About this episode

Owen Benjamin discusses the narrative nature of reality, reflecting on historical figures and concepts like Trump and Narcissus.

People in this episode

Host: Owen Benjamin

Topics covered

• storytelling
• reality
• Trump
• Narcissus
• history
• comedy
• philosophy

Keywords

• story form
• reality
• Trump
• Narcissus
• history
• comedy
• philosophy

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