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43. Office Space (w/ Robert and Sheryl Khoo)

43. Office Space (w/ Robert and Sheryl Khoo)

FromCows in the field


43. Office Space (w/ Robert and Sheryl Khoo)

FromCows in the field

ratings:
Length:
95 minutes
Released:
Aug 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We are joined this week by special guests Robert and Sheryl Khoo (parents of a co-host of this very podcast) to talk about Mike Judge's TPS-ridden middle-class satire, Office Space! We talk about our experiences working within soul-crushing bureaucracies, and also the surprising upsides of meetings. We consider the case for Lumbergh and the plight of the middle manager, and wonder whether it is possible to earn a living within a capitalist economy without losing yourself in the process. And we evaluate the movie and Peter Gibbons' plight with the hindsight of the ongoing computer science boom, which likely would have found programmers like Peter earning millions and sipping Maui Thais on a beach with Milton.
Released:
Aug 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A movie podcast inspired by a Werner Herzog quote, “We have to articulate ourselves, otherwise we would be cows in the field.” Hosted by Justin Khoo (professor of philosophy at MIT) and Laura Khoo (art historian turned fundraiser).