Joe Rogan Experience #1368 – Edward Snowden

All episodes of Joe Rogan Experience podcast are nearly three hours long, so I usually just watch the highlights. But this chat with Edward Snowden was well worth the full length watch.

Edward Snowden is one of the brightest and bravest people of our generation, and his story is fascinating. I think that this lengthy podcast episode provided a good channel for him to tell it. It’s not a tweet or a blog post, and it’s not strictly framed corporate media.

I also think that Joe Rogan is one of the finest interviewers today. In this episode, he shows that very well, but remaining silent for almost all duration of the show, with an occasional steer of the conversation.

I wish there were more content like this online.

Oh, and just for the record, “Permanent Record” is the book that Edward Snowden has written and is heavily referencing in this talk. I’ll definitely be buying a copy.

Lunch Atop A Skyscraper: The Story Behind The 1932 Photo

Lunch atop a skyscraper: the story behind the 1932 photo” reminds of the picture that once seen, cannot be forgotten. It comes from the time when men were real, and the phrase “health & safety” hasn’t been coined it.

The World through the Eyes of the US

The World through the Eyes of the US” is an absolutely awesome visualization that shows how the US saw the rest of the world over the last 100 years. It is based on 700,000+ headlines in the News York Times, thanks to the archives.

We need more of this!