

Chapter 49: Albert Camus, featuring Steve Agee
Aug 18, 2015
H.G. Wells interviews Albert Camus about his career and controversies surrounding his work. They discuss bottled water and a scene from Camus' book 'The Stranger'. Childhood hardships, rock-throwing competitions, and tuberculosis affecting soccer career are mentioned. Criticism of atomic bombing and strain on friendship. Debate of translating plays and introduction of play 'Unum'. Exploration of existentialism, absurdism, and religion. Conversation about ghosts, moths, death penalty, nihilism in the 21st century.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Cancellation of Time Machine Ride Sharing Program and Introduction of Albert Camus
02:00 • 5min
Childhood Hardships and Rock-Throwing Competitions
07:10 • 23min
Criticism and Consequences
29:47 • 8min
Translating Plays and the Plot of Unum
37:50 • 3min
Existentialism, Absurdism, and Religion
40:35 • 6min
Ghosts, Moths, and the Death Penalty
46:14 • 11min