Sep 07 2024 79 mins 20
Taylor and Shawn discuss Victor Pelevin’s unique and prescient novel about post-Soviet Russia and enter a world of consumerism, drugs, mythology, and world-destroying dogs.
Notes:
0:00 - Generation Pepsi
3:44 - Introduction to the story
9:33 - The “Soviet mentality” and the progress of capitalism in Russia
24:09 - Shawn and Taylor’s favorite ads
30:00 - That’s crazy, have you ever done DMT?
38:31 - Turn your TV upside down
41:03 - Discussing mythology and mysticism
47:20 - Drugs and demons
54:27 - Deep fake government
58:15 - The Russian national idea
1:04:10 - The dog that sleeps in Russia
1:12:34 - What if we’re the dog?
1:15:00 - Ishtar and the end of history
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