39 : Errol Morris – War and it's lessons

We discuss one of the most groundbreaking documentaries of the 2000's - The Fog of War and the many interesting lessons you can draw from the life and times of Robert McNamara

Today’s episode is inspired by the Documentary The Fog of War by Errol Morris.

• [00:00] Introduction |
• [04:30] Episode Overview: A documentary of Fog of War |
• [07:30] Robert McNamara, former United States Secretary of Defense |
• [24:20] Was   Robert McNamara a good man? |
• [35:42] Polymaths of today era |
• [37:16] Is MacNamara an attractive guy? |
• [42:19] Should one person have the power to start a nuclear war? |
• [53:26] The role of empathy in war |
• [1:00:00] Episode’s takeaway |

Other Mentioned:

• Matthew McConaughey   - https://twitter.com/McConaughey
• The West Wing - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200276/

As with each episode, we pluck out what most resonated from the Documentary and how we would like to bring it into our lives.

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