#2 Rob Twigger on zen slackerism, South Korean TV, and partner appraisal strategies

Rob Twigger is a UK-based author of 16 books, many of which are travel. He and I discuss:A book Rob admires: The Colossus of MaroussiA travel book Ken admires: Big Dead Place* Rob’s philosophical movements: Micromastery and Zenslackerism* The Refusal of Work by David Frayne* American listeners get a primer on what Guy Fawkes is.* We make 2024 US presidential election predictions. (One of us is wrong, the other feels too inept to predict.)* Rewilding Britain, yea or nay?* Banter about toilets (Ken thinks British toilets are terrible; Rob questions very existence of toilets).* Rob is addicted to South Korean TV dramas.* How neither of us like that noodle-slurping sound.* Yet more chatter on South Korean fertility rates. The lowest in the world!* Suits, the TV Show, may have things to teach us about humanity.* We discuss appraising prospective wives by watching how they get over a barbed-wire fence.* Relationship expert, Dr. John Gottman, and his theory of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse* Gear recommendations: Rob likes Rovince’s anti-tick trousers. Ken likes super durable trash bags to keep backpacking gear dry inside backpack.For more on Rob: his website and Substack page.