<description>Why is it basically impossible to find any modern books with some sort of 'politics' thrown in?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In Episode #467 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how recent events are often presented with a bias rather than factual accuracy, the reliability of recent publications re-reading old books and get a bit sidetracked in the realm of education (specifically literature in schooling).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No support this week, very sad puppy :'(&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Timeline:&lt;br /&gt;(00:00:00) Intro&lt;br /&gt;(00:01:28) Book Preferences And Trends&lt;br /&gt;(00:04:46) Opinions in Recent History Books&lt;br /&gt;(00:12:20) Practical Implications Of Opinions&lt;br /&gt;(00:15:01) Facts Vs Opinions In Literature&lt;br /&gt;(00:20:14) Communication Styles&lt;br /&gt;(00:23:47) Rereading Vs New Books&lt;br /&gt;(00:25:47) Boostagram Lounge&lt;br /&gt;(00:31:03) Literature In School Education&lt;br /&gt;(00:39:05) Future Of Reading And Literacy&lt;br /&gt;(00:52:07) Homeschooling Side Tangent&lt;br /&gt;(00:58:01) Complexity Of Historical Facts&lt;br /&gt;(01:00:22) Summaries &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Connect with Mere Mortals:&lt;br /&gt;Website: &lt;a href="https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Discord: &lt;a href="https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU" target="_blank"&gt;https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twitter/X: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/meremortalspod" target="_blank"&gt;https://twitter.com/meremortalspod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instagram: &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TikTok: &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Value 4 Value Support:&lt;br /&gt;Boostagram: &lt;a href="https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Paypal: &lt;a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Mere Mortals

Kyrin Down & Juan Granados

Deciphering Opinion From Fact | Why New Books Fail The Kyrin Test

DEC 15, 202464 MIN
Mere Mortals

Deciphering Opinion From Fact | Why New Books Fail The Kyrin Test

DEC 15, 202464 MIN

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Why is it basically impossible to find any modern books with some sort of 'politics' thrown in?<br /><br />In Episode #467 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how recent events are often presented with a bias rather than factual accuracy, the reliability of recent publications re-reading old books and get a bit sidetracked in the realm of education (specifically literature in schooling).<br /><br />No support this week, very sad puppy :'(<br /><br />Timeline:<br />(00:00:00) Intro<br />(00:01:28) Book Preferences And Trends<br />(00:04:46) Opinions in Recent History Books<br />(00:12:20) Practical Implications Of Opinions<br />(00:15:01) Facts Vs Opinions In Literature<br />(00:20:14) Communication Styles<br />(00:23:47) Rereading Vs New Books<br />(00:25:47) Boostagram Lounge<br />(00:31:03) Literature In School Education<br />(00:39:05) Future Of Reading And Literacy<br />(00:52:07) Homeschooling Side Tangent<br />(00:58:01) Complexity Of Historical Facts<br />(01:00:22) Summaries <p><br /><br />Connect with Mere Mortals:<br />Website: <a href="https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/" target="_blank">https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/</a><br />Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU</a><br />Twitter/X: <a href="https://twitter.com/meremortalspod" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/meremortalspod</a><br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/</a><br />TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast</a><br /><br />Value 4 Value Support:<br />Boostagram: <a href="https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support" target="_blank">https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support</a><br />Paypal: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast</a></p>