Modern Day Philosophers with Daniel Lobell

S2: Ep.21: Matty Goldberg and Epicurus

12.30.2013 - By Daniel Lobell (of WTF and This American Life) talks Comedy & PhilosophyPlay

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Danny re-connects with Matty Goldberg, his comedy brother and former roommate. Danny and Matty started out in comedy within a year of each other at the same place and have since maintained a long and rich friendship full of may adventures and great stories. Some of those stories have been immortalized in Matty’s new book “Brain Humor” a book which deals heavily in questions of mortality itself. Danny and Matty discuss a time in his life when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor and how he dealt with his fears of death and how its changed his view on life. They refer toEpicurus to guide their talk.

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