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Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2022-01-08

Lex Fridman & Mark Normand: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #255

#255 – Mark Normand: Comedy!

1 book · With Mark Normand · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Mark Normand is a stand-up comedian.

Mark Normand discussed The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Denial of Death

    Ernest Becker · at 1:47:41 · mentioned 2 times

    The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker is a Pulitzer Prize-winning philosophical and psychological study that argues human behavior is fundamentally driven by an unconscious terror of mortality and the subsequent cultural mechanisms created to deny it.

    Discussed
    “Um, it's a book called 'Denial of Death.' This idea that—oh yeah—that—uh, if you don't acknowledge...”
    Mark Normand #255 – Mark Normand: Comedy! 2022-01-08 Listen at 1:47:41
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing War and Peace
“'War and Peace.' 'War and Peace.' Yeah, yeah.”
Mark Normand #255 – Mark Normand: Comedy! 2022-01-08 Listen at 1:48:23
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