Classic Amateurs

Raz and Norman talks about something completely not divisive or  controversial: religion.    The books we reviewed:  Richard Dawkins: The God Delusion  Mircea Eliade: A History of Religious Ideas

We look at two of the most famous dystopias: 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley We try to answer important questions like: Dictatorship of no-sex or dictatorship of too-much sex? What gets you cancelled or spiked up though your butt? Should you be always happy or can you let yourself hate others for 2 minutes? Time: 1:07 Brave New World 3:01 1984 4:56 Discussion Starts

We talk about business and economics in today's podcast, reviewing two books popular books about economist-enthusiasts... whatever that means. Books reviewed; Why Nations Fail - Book by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail - Book by Ray Dalio

J.R.R. Tolkien created a language, and wrote a story to explain how people speak it.  G.R.R.Martin created a cookbook, and wrote a story to show how people eat it.

Comparing Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. Norman and Raz talks about Phileas Fogg, who almost became the world's first extreme gambling victim. Then they discuss things they didn't see coming.  

Raz and Norman talk about duality and compare 2 books about it: Kafka's Metamorphosis and Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde.

Norm, the Elon Musk nerd clashes with Raz, the Elon Musk sceptic. Who will win this great battle?  Support us by getting Elon Musk's Biography by Ashlee Vance

Raz tells Norm why he is a Jordan Peterson fanboy. Also, why he likes to pet cats. Support our pod, buy the book: Jordan B Peterson - 12 Rules for Life Or follow the Classic Amateurs channel on YouTube to see our pretty faces.

Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl has some advice for us, how to get through though times. Raz also has an advice: don't read or listen this book while moving your lawn.  Support our pod by getting the book: Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning

Norman tells Raz about Frankenstein - Mary Shelley's amazing horror / revenge / adventure / cautionary tale about French people.    Support the pod by getting Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Amazon You can also check out our YouTube channel if you want to see our pretty faces.