Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2025-03-10
Books mentioned on Why Does Modern America Feel So Insane? - Andrew Schulz - #913
Andrew Schulz is an actor, comedian and a podcaster. Having children today’s world can be challenging.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell is a foundational work of comparative mythology exploring the universal narrative pattern known as the hero's journey.
Discussed“and then there's the hero of a thousand faces there's like a bunch I I bought like cards on Instagram anything I could get my hands on it was called like storytelling tactics”
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The Alchemist
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a philosophical novel about a young Andalusian shepherd boy who travels across the desert in search of a hidden treasure, ultimately learning about destiny and listening to his heart.
Discussed“isn't it interesting how most people's projects have this like odd uh Paulo quo's The Alchemist like you leave the place to come back to where you started”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and little uh coasters and and bit like knick-knacks and stuff like Dolores Umbridge from [ __ ] Harry Potter”