Friendsgiving 2019
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In this episode, we are joined by many returning guests, including Joe Jackowski, Nick Buegel, and Jordan Criss. As this is a Friendsgiving episode, we recorded it before our yearly get-together. We cover a wide area of topics and try to get an update on what everyone has been working on, but we quickly dive into deeper waters. We start our conversation with Jordan's recent exploration into Aaron Sorkin. From there, we have a broader dialogue on how fame and power affect people. We then ask what Art is - using Kanye West as an example. The discussion on Art then turns toward a debate on self-expression and vulnerability. One of the last topics we talk about is the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre. Then we finally close with what Nick and Joe have currently working on.
Topics on this episode:
Jordan's Explorations Aaron Sorkin
Talking About Steve Jobs
Talking About Steve Jobs - Film
Other Movies Sorkin Worked On
Walter Isaacson Biographies
Benjamin Franklin Discussion
Putting People on a Pedestal
What Fame Can Do or Attraction to Power
Can Pornography Be Used for Education?
Will Taylor Swift Write A Song About Nick?
Fact-Checking and Feeling of Being in the Public Eye
Joe's Interview with UVM Newspaper
Back to Being Famous
Taking Responsibility for What You Say
Carrying the Weight Of Public Opinion on You
Disconnecting the Person From What They Do
What Artist Will Stand the Test of Time
Kanye and Art
Would Kayne Still Create If He Wasn't Famous?
What is Art?
Being Vulnerable
What is Creativity?
Maturity Difference Being An Older Student
Forming Your Identity
Not Solidifying Knowledge And Avoiding Stagnation
What is Communication?
Language Processing and James Pennebaker (NPR article summarizing pronoun research for lasting relationships.)
Back to Truth and Vulnerability
Right to Speech Vs. Right to a Platform
Taking Responsibility For What You Can Control
A Sense of Gratitude When People Hold To Commitments
Jean-Paul Sartre Discussion
Where Do Morals Come From?
Social Interaction and Positive Psychology (Recommended Book: Flourish by Martin Seligman)
Pragmatic Responding to Ideas in Philosophy
Creativity and Creation
Wrapping Up
Nick's Iceland Trip Podcast Coming Soon
Joe’s Update
