Philosophy vs Improv w/ David Shields (#80)

In an episode we're calling "Brief, Alternative Facts," Mark and Bill speak with renowned author/filmmaker David Shields about his book "How We Got Here," which traces traces the gradual path in the history of ideas from the ancients through various forms of perspectivism, relativism, and post-modernism to the post-truth discourse that authoritarians and wanna-be authoritarians engage in. Some attempts at improv scenes are wedged awkwardly into the conversation.

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