Betsy Franco's guest appearances

Betsy Franco

Curious About Screenwriting Network

Banned Library Podcast

Our Hella Confusing Twenties

Crossroads of Rockland History

Alain De Botton

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Taika Waititi

Toni Morrison

Kurt Vonnegut

John Green

Ray Bradbury

Chip Zdarsky

Stephen King

Shirley Jackson

Margaret Mitchell

Chuck Palahniuk

John Grisham

Richard Wright

Bill Martin

OwlTail

Website: jeremythsgriffith.wixsite.com/notfunnyfunnyguy Youtube: notfunnyfunnyguy Instagram: @notfunnyfunnyguy Tik Tok: @notfunnyfunnyguy Twitter: @ntfunnyfunnyguy -----------------  In this, the 19th of (hopefully) many episodes he offers up some thoughts on media representation, being a Westerner through and through, the nobility of being a writer, how much he hates insensitivity around mental illness (but is not surprised by it), and how much he loves Wes Anderson's 'The Darjeeling Limited. Hopefully something in this podcast inspires you to act with a little more empathy today, or a bit more courage. Or, at the very least, makes you feel a little bit less alone in your confusion.  ---------------  1:48 - We just MADE UP numbers! 4:23 - My playlist tonight is just thoughts. 4:44 - On “Blasian Representation” 6:50 - How I felt seeing half White half Filipinos in the media 9:00 - How I DON’T think 11:25 - Race problem solved 12:50 - Jordan Peterson on the dangers of the arrogance of the intellect. 14:06 - Glenn Loury on identifying as a Westerner 15:30 - The media and ideas I was raised on. 17:05 - Tobias Wolff and Raymond Carver 17:45 - My creative writing class at Chabot 19:00 - That time I met Tobias Wolff 19:40 - The nobility of writing 20:00 - My published story and having Betsy Franco read it 21:30 - I’ll always come back to fiction, I’ll always make screenplays 23:10 - The feedback Betsy Franco gave my story 25:13 - At least I got “Bullet in the Brain” signed, hahaha 27:23 - I hate insensitive comments about mental illness, especially from loved ones 29:20 - You’ll always have all kinds of people 31:10 - How good is ‘The Darjeeling Limited’? 33:28 - The “Hotel Chevalier” Short Film 34:30 - On Nietzsche’s ‘Beyond Good and Evil’ 35:40 - People will live and die and never grapple with ideas as lofty as these 36:22 - Why my former classmate’s mother loved Jon Stewart 37:30 - The value of art 40:25 - A Connoisseur of nuance 41:40 - The more sides you see, the more you understand truth 42:15 - Do we need lies to survive? 43:20 - The fragility of the average mind 44:40 - God is essential, if you can’t find Him, you must create Him 45:30 - Most belief systems are prejudices, notions, or inspirations defended after the fact 47:35 - Master morality v. Slave morality 49:10 - Being hyper-critical of great figures out of insecurity 52:05 - Detaching yourself from your culture 53:22 - Where do our thoughts come from? 56:30 - I’m such a genius 56:50 - You’re my tribe!

Website: <a href="http://jeremythsgriffith.wixsite.com/notfunnyfunnyguy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jeremythsgriffith.wixsite.com/notfunnyfunnyguy</a> Youtube: notfunnyfunnyguy Instagram: @notfunnyfunnyguy Tik Tok: @notfunnyfunnyguy Twitter: @ntfunnyfunnyguy ----------------- In this, the 19th of (hopefully) many episodes he offers up some thoughts on media representation, being a Westerner through and through, the nobility of being a writer, how much he hates insensitivity around mental illness (but is not surprised by it), and how much he loves Wes Anderson's 'The Darjeeling Limited. Hopefully something in this podcast inspires you to act with a little more empathy today, or a bit more courage. Or, at the very least, makes you feel a little bit less alone in your confusion. --------------- 1:48 - We just MADE UP numbers! 4:23 - My playlist tonight is just thoughts. 4:44 - On “Blasian Representation” 6:50 - How I felt seeing half White half Filipinos in the media 9:00 - How I DON’T think 11:25 - Race problem solved 12:50 - Jordan Peterson on the dangers of the arrogance of the intellect. 14:06 - Glenn Loury on identifying as a Westerner 15:30 - The media and ideas I was raised on. 17:05 - Tobias Wolff and Raymond Carver 17:45 - My creative writing class at Chabot 19:00 - That time I met Tobias Wolff 19:40 - The nobility of writing 20:00 - My published story and having Betsy Franco read it 21:30 - I’ll always come back to fiction, I’ll always make screenplays 23:10 - The feedback Betsy Franco gave my story 25:13 - At least I got “Bullet in the Brain” signed, hahaha 27:23 - I hate insensitive comments about mental illness, especially from loved ones 29:20 - You’ll always have all kinds of people 31:10 - How good is ‘The Darjeeling Limited’? 33:28 - The “Hotel Chevalier” Short Film 34:30 - On Nietzsche’s ‘Beyond Good and Evil’ 35:40 - People will live and die and never grapple with ideas as lofty as these 36:22 - Why my former classmate’s mother loved Jon Stewart 37:30 - The value of art 40:25 - A Connoisseur of nuance 41:40 - The more sides you see, the more you understand truth 42:15 - Do we need lies to survive? 43:20 - The fragility of the average mind 44:40 - God is essential, if you can’t find Him, you must create Him 45:30 - Most belief systems are prejudices, notions, or inspirations defended after the fact 47:35 - Master morality v. Slave morality 49:10 - Being hyper-critical of great figures out of insecurity 52:05 - Detaching yourself from your culture 53:22 - Where do our thoughts come from? 56:30 - I’m such a genius 56:50 - You’re my tribe!

Episode 19: Half-White Half-Filipino Entertainers, Nietzsche’s ‘Beyond Good and Evil’, and That Time Betsy Franco Read My Short Story

A collection of poems by teenagers so get ready for some modern angst of Holden Caulfield levels.

A collection of poems by teenagers so get ready for some modern angst of Holden Caulfield levels.

You Hear Me? poems and writing by teenage boys, edited by Betsy Franco