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We take a look at the new Pixar movie "Turning Red". Meet Mei Lee, a teenager who poofs into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited. Once Upon a Vampirekawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

We take a look at The Archaeology of Mind: The Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions by Jaak Panksepp. What makes us happy? What makes us sad? How do we come to feel a sense of enthusiasm? What fills us with lust, anger, fear, or tenderness? Traditional behavioral and cognitive neuroscience have yet to provide satisfactory answers. The Archaeology of Mind presents an affective neuroscience a...

We take a look at two books about the financial apocalypse. The first book is 13 Bankers by Simon Johnson and James Kwak. The second book is Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis. 13 Bankers In spite of its key role in creating the ruinous financial crisis of 2008, the American banking industry has grown bigger, more profitable, and more resistant to regulation than ever. Anchored by six megabanks whose a...

We take a look at a couple of movies in the horror genre. Once Upon a Vampirekawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take a look at The Oresteia by Aeschylus. In the Oresteia Aeschylus addressed the bloody chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos. As they move from darkness to light, from rage to self-governance, from primitive ritual to civilized institution, their spirit of struggle and regeneration becomes an everlasting song of celebration. In Agamemnon, a king's decision to sacrifice...

This is our second part of the series on The Archaeology of Mind by Jaak Panksepp. What makes us happy? What makes us sad? How do we come to feel a sense of enthusiasm? What fills us with lust, anger, fear, or tenderness? Traditional behavioral and cognitive neuroscience have yet to provide satisfactory answers. The Archaeology of Mind presents an affective neuroscience approach―which takes into c...

We discuss The Batman, the most recent version of The Dark Knight, and Encanto, a recent Disney production. When the Riddler, a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement. Once Upon a Vampirekawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at...

We take a look at The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Sun-tzu's Art of War is almost certainly the most famous study of strategy ever written. This treatise has been credited with influencing some of the most legendary military operations. Beyond the battlefield, people far and wide have long turned to Art of War for advice on how to succeed in various competitive situations, and companies around the world...

We take a look at The Archaeology of Mind by Jaak Panksepp as part of the Jordan Peterson Reading List. What makes us happy? What makes us sad? How do we come to feel a sense of enthusiasm? What fills us with lust, anger, fear, or tenderness? Traditional behavioral and cognitive neuroscience have yet to provide satisfactory answers. The Archaeology of Mind presents an affective neuroscience approa...

We take a look at the new Apple + movie The Tragedy of Macbeth by Joel Coen. The Tragedy of Macbeth is a 2021 American historical thriller film written and directed by Joel Coen and based on the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. It is the first film directed by one of the Coen brothers without the other's involvement. The film stars Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand (who also produced the fi...

This is the first book being released as part of KawFee Haus Presents. It is a deep dive into the cold and scary world of amateur novels and their attendant psyches. kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

We take a look at The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion. This powerful book is Didion’ s attempt to make sense of the “weeks and then months that cut loose any fixed idea I ever had about death, about illness ... about marriage and children and memory ... about the shallowness of sanity, about life itself.kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee H...

This is our discussion episode of Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson. Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrep...

This is the second part of our look at Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson. Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative e...

We take a look at Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson. Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose pas...

This is our follow up discussion episode about Elon Musk: Tesla, Space X, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future. kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take a look at the biography Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance. In the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley's most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs--a real-life Tony Stark--and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of America...

We read a lot of books this year. Some were definitive, some indispensable, some detrimental to our advancement as a species. In this episode we take a look at the 5 best books we read in 2021.kawfeehaus@protonmail.comFinally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book Hosted...

We take a look at Hate Inc. by Matt Taibbi. In this characteristically turbocharged new book, celebrated Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi provides an insider's guide to the variety of ways today's mainstream media tells us lies. Part tirade, part confessional, it reveals that what most people think of as "the news" is, in fact, a twisted wing of the entertainment business.kawfeehaus@protonmail...

We take a look at The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas are Killing Common Sense by Gad Saad. There's a war against truth... and if we don't win it, intellectual freedom will be a casualty. The West’s commitment to freedom, reason, and true liberalism has never been more seriously threatened than it is today by the stifling forces of political correctness. Dr. Gad Saad, the host of the enormous...

We take a look at Denis Villeneuve's new movie, Dune, based on the book by Frank Herbert. Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious res...

We take a look at My Intentions by Nikola Tesla. The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla. Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take a look at And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks by Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. In the summer of 1944, a shocking murder rocked the fledgling Beats. William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, both still unknown, we inspired by the crime to collaborate on a novel, a hard-boiled tale of bohemian New York during World War II, full of drugs and art, obsession and brutality, with scen...

We take a look at Divided We Fall by David French. "An engaging mix of cutting edge research and fair-minded analysis, Divided We Fall is an unblinking look at the true dimensions and dangers of this widening ideological gap, and what could happen if we don't take steps toward bridging it. French reveals chilling, plausible scenarios of how the United States could fracture into regions that will n...

We take a look at Based on a True Story by Norm Macdonald. As this book's title suggests, Norm Macdonald tells the story of his life - more or less - from his origins on a farm in the-back-of-beyond Canada and an epically disastrous appearance on Star Search to his account of auditioning for Lorne Michaels and his memorable run as the anchor of Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live - until he was...