It’s Don Quixote Book 2, all of the mind-bending reality questioning of a Christopher Nolan film and none of the portentousness! Daniel and Claude and Sancho and the Don join forces to face down our delusions and accept that the “real world” may just be yet another permutation of our individual fantasies. Is Don Quixote’s descent into the Cave of Montesinos an early exploration of the idea of the unconscious? Is Sancho secretly the most capable member of the party? Could chivalric manners be the best solution to a rising culture of xenophobia? Are the aristocracy really just a bunch of useless, corrupt, money-wasting fools? Ok, the answer to that last one is unequivocally yes, but for our discussion of the other questions, well, just listen. The Canon Ball is a member of the Agora Podcast Network, and if you enjoy our show then be sure to check out some of the others on the network like Lands of Leviathan. Each show takes on a complicated idea or issue from the fields of political science and international relations and analyzes it through the lens of pop culture material. For more information on the show, check out landsofleviathan.com, and for more information on the shows on the network, go to agorapodcastnetwork.com. And if you want more of the Canon Ball, check out our blog at thecanonballpodcast.wordpress.com.  You’ll see our occasional scribblings on canonical things as well as the order in which we’re tackling the canon. You can also find us on Twitter @canonballpod or on Facebook if you look for our group. If you like the show, please rate and review on Apple Podcasts!

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