This 2010 biographical drama revisits the origin of Facebook through Mark Zuckerberg's journey creating the site and rapidly attaining fame and fortune. Alex drills down on the film's eye-opening truth about the human condition and mimetic desires. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Intern
We're borrowing from last week's theme with The Intern, about an older man (played by Robert DeNiro) who returns to work at a job populated by younger peers. Alex touches on the relationship between work and love and identifies Freudian theories in the film that carry over into our own lives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Internship
This 2013 comedy features Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson as two salesmen grappling for a job at Google. Alex draws parallels between the film's focus on the future of work and how well we adjust to consistent changes in our own lives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Da Vinci Code
This week, Alex dives into the 2006 thriller The Da Vinci Code. This book-to-movie adaptation exploded Western intellectual traditions since the time of Jesus and Constantine, and brings up an important question: Where do we go during times of chaos and uncertainty?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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King Richard
Alex considers what we can learn from the story of Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams. He speaks to the necessity of believing you can do things others believe you cannot. He also relates this story about fatherhood back to the current events that happened in Uvalde, Texas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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