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Sep 12, 2026
NickHOST
but other than that i'm still gonna check it out yeah
LesHOST
i mean it's on apple ended up going to the theater and seeing the anthony bourdain biopic which is called tony yeah which tony called tony because it it's not in any way the scope of this dude's life or anything like you It is very much the summer that this punk-ass English major, Tony Bourdain...
NickHOST
Well, would you want to eat at Tony B's restaurant? No,
LesHOST
no.
Anthony IrwinHOST
You know? And so it's like, like that's, that's the part of this that I think I, I, I'm glad that you latched onto first because, yeah, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not journalistically trained.
Anthony IrwinHOST
I, I, I'm an English major who started in PR and then eventually wandered over to this end of the pool.
Pete ZayasGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Anthony IrwinHOST
And, and, and yet, as somebody who has tried to do some reporting here and there and does try to provide whatever information that I can possibly provide, um, it makes it really difficult to do so when the people who are trusted most in doing so abide ... unethical practices to do so.
Anthony IrwinHOST
You know? And so it's like, like that's, that's the part of this that I think I, I, I'm glad that you latched onto first because, yeah, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not journalistically trained.
Anthony IrwinHOST
I, I, I'm an English major who started in PR and then eventually wandered over to this end of the pool.
Pete ZayasGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Anthony IrwinHOST
And, and, and yet, as somebody who has tried to do some reporting here and there and does try to provide whatever information that I can possibly provide, um, it makes it really difficult to do so when the people who are trusted most in doing so abide unethical practices to do so.
Sarah SluisHOST
That's why I became a social scientist.
Anthony VargasGUEST
As an English major, this is reminding me of when we had to read Candide.
Anthony VargasGUEST
And it was like, there is no such thing as like the, oh, no, this is the, oh, we already live in the most perfect world because God created it.
Anthony VargasGUEST
and you wouldn't read it.
Rachel GilligGUEST
I studied literary criticism, which was I like to bring that up because it's quite funny.
Rachel GilligGUEST
There were two tracks to the English major, and it was literary criticism and creative writing.
Rachel GilligGUEST
And I was like, creative writing? I don't want it.
Rachel GilligGUEST
People could perceive my work.
Andrew MillerGUEST
Well, yeah, I know biology, but I'm not like a marine biologist or nothing, or especially a psychic marine biologist.
Andrew MillerGUEST
Well, you're certainly not an English major.
Andrew MillerGUEST
You know what? We're going to let that one go.
Paul PurnellHOST
Is there anything you guys want to do? You do see another field of pink light heading in your direction.
Clarence WellsGUEST
Ignore me.
Andrew MillerGUEST
Oh, that's a good point.
Andrew MillerGUEST
Well, like you said, I ain't an English major, so, you know, whatever.
Clarence WellsGUEST
I'm sorry, but not that sorry.
WrenHOST
have a class where I get a...
WrenHOST
It was coming from an English major.
WrenHOST
Like, I took my classes to read, which also is a win.
WrenHOST
But she had some painting class or something, and I was jealous of her.
Naomi WolfHOST
I spend a lot of time, I have technologists that I work with and they make software.
Naomi WolfHOST
And I'm an English major and I have no technical background.
Naomi WolfHOST
So I spent a lot of time translating or trying to understand technical ideas, turning them into English for everybody and vice versa.
Naomi WolfHOST
So it lets you know through a voice, through a symbol, through statements in text on the phone that you read.
Naomi WolfHOST
How does your app let you know?
Jordan GrupeHOST
I'm so glad to see you, the chaplain said, following the world downstream, right by us, just like the river.
Jordan GrupeHOST
"'What a beautiful tapestry, our Lord Weaves!' I found him charming, but Alan thought it sounded a bit too English-major-y.
Jordan GrupeHOST
You know what I mean.
Jordan GrupeHOST
We passed the afternoon with a few drinks, hot dogs, a walk through the nearby hiking trail, and watching the fishermen down at the docks.
CarlaHOST
What even is her personality? I
EmilyHOST
don't even, I think she was going to do an English major.
CarlaHOST
It was very vague.
CarlaHOST
I feel
EmilyHOST
like...
EmilyHOST
You know what? I feel like English major in books is just lazy.
EmilyHOST
Pick something else.
EmilyHOST
Give them some spice.
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