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Waiting for Godot

Book • 1954
Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" is a seminal work of absurdist theatre.

The play features two tramps, Vladimir and Estragon, who wait endlessly for the enigmatic Mr. Godot, whose arrival is perpetually delayed.

Beckett's minimalist style and his exploration of existential themes have made the play a cornerstone of modern drama.

The play's ambiguous nature and its exploration of meaninglessness and the human condition continue to resonate with audiences today.

"Waiting for Godot" remains a powerful and thought-provoking work that challenges conventional notions of narrative and dramatic structure.

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Mentioned in 10 episodes

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Stephen West
while discussing Simone Weil's life and philosophy.
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Episode #173 ... Simone Weil - The Need for Roots
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Barack Obama
as a play his mom took him to see when he was 12 years old.
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Focus On What’s Right About Young Men with Barack Obama
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Dr. Jeff Ross
as a play by Samuel Beckett about the meaninglessness of existence.
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Inflation, War & $475K Bitcoin w/ Jeff Ross
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Leslye Headland
as the play she chose for her senior thesis project at Tisch.
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685 - Page and Stage with Leslye Headland
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Sean Scully
as true for our time as Shakespeare was for his.
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Sean Scully
Suggested for insights into IT support.
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Veep show: America meets J.D. Vance
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Scott Aukerman
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Patton Oswalt
, imagining doing a Rosencrantz and Guildenstern version of it.
2 Rat 2 Touille (Patton Oswalt, Eddie Pepitone, Carl Tart, Rekha Shankar)
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Stephen Meredith
to illustrate a perspective on the problem of evil and atheism.
Disease and the Problem of Evil | Prof. Stephen C. Meredith
Mentioned by Kenneth Kukier as a relevant read for IT support.
Veep show: America meets J.D. Vance
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Merlin Mann
in the context of books widely read during a specific era.
Ep. 575: "An Introverted Muppet"
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Slavoj Žižek
as one of his favorite novels.
Downstream: What’s The Real Point of Trump’s Tariffs? w/ Slavoj Žižek
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Evan Rosa
as one of Simone Weil's books, alongside "Gravity and Grace" and "The Need for Roots".
How to Read Simone Weil, Part 1: The Mystic / Eric O. Springsted
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Mark Bauerlein
as a post-Christian play, contrasting with Under Milkwood.
Theater of the Divine

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