Podcasts that mention 📚 Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace
Consider the Lobster
Mentioned 4 times in 4 episodes across 2 podcasts.
Podcasts that mention Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace
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Episode: You’ve Never Seen Writing Visualized Like This — Michael Dean
Published on April 9, 2025
So you have uh consider the lobster, David Foster Wallace, 2003, and then uh shooting an elephant by George Orwell.
Michael Dean mentions David Foster Wallace's essay/book collection "Consider the Lobster" when comparing it to George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" as examples of essays analyzed in his framework.
Lex Fridman Podcast episodes that mention Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace
Episode: RZA: Wu-Tang Clan, Kung Fu, Chess, God, Life, and Death | Lex Fridman Podcast #228
Published on October 5, 2021
especially there's a there's a guy named david foster wallace he wrote a short story called consider the lobster
Lex Fridman mentions the short story and its author in the context of discussing animal suffering and veganism.
Episode: Sean Kelly: Existentialism, Nihilism, and the Search for Meaning | Lex Fridman Podcast #227
Published on September 30, 2021
and he writes these sort of incredibly moving letters when he's trying to write the pale king which is the end of which is the unfinished novel that really sort of drove him to distraction
Sean Kelly discusses David Foster Wallace's unfinished novel "The Pale King" and its themes of boredom and meaninglessness.
Episode: Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media | Lex Fridman Podcast #166
Published on March 5, 2021
yeah like did you read the pale king it goes deep on boredom
Cal Newport asks if the host has read 'The Pale King' in the context of discussing boredom.
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