ami1649
ami1649
Discussions about literature, politics and philosophy.
Video versions here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ami1649/
Video versions here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ami1649/
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Sep 13, 2021 • 21min
Audio Essay 5 - Sam Harris Ezra Klein Debate Summary
Summary and analysis of this Sam Harris – Ezra Klein debate about science and racism in America:
https://www.vox.com/2018/4/9/17210248/sam-harris-ezra-klein-charles-murray-transcript-podcast
Sep 5, 2021 • 19min
Audio Essay 4 - Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Grand Inquisitor
An analysis of this critical chapter from The Brothers Karamazov
Sep 5, 2021 • 22min
Audio Essay 3 - Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilyich
An analysis of Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Sep 5, 2021 • 21min
Audio Essay 2 - Pale Fire, Vladimir Nabokov
A deep dive into this startling work of postmodern meta-fiction.
Sep 3, 2021 • 22min
Audio Essay 1 - The Dictator's Handbook by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith
My discussion of "The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics" by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith
