TMR 24.3: "You Are a Punster" [Confidence-Man]
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"Grifters Gonna Grift" merchandise coming soon! This episode exposes just how useful footnotes can be as we transition from dusk to darkness, with the confidence-men being replaced by the Cosmopolitan. Under Discussion: The WWE, how nothing ever changes, the New Adam, land ownership, stripping people of their "humanity," cognative fallacies, peace pipes, and more.
This week's music is "The Ballad of the Costa Concordia" by Car Seat Headrest.
Next episode will cover Chapters 27-38 of The Confidence-Man. You can find the full reading schedule here.
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