Hosted by Dave G. Truck · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 82 episodes
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Dave G. Truck hosts We Defy Augury, a arts show with 82 episodes published.
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Daniel A. Sjursen's book "A True History of the United States: Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exc
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Seth Harp's military exposé The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces.
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Malcolm Gladwell's book Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering (and everything else Malcolm Gladwell has written).
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by S.A. Cosby's Southern noir novel The King of Ashes and Tana French's wild tale of undercover infiltration The Likeness.
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Tana French's "Dublin Murder Squad" series and Anthony Horowitz's "Magpie/Moonflower/Marble Hall Murders" series. You will be tested.
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by the Charles Portis novel Gringos . . . and living at the beach for a month. Salt life!
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's classic Sicilian novel "The Leopard." A meditation on how place influences psyche (with some help from Bon Jovi and Bruce).
Thoughts about narration, reliable and otherwise, loosely inspired by the novels of Jim Thompson and the Richard Russo essay "In Defense of Omniscience." There is also a film quiz . . . see how you fare.
Thoughts on creativity and identity (or the lack thereof) loosely inspired by the SNL Weezer sketch, Jonah Lehrer's article "Groupthink, Song Exploder episode 70: Weezer "Summer Elaine and Drunk Dory," the Atlantic artic
A philosophical, literary, and musical meditation on creativity and good ideas. Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Jonah Lehrer's article "Groupthink," Plutarch's "The Ship of Theseus Dilemma," and Steven Johnson's book Wher
A meditation on wealth and its consequences, at both the human and national scale. Thoughts and theories (loosely) based on Taffy Brodesser-Akner's novel The Long Island Compromise and Andrew Bacevich's political critiqu
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by various articles on the L.A. Fires, Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay "Nature" and Joan Didion's essay "The Santa Anas." Special Guests: The Bicycle Man, Conrad Bain, Nellie Bowles, David Gelles
Thoughts loosely inspired by Ian Mortimer's history book Medieval Horizons: Why the Middle Ages Matter, Christopher Buehlman's fantasy novel Between Two Fires, and Connie Willis's science fiction novel The Doomsday Book.
Thoughts on the history and future of the American suburbs (loosely) inspired by four books: Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs by Benjamin Herold The Fifties by David Halberstam Outside
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by three Paul Tremblay horror novels: Horror Movie, The Cabin at the End of the World, and A Head Full of Ghosts. Special Guests: Joe "the Zombie" Biden, Donald "Apocalypto" Trump, Foghat, Ber
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Halle Butler's novel The New Me. Special Guests: The Who, Moira and David, Larry and Susie, Norm, and Radiohead.
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Halle Butler's novel Banal Nightmare. Special Guests: Ween, OK Go, Morrissey, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Suzanne Vega, Bill Bryson, and The Kids in the Hall.
The top three reasons to read Shakespeare, dramatically presented in five acts. Special Guests: Bill Bryson, Bill and Ted, James Shapiro, Ron Popeil, The Beatles, George and Jerry, Gretchen Wieners, Miles Davis, an artic
A review of Shakespeare's most notable lines, plays and genres-- in the form of a quiz. Good luck!
An introduction to Shakespeare's art and how it connects to his life and times. Thoughts (loosely) based on A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare:1599 by James Shapiro, Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryso
Seth Harp
1 appearance on this show
Noam Chomsky
Institute Professor and Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at MIT and Laureate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona
1 appearance on this show
Ayn Rand
1 appearance on this show
Tana French
1 appearance on this show
Miley Cyrus
Anything Is Possible EP
1 appearance on this show
Leighton Woodhouse
Social Studies
1 appearance on this show
Helen Keller
1 appearance on this show
Bruce Springsteen
musician
1 appearance on this show
Desi Arnaz
1 appearance on this show
Lucille Ball
1 appearance on this show
Bill Cosby
Supposed to be a man of medicine · unclear
2 appearances on this show
Dr. Joey
Next Steps Pastor · Joey Does Tech
1 appearance on this show
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We Defy Augury is hosted by Dave G. Truck. The show is categorised under arts (books) and has published 82 episodes.
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