Spontaneity without being contrived

Back to this topic

Spontaneity without being contrived · Proposed air date:

A Facebook invitation that unexpectedly drew thousands leads Dr. Dave and Evil Steve to reflect on a pattern from their own work: an off-the-cuff mention can trigger an enormous response while months of planning fall flat. They suspect people respond to spontaneity, but admit that the line between being prepared and sounding contrived constantly moves and cannot simply be copied.

3:42 · Philosophy

Source recording

This excerpt runs from 2:14.818 to 5:57.278 within its preserved source recording.

Proposed recording date: 2012-09-22. The exact broadcast date may differ.

The source recording may be one part of a show. Use the full show link above to hear its available preserved recordings. Missing parts and uncertain dates are labeled on that page.

Browse the full episode archive