweet mustache!","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWaaaay, back in S1E3, Sophie asked \u0026quot;Why is Wonder Woman in World War I?\u0026quot; We speculated about dramatic/thematic and cultural reasons why you might set a Wonder Woman movie in The Great War, and now that the movie is out, and you\u0026#39;ve all seen it (right?), they\u0026#39;re hear to talk about it. Does the setting make sense? Is the movie any good? What\u0026#39;s up with Ludendorff? Would we say that Steve Trevor is a typical example of his sex?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Wonder Woman - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Woman\"\u003eWonder Woman - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Wonder Woman on iTunes\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/wonder-woman-2017/id1235765633\"\u003eWonder Woman on iTunes\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; You can preorder the movie here, if you want.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Tell Me Why I\u0026#39;m Wrong: S1E3: Great War Double Feature\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.tmwiw.net/s1e3\"\u003eTell Me Why I'm Wrong: S1E3: Great War Double Feature\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Inception!\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Amazon.com: Wonder Woman (2017) (BD) [Blu-ray]: Charles Roven, Rebecca Roven, Stephen Jones, Zack Snyder, Wesley Coller, Deborah Snyder, Richard Suckle, Geoff Johns, Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, Lucy Davis, David Thewlis, Patty Jenkins, Allan Heinberg: Movies \u0026amp; TV\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0714QRG4Z/tmwiw-20\"\u003eAmazon.com: Wonder Woman (2017) (BD) [Blu-ray]: Charles Roven, Rebecca Roven, Stephen Jones, Zack Snyder, Wesley Coller, Deborah Snyder, Richard Suckle, Geoff Johns, Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, Lucy Davis, David Thewlis, Patty Jenkins, Allan Heinberg: Movies \u0026amp; TV\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Or here!\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Erich Ludendorff - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Ludendorff\"\u003eErich Ludendorff - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Check out his sweet mustache!\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Sophie and Amos are back for a chat about the movie Wonder Woman. They talked about it a little bit back in S1E3, and follow up now that they've actually seen it. This episode is FULL OF SPOILERS!","date_published":"2017-08-14T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/1b7435fe-937e-403d-9f72-e1c3d0b4498b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32747003,"duration_in_seconds":4076}]},{"id":"84b0491b-eedc-4ee0-b7dd-ca827216140f","title":"S2E6: Reductions","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s2e6","content_text":"A couple themes have been coming up throughout the show. Sophie thinks words mean things. Amos is a vulgar Marxist, and thinks that all cultural change is always and everywhere the result of technological change. They tell each other why their wrong. Listen all the way through for the surprise ending!Links:Ludwig Wittgenstein - Wikipedia — Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (/ˈvɪtɡənˌstaɪn/;[6] German: [ˈvɪtgənˌʃtaɪn]; 26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eA couple themes have been coming up throughout the show. Sophie thinks words mean things. Amos is a vulgar Marxist, and thinks that all cultural change is always and everywhere the result of technological change. They tell each other why their wrong. Listen all the way through for the surprise ending!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Ludwig Wittgenstein - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Wittgenstein\"\u003eLudwig Wittgenstein - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (/ˈvɪtɡənˌstaɪn/;[6] German: [ˈvɪtgənˌʃtaɪn]; 26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Sophie and Amos really tell each other why they're wrong this time! Sophie is wrong about words having meanings, and Amos is wrong about all cultural change being technological change.","date_published":"2017-08-01T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/84b0491b-eedc-4ee0-b7dd-ca827216140f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30865918,"duration_in_seconds":3841}]},{"id":"95f9b952-7b04-44a5-a65f-d76b28bdbfa9","title":"S2E5: Homework","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s2e5","content_text":"A little while back, Sophie and Amos assigned each other homework. Sophie told Amos to watch a bunch of episodes of Community, and Amos assigned two Guillermo Del Toro movies, Pan's Labyrinth and Pacific Rim. Now it's time to find out what each of them thought!Links:Pan's Labyrinth - WikipediaPan's Labyrinth — iTunes — Buy it here!Saturn Devouring His Son - Wikipedia — This painting was an inspiration for the Pale Man.Pacific Rim (film) - WikipediaPacific Rim — iTunes — And buy this one here!Hellboy (film) - Wikipedia — This one wasn't assigned, but we talked about it a little.Hellboy — iTunes — You should buy this one too!Community (TV series) - WikipediaCommunity — iTunes — You can buy Community here, or you can watch it for free on Hulu.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eA little while back, Sophie and Amos assigned each other homework. Sophie told Amos to watch a bunch of episodes of Community, and Amos assigned two Guillermo Del Toro movies, Pan\u0026#39;s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim. Now it\u0026#39;s time to find out what each of them thought!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Pan\u0026#39;s Labyrinth - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan%27s_Labyrinth\"\u003ePan's Labyrinth - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Pan\u0026#39;s Labyrinth — iTunes\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/pans-labyrinth/id380641437\"\u003ePan's Labyrinth — iTunes\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Buy it here!\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Saturn Devouring His Son - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Devouring_His_Son\"\u003eSaturn Devouring His Son - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; This painting was an inspiration for the Pale Man.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Pacific Rim (film) - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Rim_(film)\"\u003ePacific Rim (film) - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Pacific Rim — iTunes\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/pacific-rim/id694686367\"\u003ePacific Rim — iTunes\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; And buy this one here!\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Hellboy (film) - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellboy_(film)\"\u003eHellboy (film) - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; This one wasn't assigned, but we talked about it a little.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Hellboy — iTunes\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/hellboy/id263248545\"\u003eHellboy — iTunes\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; You should buy this one too!\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Community (TV series) - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_(TV_series)\"\u003eCommunity (TV series) - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Community — iTunes\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/community-season-1/id329363095\"\u003eCommunity — iTunes\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; You can buy Community here, or you can watch it for free on Hulu.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Sophie and Amos talk about the stuff they were assigned to watch. Amos asks Sophie about some movies by Guillermo Del Toro. Sophie asks Amos about Community, created by Dan Harmon.","date_published":"2017-07-04T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/95f9b952-7b04-44a5-a65f-d76b28bdbfa9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43020787,"duration_in_seconds":5360}]},{"id":"275b94f5-8be8-4e96-bffc-0dd8bc00edcb","title":"S2E4: Ancient Greece, Which was in Europe, is (was) Not America","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s2e4","content_text":"Amos read Twilight of the Elites by Chris Hayes a few months ago, and one section in particular made him think about the obnoxious characters in the Iliad. Sophie wonders how far you can push that comparison. Amos says you can push it as far as you want, you're not the boss of me. Sophie says, I mean come on, don't be ridiculous. The past is the past, and we're here now. I know it's the past, I'm just saying that the chapter 1% Pathologies raises some interesting points of comparison. You don' t need to be a jerk about it. A jerk? You think I'm being a jerk? I'll show you a jerk. O you who art clothed in shamelessness, most covetous of all men! Thou heavy with wine, with the face of a dog and the heart of dear! Never have you had the spirit to arm yourself for war with the men, nor to go on ambush with the best of the Achaeans. Devourer of the people, since you lord it over worthless men.Links:Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy: Chris Hayes: 9780307720467: Amazon.com: Books — This is the book Amos read.Amazon.com: The Iliad (9780140275360): Homer, Robert Fagles, Bernard Knox: Books — This is Amos's favorite English translation of the Iliad. It's not the most accurate, but it's great poetry. If you care about accuracy, you should just learn Greek.Greek — And if you're up for and want to learn Ancient Greek, this is the place for autodidacts.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAmos read Twilight of the Elites by Chris Hayes a few months ago, and one section in particular made him think about the obnoxious characters in the Iliad. Sophie wonders how far you can push that comparison. Amos says you can push it as far as you want, you\u0026#39;re not the boss of me. Sophie says, I mean come on, don\u0026#39;t be ridiculous. The past is the past, and we\u0026#39;re here now. I know it\u0026#39;s the past, I\u0026#39;m just saying that the chapter 1% Pathologies raises some interesting points of comparison. You don\u0026#39; t need to be a jerk about it. A jerk? You think I\u0026#39;m being a jerk? I\u0026#39;ll show you a jerk. O you who art clothed in shamelessness, most covetous of all men! Thou heavy with wine, with the face of a dog and the heart of dear! Never have you had the spirit to arm yourself for war with the men, nor to go on ambush with the best of the Achaeans. Devourer of the people, since you lord it over worthless men.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy: Chris Hayes: 9780307720467: Amazon.com: Books\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0307720462/tmwiw-20\"\u003eTwilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy: Chris Hayes: 9780307720467: Amazon.com: Books\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; This is the book Amos read.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Amazon.com: The Iliad (9780140275360): Homer, Robert Fagles, Bernard Knox: Books\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140275363/tmwiw-20\"\u003eAmazon.com: The Iliad (9780140275360): Homer, Robert Fagles, Bernard Knox: Books\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; This is Amos's favorite English translation of the Iliad. It's not the most accurate, but it's great poetry. If you care about accuracy, you should just learn Greek.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Greek\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.textkit.com/greek-latin-forum/viewforum.php?f=30\u0026amp;sid=66f0494f6c164867f47a87183089e22e\"\u003eGreek\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; And if you're up for and want to learn Ancient Greek, this is the place for autodidacts.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Sophie and Amos record secret content that they refuse to share with you. They discuss how Amos relates everything to the Iliad, specifically Chris Hayes's book Twilight of the Elites.","date_published":"2017-06-11T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/275b94f5-8be8-4e96-bffc-0dd8bc00edcb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23934539,"duration_in_seconds":2975}]},{"id":"cb92ce49-eb3b-4dae-94ed-dcdd4ba3e44e","title":"S2E3: National Pastimes","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s2e3","content_text":"\nSophie on why American history is boring and \"under-theorized.\" Amos tries to explain what's interesting about it, but still isn't sure what \"under-theorized\" means.\nAmos on why the \"Golden Age\" of television is over. Sophie agrees, but has a weird way of looking at the whole golden age thing.\nLinks:obama-terrorist-fist-jab-new-yorker-e1406629696600.jpg 1,068×1,068 pixels — Amos used to play in an adult competitive foursquare league. One of our casual rules was call \"Terrorist Fist Jab.\" You had to punch at the ball instead of using an open hand.Trollhunters | Netflix Official Site — A great kids show by Guillermo Del Toro.The Get Down | Netflix Official Site — The best superhero show on Netflix, but also an amazing musical about hip-hop and growing up in the Bronx. Get a look at future superstar Justice Smith before he becomes a household name.Netflix — Sophie says this one is real good.","content_html":"\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSophie on why American history is boring and \u0026quot;under-theorized.\u0026quot; Amos tries to explain what\u0026#39;s interesting about it, but still isn\u0026#39;t sure what \u0026quot;under-theorized\u0026quot; means.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos on why the \u0026quot;Golden Age\u0026quot; of television is over. Sophie agrees, but has a weird way of looking at the whole golden age thing.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"obama-terrorist-fist-jab-new-yorker-e1406629696600.jpg 1,068×1,068 pixels\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://s66.podbean.com/pb/b0e1ac22b561a249f9feb9448dc63127/590fb955/data1/fs119/776617/uploads/obama-terrorist-fist-jab-new-yorker-e1406629696600.jpg\"\u003eobama-terrorist-fist-jab-new-yorker-e1406629696600.jpg 1,068×1,068 pixels\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Amos used to play in an adult competitive foursquare league. One of our casual rules was call \"Terrorist Fist Jab.\" You had to punch at the ball instead of using an open hand.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Trollhunters | Netflix Official Site\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/80075820\"\u003eTrollhunters | Netflix Official Site\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; A great kids show by Guillermo Del Toro.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Get Down | Netflix Official Site\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/80025601\"\u003eThe Get Down | Netflix Official Site\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; The best superhero show on Netflix, but also an amazing musical about hip-hop and growing up in the Bronx. Get a look at future superstar Justice Smith before he becomes a household name.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Netflix\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/80017537\"\u003eNetflix\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Sophie says this one is real good.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Amos and Sophie discuss two activities that bind this nation together: arguing about politics and watching TV.","date_published":"2017-05-08T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/cb92ce49-eb3b-4dae-94ed-dcdd4ba3e44e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34907868,"duration_in_seconds":4346}]},{"id":"dc511eab-a228-446d-bd34-c5bf6fd95597","title":"S2E2: We Hate Science","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s2e2","content_text":"\nAmos vs. the Internet's \"love\" of \"science\", Neil deGrasse Tyson, and \"glib science boosterism\"\nSophie vs. science as a hegemonic, totalizing force that is responsible for everything wrong with the world\nLinks:Reflections on Rationalia — Neil deGrasse Tyson keeps digging.Neil deGrasse Tyson Doubles Down On Rationalia | Popular Science","content_html":"\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos vs. the Internet\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;love\u0026quot; of \u0026quot;science\u0026quot;, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and \u0026quot;glib science boosterism\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSophie vs. science as a hegemonic, totalizing force that is responsible for everything wrong with the world\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Reflections on Rationalia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/notes/neil-degrasse-tyson/reflections-on-rationalia/10154399608556613\"\u003eReflections on Rationalia\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Neil deGrasse Tyson keeps digging.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Neil deGrasse Tyson Doubles Down On Rationalia | Popular Science\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.popsci.com/neil-degrasse-tyson-doubles-down-on-rationalia\"\u003eNeil deGrasse Tyson Doubles Down On Rationalia | Popular Science\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Sophie and Amos are angry and they know who to blame: science! Amos is angry about the nexus of science and identity politics. Sophie just hates science.","date_published":"2017-04-20T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/dc511eab-a228-446d-bd34-c5bf6fd95597.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32328097,"duration_in_seconds":4024}]},{"id":"f76a187a-5f79-4d48-a49d-e4e9ae1ceb4a","title":"S2E1: Hobby Horses","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s2e1","content_text":"Sophie is very concerned because she doesn't have any hobbies and she wants some. Amos has the opposite problem. He has so many hobbies, but has trouble staying interested for something for the long-term. Can these two friends help each other out? Will Sophie find a passion for rug-hooking? Will Amos recover from the Typhus and devote himself to his studies?","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSophie is very concerned because she doesn\u0026#39;t have any hobbies and she wants some. Amos has the opposite problem. He has so many hobbies, but has trouble staying interested for something for the long-term. Can these two friends help each other out? Will Sophie find a passion for rug-hooking? Will Amos recover from the Typhus and devote himself to his studies?\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Sophie asks Amos how to have hobbies and Amos wants Sophie to explain how to stay interested in something for more than six months. Typhus!","date_published":"2017-04-03T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/f76a187a-5f79-4d48-a49d-e4e9ae1ceb4a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35585637,"duration_in_seconds":4431}]},{"id":"0bebd0d4-ae97-4915-9b4e-11f31e60d2a6","title":"Season 1 Bonus: L'Esprit d'Escalier","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s1bonus","content_text":"Bonus bonus: Amos here. I remembered the thing that I forgot. It was about Nazis. I was taking a \"Transformational Leadership\" class through his work a little while back. At the end of the day, the trainer gave a list of examples of transformation leaders, people who used expression of their values to lead people to do great things. It included some people you might expect, like MLK. It also included Erwin Rommel, the German general from WWII who fought Patton in North Africa. I raised my hand and pointed out that Rommel was, literally, a Nazi. The trainer acknowledged this, but said\n\n\nHe didn't execute prisoners.\nHe was involved in a plot against Hitler.\n\n\nI responded that you don't get points for going after Hitler in 1944, and that not committing war crimes seems like a pretty low bar for \"transformational leadership.\" The whole thing was creepy.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eBonus bonus: Amos here. I remembered the thing that I forgot. It was about Nazis. I was taking a \u0026quot;Transformational Leadership\u0026quot; class through his work a little while back. At the end of the day, the trainer gave a list of examples of transformation leaders, people who used expression of their values to lead people to do great things. It included some people you might expect, like MLK. It also included Erwin Rommel, the German general from WWII who fought Patton in North Africa. I raised my hand and pointed out that Rommel was, literally, a Nazi. The trainer acknowledged this, but said\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe didn\u0026#39;t execute prisoners.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe was involved in a plot against Hitler.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI responded that you don\u0026#39;t get points for going after Hitler in 1944, and that not committing war crimes seems like a pretty low bar for \u0026quot;transformational leadership.\u0026quot; The whole thing was creepy.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Sophie and Amos do the numbers on Season 1 and tie up a few loose ends. As usual, there's a lot of talk about Nazis.","date_published":"2017-02-27T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/0bebd0d4-ae97-4915-9b4e-11f31e60d2a6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36061287,"duration_in_seconds":4490}]},{"id":"81c82d58-f033-43a8-9441-4802aa953fcc","title":"S1E6: Ways of (Not) Knowing Redux","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s1e6","content_text":"\n“Why Political Comparisons are (mostly) Bullshit”\nSophie on Misuses of History (II)\n“Why Nate Silver is the Worst (not really, but everyone loves to give him a hard time)”\nAmos on Political Science and Straight-Line Modeling\nLinks:FiveThirtyEight | Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight uses statistical analysis — hard numbers — to tell compelling stories about politics, sports, science, economics and culture.The Upshot - The New York TimesJay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) | Twitter — This is the guy who talks about savviness. PressThink - PressThink, a project of the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University, is written by Jay Rosen. — And here's his site.Walter Benjamin - WikipediaWilliam Kristol - Wikipedia — This guy sucks so bad.Billy Crystal - Wikipedia — Not to be confused with this guy. Honestly, not my favorite either.Electoral Palatinate - Wikipedia — Okay, I guess it was a German thing.Palatine Hill - Wikipedia — But I'm pretty sure it comes from this Roman thing.Pod Save America — Overcast — Great new podcast from a bunch of guys who worked in the Obama administration.Amazon.com: Say Anything — I gave her my heart. She gave me a pen.","content_html":"\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Why Political Comparisons are (mostly) Bullshit”\nSophie on Misuses of History (II)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Why Nate Silver is the Worst (not really, but everyone loves to give him a hard time)”\nAmos on Political Science and Straight-Line Modeling\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"FiveThirtyEight | Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight uses statistical analysis — hard numbers — to tell compelling stories about politics, sports, science, economics and culture.\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://fivethirtyeight.com/\"\u003eFiveThirtyEight | Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight uses statistical analysis — hard numbers — to tell compelling stories about politics, sports, science, economics and culture.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Upshot - The New York Times\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/section/upshot\"\u003eThe Upshot - The New York Times\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) | Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://twitter.com/jayrosen_nyu\"\u003eJay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) | Twitter\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; This is the guy who talks about savviness. \u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"PressThink - PressThink, a project of the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University, is written by Jay Rosen.\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://pressthink.org/\"\u003ePressThink - PressThink, a project of the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University, is written by Jay Rosen.\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; And here's his site.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Walter Benjamin - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Benjamin\"\u003eWalter Benjamin - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"William Kristol - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kristol\"\u003eWilliam Kristol - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; This guy sucks so bad.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Billy Crystal - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Crystal\"\u003eBilly Crystal - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Not to be confused with this guy. Honestly, not my favorite either.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Electoral Palatinate - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_Palatinate\"\u003eElectoral Palatinate - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Okay, I guess it was a German thing.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Palatine Hill - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatine_Hill\"\u003ePalatine Hill - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; But I'm pretty sure it comes from this Roman thing.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Pod Save America — Overcast\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://overcast.fm/itunes1192761536/pod-save-america\"\u003ePod Save America — Overcast\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Great new podcast from a bunch of guys who worked in the Obama administration.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Amazon.com: Say Anything\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002JOUNE8/tmwiw-20\"\u003eAmazon.com: Say Anything\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; I gave her my heart. She gave me a pen.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Sophie and Amos return to discuss different ways of understanding the world. Amos explains what's wrong with obsessing about statistical models for understanding politics, and Sophie unloads on historical analogies.","date_published":"2017-02-15T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/81c82d58-f033-43a8-9441-4802aa953fcc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31524479,"duration_in_seconds":3923}]},{"id":"63f2abf8-4309-4195-81b2-2674ae7ff8b8","title":"S1E5: Self \u0026 Other","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s1e5","content_text":"Episode 3: \"Self \u0026amp; Other\"\n\n\n“Self?”\nAmos on what's awesome and troubling about Zen Buddhism. Bonus #StarWars content for maximum engagement and SEO optimization.\n“Other?”\nSophie on why Democratic Socialism is a thing and not the thing that Bernie Sanders talks about.\nLinks:The Gateless Gate 無門關 — This is the Mumonkan, the collection of koans that Amos read from.Shoes Outside the Door: Desire, Devotion, and Excess at San Francisco Zen Center: Michael Downing: 9781582432540: Amazon.com: Books — A fantastic oral history of sex and financial scandals in one corder of American Zen.Stories of Mr. Keuner: Bertolt Brecht, Martin Chalmers: 9780872863835: Amazon.com: Books — This is the one Sophie mentioned where the guy says \"no\" at the end.Rosa Luxemburg - Wikipedia","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eEpisode 3: \u0026quot;Self \u0026amp; Other\u0026quot;\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Self?”\u003cbr\u003e\nAmos on what\u0026#39;s awesome and troubling about Zen Buddhism. Bonus #StarWars content for maximum engagement and SEO optimization.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Other?”\u003cbr\u003e\nSophie on why Democratic Socialism is a thing and not the thing that Bernie Sanders talks about.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Gateless Gate 無門關\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/zen/mumonkan.htm\"\u003eThe Gateless Gate 無門關\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; This is the Mumonkan, the collection of koans that Amos read from.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Shoes Outside the Door: Desire, Devotion, and Excess at San Francisco Zen Center: Michael Downing: 9781582432540: Amazon.com: Books\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1582432546/tmwiw-20\"\u003eShoes Outside the Door: Desire, Devotion, and Excess at San Francisco Zen Center: Michael Downing: 9781582432540: Amazon.com: Books\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; A fantastic oral history of sex and financial scandals in one corder of American Zen.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Stories of Mr. Keuner: Bertolt Brecht, Martin Chalmers: 9780872863835: Amazon.com: Books\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0872863832/tmwiw-20\"\u003eStories of Mr. Keuner: Bertolt Brecht, Martin Chalmers: 9780872863835: Amazon.com: Books\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; This is the one Sophie mentioned where the guy says \"no\" at the end.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Rosa Luxemburg - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Luxemburg\"\u003eRosa Luxemburg - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Zen and the Art of Political Revolution. Not the title of some douchey business book, but our topics for this episode. Amos sets Sophie straight on what the deal with Zen is, and Sophie sets Bernie Sanders straight on what the deal with Democratic Socialism is.","date_published":"2017-01-30T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/63f2abf8-4309-4195-81b2-2674ae7ff8b8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39438706,"duration_in_seconds":4913}]},{"id":"e481bc6b-ba27-4f18-99a1-0b735d6cdbb6","title":"S1E4: Tech vs. Tech","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s1e4","content_text":"\nSophie on why she hates technology\nAmos on why he loves technology\nLinks:The Distraction Addiction: Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want, Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your Colleagues, and Destroying Your Soul: Alex Soojung-Kim Pang: 9780316208260: Amazon.com: BooksEpisode 100 — The Anniversary Episode: iPhone and Exponent | Exponent — This is the podcast that talks about some of the disruptions facing society as the internet exerts its influence on more and more parts of the \"real world\".OmniFocus - task management for Mac, iPad, and iPhone - The Omni Group — Amos loves his Ominfocus.","content_html":"\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSophie on why she hates technology\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmos on why he loves technology\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Distraction Addiction: Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want, Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your Colleagues, and Destroying Your Soul: Alex Soojung-Kim Pang: 9780316208260: Amazon.com: Books\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0316208264/tmwiw-20\"\u003eThe Distraction Addiction: Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want, Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your Colleagues, and Destroying Your Soul: Alex Soojung-Kim Pang: 9780316208260: Amazon.com: Books\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Episode 100 — The Anniversary Episode: iPhone and Exponent | Exponent\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://exponent.fm/episode-100-the-anniversary-episode-the-iphone-and-exponent/\"\u003eEpisode 100 — The Anniversary Episode: iPhone and Exponent | Exponent\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; This is the podcast that talks about some of the disruptions facing society as the internet exerts its influence on more and more parts of the \"real world\".\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"OmniFocus - task management for Mac, iPad, and iPhone - The Omni Group\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus#\"\u003eOmniFocus - task management for Mac, iPad, and iPhone - The Omni Group\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Amos loves his Ominfocus.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Sophie and Amos settle once and for all whether or not technology is good (or bad?). Spoiler: some of each! They also touch on aesthetics and politics, and Amos puts some friends and loved ones on blast.","date_published":"2017-01-16T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/e481bc6b-ba27-4f18-99a1-0b735d6cdbb6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32017715,"duration_in_seconds":3984}]},{"id":"084dec3a-d5bf-4744-a1ea-fbfd3ccfd9f7","title":"S1E3: Great War Double Feature","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s1e3","content_text":"\n“Why Is Wonder Woman in World War I?” Amos on the power and popularity of (mid-20th C) superheroes.\n“Why Isn’t Austria Part of Germany?” Sophie on 20th C Europe and wars and stuff.\nLinks:WONDER WOMAN - Official Trailer [HD] - YouTube — Watch Wonder Woman jump out of a trench and imagine how angry it makes Sophie.The Secret History of Wonder Woman | Jill Lepore — I mentioned a book about Wonder Woman, and Sophie mentioned this one.Amazon.com: Wonder Woman Unbound: The Curious History of the World's Most Famous Heroine (9781613749098): Tim Hanley: Books — But I think this is the one I was thinking of.The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier \u0026amp; Clay: Michael Chabon — Everyone loves this book, I guess.Austria - Wikipedia — \"Austrialia is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.\"Romance languages - Wikipedia — I mean, seriously. Friulian?Charlemagne - Wikipedia — Karolus Magnus, apparently.","content_html":"\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Why Is Wonder Woman in World War I?” Amos on the power and popularity of (mid-20th C) superheroes.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Why Isn’t Austria Part of Germany?” Sophie on 20th C Europe and wars and stuff.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"WONDER WOMAN - Official Trailer [HD] - YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q8fG0TtVAY\"\u003eWONDER WOMAN - Official Trailer [HD] - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Watch Wonder Woman jump out of a trench and imagine how angry it makes Sophie.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Secret History of Wonder Woman | Jill Lepore\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://scholar.harvard.edu/jlepore/publications/secret-History-Wonder-Woman\"\u003eThe Secret History of Wonder Woman | Jill Lepore\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; I mentioned a book about Wonder Woman, and Sophie mentioned this one.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Amazon.com: Wonder Woman Unbound: The Curious History of the World\u0026#39;s Most Famous Heroine (9781613749098): Tim Hanley: Books\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1613749090/tmwiw-20\"\u003eAmazon.com: Wonder Woman Unbound: The Curious History of the World's Most Famous Heroine (9781613749098): Tim Hanley: Books\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; But I think this is the one I was thinking of.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier \u0026amp; Clay: Michael Chabon\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812983580/tmwiw-20\"\u003eThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier \u0026amp; Clay: Michael Chabon\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Everyone loves this book, I guess.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Austria - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria\"\u003eAustria - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; \"Austrialia is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.\"\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Romance languages - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_languages\"\u003eRomance languages - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; I mean, seriously. Friulian?\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Charlemagne - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne#Marriages_and_heirs\"\u003eCharlemagne - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Karolus Magnus, apparently.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Sophie and Amos celebrate the centennial of 1917 by discussing what the hell Wonder Woman is doing in WWI, why people keep making/watching superhero movies, and why Austria and Germany are two separate countries *even though* they speak the same language.","date_published":"2017-01-06T13:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/084dec3a-d5bf-4744-a1ea-fbfd3ccfd9f7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59419421,"duration_in_seconds":3704}]},{"id":"59e7385e-ed30-474d-880a-d8230db5bcf1","title":"S1E2: Epic!","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s1e2","content_text":"Episode 2: “Epic!”\n\nA.  “Who Cares About Poems?”\n    Sophie on why nobody pays attention to poetry anymore, but really, maybe no one ever did.\n\nB.  “What is 'Ancient Greece,' and Why Is It Cool?”\n    Amos on all the different kinds of Ancient Greece and the difficulties of historical imagination.Links:Donald Trump, the First President of Our Post-Literate Age - Bloomberg View — But as information gets more social -- taking on the immediate, short-form characteristics of Facebook and Twitter -- it acquires more qualities of the oral world. And that lends itself particularly well to politicians who think and communicate like Donald Trump.Poetry and the age: Randall Jarrell: Amazon.com: Books — \"Perhaps the most comprehensive and certainly the most detailed of all studies of modern poetry.\"-- Delmore Schwartz, New York Times Book ReviewJeet Heer (@HeerJeet) | Twitter — 1. Senior Editor, The New Republic 2. Work found here: http://www.newrepublic.com/authors/jeet-heer … 3. Twitter Essayist.HOMER'S SEA - WINE DARK? - NYTimes.com — IN another of the digressions that often give spice to the pursuit of science, scholars find themselves wrestling with the concept of Homer's ''wine-dark sea.'' The expression appears dozens of times in those epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Yet the sea in question, the Aegean, is no less blue or blue-green than any other. What did Homer have in mind?Pre-Socratic philosophy - Wikipedia","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eEpisode 2: “Epic!”\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA.  “Who Cares About Poems?”\u003cbr\u003e\n    Sophie on why nobody pays attention to poetry anymore, but really, maybe no one ever did.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eB.  “What is \u0026#39;Ancient Greece,\u0026#39; and Why Is It Cool?”\u003cbr\u003e\n    Amos on all the different kinds of Ancient Greece and the difficulties of historical imagination.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Donald Trump, the First President of Our Post-Literate Age - Bloomberg View\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-11-29/donald-trump-the-first-president-of-our-post-literate-age?cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-view\u0026amp;utm_campaign=socialflow-organic\u0026amp;utm_content=view\u0026amp;utm_medium=social\u0026amp;utm_source=twitter\"\u003eDonald Trump, the First President of Our Post-Literate Age - Bloomberg View\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; But as information gets more social -- taking on the immediate, short-form characteristics of Facebook and Twitter -- it acquires more qualities of the oral world. And that lends itself particularly well to politicians who think and communicate like Donald Trump.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Poetry and the age: Randall Jarrell: Amazon.com: Books\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0007DNO8K/tmwiw-20\"\u003ePoetry and the age: Randall Jarrell: Amazon.com: Books\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; \"Perhaps the most comprehensive and certainly the most detailed of all studies of modern poetry.\"-- Delmore Schwartz, New York Times Book Review\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) | Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://twitter.com/heerjeet?lang=en\"\u003eJeet Heer (@HeerJeet) | Twitter\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; 1. Senior Editor, The New Republic 2. Work found here: http://www.newrepublic.com/authors/jeet-heer\u0026nbsp;… 3. Twitter Essayist.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"HOMER\u0026#39;S SEA - WINE DARK? - NYTimes.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/20/science/homer-s-sea-wine-dark.html\"\u003eHOMER'S SEA - WINE DARK? - NYTimes.com\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; IN another of the digressions that often give spice to the pursuit of science, scholars find themselves wrestling with the concept of Homer's ''wine-dark sea.'' The expression appears dozens of times in those epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Yet the sea in question, the Aegean, is no less blue or blue-green than any other. What did Homer have in mind?\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Pre-Socratic philosophy - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Socratic_philosophy\"\u003ePre-Socratic philosophy - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Amos and Sophie talk about whether and why no one cares about poetry, the possibility of poetry native to the internet, and why it's so hard to really understand \"Ancient Greece.\"","date_published":"2016-12-19T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/59e7385e-ed30-474d-880a-d8230db5bcf1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":58595433,"duration_in_seconds":3653}]},{"id":"ebcf994a-8f54-4609-b550-219558789170","title":"S1E1: Ways of (Not) Knowing","url":"https://www.tmwiw.net/s1e1","content_text":"Episode 1: “Ways of (Not) Knowing”\n\n\n“Why I’m Scared I might become an Anti-Vaxxer” \nAmos on epistemology and the allure of knowledge-systems. Covers Stegasaurus burgers and the importance of social pressure.\n“Why Most Historical Fiction is a Waste of Time”\nSophie on the uses and misuses of history (part 1). Includes a discussion of why Downton Abbey is the worst.\nLinks:Willard Van Orman Quine - Wikipedia — See? I didn't make him up.Downton Abbey, Season 1 on iTunes — Buy the good one. The others are all crap.Tipping the Velvet: Sara Waters: Amazon.com: Books — A marvelously lush, erotic and bawdy first novel set int he glory days of seedy music halls; lesbian historical romanceLife After Life: A Novel - Kindle edition by Kate Atkinson. Literature \u0026amp; Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. — More historical fiction.A God in Ruins: A Novel - Kindle edition by Kate Atkinson. Literature \u0026amp; Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. — One of the Best Books of 2015--TIME, NPR, Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, The Seattle Times, The Kansas City Star, Kirkus, Bookpage, Hudson Booksellers, AARP","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eEpisode 1: “Ways of (Not) Knowing”\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Why I’m Scared I might become an Anti-Vaxxer” \u003cbr\u003e\nAmos on epistemology and the allure of knowledge-systems. Covers Stegasaurus burgers and the importance of social pressure.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Why Most Historical Fiction is a Waste of Time”\u003cbr\u003e\nSophie on the uses and misuses of history (part 1). Includes a discussion of why Downton Abbey is the worst.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Willard Van Orman Quine - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard_Van_Orman_Quine\"\u003eWillard Van Orman Quine - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; See? I didn't make him up.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Downton Abbey, Season 1 on iTunes\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/downton-abbey-season-1/id410597630\"\u003eDownton Abbey, Season 1 on iTunes\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Buy the good one. The others are all crap.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Tipping the Velvet: Sara Waters: Amazon.com: Books\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00SCSEMG0/tmwiw-20\"\u003eTipping the Velvet: Sara Waters: Amazon.com: Books\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; A marvelously lush, erotic and bawdy first novel set int he glory days of seedy music halls; lesbian historical romance\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Life After Life: A Novel - Kindle edition by Kate Atkinson. Literature \u0026amp; Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008TUQ60G/tmwiw-20\"\u003eLife After Life: A Novel - Kindle edition by Kate Atkinson. Literature \u0026amp; Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; More historical fiction.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"A God in Ruins: A Novel - Kindle edition by Kate Atkinson. Literature \u0026amp; Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00NERQQXG/tmwiw-20\"\u003eA God in Ruins: A Novel - Kindle edition by Kate Atkinson. Literature \u0026amp; Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; One of the Best Books of 2015--TIME, NPR, Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, The Seattle Times, The Kansas City Star, Kirkus, Bookpage, Hudson Booksellers, AARP\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Sophie and Amos introduce themselves and then go on to talk about why Amos is afraid that he'll become an anti-vaxxer and why historical fiction is a complete waste of time.","date_published":"2016-12-05T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5e35c377-3156-4853-9ee0-679846cfa30f/ebcf994a-8f54-4609-b550-219558789170.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50883270,"duration_in_seconds":3171}]}]}