Chapter
Reflections on American History
11:25 - 20:03 (08:38)
The speaker reflects on the contradictions and hypocrisies of American history, particularly with regards to slavery and the Civil War, and acknowledges the extraordinary death toll of the war. He also mentions a compliment he received about a series on the Civil War being compared to an American bahagavita.
Clips
Former President of Harvard, Drew Kilpin Faust discovered that the death toll in the civil war was closer to 750,000, carrying around reminders of death tolls and tragedies had become part of podcast host, Michael Lewis' life.
11:25 - 14:00 (02:35)
Summary
Former President of Harvard, Drew Kilpin Faust discovered that the death toll in the civil war was closer to 750,000, carrying around reminders of death tolls and tragedies had become part of podcast host, Michael Lewis' life.
ChapterReflections on American History
Episode#386: Ken Burns — A Master Filmmaker on Creative Process, the Long Game, and the Noumenal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The contradiction and hypocrisy of the author of the second sentence of The Declaration of Independence, who owned 200 slaves and never freed a single one, reminds us of the paradox of American ideals, though the heart doesn't have the rational or easily articulated response, it carries the weight and disturbing heaviness of it.
14:00 - 16:32 (02:31)
Summary
The contradiction and hypocrisy of the author of the second sentence of The Declaration of Independence, who owned 200 slaves and never freed a single one, reminds us of the paradox of American ideals, though the heart doesn't have the rational or easily articulated response, it carries the weight and disturbing heaviness of it.
ChapterReflections on American History
Episode#386: Ken Burns — A Master Filmmaker on Creative Process, the Long Game, and the Noumenal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
This podcast transcript is a disjointed collection of thoughts on various topics, including war, friendship, and filmmaking, with no clear direction or central theme.
16:32 - 20:03 (03:31)
Summary
This podcast transcript is a disjointed collection of thoughts on various topics, including war, friendship, and filmmaking, with no clear direction or central theme.