Episode 233: Keeping It Surreal (Kafka's "The Trial" Pt. 1)

Very Bad Wizards

Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro

Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2022

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Summary

David and Tamler wander through the bewildering dream-like world of Franz Kafka’s "The Trial." In part one of a two-part discussion we discuss the circumstances of its publication, the various interpretative approaches that can be taken to the novel, and all the ways that Kafka’s prose gets under your skin, making you feel what’s happening even if you don’t fully understand it. Recorded in the decidedly un-Kafka-esque location of Nosara, Costa Rica – thanks to the Harmony Hotel for having us back!

Plus – Social Psychologists for Peace send an open letter to Vladimir Putin urging him to reverse course on the tragic invasion of Ukraine. Putin seems intent on toppling the Ukranian government but has he considered Sherif et al (1961), Tajfel (1977), Festinger (1954), and Brewer (1991)?

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0:00.0	Very bad wizards is a podcast with a philosopher, my dad, and a psychologist, Dave Pizarro,
0:05.9	having an informal discussion about issues and signs and ethics.
0:09.3	Please note that the discussion contains bad words that I'm not allowed to say,
0:13.6	and knowing my dad some very inappropriate jokes.
0:16.9	I'm not a tough guy. I knew I'm staying in my asses side,
0:20.9	and the fucking FBI is on a speed dial, right?
0:24.9	Not a fucking tough guy.
0:26.2	If people would say things about snitching, I'm fucking snitching!
0:29.9	I'm fucking snitching!
0:30.7	I'm fucking snitching!
0:31.7	I'm fucking snitching!
0:32.5	I'm fucking snitching!
0:34.5	The cleaning of his fucking
0:39.1	A new attention to that man behind the curtain
0:47.7	Who are you?
0:49.7	Who are you?
0:51.5	I'm very bad man.
0:52.8	I'm a very good man.
0:54.4	Good man.
0:56.4	They think he's lost, and with no more brains than you have.
1:01.9	They knew our attention!
1:03.9	Come on man.
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