The Stories We Tell

Ryan Hodes
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On this podcast, I will dive into some of my favorite books and films, explore the reasons why they resonate with me, and what they can teach us all about a better way to live. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 03/03/2025

    Media Literacy + Propaganda (w/ Ben from Dummy)

    Today I am joined by Ben from the YouTube channel Dummy, where he talks about media theory, history, and business. In this episode we touch on a wide range of topics, from propaganda, to Noam Chomsky, an ecological approach to media literacy, the Israel-Palestine war, YouTube censorship, Trump 2.0, big tech, and much more! I also give a preview of what's coming down the pipe for this podcast. I got a lot of ideas! Ben's Video My video Other links SUBSTACK YOUTUBE SUPPORT THE CHANNEL INSTAGRAM EMAIL: remarkablebooksandfilm@gmail.com NEW DISCORD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 5m

  2. 10/16/2024

    Little Miss Sunshine | Accepting The Absurd

    'Little Miss Sunshine' teaches us to accept our absurd existence, and in this acceptance, we can find joy. In this video, I bring in concepts from Albert Camus, Friedrich Nietszche, and Marcel Proust to illustrate that the suffering we feel should not be resisted, but accepted, a powerful concept to anyone who’s gone through a dark time in their life. My other videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM-cp9Mw810 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Us5_-iiEbE https://youtu.be/DdCxER5hoLc?si=HzYPZEPW99Kx268K https://youtu.be/rRPkaVtx1_o?si=g9lWy-jbyWHT1l25 Website: https://remarkablebooksandfilm.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestorieswetell303/ Email: remarkablebooksandfilm@gmail.com Podcast: https://remarkablebooksandfilm.com/podcast Buy used books from me if you live in Denver: https://remarkablebooksandfilm.com/buy-books 0:00 - Sisyphus 1:20 - The Power of Acceptance 3:40 - Channel Intro 4:22 - Dwayne; or Do What You Love & F**k the Rest 9:14 - Frank; or Forgive Yourself 11:42 - Richard; or It's Okay to Lose 14:47 - Sheryl; or Accept What You Cannot Control 16:31 - Olive; or Embrace Yourself 19:18 - Accepting the Absurd Sources 'The Myth of Sisyphus' by Albert Camus 'The Will to Power by Friedrich Nietszche 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' by Friedrich Nietszche 'In Search of Lost Time' by Marcel Proust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4pDUxth5fQ #philosophy #camus #nietzsche #videoessay #proust #filmreview #acceptance #mentalhealth #sisyphus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    24 min

  3. 10/09/2024

    Crime & Punishment pt. 2 | Strength in the Face of Patriarchy

    In part 2 of my 'Crime & Punishment' analysis, we will take a look at Dunya, and how she shows strength in the face of patriarchal dominance and ideals #crimeandpunishment #feminism #Dostoevsky #philosophy #classics #literature #russianclassics #videoessay #patriarchy My other videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzqZOPxcIfc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Us5_-iiEbE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM-cp9Mw810 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKBdxYqavCw https://youtu.be/DdCxER5hoLc?si=iOIlR2e3EFcUvfds https://youtu.be/rRPkaVtx1_o?si=g9lWy-jbyWHT1l25 Website: https://remarkablebooksandfilm.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestorieswetell303/ Email: remarkablebooksandfilm@gmail.com Podcast: https://remarkablebooksandfilm.com/podcast Buy used books from me if you live in Denver: https://remarkablebooksandfilm.com/buy-books Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbweDNPP_Ak&t=1s ‘Sonya, Silent no More: A response to the woman question in Crime and Punishment’ by Elizabeth Blake https://youtu.be/F1KKNKHJsuY?si=9IGHRsfxIeAAk7gM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOpf6KcWYyw Dostoevsky and Women by M. https://dostoevsky-bts.com/blog/dostoyevsky-and-women/ Dostoevsky on Feminism by Thinking Housewife https://www.thinkinghousewife.com/2013/08/dostoevsky-on-feminism/ Svidrigailov and the "Performing Self" by R.E. Richardson Art used: Raskolnikov, Dünya, and Svidrigailov: https://carcinogenical.tumblr.com/ Sonya: https://medium.com/@premiumeth/femininity-in-fyodor-dostoevskys-crime-and-punishment-7970cb924de1 Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 4:14 - Svidrigailov: Patriarchy as a Weapon 16:58 - Luzhin's Miscalculated Risks 25:10 - Dunya, Sonya & Feminism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min

  4. 10/04/2024

    Crime & Punishment pt 1 | A Psychological Schism Bridged By Love

    Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Us5_-iiEbE Unpacking Raskolnikov’s Egoistic Utilitarianism and Sonya’s love as a savior in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment. #CrimeAndPunishment #Dostoevsky #philosophy #classics #literature #russianclassics #Raskolnikov #Sonya #videoessay #utilitarianism #egoism My other videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM-cp9Mw810 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKBdxYqavCw https://youtu.be/DdCxER5hoLc?si=iOIlR2e3EFcUvfds https://youtu.be/DdCxER5hoLc?si=HzYPZEPW99Kx268K https://youtu.be/rRPkaVtx1_o?si=g9lWy-jbyWHT1l25 Website: https://remarkablebooksandfilm.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestorieswetell303/ Email: remarkablebooksandfilm@gmail.com Podcast: https://remarkablebooksandfilm.com/podcast Buy used books from me if you live in Denver: https://remarkablebooksandfilm.com/buy-books Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbweDNPP_Ak&t=1s ‘Sonya, Silent no More: A response to the woman question in Crime and Punishment’ by Elizabeth Blake https://youtu.be/F1KKNKHJsuY?si=9IGHRsfxIeAAk7gM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOpf6KcWYyw Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 4:44 - Raskolnikov | Egoistic Utilitarianism 17:26 - Sonya | Moral Integrity and Love 23:24 - Love as a Savior Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min

  5. 08/26/2024

    Be (Mindfulness, Space & Absurdism)

    VIDEO ESSAY ON YOUTUBE Mindfulness, space, absurdism & writing. You don't have to be anything. You only have to be. #meditation #mindfulness #absurdism #nature #buddhism #space #philosophy #camus #sisyphus #videoessay My other videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM-cp9Mw810 https://youtu.be/DdCxER5hoLc?si=iOIlR2e3EFcUvfds https://youtu.be/DdCxER5hoLc?si=HzYPZEPW99Kx268K https://youtu.be/rRPkaVtx1_o?si=g9lWy-jbyWHT1l25 Website: https://remarkablebooksandfilm.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestorieswetell303/ Email: remarkablebooksandfilm@gmail.com Podcast: https://remarkablebooksandfilm.com/podcast Buy used books from me if you live in Denver: https://remarkablebooksandfilm.com/buy-books Sources: https://bigthink.com/hard-science/the-universe-may-be-a-giant-neural-network-heres-why/ https://www.bbc.com/news/health-43674270 'The Art of Living' by Thich Nhat Hanh 'The Myth of Sisyphus' by Albert Camus 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' by Friedrich Nietzsche Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10 min

  6. 08/22/2024

    Propaganda, Hollywood & Ideology | The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

    FULL VIDEO ESSAY ON YOUTUBE! The greatest art makes you question. Question who you are, what you believe. Question the assumptions you make about the world around you. Question the fabric of reality, the nature of being. Question free will or fate. Question systemic influences of behavior, or intrinsic human desires. It does not answer, because in answers we find a more shallow understanding of ourselves and of the world’s complexity. The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen is one of these great pieces of art. Its questions are not concerned with your preexisting notions of the Vietnam War, nor will it dichotomize the opposing sides into good and bad, right and wrong. The complexities of the War are not simplified, and our American-centric perspective is challenged at every turn. If you read closely and mindfully, you may finish the book having examined the very nature of your way of thinking, our collective desire to neatly place thought into ideological boxes that give us an easy position on any issue. #vietnamwar #books #booktube #ideology #videoessay #zizek #slavojzizek #capitalism #philosophy #vietnam #literature #thesympathizer #propoganda #hollywood #communism #consumerism #vietnamesebooks 0:00 - Intro 1:12 - A Man of Two Faces 7:50 - Asian-American Rage 14:44 - Independence and Freedom 21:31 - Question Everything 32:45 - Conclusion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min

  7. 05/10/2024

    Shaping Identity: The Iron Giant & Spirited Away

    THIS EPISODE IS AVAILABLE AS A VIDEO ESSAY ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL The Iron Giant and Spirited Away's No-Face have more in common than you might think. I'll explore how their identity is shaped by empathy, and how this relates to my own struggles with identity. #film #studioghibli #theirongiant #ghibli #filmreview #videoessay Website: https://remarkablebooksandfilm.com/ Instagram:   / thestorieswetell303   Podcast: https://remarkablebooksandfilm.com/po... Buy used books from me if you live in Denver: https://remarkablebooksandfilm.com/bu... 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Finding Identity 5:31 - It Came from Outer Space 9:45 - Xenophobia 14:46 - Full Circle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    21 min

  8. 04/19/2024

    'Frankenstein': The Futility of Thoughtless Ambition

    EPISODE AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE!!! Vanity masquerades as individuality. Selfishness masquerades as acheivement. Pointless pursuits masquerade as progress. Victor Frankenstein embodied these ideas when he devoted years of his life to merciless toil in the name of science. He was vain, selfish, and pursued great accomplishments, not for the sake of improving the world or helping people, but for his own ego and legacy. The cruel twist of irony in Frankenstein is that exactly this arrogance doomed him to a life of vicious misery. Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, the 1818 classic of gothic horror and science fiction, in the age of—and largely in response to—the Industrial Revolution, a time of great human “progress” and “achievement”. It is a harrowing tale of a scientist that goes too far and creates a monster in his desire to learn “the secrets of heaven and earth”. And although he occasionally frames this thirst for knowledge as a driver, the much greater desires, by his own admition, are glory and power. Frankenstein says, “A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me. No father could claim the gratitude of his child so completely as I should deserve theirs.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min
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On this podcast, I will dive into some of my favorite books and films, explore the reasons why they resonate with me, and what they can teach us all about a better way to live. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Ryan Hodes
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    19
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    Explicit
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    © 2024 The Stories We Tell
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