8. Psychology, Mythology, and Religion (or Lack Thereof)

<p>Hit us up on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kewlandsmert/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/kewlandsmert">Twitter</a> - we welcome all questions, comments, and scathing remarks. </p><p>Also grab tickets to <a href="https://improvconspiracy.com/shows/the-cool-smart-very-funny-comedy-hour">The Cool & Smart Very Funny Comedy Hour</a> on July 10th!</p><p>Matt and Barney talk about Sigmund Freud's work on 'the uncanny' before diving into Matt's obsession with mythology and Barney's ambivalence about it. They end up discussing their experiences with religion and their teenage involvement in the New Atheist movement. Stephen Fry comes up a lot.</p><p><strong>BOOKS MENTIONED:</strong></p><ul><li>The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud</li><li>Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? by Mark Fisher</li><li>The Weird and the Eerie by Mark Fisher</li><li>Circe by Madeleine Miller</li><li>Kokomo by Victoria Hannan</li><li>The Odyssey by Homer</li><li>Mythos by Stephen Fry</li><li>Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman</li><li>The Liar by Stephen Fry</li><li>The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry</li><li>Stephen Fry’s autobiographies (Moab Is My Washpot/The Fry Chronicles/More Fool Me)</li><li>The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins</li><li>American Gods by Neil Gaiman</li><li>Welcome to Country: A Travel Guide to Indigenous Australia by Marcia Langton</li><li>The Bacchae by Euripides</li><li>The Bacchae 2.1 by Charles Mee</li><li>Upright Beasts by Lincoln Michel</li><li>Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak</li><li>The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez</li><li>The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch</li><li>Vandemonian War by Nick Brodie</li><li>The Fifth Season/The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin</li><li>The humorous erotic fiction of Chuck Tingle</li><li>Uzumaki by Junji Ito</li></ul><p>The Cool & Smart Book Club is a literature lovers podcast by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/photo_boi69/">Barney</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mattyoung.com.au/">Matt</a>. Click our names to find