Episode 57: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Oscar Wao VS. Ready Player One, Top 5 Influential Media

“It’s never the changes we want that change everything.” We explore The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz. How does Díaz’s story about a young geek growing up in New Jersey redefine what it means to be American? How it does mash up fiction and history? What makes this pulitzer prize winning narrative so timey wimey and why are readers calling it the best novel of the 21st century? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, what novel makes better use of its nerdy references — Oscar Wao or Ready Player One? We share the top 5 media that influenced our lives. 0:00 - 13:30: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (non-spoilers); 13:31 - 43:00: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (spoilers); 43:01 - 58:19: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Oscar Wao VS. Ready Player One; 58:20 - 1:44:32: Top 5 Influential Media.

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Episode 57: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Oscar Wao VS. Ready Player One, Top 5 Influential Media is an episode from Super Fantastic Nerd Hour! by Super Fantastic Nerd Hour.

This episode is 01:44:32 long.

This episode was published on Mar 6, 2015.

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