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Wisdom in the Best Books and Films Podcast

Wisdom in the Best Books and Films Podcast

90. Selfless Love

Jul 20, 2026 · 8 min · 6 segments

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Speakers: Jake BaerHost

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalPopularityPopulartop 10%Audience≈40 followers

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Top entities: Charles Dickens×9 Our Mutual Friend×6 BBC×5 Amazon.com Gmail

Recommending BBC’s ‘Our Mutual Friend’0:50 – 1:57

0:50

This week, I'm going to talk about...

0:53

Another Charles Dickens novel, although this time it is one that I have not read.

0:59

So there's a novel called Our Mutual Friend, which I haven't got the chance to read yet, but there is also a 1998 BBC miniseries.

1:11

That was put out there.

1:12

I think you can find it on Amazon Prime Video.

1:15

And it is a very good miniseries.

1:18

I really enjoyed it.

1:19

I think it's one of my favorite, I would say, kind of chick flick type movies.

1:26

Or shows, I guess.

1:27

It's a few episodes long.

1:28

I think there's four or five episodes.

1:31

And just a really good, it's got two kind of love stories that are both really good in it.

1:37

Both love stories have a great message as far as how you should approach love and how selfless love is really important if you want to have a lasting relationship, marriage, whatever.

1:53

And so I would highly recommend it if you have time to go and watch that TV show.

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Recommending BBC’s ‘Our Mutual Friend’0:50 – 1:57

0:50

This week, I'm going to talk about...

0:53

Another Charles Dickens novel, although this time it is one that I have not read.

0:59

So there's a novel called Our Mutual Friend, which I haven't got the chance to read yet, but there is also a 1998 BBC miniseries.

1:11

That was put out there.

1:12

I think you can find it on Amazon Prime Video.

1:15

And it is a very good miniseries.

1:18

I really enjoyed it.

1:19

I think it's one of my favorite, I would say, kind of chick flick type movies.

1:26

Or shows, I guess.

1:27

It's a few episodes long.

1:28

I think there's four or five episodes.

1:31

And just a really good, it's got two kind of love stories that are both really good in it.

1:37

Both love stories have a great message as far as how you should approach love and how selfless love is really important if you want to have a lasting relationship, marriage, whatever.

1:53

And so I would highly recommend it if you have time to go and watch that TV show.

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