Synopsis: Rich people and their addiction to golf: a philosophical investigation.
Series Title: Revisionist History
Medium: Podcast
Credits: Malcolm Gladwell - Host
Intro
1.The Problem of GolfTags: Brentwood Country Club
Main Content
2.The Economics of GolfNotes: Typical golf course is 200 acres.
Requires 389 truck loads of sand to rebuild the bunkers
Still there's only about 72 golfers on the course at the same time.Tags: LA Public Parks
3.Who Golfs?Tags: Aristocracy
4.Bob Hope and the Politics of GolfNotes: Bob Hope wrote an entire book devoted to golfing.
5.The Prop 13 ConundrumNotes: Be sure to compare this tax break to other more sane ones.Tags: Proposition 13
6.The Equity Ownership LoopholeTags: Proposition 13, Ship of Theseus
7.The Ship of TheseusTags: Ship of Theseus
8.The Philosophy of IdentityTags: Ship of Theseus, LA Public Parks
9.The Aristocracy of Country ClubsTags: Aristocracy, Proposition 13, LA Public Parks, Brentwood Country Club
10.A SolutionTags: LA Public Parks, Aristocracy
Outro
11.Credits and Advertisements
Characters
Malcolm Gladwell57 · Not Specified · MaleBio: Malcolm Gladwell, (born September 3, 1963, London, England), Canadian journalist and writer best known for his unique perspective on popular culture. He adeptly treaded the boundary between popularizer and intellectual.
Di ZockWhite · Female
Lee Biggerstaff
Richard Zoglin72 · White · MaleBio: Bob hopes biographer.