Episode Details

How much greatness is hiding in plain sight on the internet? And what if we took Thanksgiving more seriously? [17:29]

This week, Joey and Jess talk about 9M9H9E9, future Kafka, penny press newspapers, the Thankanator (coming soon to theatres), the Duchenne smile, and the Gratitude Turkey. They don't talk about which poultry cut is superior: white or dark meat (hint: there's a right answer).

references

• Referenced books from Joey's Book Club if you need some holiday weekend reads: Chuck Klosterman's But What If We're Wrong?, David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian.
• "A Hunger Artist" by Franz Kafka moved Jess to tears.
• The Harker-Keltner study about the Duchenne smile and Duchenne's original findings published in French in 1862.
• Harvard Health: "In Praise of Gratitude"
• Israeli behavioral economist, Tal Ben-Shahar on Dax Shepard's podcast.
• It wasn't a chicken, but Tesla's alleged pigeon romance, to which Jess was referring.