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Lex Fridman · 2021-04-12

Yannis Pappas: History and Comedy | Lex Fridman Podcast #175

Yannis Pappas: History and Comedy | Lex Fridman Podcast #175

Recommended on this episode

BookRecommendedISBN verified

Animal Farm

George Orwell

“one of my favorite books”
“one of my favorite books is animal farm by orwell and the horses don't get a good ending in that”— Lex Fridman
MediaRecommended

Blow

Ted Demme (inferred)

“damn that's a good movie”
“i get every father-son movie like blow with johnny depp and uh ray liotta damn that's a good movie”— Yannis Pappas
MediaRecommended

State of Grace

Phil Joanou (inferred)

“that's why i like state of grace”
“that's why i like state of grace because it's really just shaking down old people and fucking being dicks”— Yannis Pappas
MediaRecommended

The Office (UK)

Ricky Gervais (inferred)

“one of my favorite shows”
“the british office one of my favorite shows was was that it ended very quick you know it's only a couple seasons”— Yannis Pappas

The guest's own work

MediaBy the guest

History Hyenas

Yannis Pappas

“you've co-hosted until recently an amazing history comedy podcast called the history hyenas”— Lex Fridman
MediaBy the guest

Long Days with Yannis Pappas

Yannis Pappas

“i'm doing long days now that podcast and people seem to enjoy it i'm really enjoying the long days”— Yannis Pappas
MediaBy the guest

Bay Ridge Boys

Yannis Pappas

“we did a web series called bay ridge boys which has its sort of little cult following he did like five episodes and ended it”— Yannis Pappas
MediaBy the guest

Blowing the Light

Yannis Pappas

“if they want to watch my special it's called blowing the light it's on youtube and please come listen to long days”— Yannis Pappas

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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The Denial of Death

Ernest Becker

“i'm with ernest becker as a philosopher uh he wrote a book called denial of death he says that the like much of the human condition is based in the fear of mortality”— Yannis Pappas
MediaReferenced

The Lion King

Disney (inferred)

“my experience with the heinous was from uh first of all history hanging as your show uh has rebranded them for me but uh the lion king”— Yannis Pappas
MediaReferenced

Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

“what are your thoughts about uh hardcore history with dan carlin like was he an inspiration to the podcast you were doing”— Yannis Pappas
MediaReferenced

Shakespeare in Love

John Madden (inferred)

“she didn't win the oscar because fucking gwyneth paltrow put a put a british accent on in shakespeare in love it's a tragedy”— Yannis Pappas