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Lectures, interviews, and talks by David Graeber — anthropologist, anarchist, author of Debt: The First 5,000 Years, Bullshit Jobs, and The Dawn of Everything.
…Thank you so much for having me. Oh, you're so welcome. Thanks to Rochelle for producing. Thanks to Jim. Oh, thanks to Tim for engineering. Thanks to Jim, our receptionist. And thank you for listening. Up next, it's Letters in Politics. And be sure to…
…Thank you so much for having me. Oh, you're so welcome. Thanks to Rochelle for producing. Thanks to Jim. Oh, thanks to Tim for engineering. Thanks to Jim, our receptionist. And thank you for listening. Up next, it's Letters in Politics. And be sure to…
Hey, this is Dave. This is Tim. And this is Dave and Tim. Tim and Dave, yeah. We should actually add that into the show. Hello, everyone. Hey, guys, this is Tim. And this is Dave. This is Tim and Dave. Oh, man, oh, man. Man, oh, man. Oh, by the…
Hey, this is Dave. This is Tim. And this is Dave and Tim. Tim and Dave, yeah. We should actually add that into the show. Hello, everyone. Hey, guys, this is Tim. And this is Dave. This is Tim and Dave. Oh, man, oh, man. Man, oh, man. Oh, by the…
Hey, this is Dave. This is Tim. And this is Dave and Tim. Tim and Dave, yeah. We should actually add that into the show. Hello, everyone. Hey, guys, this is Tim. And this is Dave. This is Tim and Dave. Oh, man, oh, man. Man, oh, man. Oh, by the…
…Tim. And this is Dave and Tim. Tim and Dave, yeah. We should actually add that into the show. Hello, everyone. Hey, guys, this is Tim. And this is Dave. This is Tim and Dave. Oh, man, oh, man. Man, oh, man. Oh, by the way. What's up? What's up?…
…and Dave, yeah. We should actually add that into the show. Hello, everyone. Hey, guys, this is Tim. And this is Dave. This is Tim and Dave. Oh, man, oh, man. Man, oh, man. Oh, by the way. What's up? What's up? There's actually a couple, well, literally…
…transitory as the renters we see being welcomed into the new West Tower by representatives of the owners, legal and general. Tim is presented sympathetically as different from such corporate developers, but he can still complain that there is no profit in…
…of the project. In the meantime, she has noticed that the maintenance of the area is being neglected. The contrast between Tim and Anne, between the millionaire looking for a penthouse flat and the single mother being homeless, all point to the question…
…happen if people would actually work 15 hours a week? Wouldn't they be bored? Who put this question forward? What's your name? Tim. Can I have an applause for Tim? Because 17 votes. Yeah, it's very interesting that I often get this question. And there's…
…15 hours a week? Wouldn't they be bored? Who put this question forward? What's your name? Tim. Can I have an applause for Tim? Because 17 votes. Yeah, it's very interesting that I often get this question. And there's been a series of even novels about…
…so ladies and gentlemen of the podcast we're talking about donald trump No. Ladies and gentlemen of the podcast. Yes. Typically, when we, Tim and I, go on through our banters, we like to be pretty transparent. Yes. If we got something wrong, we like to…
…pretty transparent. Yes. If we got something wrong, we like to admit it. We want to know. Okay? Yeah, what did we get wrong? So, Tim, you know, I'm going to be the bigger man here, and I'm going to admit when I'm wrong. Okay, that would be the first…
…up. So ladies and gentlemen, put that on our to-do list to figure out whether or not we can get a Grubhub code with the Tim and Dave show and us getting some sort of kickback if you use that code for your Grubhub purchase. All right, that'd be sweet.…
…save everybody. You know what I'm saying? Speaking about saving everybody or everything. Everything is this. So last night at 1130, I texted Tim. Uh-huh. And I was like, what is wrong with this country? And in the text, I had a news article that I just…
…rant that I think touches the core of why this subject of animal and man bothers you so much. Okay, go on, Tim. You talked about you got very animated over people having animals specifically because they can't connect to humans. Okay. In your opinion,…
…ago, okay? We don't need animals to sheep... I'm pro-dog. Okay. I'm pro-dog. Just have a... I'm going to drop that right now. Tim has this stupid little freaking bumper sticker, I'm pro-dog. Or one of those little buttons that he wears on his lapel when…
…lapel when he goes to work. I'm pro-dog. Or he's on a date. He's on a date with somebody. And so this girl's like, so Tim, tell me about yourself. So he puts his hand on his chin and says, I'm pro-dog. That sounds so stupid. I think... You should…
…investing in helping out people, not freaking stupid animals. Sorry if I offend anybody who are listening who loves their animals. I'm sorry. Tim has a lot of un-PC thoughts. This is my big un-PC thought. I'm sorry. I can't do it. I just can't. This is…
…shouldn't exist. And they're just there just to have people work just for the sake of working. Have you looked into this much, Tim? I mean, I've read on this topic fairly extensively. I read his famous essay. I'm not sure how much value there is in…
…people, social security, birthdates, names, have all been stolen from Equifax. These fees that we're paying aren't paying for squat, Tim. Okay, that's so stupid. Of course they're paying for stuff. There's always going to be breaches. Things are going to…
…breaches. Things are going to happen. I thought you said that they were trying to... I thought that's where my fees went, Tim, to make sure those breaches don't happen. When's the last time $500 vanished out of your account because of... Uzbekistani hacker…
…credit card numbers. Is this you? No, I'm not buying gas in Louisiana. Okay, so also what they've done is they now I didn't know Tim. with such a backer of the banks i'm not i mean i'm really not but this is a new revelation for me tim's just like…
…That's all they need. So who's going to be the guy to reorganize the banking system equitably? You? No. What do you know? Tim, I don't care. Tim, I'm not asking to reorganize the banking fee. I'm just saying that the majority of the profits that come…
…So who's going to be the guy to reorganize the banking system equitably? You? No. What do you know? Tim, I don't care. Tim, I'm not asking to reorganize the banking fee. I'm just saying that the majority of the profits that come from banks are stupid…
…It's your fault you can't save money because you have no money to save actually. You know what I mean? It's the same damn argument. So Tim, I'm not trying to cut you off. I want you to speak your opinion on this. But I don't want to get too far off…
…They're trying to make us all infertile. That's true. You're right. Okay, there we go. Now we've really come full circle. Yeah, yeah. Well, Tim, one way or the other, they're going to get us. They're going to get us. I hate they. I hate them too. I…
…one of the episodes like a dog becomes like what do you call it a capitalist oh yeah it's just interesting Either case, Tim. David. It's always a pleasure. It's always a pleasure. I hope our listeners enjoyed this week's podcast. This week we hit 700…
…a problem with it, I don't want to listen to you. No. Please, if you have any suggestions, please tell us. All right. This is Tim. This is Dave. And this is Tim and Dave. Thank you all for listening. I hope you have a great rest of your week. What…
…to listen to you. No. Please, if you have any suggestions, please tell us. All right. This is Tim. This is Dave. And this is Tim and Dave. Thank you all for listening. I hope you have a great rest of your week. What is that? I don't know. It's our…