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Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and D.T. Max (The New Yorker)
- Why Daniel wrote a biography of David Foster Wallace . 00:11
- “This Is Water” and Wallace’s search for meaning . 05:47
- How Wallace’s depression shaped his worldview . 13:47
- The double-edged sword of self-consciousness . 22:34
- Wallace’s effort to see reality through the eyes of others . 37:36
- Wallace’s suicide and literary legacy . 44:12
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Robert Wright
D.T. Max
Robert Wright
D.T. Max
Recorded:Sep 29
Posted:Oct 1, 2015
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- Daniel’s book, “Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace”
- Wallace’s commencement address, “This Is Water”
- Wallace’s novel, “Infinite Jest”
- Daniel’s New Yorker piece on Wallace
- David Lipsky’s book, “Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself”
- Wallace’s essay, “Federer as Religious Experience”
- Wallace’s 9/11 essay
- Jonathan Franzen on Wallace
The Wright Show | Oct 1, 2015 | Robert Wright & D.T. Max
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The “apologist” smear
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