Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2021-08-07
Chris Williamson & Andrew Gold: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #355
Exorcisms, Rockstar Priests & Dangerous Taboos - Andrew Gold - #355
Andrew Gold is a documentary maker and podcaster. In the depths of the Buenos Aires suburbs is a priest who is warding off vampires, levitating followers and battling demons.
Chris Williamson discussed Lost Connections by Johann Hari and The Science of Sin by Jack Lewis. Andrew Gold discussed The Intelligence Trap by David Robson and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Lost Connections
Discussed“there's a story from johan hari's book lost connections about depression and in that he talks about this guy who had a special wooden wand thing”
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The Intelligence Trap
Discussed“i had david robson on my podcast the other week who's a journalist who talked who wrote the intelligence trap about how the smartest people in the world often their beliefs lead them one way”
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Brave New World
Discussed“if you look at aldous huxley's brave new world the point is i mean we're always looking and and we do it in our podcast as well”
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The Science of Sin
Discussed“and uh he uh he wrote a book about the science of sin and they they put uh people of varying sexual preferences into fmris with arousal sensors”
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