A Conversation With Jimmy Nutts About Fantasy, Science Fiction, & Wrestling | Ideas That Matter

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This is a video in my new series of 1-on-1 interviews, conducted with people who - in my view - are doing interesting work with ideas that matter, often (though not exclusively) from the field of philosophy.

In this one, I have a Zoom conversation with James Nutter AKA Jimmy Nutts, the person behind the prolific YouTube channel The Fantasy Nuttwork. Jimmy was also a professional wrestler for over a decade.

We begin by discussing Jimmy's background, how he got into professional wrestling, the importance of narrative and character in that form of athletic drama, and why he eventually retired from professional wrestling, after beginning his college studies online.

We also get deep into discussion about speculative fiction, particularly science fiction, fantasy, and horror, but also their interconnections with certain philosophical positions and perspectives, such as existentialism and nihilism. We spend a good bit of time specifically exchanging our ideas and appreciation of Ursula K. Leguin's, Philip K. Dick's George R.R. Martin's, R. Scott Bakker's works, and Jimmy advocates Steven Erikson's Mazalan series.

The difficulty of successfully adapting speculative fiction series that possess genuine depth to TV or film is another topic that we explore in depth. We compare notes on reading books visually or by listening to them. And we spin out some speculations about what reading does for the reader, as the book reads them.

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