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The Drunken Taoist Podcast

Episode 282 - Literature and Free Speech with Adam Szetela

The Drunken Taoist Podcast

Daniele Bolelli and Rich Evirs

Society & Culture

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Episode 282 - Literature and Free Speech with Adam Szetela

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0:00.0

The thing is not how you are on your best day is how can you step up on your worst day.

0:05.9

When everything is going terrible, when you're tired, when you're frustrated, when you are edgy,

0:12.0

how do you treat other people?

0:15.0

Fuck pain.

0:16.6

Fuck heartbreak.

0:18.1

I'm still in love with life.

0:34.1

Thank you. Fuck heartbreak. I'm still in love with life. From the multicultural headquarters of the future capital of the free-thinking states of America known as Los Angeles, this is The Drunken Dows podcast.

0:46.5

On this episode, author Adam Sotella joins us to discuss his new book titled This Book is Dangerous.

0:53.2

Banning Books is back.

0:56.2

Moral Panic, Social Media,

0:59.3

along with the vexing notion of sensitivity readers,

1:01.2

has reading in collapse.

1:03.3

Outrage machines run 24-7,

1:07.5

filled with the harshest criticism of books they have never even read.

1:09.1

But not all is dark.

1:12.2

This chat includes the tale of Adam's psychedelic adventure with a friend of ours named Duncan on an island called Maui. Well, that's got to be fun.

1:17.1

And now, asking you all to spread the words that corporations are not persons, I'm Rich Evers.

1:23.8

And my partner in crime, the savage philosopher and middle finger of the gods,

1:28.2

Danieli Bollelli, as we invite you to lower the lights, batten down the hatches,

1:33.5

and prepare to open your mind.

1:35.3

For the Drunken Dallas podcast begins now.

1:40.2

Welcome back, everybody, another fine episode of the Drunken Dawes podcast, episode 282.

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