#456 – Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom
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#456 – Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom mentions The Story of Human Language by John McWhorter, The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History by Serhii Plokhy, Red Famine by Anne Applebaum, and The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
In the Story of Human Language series, he gives a great discussion on spoken language versus written language, and that spoken language often relaxes…
The Ukrainian language has become a symbol of the Ukrainian people’s fight for freedom and independence, so we had a difficult choice of three langua…
I can recommend a lot of books on this topic of language and communication that reveal just how amazing this technology of language is.
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“Recommended overview series by John McWhorter (Great Courses) discussing spoken vs written language; mentioned as 'Story of Human Language' series.”
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“Lex says he read countless books and recommends two: 'The Russo-Ukrainian War' by Serhii Plokhy as background on the war and history of the region.”
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“Mentioned as a book read (about Holodomor) that informed understanding of the region.”
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“Mentioned as a significant book on the Third Reich, noted to contain biases and inaccuracies.”
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“Referenced as Solzhenitsyn's work contrasted with Applebaum's 'Gulag'—a literary, psychological, personal portrait.”
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“Lex recommends 'The Showman' by Simon Shuster as a behind-the-scenes biography of President Zelenskyy focused on 2022.”
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“Referenced in comparison to Solzhenitsyn's work; described as a rigorous historical account.”
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