Really True Fiction is a podcast scouring famous works of fiction to swim through the real life lessons, thoughts, wisdoms, insights and ideas therein.
Liberal souls are people who are genuinely curious and interested in the world, they find vanity boring, and they live to see themselves and others flourish existentially in their finite time on the planet.
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9 Nov 2025
Ep. 91 - The Spirit of Science - (Arrival)
In this episode we dive into the fabulous 2016 film Arrival; directed by Denis Villenueve and based on a short story by Ted Chiang. In this episode we discuss the contextual nature of language, seeing the big picture, education and learning, fractal reality, the importance of failure, the importance of excellence, foresight, choosing the hard path, and having an existential meta awareness of death all the time. I am stoked because, for the first time in three years, David is back on the show! Thanks for listening!
Director Graham King discusses the themes and filmmaking genius of Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights, revealing the power of apologies, self-discovery, and cinematic homage.
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