'Strong men also cry,' he says. 'One day, one day, when thos years catch up to them,. they're reminiscing, they learn.' He reads a paper that tries to make a connection between bedtime procrastinato and death anxiety. It's in the journal of general psychology - but i've never heard of it. But doesn't mean a good paper can't be published in it.
David and Tamler try to control their emotions (with varying success) as they go deep into Franz Kafka's masterful novella "The Metamorphosis." What kind of a story is this? A Marxist or religious allegory? A work of weird fiction? A family drama? A dark comedy? Why does a story about a man who turns into a giant insect get under our skins so much?
Plus a study that links insomnia to our fear of death. What a cheerful summer episode! (Actually we're fairly proud of this one... As always we suggest reading the text before you listen or soon after).
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