Although the book is for 7-10 year olds, Rob and I get into some fairly deep topics: the subjectivity of consciousness; structural racism and systemic prejudice towards black Americans, human and canine; the principles of drama; and the fleeting nature of our mortality.
By the end of the episode, we develop an idea for the greatest children’s book that will never be written.
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Recording this interview with Rob on Zoom was quite easy, so if any other Gheorghies read something (or write something) and want to talk about it, let me know.
i would like to use this to promote the book, but there's some discussion of potentially hot-button political issues and a single 'fuck'. from me, natch. would like those of you that listen to it to weigh in on whether it's worth using the pod. regardless, it was fun to do.
ReplyDeletei could easily edit out the fuck but if we remove the hot button issues, the podcast would be one long BLEEP
ReplyDeleteI can say, without hesitation, that this podcast will not help you sell your book.
ReplyDeletei've come to the same conclusion.
ReplyDeletei blame dave.
ReplyDeleteIt was awesome, guys. Super cool.
ReplyDeleteA little controversy could be good for business, no?
ReplyDeleteAs most of you know, I come from an FSU family. Both my sisters are graduates. As are multiple nieces and nephews. My parents have had season tickets since the early 90s.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite niece is a freshman at Wake Forest. She just told me she’s transferring to Florida next year. Fuck, fucking yeah.
i think if rob writes that hypothetical sequel, he achieves Seussian status . . .
ReplyDeletei'm no doctor
ReplyDeleteIf I may, it's a swell conversation between smart, learned old friends. As for marketing, it's a little like a discussion about a kid who likes to jump in puddles veering off into early childhood development and El Nino rainfall patterns.
ReplyDeleteNice, Mark
ReplyDeleteNext book Jojo visits Kristi Noem.
ReplyDeleteSHUT IT, Z. Keep JoJo away from that woman.
ReplyDeletemy kidlet was pepper-sprayed at a pro-palestine protest at vcu today. learning experience, i'd assume. you'd cry too. joke for two, three at most.
ReplyDeleteoh no! tell her call pip for some consolation . . .
ReplyDeleteArresting kids/protesters for taking over campus buildings and actual damage seems appropriate. Pepper spraying and arresting kids for peaceful, noisy displays in public areas under the guise of safety and health isn't a good look for university administrators.
ReplyDeleteRob, I'm guessing that after your daughter's experience, she might not be receptive when the alumni association contacts her about a donation.
I've bin fuggin vindukaydid!
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy Zman's Guidophonetics
ReplyDeleteWe could have paid for the G:TB compound by selling keffiyahs on Amazon to a bunch of kids playing activist.
ReplyDeleteAdditionally, we may need to find a new home for G:TB. Being on a Google based platform could indirectly fund Project Nimbus which supports the Israeli military.
ReplyDeleteTim, you're saying that G:TB might be erroneously identified as Gaza: The Beatdown?
ReplyDeleteget off my lawn marls is the best marls
ReplyDeletejust talked to my kid about their experience last night. we were getting texts from the school describing a violent protest on campus. in my kid's telling (which appears to be backed up by the videos i've seen), the only violence was initiated by the police. we can certainly argue about the rationale of the protests and the naivete of youth, but it's frustrating to this father that the university chose violence as the best approach when students broke school rules (which they did, by setting up tents where they did).
ReplyDeletethe kidlet is okay, no worse for the wear, though they did say that the pain from the pepper spray lasted about an hour. and i suspect they'll be back at it today.
I remember when some Danish guy sparked controversy across the Muslim world because he drew a cartoon of Muhammad. People were burning Danish flags throughout the Middle East, and one of my friends asked me "Where the hell do you get a Danish flag in Iraq?" We then decided to start a flag-burning-kit business in the Middle East (we were at a law and economics school at the time), we planned to sell the flag, lighter fluid, and matches as a kit. At first we considered paper flags because they would be cheaper and easier to burn, but then we thought about reusable fireproof flags. Those would likely be American because there's always a good reason to burn one. We would lose repeat business but could charge a premium.
ReplyDeleteI fully support the right to peaceful protest and agree that what is happening in Gaza is awful.
ReplyDeleteI’m really thankful that K is ok and would be very frustrated as a parent with how VCU handled this.
On the other hand, I just struggle to see the rational goal on these protests. Additionally, while I think the “antisemitism” card is played too liberally, if I was Jewish I would not feel safe on a lot of these campuses.
The flag burning business is genius. You could also sell Uncle Sam effigies.
ReplyDeleteDoes it make more sense to sell cheap paper flags and get repeat business, or fireproof flags and charge more? I guess we could sell both to maximize the area under the curve. What would Milton Friedman say?
ReplyDeletei'm not sure i fully grasp the goal, either, but i can understand the impulse of the a relatively powerless segment of society to use whatever means necessary to express their displeasure with those in power. my man obx dave sent me an interesting piece by david roth at defector.com that made that argument more eloquently and lengthily than i did.
ReplyDeleterazors and blades, z. sell high-end lighters with disposable flags that only burn via the flames from your lighters. make the money on the volume of replacements.
ReplyDeletebiden administration has taken the first steps towards reclassifying marijuana from a schedule i to a schedule iii drug. the latter category includes things like tylenol and steroids. effectively a first step towards legalization. every goddamn college student better vote for uncle joe now.
ReplyDeleteIt's called rescheduling. The college kids are too busy protesting to notice that weed is almost legal.
ReplyDeletecollege kids are young-- they have a hard time grasping that you can be both a victim and a perpetrator at the same time, which is what makes this situation so difficult to sort out. weed would help.
ReplyDeleteAlso, some college administrators have a hard time grasping that you can use non nuclear tactics to address students’ concerns, and maybe help sort the situation out. weed might help.
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