I haven't been able to figure him out. But I'm enjoying the heck out of his story making style.

Never heard about him before I saw this thread, did some googling and now I want to read more about and from him.

Thanks !

Will probably come back and comment later. Need to let things sink in first.

Ah shoot this is the video I should have posted. It skips all the long drawn out convos and just bullet points he's comments since a lot of his stuff can go on for an hour or 2.

2freaky4church1 said:

He's a pop culture philosopher. Stick with Chomsky.

I like a variety of peoples' ops. I get giddy I get to explore all kinds of options.

I've read a couple of Malcolm Gladwell's books. His most well known one is The Tipping Point, which is about how trends and products either catch on and spread with public or not. He devotes a chapter of the book to different products, such as how Hush Puppy shoes became a trend after being initially adopted by Hipster kids in New York and how the brand awareness them spread out from there across the world. He also looks at the musician Kenna and how he was predicted to be a big break out star and the reasons that it didn't quite pan out that way, with regards to his music being not able to fit neatly into an established box or audience demographic. Another book of his is Blink which might be of interest here.In it he looks about the power of fittest impressions in a given instance. He looks at whether our gut feelings and instincts are accurate, and how much we can ascertain about a situation in a split second. In one chapter he examines the Amadou Diallo shooting, and looks at the role of instinct, experience, nerves, and personally held perceptions of race can cause a split second second reaction based on inaccurate perceptions. His books are worth a read through, though you may occasionally feel as though you have more questions that you'd like answered.

I see he does a ton on marketing. But his podcast are on all kinds of stuff. I just wanted to know which extreme is he and is that look done on purpose, I think it is I've seen some earlier talks of his. Hubba, hubba, pretty. Anyway I just listened to his podcasts regard Chester Weaver's letter to the Mnemonite Council, he's a Mnemonite too, and Julia Gillards "speech".