What happened to Louis CK?
Louis CK was the comedian’s comedian, considered a true auteur amongst his peers and comedy connoisseurs alike.
And then… that thing happened. That thing with his penis. And Louis CK was removed from popular culture’s historical record.
Did the punishment suit the crime? Today we welcome Joel Pearse to help us understand the nuances of the Louis CK situation.
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Episode Links
“I Love You Daddy” Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zujShZT8_go
Louis C.K. Is Accused by 5 Women of Sexual Misconduct:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/arts/television/louis-ck-sexual-misconduct.html
Louis CK’s Perverted Thoughts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-733kKsdUk
Louis CK – Never Rape Anyone Unless You Have a Reason:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLUy1viw3ro
Louis C.K. Monologue – SNL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzh7RtIJKZk
Louis CK is a Moral Detective:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOO1AX7_jXw
Ricky Gervais Doesn’t Care If You’re Offended:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrlXPjKUJLw
We all know about body language, but are there other ways our bodies betray our private internal world?
Humans are subject to a wide assortment of non-verbal communications, and they are going on all the time, even when we’d rather keep the things they express to ourselves. Are these “tells” subconscious, or is it just more evidence that humans are storytelling machines?
Let’s discuss…
Links:
Body Language Expert Dr. Carol Goman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NqnfpGsQaI
Tiny Crystals In Our Brain Could Unlock Psychic Powers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l34844iTAKQ
Why We Get Tattoos, by “Buzzfeed”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL_Fu_p5A1U
Tongue Posture by “What I’ve Learned”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbzT00Cyq-g
Intro clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR6lF73AtPU
Today we talk about the narratives surrounding Putin and Russian hacking, Roseanne’s show cancellation and consider the possibility that storytelling is just simple virtue signalling for sexual selection.
Links:
Caitlyn goes rogue on story: https://soundcloud.com/going_rogue/ep-84-narrative-propaganda-and-enlightenment
Putin seems kinda reasonable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8AeBAV4EIY
Roseanne cancelled and it’s really important: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AT-aAFMoMM
More Roseanne Stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEsebOvBInQ
Sam Harris talks with Geoffrey Miller: https://samharris.org/podcasts/128-evolving-minds/