#570 - Helen Lewis - Investigating The World Of Modern Gurus

“Cal Sopa wrote a book called the evolution of a life worth living, which discusses social reinforcement mechanisms against suicide and the complexities of depression.”

“The mention of David Buss's 'Men Behaving Badly' opened my eyes to the fact that a small minority of men commit the vast majority of offenses.”

“I was writing in 'Difficult Women' about the idea that the sexual liberation of the 60s is a thing that's been misinterpreted.”

“The excerpt discusses a chapter in 'White Fragility' called White Women's Tears, which addresses the emotional manipulation of white women confronted with their racism.”

“The book discusses how medical studies often exclude women, leading to a lack of understanding of how health advice applies to them.”

“Sam writes the book 'Lying', which is basically kind of the same thing but from a more philosophical kind of pragmatic side of it.”

“The discussion revolves around Douglas Murray's book, 'The Madness of Crowds', which addresses the collapse of grand narratives and the search for belonging in modern society.”

“The mention of 'Brown Skin, White Tears' is in the context of discussing books that address the premise that white women are the absolute worst.”

“The podcast mentions a book called Billy No Mates by Max Dickens, which discusses the importance of male-only spaces and social relationships among men.”

“At his funeral, Steve Jobs gave everybody a copy of 'Autobiography of a Yogi' by Yogananda.”

“'Extreme Ownership' comes out from Jocko Willink, and everybody's converging on the same thing.”