#2571 - Jimmy Carr

Amusing Ourselves to Death is a prophetic look at what happens when politics, journalism, education, and even religion become subject to the demands of entertainment. It is also a blueprint for regaining control of our m…

“like a lump sum yeah it's in a bank account now you're at your out of soul but then that that Neil Postman had that you wrote this brilliant book in like 1984 right called amusing ourselves to death and it was about Ronald Reagan getting elected it was basically he said we've gone from reading”

“I just want to tell people that are listening. There's a great book called Disvolving Illusions. And if you just counter-check all the things that she put in that book,”

Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends―what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; w…

“better I mean yes it's a hard thing to say but that that was a great Stephen Pinker book about things getting better there was a great book factfulness about the things are yeah I read the thing or book things can be terrible and still be getting better than they”

A man who struggles with insomnia meets a colorful extremist, and they create a secret organization together. Chuck Palahniuk showed himself to be his generation’s most visionary satirist in this, his first book. Figh…

“locust of control is within you that's a massive advantage in life and then thinking about what you really want as opposed to yes that line from fight club isn't it the we spend our lives making money to buy things to impress people we don't give a fuck about and think about how much”

Follows a man's thoughts and dreams during a single night. It is also a book that participates in the re-reading of Irish history that was part of the revival of the early 20th century. The author also wrote "Ulysses", "…

“human life and the person that really the way this gets interesting is Star Wars okay so I can link this back all right so there's a book called Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce it's like arguably the greatest work of literature in the western canon it's a wonderful book and a guy called Joseph”

“just becoming hippies you can ask is are you familiar with this this theory of you know what I'm familiar with the fact that I have to pee let's be and it'll come out for the fourth turning what is what are we going to talk about the fourth turning the fourth turning all right we'll be right back”

Originally written by Campbell in the '40s-- in his pre-Bill Moyers days -- and famous as George Lucas' inspiration for "Star Wars," this book will likewise inspire any writer or reader in its well considered assertion t…

“and he wrote this book he wrote his dissertation on this book took him years and then afterwards he did a like too long didn't read version of it which is called the hero has a thousand faces and the hero's journey and then George Lucas picked up those books and he made Star Wars”

amazing insight. helps westerners step back and look at their actions and how they relate to the world around them. the mere desire to "be secure" is what actually makes you insecure. all about time and pain. most influe…

“talked about this recently I just finished it this Alan Watts book from um is it the 1950 is it the the the the what is it the the wisdom of insecurity oh no I've read that it's fantastic I just finished it so it is from 1952 I think it was when he wrote it and he's talking about how rapidly society”

“they are is dependent upon where you find yourself and what ideology you've looked up you know Tim Urban you ever had him on the show no he wrote this book called What's Our Problem is like one of my favorite books the last 10 years right and so the book is it's not about left and right it's”