CxD #260 👀Wonderful👀 and Powerful Podcast Episode Dead Eyes 💀👁️👁️💀 w/ Tom Hanks
This week I want y’all to focus on just two offerings.
The main course is the last episode in the podcast series Dead Eyes, about Connor Ratliff, a young actor who almost lands a role on the show Band of Brothers until Tom Hanks crushes his dream.
The reason given? Hanks alleges that he’d like another actor for the part because young Connor has “dead eyes.” The loss of this part continues to haunt Ratliff for years, until he decides to produce a podcast about the experience and the vagaries of fate and the cruelties of show biz. That’s just the rough backdrop, and the podcast is endearing and entertaining.
But our business is not with such. On the profound last episode, #31, Tom Hanks is the guest and the two men have a chance to revisit the incident and to talk about the hardships and uncertainties of life and how to live with Grace regardless.
This episode has more character and character designing insights and wisdom than most things I’ve encountered in a long time. It is profound and a joy to listen to and learn from.Do not miss it.
Link to other podcast feeds here as well as the episode transcript.
Over yonder on Fire Philosophy, Dale Wright and Malek decipher a cryptic and challenging Nietzsche claim, that “Only the particular is loathsome.” Understanding what Nietzsche meant by this might have powerful implications for your life’s journey.
We continue to invite readers to our upcoming book club featuring Sun House, starting in October. A truly wonderful small group is already signed up, so if you’re looking for what promises to be a fascinating reading experience, shared with wonderful humans and chock full of character and wisdom, please let me know.
