About this episode

The episode discusses various literary works and their themes related to discipline and the human spirit.

Transcription by Ben Lerner, A Table For Fortune & Europe Central by William T Vollmann, The Great Gatsby, Helen of Nowhere, The Prince by Machiavelli, If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga, and the Fascist suppression of the Human Spirit.

People in this episode

Host: Sean Thor Conroe

Topics covered

• literature
• philosophy
• socio-political commentary
• human spirit
• cultural critique

Keywords

• discipline
• literature
• Machiavelli
• human spirit
• cultural critique
• Noor Naga
• Ben Lerner

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Table For Fortune, Europe Central, The Great Gatsby, Helen of Nowhere, The Prince, If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English

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