Topic: Max Brooks

A comparison is made between Max Brooks' book "World War Z" and the Brad Pitt film adaptation. The discussion highlights how Hollywood prefers "hero" narratives over the book's theme of "collective action" and diffuse adaptation. Panelists from the Lear Center discuss the "Trojan Horse" method of sneaking nuanced or political messages into big-budget films through popular source material.

Listeners request "wedding karma" and "de-douching" for various personal milestones. A discussion about the book "World War Z" by Max Brooks notes that the source material is significantly better than the early reports of the film adaptation. A listener from Missouri clarifies the local pronunciation of the state's name.