I bet you couldn’t guess this, but I have an abnormal attraction to intellectual discussions.
As much as I rag on academia, I grew up within it and had the same sensibilities as academics did in the 19th and for most of the 20th century. Smart people discussing important matters respectfully, intelligently, and relevantly will grab my attention. I don’t need or want my prejudices to be reinforced, although I admit that my “Overton window,” while wide, is not infinite.
There are people who I consider fools to whom I would not listen, but I do appreciate the opportunity to hear out smart people discussing different points of view.
One of my intellectual guilty pleasures is watching episodes of Triggernometry, a video podcast from Great Britain featuring Konstantine Kisin and Francis Foster, both comedians, having highly intellectual discussions with public intellectuals,…
