Leadership Lessons From The Great Books | The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury - Introduction w/ Jesan Sorrells

September 10, 2025 / 56:19/S4 E162

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury - Introduction w/ Jesan Sorrells
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00:00 - Welcome and Introduction - The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury.
01:00 Exploring The Martian Chronicles.

07:04 Ray Bradbury's Post World War 2 World Building.

09:20 Martian Civilization Encounter.

13:19 Bradbury's Inspiration for The Martian Chronicles.

16:56 Existential Exploration in The Martian Chronicles.

21:50 Colonial Destruction and Moral Escape.

26:53 Screenwriting Debate: Plot vs. Realism.

27:58 The Martian Chronicles: Escaping Existential Dread.

33:50 Bradbury's Take on Segregation.

37:25 Bradbury's Exodus to Mars.

40:27 Return from Mars: A Cynical Irony.

47:01 Reviving Sincerity in Leadership.

49:54 The Illusion of Empathy vs. Sincerity.

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Music - Overture to Tannhauser (piano version, Liszt), S. 442.

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Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.
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