Really True Fiction

We take a deep dive into George Orwell's 1945 novella. We talk about ideology, philosophy, the importance of precise language, the disaster that results from trying to erase history, the importance of speaking up early, and overall having a more mature understanding of human nature. We also talk about the importance of not focusing on superficial qualities in other people to develop opinions about them.

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There are spoilers for 1984 scattered throughout the episode.

Part two of our dive into the HBO masterpiece. We talk about Marty, Maggie, and the rest of the characters in this episode. We talk about Marty's penchant for inattention, high level rationalization and self deceit, self discovery at an older age, sex as a weapon, education, and several other topics. Hope you enjoy!

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Regression 1:33:35

In this episode we begin our discussion on the first season of the TV show True Detective. We focus on any and all things Rustin Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) in this one. We talk about fake nihilism, the observable discontinuity between how people talk about their lives and how they actually live, relationships, consciousness, healthy psychology for police, anti anti-natalism, temperament, and how the light is winning. Please make sure to watch this show as it is incredible.

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Inception 2:11:45

In this episode we dive into the Dumas classic. We talk about revenge (obviously), Dantes' psychology, the joy of the life of the mind, perceiving motivations in others, non-sheepishness, the crippling nature of a guilty conscience, and our take on sweeping stories. This novel is an absolute treasure (pun intended) and we highly recommend you give it a read!

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Margin Call 1:00:44

The Big Short 1:01:35

Better Call Saul 2:05:17

Mission Impossible: Fallout (Major Spoiler) 2:18:10

In this episode we talk about the 2000 film The Patriot. We talk about the early insights the framers had about other forms of tyranny, the wisdom of not being cavalier about war, how war involves everyone in a population, American optimism and even talk a little about empire.

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The Hurt Locker 15:40

A new experiment in RTF living! In this episode David and Luke talk about their favorite musical artists and the real life wisdom and happiness we get from them. In the spirit of the bard or troubadour, we feel like music itself is a beautiful story in it's own right.

David - The Tallest Man On Earth - (15:10 - 56:39)

- The importance of melancholy, the intimacy of folk music, how imagery affects emotion, using romantic language to mean many things, a general sense of calm and peace.

Luke - Jimmy Eat World - (56:39 - 1:38:30)

- Jimmy Eat World as the perfect marriage of thoughtfulness and passion, the importance of authenticity to music, the importance of being grateful for and confident in your potential, beauty in rock and roll, and always having reflected hope for the future.

Don't you forget about this movie! In this discussion of the John Hughes classic we talk about the impact of Breakfast Club on culture, the rise of adolescence as a cultural phenomenon, the trailblazing of BC for this genre, music and it's impact on us, and of course the idiosyncratic insecurities of all five teens that make up the heart and soul of the film.

We conclude the two parter on the television masterpiece. In this episode we talk about the Blumquists and the Gerhardts (as well as Hanzee). And we finish up with just some general Fargo show thoughts. This show is incredible. Please watch it.

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1917 1:05:08

This is a first of two parts on the second season of the TV show Fargo. In this episode we talk about Lou, Hank, Betsey and Mike. This is one of the best shows of the decade and we highly recommend you watch it before listening as it will add so much flavor to our conversation.

*Correction*

- The role of Rye Gerhardt is played by Kieran Culkin, not Rory Culkin. Right family, wrong brother.

We sit down for another chat about our current least favourite and most topical virus. We give a time stamped and cursory view through our lense on the state of the world and things of that ilk. Hope everyone is staying safe and well.