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Apr 9, 2023
049_ Discussion: web3 is advancing tech and challenging ethics | how technology and society dance
A hot discussion on web3, what it is, how it can be implemented, and all the conundrums between.
This is a first for the series, as we have a discussion with previous guests, Josh founder of web3 travel platform stay365 & Dr. Yusef Smith, M.D. and founder of Propane Fitness.
Dive in to hear us talk about...
what is web1, 2, and 3...
let's not repeat the sins of previous waves on the web with this one...
complexity v technology and how nature fights back...
how centralized systems are more fragile, but more efficient, vs decentralized which is linear in growth but modular and more nimble...
what would health insurance look like on chain, how would we be able to incentive health behaviors...
token based voting, DAOs, electoral systems and hacking them...
difficulties with putting everything on chain...
how web3 is a Trojan Horse in more ways than one...
lastly, giving some tips to live more decentralized.
Image generated with Stable Diffusion, prompt: futuristic city skyline over water made of a blockchain ultra realistic digital art in the style of van gogh
(0:00) - Introduction
(13:23) - Learning something new
(17:06) - Exploring the Definition of Web 3
(20:20) - Defining Web 3 + Ownership and Security Implications
(30:38) - Hardware & The Future of data on the blockchain
(34:21) - The impact of social media algorithms
(39:33) - The Bifurcation of Humanity in the Age of Technology
(46:27) - The Potential Risks and Complications of Neural Interfaces
(51:30) - The early signs of Web 3 adoption
(56:03) - Decentralizing and incentivizing renewable energy
(58:19) - Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)
(1:00:09) - Applying web3 technology to improve governance
(1:11:09) - Incentivizing healthier choices using blockchain
(1:24:38) - Paying for Vices, Decentralized Healthcare & Complexity of Tracking Health
(1:50:02) - The Importance of Conversations on Technology Ethics
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Mar 14, 2023
048_ Interview: a rule of life | intention, government, and Christianity's coming of age
This episode is an abridged version of the rise and embrace of Christianity into western society, and government with returning guest Associate Professor of History at The King’s College in New York City Steele Brand
Starting near Christianity's inception, Steele walks us right into the middle ages, where he lays out what religion and government was like in the ancient world...
how Christianity got started as a movement..
the virtues and ways of life and thinking it added to our collective sense of morality...
how the followers of it evolved their own community into a religion and ultimately, into the government... or outside of it...
while this may seem abstract at first glance, i think you'll hear many quakes of the history and ideas through into today.
episode artwork generated from Dall-E with prompt: a sunny lush thriving with people futuristic city with ancient roman styling and a christian church ultra realistic digital art
(0:00) - Introduction - The Ancient World vs. the Present
(9:10) - Happiness
(11:48) - Understanding Christian Statecraft
(19:00) - Tension of Serving God or Government
(28:59) - Christianity at the start
(38:44) - Emergence of Christianity from Judaism
(45:51) - Roman View of Christians as a Mixed Cultural Entity
(50:19) - Intentionality in Roman Life
(58:45) - The Persecution of Christians in the Second Century
(1:15:02) - Constantine and the Acceptance of Christianity
(1:24:46) - Christianity's Influence on the Concept of the State
(1:30:10) - Separation of Church and State
(1:34:13) - The Importance of History
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Mar 5, 2023
047_ Interview: psychedelic integration of reality | psychedelics, a new medium for medicine
my interview with Dr. Ryan Westrum, therapist and on the front-line of integrating psychedelic experiences with individual's realities.
we talk about individuals he's helped and what they've integrated from their psychedelic experiences...
the dangers of psychedelics as well as the benefits...
what an individual's responsibility is when diving into these drugs for healing or recreation...
along with a lot of deep concepts as to reality itself, our place within it, and much, more. Enjoy! 🧠
Dr. Ryan Westrum's podcast ~ The Psychedelic Psychologist
Image generated from Dall-E, Prompt: mandala brain made of mushrooms digital art poster hanging in a psychologist's office
(0:00) - Introduction
(8:02) - Introducing Dr. Ryan Westrum
(11:22) - Understanding Psychedelics
(17:33) - Psychedelics as an Opportunity for Healing
(22:01) - The Psychedelic Experience
(29:38) - Terminal Illness, Embracing Mortality and the Mystery
(36:11) - Reaching a Nonordinary State
(41:37) - Psychedelics as a Healing Modality
(1:03:12) - Discrepancy between media and pragmatic approaches
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Mar 3, 2023
046_ Essay: Self-Reliance for an automatic time | Adam Bomb Podcast cross-post
In this essay I'm trying something new, since this is neither my essay, nor my reading of it.
I was inspired to post this after recording episode 44 with Tom Bennet and after hearing his story, it reminded me of the ideas within Self-Reliance.
So I went looking for an audiobook of it, inspired to search Spotify, when I found what you're about to hear.
I reached out to Adam and asked if I could post it on my pod, which he graciously said yes.
Adam also has two more episodes in his feed on this essay, one which is his modern translation of it that I also suggest.
With that I'll let Adam take over from here, thank you for listening, hope you enjoy this reading and that it sparks some inspiration.
Adam Bomb ~ Self-Reliance Translated
Image generated from Dall-E, Prompt: portrait of ralph waldo Emerson in the style of cyberpunk
(0:00) - Introduction & Inspiration to Reread the Essay
(4:27) - Reading of the Essay Begins & The Power of Self-Reliance
(7:31) - The Effect of Envying Others
(9:02) - The Independence of Youth
(10:14) - The Independent and Fearless Mind of Children
(12:32) - Society's Expectations and Conformity
(14:35) - True Intelligence
(18:36) - Non-Conformity and Self-Reliance
(21:20) - The Perils of Conformity
(25:34) - Consistency vs. Greatness
(33:29) - Honor, Virtue & Rejecting Conformity
(37:37) - The Importance of Knowing One's Worth
(38:27) - Readings Are Begging and Flattery
(38:30) - The Mendicant and Sycophantic Reading of History
(41:57) - The Nature and Power of Instinct
(45:08) - The Magician Within
(57:51) - The Need for a Revolution in Ethics
(1:11:30) - The Power of Thought and Classification
(1:12:48) - The Walls of the System
(1:14:20) - The Soul is No Traveler
(1:14:20) - The Wise Man Stays at Home
(1:18:46) - Insist on Yourself and Never Imitate
(1:20:42) - Society Never Advances
(1:22:22) - Loss of Self-Reliance
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Feb 26, 2023
045_ Interview: cultural chasms | looking into the past while gazing into the future
my interview with Felipe Fernández-Armesto where we talk about...
the role food has on our culture...
a view on how to better understand the past...
the reality of Magellan you've probably never heard, including his criminality and altering of his legacy, partially from the way he died...
how to wrestle with false stories playing with true bits to suit someone's agenda...
a paradox of our time, is how technology gives us a faster ability to connect, but furthers us from understanding one another...
before ending on some ideas from the most distant past to view out to the coming future...
this one is as chalk full of hits.
Image generated with Dall-e, prompt: an astronaut reading a book in a fancy spanish library behind them digital art in the style of van gogh
(0:00) - The Influence of Technology and Information on Human Nature
(10:00) - Looking Back to Look Forward
(10:00) - Favorite Food and The Role of Food in Culture
(18:13) - The Impact of Agriculture and the Age of Discovery on Cuisine
(19:14) - Characteristics of Empires
(29:18) - Virtue and Power in Empires & Politics
(37:12) - Relationship Between Religion and Politics
(42:10) - The Real Legacy of Magellan
(48:25) - Gavin Menzies and Misinterpretations
(59:40) - Understanding the Truth in Historical Texts
(1:09:55) - The Legacy of the Age of Exploration
(1:18:21) - The Complex Role of Empires
(1:21:59) - Respecting the Truth & Understanding History
(1:28:03) - The Challenges of Communication
(1:46:52) - The Foundation of Ideas & The Challenge of Change
(1:56:43) - Working Within the World
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Feb 16, 2023
044_ Essay: Note to the States on fentanyl | an individual antidote to the crisis
Want to know the current state of the fentanyl crisis in the US and how we got here?...
there's been a rapid rise in overdoses, what's causing it?...
what is fentanyl and how is it getting into illegal drugs?...
along with a thought on how we can cut down our overdoses to a third of what they are now, through a strong dose of American pragmatism.
Episode artwork, Dall-E, prompt: DALL·E 2023-02-15 21.32.59 - a map of the united states made out of pills with the eagle seal of the united states in the style of a still life painting
(0:00) - Introduction: The Need for Meaningful Discussions
(3:20) - The Rise of Fentanyl and Its Impact
(15:40) - The Business of Fentanyl
(20:09) - China's Involvement
(23:23) - Addressing Overdoses and Building a Healthier Society
(27:58) - Educating and Equipping Individuals to Combat Overdoses
(29:48) - Bigger Solutions
(30:12) - Conclusion: Taking Individual Action to Solve the Crisis
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Feb 12, 2023
043_ Interview: self-reliant farming | regenerate agriculture, hard work and hogs
my interview with Tom Bennett, owner of Bennett's Farms, where he explains what regenerative agriculture is...
his journey to starting it...
how regenerative ag needs less input compared to factory farming, less overhead and thus, less barrier to entry...
leasing farm land vs buying it...
how fast the land will quickly re-wild if we allow it to, and a whole lot of inspiring anecdotes between.
If you want to purchase from him, or check out his happy hogs, visit his site here ~ https://www.bennettfarmsmichigan.com/products
Image generated from Dall-e, prompt: a happy chicken on top of a happy pig in Michigan with a prairie digital art hyper realistic
(0:00) - Introduction: Defying the Odds
(8:08) - Tom's Journey to Farming
(13:05) - Differences Between Regenerative and Conventional Farming
(22:52) - Tom's Journey to Starting the Farm
(29:31) - Growing Organically & Self-discipline
(46:46) - Challenges of sourcing non-GMO feed
(54:08) - The role of regenerative agriculture and long-term thinking
(59:17) - Renting Land and Scaling Up
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Feb 5, 2023
042_ Conversation: peer reviewed meaning of life | modernity complexity and turning inward together
In this conversation I'm joined by a friend of mine Richard Crazythunder to talk all things Christianity, Jesus, religion, philosophy and what utilities all of those ancient ideas have for living in a modern society of silicone.
We touch upon the complexity of our time, and the false security that we crafted in which we say we're a higher order species, yet are unable to handle nuclear weapons, let alone the issues we're ignoring that plastics or pesticides are doing to the earth.
While touching upon Shakespeare, Epicureanism and the misunderstanding of what it really prescribes, the teachings of Jesus and how to escape our suffering by way of reaching up for something larger than ourselves.
This episode pairs quite nicely with an episode later in this season with returning guest Professor Steel Brand, in which he explains the connection between Christianity and state government.
Image ~ Stable Diffusion 2 Prompt: futuristic Christianity in modern rome ultra realistic digital art
(0:00) - Living in the Best of Times?
(6:23) - Diving Deep into Theology
(6:23) - Diving into Theology & Exploring Neo-Platonism
(12:29) - The Nature of Consciousness
(26:06) - The Search for Meaning
(31:09) - Reexamining Religion
(46:48) - The Paradox of Being Human
(54:21) - The Illusion of Entitlement
(58:04) - Materialism, capitalism, and the suppression of natural life
(1:13:43) - Universal Onenes
(1:21:03) - Turning Inward Together
(1:30:11) - Thinking in Thousand-Year Cycles
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Feb 2, 2023
041_ Essay: thinking now and long | how to thrive as an individual & species
the following essay is nothing original, but everything we need that's essential to thrive now, and long into the future.
both as individuals, and a species.
because to think, plan and create a thriving existence a thousands years from now, it doesn't start with government programs, rapid industrialization or elon musk.
but with each of us individually, in our own heads and right now, continuously, forever.
artwork from Dall-E prompt: a mountain village thriving inside a silhouette of a brain digital art in the style of art deco psychedelic
(0:00) - Expectation of Speed
(3:12) - Aligning Actions with Goals
(5:04) - Finding Flow State
(6:08) - Thinking Long-Term
(9:35) - Creating a Thriving Future
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Jan 30, 2023
040_ Conversation: keep it simple | short term solutions to long term problems
This episode is a conversation with repeat guest Dr Yusef Smith M.D. on how to maintain peak health with a simple program anyone can do...
how difficult it is to be a doctor these days with social media and an information war on what is healthy...
musings on how gatekeepers are losing their grip on authority to an algorithm, and people are leveraging that to get in the game...
how everyone is a body builder we just don't know it..
how incredibly difficult it is to hide from sugar in the states, with many, many other things between.
Dr Yusef Smith ~ @PropaneFitness ~ https://propanefitness.com/
Image generated with Stable Diffusion 2 ~ Prompt: ultra realistic digital art futuristic Hercules on a mountain fighting a hydra algorithm
(0:00) - The Virtue of Keeping Things Simple
(6:38) - Embracing the Joys of Being Self-Employed
(9:48) - The Collective Unconscious and Manipulation
(18:00) - The Importance of Identity
(24:24) - Being Unsexy and Boring for Success
(31:58) - Improve your prospects in life, improve how people perceive you.
(38:14) - Sugar is in everything and affects your body differently.
(57:21) - Simple Workout Program & Avoiding injuries
(1:03:40) - The Power of Consistency
(1:15:39) - Reducing Friction for Success
(1:24:02) - Functional Strength vs. Bravado
(1:30:43) - Coaching Other Coaches
(1:48:23) - Structured Water, Crypto and Blockchain
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Sep 7, 2022
039_ Interview: assassinated by the status quo | Fred Hampton, the FBI and COINTELPRO
On December 4th 1969, a 21 year old man was assassinated by the status quo, because the powers that be wanted him gone in order to, 'prevent the rise of a messiah who could unify, and electrify, the black nationalist movement.'
That man was Fred Hampton, and the status quo, was the Chicago Police Department working on behalf of a covert program called COINTELPRO. That program is an abbreviation for counter-intelligence-program, was conducted by the FBI to initially monitor and pressure leaders of American political organizations to coerce compliance, then later assassinate those they deemed threats. Most notably assassinating who they labeled Black Nationalists.
That's the factual history, and this this interview serves as an abridged version of the definitive book cataloging the history of one individual murdered during this program, titled, "The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther" ( link below ).
This interview is with the au…
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Aug 12, 2022
038_ Interview: Structured Water | Discovering the workings of nature
this interview, beyond trying to capture a truly mind-bending reality about the world we live in, gives a glimpse into the elephant in the brain stuck at the center of our scientific community.
the assumption that we know all there is to know about water, how it forms on our planet or how it's used in our cells to power life.
those are the norms my guest Dr. Gerald Pollack has smashed with the help of his team, in the discovery of an additional phase of water past solid [ ice ], liquid [ water ] or gas [ steam ].
turns out there's a fourth phase called structured water, that's a gel like compound that forms in hexagon shape.
for the first part of the interview, Dr. Pollack tells me what makes him the most happy, which leads whether fittingly into a sneak peak behind the curtain into how the highest of the high level science is done
before going into what is structured water, how does it behave and what does that teach us about the world?
then wrapping up talking about the health…
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Jun 20, 2022
037_ Interview: smart contracts as the future of web3 | utility, scale and building
JW is one of the founders of stay365, a website looking to take on airBnB with web3; where users own their data, and where stay365 takes the first crack at setting the standard smart contract for the rental and travel industry.
I found stay365 from JW's brilliant twitter marketing strategy, turns out has something to do with him starting the company as well, which we get into.
As well as what stay365 is and is looking to do, the promise of web3, what it's like buliding with it and if stay365 is truly a web3 platform yet, before going deep in the second half about economics, politics and of course, what we are as a species.
Stay365 is having a token sale starting on the 29th for all those interested, and you can check out their whitepaper and everything about them at stay365.com
(0:00) - Introduction: The Rise of Web3
(4:23) - Understanding Web2 and Web3
(9:10) - Josh's Love for Travel
(13:31) - Start of Stay365
(22:46) - Web3 and Competition
(28:11) - Creating Specific NFTs fo…
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Jun 2, 2022
036_ Conversation: the game of making progress | lifestyle, our world, and the increasing complexity
my guest for this conversation i found from an incredibly insightful twitter thread about the healthcare system in the UK, and was a delight to talk to live.
over the course of the conversation we hit on how life is a series of sisyphean efforts, who can we trust at this point online, the media in all it's various forms, before ending on the existential threat of what is in our environment playing at our bodies; I promise you, it's a lot more fun than it sounds.
If you're looking for a knowledgeable way to get fit, and not just physically but mentally, be more productive and feel great, i encourage you to check out Yusef and his partner Jonny at propanefitness.com
you can find all about them there, as well as Yusef's twitter, where he's always posting something great.
(0:00) - Introduction
(9:24) - Finding Joy in Making Progress
(9:39) - Finding Joy in Making Progress
(12:22) - The Difference Between Good and Elite
(19:41) - Integrating Health and Medical Care
(24:45) - Unders…
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Apr 21, 2022
035_ Conversation: the web3 trojan horse | an invisible technological revolution
For this episode, you’ll hear the second part of my conversation with returning guest Rowan Price, we go deep on all things web3, centering mostly on another great podcast episode from Tim Ferriss' show, where he's talking with Naval Ravikant and Chris Dixon ( link below ).
As we talk, we go back and forth on a few things.
Rowan, an alumnus of the early stages of the .com boom & bust, has a really novel perspective on the revolutionary movement in web3.
we talk about everything from what can be built on web3, what NFTs are, smart contracts, why these are novel advancements, that are way bigger than just the headlines of some shitty jpeg fetching millions at auction.
before sliding into a concept that Rowan presents, on how web3 is really a trojan horse for legacy companies to give legitimacy to the movement, while en essence, sowing the seeds of their very destruction.
while somewhere in the middle, Rowan asks me if I think that web3 will make the rich richer, or if it brings opp…
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Mar 29, 2022
034_ Conversation: temporary enlightenment | propaganda as a form of government communication
this conversation covers a healthy amount of ground, and unintentionally dovetails quite well with the previous episode on the Chinese government's external propaganda.
it's with returning guest, Rowan Price. Rowan is an internet nomad, currently living in the EU and is a wealth of knowledge in everything modern history, literature, politics and much much more.
some might remember him, from episode two, where I interview him about his experience living and working near the world trade center in 2001.
in this installment though, we start off chatting about consciousness, after Rowan plays some linguistic judo with my typical question to guests and their happiness.
after playing around with what is or is not a summation of who you are as a being, we cover establishment media propaganda and narratives that emerge in times of crisis.
dive a bit into the Romans, and the propaganda brilliance of Julius Cesar, by way of Pax Americana as a means of american imperialism.
before talking ab…
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Mar 9, 2022
033_ Interview: China, propaganda, and a way to view the world
In this episode, we will be talking about China's propaganda externally, how the Chinese Communist Party weaponizes access to their economy to police it abroad.
As well as, how they masterfully create wire services to push stories they want out in the world, use what they make in their factories or movie studios to shape how people think about the country, or it's territories, and perhaps more shocking still, is smart ways to reduce the conversation, or shift it completely, when faced with the very real, and very drastic human right crimes occurring inside China.
My guest for this interview is Dr. Alexander Dukalskis, associate professor at the University College Dublin, and an expert in Chinese propaganda.
(0:00) - Introduction: Propaganda
(4:34) - China's External Propaganda
(8:44) - Communist Propaganda vs. China's Propaganda
(13:19) - Effectiveness of Propaganda in China
(17:38) - Effectiveness of Chinese Propaganda Externally
(21:14) - Propaganda and Xinjiang
(27:11) - St…
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Jan 26, 2022
032_ Interview: verifiable revolution | Bitcoin, crypto, blockchain and the space between
In this episode, we talk about how the Great Recession motivated a ghost to develop the next metamorphosis in finance, the web, and ground truth.
With so much going on in the world, so much content to consume, it's easier than ever to miss major changes that are re-writing the foundations of what powers our civilization; money & information technology.
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Merav Ozair of Rutgers Business school. Dr. Ozair is a global leading expert on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, with a background in data scientist and quat strategy.
In what I hope becomes a reoccurring guest on a truly massive subject, we scratch the surface on what is blockchain, bitcoin vs crypto and the promise the tech can bring. With a whole lot of healthy debate in between, this one is as fast as it is dense.
I encourage you to check out Dr. Ozair's many articles she's published on the subject, to go much deeper on the tech, finance innovation, regulation and the promise vs what we're getting…
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Jan 16, 2022
031_ Conversation: the more things change, the more they stay the same
This episode was a delight for me, not only for the company I had for this conversation, but that it was able to be recorded in person. A luxury I rarely have for this show.
Having moved back to the Midwest, i was able to take my guest up on an offer to visit them when they're teaching at Notre Dame, and be able to spend an afternoon chatting with one of the best historians of our day, who would likely have to go back to Will Durant to find another such historian with quite the breath and depth as him.
This is for the uninitiated, a second appearance for Professor Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, the author of wildly popular books such as Civilizations and Millennium, both of which cover nearly the entire span of human history.
And two others which rank among my favorites of his, Amerigo, the man who gave his name to america, and Humankind, a brief story of us.
A book that I'm dying to find on audiobook he wrote titles Out of our minds: what we think and how we came to think it. As well a…
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Oct 20, 2021
030_ Interview: Satellites & python | mapping the marble
For this installment, I asked a previous guest at the University of Leicester to come back on and talk more about the programming tools he uses, and ways he uses them for his analysis of satellite data to track climate change.
There are parts of this episode that get a bit technical, even with that fair warning, I encourage the less technical of my listeners out there to give it a go. Because through this step by step walkthrough of how Dr. Balzter does his work, you’ll get a front-row seat to some really amazing things that are being done to better understand climate change’s effects, and what steps are being taken to combat it.
And, well, if this technical portion proves to be maddening, skip past a bit because Dr. Balzter, Director of the Centre for Landscape and Climate Research at the University of Leicester, brings me out of the technical forest and ends the chat talking about some of the most beautiful areas to view from the heavens above.
He even goes into where he enjoy…
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Oct 13, 2021
029_ Conversation: Theologian or Savior | Social Technology or Religion
In this episode I'm joined by returning guest, professor of theology at Emory University, Dr. Dianne Stewart.
We talk about one of my favorite thoughts, if Jesus was Christ, along with questions if social media movements could be a religion, where do we go as beings as we further march down the technological path we’re set on, to say nothing of how to adapt to it now, and end with discussing how can we as people transcend it all?
(0:00) - Introduction
(4:09) - Talking about Music
(10:34) - What does tradition entail?
(16:21) - Defining Religion
(20:21) - Did Jesus See Himself as the Christ?
(33:30) - The Influence of Christianity through Conquest
(38:16) - Impact of Colonialism and Imperialism on Christianity
(46:40) - Cartels, Violence, and Death Cults; The Role of Love in Society
(53:13) - Transcending our Hardwired Nature
(1:07:15) - Humility in Approaching the Other
(1:15:28) - Recognizing Worship
(1:19:12) - The Role of Artists in Faith
(1:31:19) - Religion as Lega…
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Sep 16, 2021
028_ Interview: before you forget, the earth is trapping more heat
In this episode NASA Scientists Dr. Norman Loeb, spends time explaining the means and mechanisms scientists have to understand climate data, what he’s been working on as it relates to the earth trapping more heat and how that translates to our planet in the coming century.
(0:00) - Introduction: Climate Change Narratives
(5:37) - Discussion on personal interests and hobbies
(8:28) - Heat Trapping and Climate Change
(19:33) - The Impact on Climate Patterns
(25:07) - The Role of the Ocean in Climate Systems
(31:09) - Explanation of climate models and their projections
(36:31) - Uncertainty, Clouds & Doubling CO2
(40:03) - The Permafrost Melting
(45:12) - Energy Balance and the Role of Clouds
(50:22) - The Role of Aerosols
(55:30) - The Study on Pacific Decadal Oscillation
(59:00) - The Importance of Observations
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Sep 14, 2021
027_ Interview: ancient culture for future civilization
Listen to Alson Kelen in this episode talk about how teaching ancient skills helps root people in today’s world. Even if they’re starting down a bad path.
How building a connection to their ancestors, helps them get better connected with themselves. What they’re capable of, and a sense of community they can always come back to.
With loads of wisdom for us today and how we can contend with climate change. Listen to my talk with the head of the Marshall Islands Nuclear commission Rhea Moss-Christian, and her colleague and head of the Canoes of the Marshall islands, Alson Kelen.
(0:00) - Introduction
(5:02) - Introducing Alison and Rhea
(6:10) - Alison Keelan's Role and the Cultural Program for Youth
(23:06) - Embracing the Future and Facing Reality
(32:53) - The Genesis of the Cultural Program
(36:26) - What's the Marshallese relationship with the ocean?
(41:34) - Materials for Canoe Building, Modernize, not westernize.
(45:46) - Traditional Navigation Techniques
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Sep 11, 2021
9/11 Anniversary Repost - 002_ Interview Only: it felt too big to panic
This episode I interview my friend Rowan about his experience living and working, just a few blocks away from the Twin Towers on September 11th, 2001. Rowan talks about the lasting effect that day had on his life, the trauma of living through that moment and a whole lot of perspective along the way.
[ note: this is the interview only of the podcast, for the full discussion check the feed ]
Guest: Rowan Price www.rowanprice.com/
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Aug 24, 2021
026_ Interview: when american made capsizes
How would an industry react if there was such an artificial control on where something could be made?
Well look no further than this episode and America’s domestic shipping industry, more specifically the Jones Act, that mandates all ships being used to transport goods domestically in the US, be built in America and operated by mostly Americans.
What the reasoning was when this Act was put in place, and how far the US has fallen since the industrial revolution in ship building globally, set the stage for the modern pushback and general lazy obedience to the status quo argument and political will.
As my returning guest Colin Grabow policy analyst at The Cato Institute details, forcing ships to be built in America only, breeds a lack of specialization for the US’ ship yards, which then means a lack of efficiency and lack of standardization, resulting in lower quality ships and higher costs.
Listen in to learn what the Jones Act is, and why we should seriously be considering it's…
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Aug 22, 2021
025_ Conversation: nomadic gene expression
Dan Grec, has gone fully up and down the length of North America, and completely around the whole of the continent of Africa. He's now in Australia planning for his next adventure rounding the whole country.
We talk about how Dan got started on his adventures, some stories of his time in Africa, where the most memorable parts of his time has been, and some deep philosophical dives about life and living along the way.
(0:00) - Introduction
(4:08) - What Makes You Happy?
(7:45) - Starting the Adventures
(12:12) - The Juxtaposition of Two Worlds
(18:45) - The Satisfaction of Doing Things Yourself
(23:25) - The Monotony of a Comfortable Life
(53:00) - Busyness and self-motivation
(1:05:24) - Climate and landscapes of Australia
(1:15:10) - Crossing the Congo River
(1:19:50) - Brave vs Crazy
(1:29:19) - We Are Artists of Our Own Life
(1:38:25) - The Vividness of Experiences & The Concept of Time
(1:41:55) - Detaching from the World
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May 9, 2021
024_ Conversation: without a connection, you don’t feel responsible
Each time I’ve talked with him, Ron Goode, the Tribal Chair of the North Fork Mono Tribe, he deposits wide chunks of previously unknown history and wisdom.
In this exchange, little has changed, with the exception of us driving out of the known, and into the mystic, unexplainable, yet real.
Ron in this episode riffs with me on the type of philosophy abundant in America today, what better ways there are to think about tending a forest, issuing better hunting tags, stories from his childhood, before ending on a truth about our time.
If you ever have time, I encourage you to join or donate to one of the cultural burns that Ron puts on. He’s a wellspring of knowledge and I truly hope those who are in charge of managing our lands start to listen to his words, instead of merely hearing them.
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May 4, 2021
023_ Essay: adjusted paradise
As more people itch to travel from a year spent with Covid, and 10 years past the time a dirt road took claim to the skin off my knee, I reflect back on what I wrote about the experience backpacking through the Philippines.
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Apr 25, 2021
022_ Interview: brought to you by the U.S. sugar cartel
How did it come to be that there's a coordinated effort involving many actors within our government, to fix the price, supply and trade of sugar within the borders of the United States?
My interview today is with Colin Grabow, Policy Analyst at the Cato Institute. Who's work focuses on domestic forms of trade protectionism.
Colin has studied the sugar cartel in the US extensively, and shares his knowledge of how it got started, what this ends up meaning for consumers and industry, as well as the political situation that's formed this and continues to keep it in place.
The whole thing honestly sounds like a script for a movie based on monopoly.
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Apr 6, 2021
021_ Interview: a uniquely american love story
I spend a lot of my free time reading some truly startling things in an attempt to better understand the reality I find myself caught within. But I cannot recall another time in recent memory, where I had to pause what I was reading after finding myself so overwhelmed with emotion and an inescapable feeling of heartache.
The book that did this, was authored by this episode's guest. The book is Black Women Black love, America's War on African American Marriage, by Dr. Dianne M. Stewart professor of Religion and African American Studies at Emory University.
My interview with Dr. Stewart covers a lot of ground, from what is the definition of love, what emerges out of love, untold stories and aspects of culture that rose out of slavery, the lasting legacy of, to put it lightly, constrained economic policies on the black community, before ending with some thoughts on America as a Christian nation hell bent on salvation.
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Feb 26, 2021
020_ Interview: modern society | ʇǝʞɹɐɯ ƃnɹp uɹǝpoɯ
Mexico’s drug cartels make billions of dollars a year on illegal drugs, what emerges out of those dollars is the focus of this episode’s interview.
My guest, is author and journalist Ioan Grillo, who’s spent the past 20 years in Mexico reporting and authoring books on the cartels in Latin America.
Ioan helps encapsulate the hydra of problems existing between the cartels, military and police, and how it plays out and is felt by the typical person caught, or tempted by the drug business.
Check out Ioan's writing - https://www.ioangrillo.com/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/ioangrillo
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Feb 5, 2021
019_ Conversation: shores, tides, and the incomprehensibly complex ocean between
This is a fun, free flowing conversation with Joshua Lord, Assistant professor of Biology at Moravian College, where he helps break down how a changing climate and air chemistry is affecting the oceans.
We cover a lot of topics, from what ocean warming means for ecosystems, how coral reefs can still thrive in a warming or rising ocean, a different way to look at thriving in the Anthropocene, and thoughts around the real difficulty in explaining something complex and detailed.
If you want to learn what more carbon in the air chemistry does to the ocean, what the coral is as an organism, why they’re dying or bleaching white, look no further.
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Jan 26, 2021
018_ Interview: the marshallese contribution to world peace
Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Chernobyl, Fukushima-- but how much do you know about the Bikini Atoll? Or the "Bravo shot," and "Operation Crossroads"?
In this episode, Chair of the Marshall Islands Nuclear Commission Rhea Moss-Christian, gives us an overview on the Runit Dome, the history of nuclear testing conducted on the islands and the effect it's had on the Marshallese people.
The world came together in one connect net of commerce and culture because of the unstable safety net created by a controlled atomic reaction. The horrors of which we've heard much about when used in war, or when an accident strikes.
But what have we heard about intentionally dropping a nuclear bomb as a test?
Listen to hear the debt we all owe to the Marshallese people, and get an understanding of the nuclear responsibility we've all inherited.
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Dec 30, 2020
017_ Conversation: from papyrus to bits, confidence in success is the harbinger of failure
Something I think about a lot, and even has as my handle for whatever media platform, is how all things in reality are efforts in trying.
In this episode, we explore how once a person or culture stop the effort of trying to reach the next success and rest for a moment, is the moment they are at most danger.
My guest is Philip Parker, historian and author of History of World Trade in Maps, The Empire Stops Here as well as many other books.
We cover a lot of ground, from how togas relate to blue jeans, how a feature in sapiens to ignore something can lead- but it leaves us open to problems, how maps help us see the world in the story they were crafted in, as well as much much more.
https://philipparker.net/other-books/
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Dec 22, 2020
016_ Interview: you were there when i had nothing
This is my interview from 2016 with the Catholic Charities in Flint Michigan during the peak of their water crisis.
The first part of this interview we get a look into how widespread the problem was at the time, and how much uncertainty they were living in.
Before Vicki Schultz, the CEO of Catholic Charities details how she found out about the lead in the water, as she was one of the first people called to the mayor’s office before it was announced to the residents, and the world.
We’ll end with them sharing stories of the people at their center, who become their friends after being there when they had nothing. This is an incredibly heartwarming listen.
If you can, I encourage you to donate to Catholic Charities, as they're still working hard during COVID to help those who are helpless.
https://catholiccharitiesflint.org/
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Dec 16, 2020
015_ Conversation: the use and misuse of narrative
A thought I cannot escape anymore, is just how much culture is the water we live in each day, without realizing we’re swimming. With technology more and more, creating and influencing the currents within.
In this conversation, Yotam Ophir and I talk about a wide range of topics relating to our present moment, misinformation, social media and how much of our world is run on unwritten norms, not designed for an actor working in bad faith.
This was a fun, captivating conversation that starts fast and doesn't let up throughout. Enjoy!
Yotam Ophir - Twitter @ophiryotam
(0:00) - Episode Introduction
(6:04) - The Trump era as an escalation of previous issues
(15:23) - The Vulnerabilities of Our Systems
(20:41) - The written and unwritten laws of the Internet & Constitution
(27:43) - The Impact of Technology on Society & The Power of Narratives
(36:31) - The Pace of Technological Change
(40:45) - Finding Fulfillment in Work and Family
(47:57) - Misinformation and Narrative
(58:09) - The…
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Dec 8, 2020
014_ Conversation: the edge of the next great depression
At the end of this month, extended unemployment benefits and the CDC eviction moratorium end. When almost half of all renters in America can’t pay rent, what’s going to happen to those people?
My guest today is a lawyer with Lone Star Legal in Houston, Jonna Treble. Right now Jonna is spending her time defending tenants in eviction proceedings, trying to keep them in their homes.
She shares some very human stories that her clients have experienced, including some that are incredibly heartwarming. What it’s like for kids trying to go to school from a laptop when their power has been shut off, or their parents struggling to even ask for help.
At your next convenience, contact your representatives, the Speaker of the house and Senate majority leader, to ask them why they aren’t bring relief for these individuals.
https://www.lonestarlegal.org/
(0:00) - Episode Introduction
(5:57) - As of a few months ago, 48% of renters in America are having trouble making rent.
(8:12) - Gues…
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Dec 8, 2020
013_ Interview: context, consciousness, contingency
This is my interview with author and historian Dr. James Gelvin, professor of Middle Eastern history at UCLA.
The episode is centered around the Israel and Palestine conundrum, but touches upon the rich and ancient culture of the region known as Palestine and the recent normalization of relations that the Trump administration announced with the state of Israel.
There's also a detour into the state of the Middle East as a whole, if the Arab spring has run dry, how the middle east is the most food insecure region in the world, which segued into how neo-liberal policies create much civil and economic unrest.
Along with thought provoking ideas on revolutions and nationalism.
The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War -https://www.amazon.com/Israel-Palestine-Conflict-One-Hundred-Years/dp/110761354X/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=james+gelvin&qid=1607404338&sr=8-3
The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know - https://www.amazon.com/New-Middle-East-Everyone-Needs/dp/01906…
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Nov 24, 2020
012_ Interview: an unwritten constitution
In this episode I interview historian and author of Killing for the Republic, Steele Brand.
We talk about what made the Roman Republic so successful, what glued it all together, briefly introduced the intentional myth building framed by the founding fathers of the USA and how they appropriated from the Romans
All before falling into a trap I set for myself, and spending the remainder of our time on Rome’s Punic wars.
Twitter - @steele_brand
Killing for the Republic - https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Republic-Citizen-Soldiers-Roman-Way/dp/1421429861
(0:00) - Episode Introduction
(7:56) - Pursuing the Good & Life in Ancient Rome
(18:30) - The Citizen Soldier in the Roman Republic
(24:23) - The Rituals of Reintegration, Returning from War
(27:54) - Family and Tradition, The Development of Roman Society
(42:00) - The Fall of the Roman Republic
(1:00:00) - Uniqueness of Roman Culture in the Ancient World
(1:18:10) - Hannibal, Roman Military Strategies and The Second Punic War
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Nov 10, 2020
011_ Interview: view from above
This is my interview with Dr. Heiko Balzter, Copernicus Award winner, Professor of Physical Geography and Director of the Centre for Landscape and Climate Research at the University of Leicester.
We talk about a lot, but some of the highlights are him shedding light on the forest fires in Siberia, which are happening in the largest contingent forest in the world, the state of deforestation around the world, along with what carbon sinks are and why we need them.
twitter - @heiko_balzter
Anthropocene Research Group - https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/geology/research/anthropocene
(0:00) - Episode Introduction
(3:32) - What makes Dr. Heiko Balzer happy?
(4:15) - Understanding the Anthropocene & The Controversy
(10:27) - Drivers of Climate Change
(15:41) - Efforts to Reduce Deforestation & The Value of Biodiversity
(25:53) - Forests as Carbon Sinks, Balancing Forests and Food Production
(32:22) - The microclimate, & Impacts of Global Economic Demands on Deforestation
(37:27) - The Need…
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Nov 10, 2020
010_ Conversation: the greatest sin is inaction
This is my conversation with Dr. Ari Novy, author, biologist and CEO of the San Diego Botanic Garden.
It was a fun conversation that covers a lot of ground, introduces a few new ways of looking at our time, the fascinating nature of plants, what is science and what is it good for, and how given the challenge we’re up against in the Anthropocene, the only inadmissible action, is inaction.
This was recorded on site at the beautiful San Diego Botanic Gardens
Twitter - @AriNovy
http://www.sdbgarden.org/
(0:00) - What really is science?
(4:05) - The Earth as a garden
(12:51) - The limits of science and the importance of other disciplines
(16:00) - Science as a language.
(23:05) - Navigating the information explosion.
(30:58) - The intersection of technology and thought.
(37:12) - Humans as plastic beings
(41:44) - Plants as chemical factories
(46:34) - Geographic pressures on humans and organisms
(52:37) - Humans are different, right?
(57:58) - We're sort of idea plastic.…
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Nov 10, 2020
009_ Essay: welcome to the anthropocene
This is the start to an ongoing arch dedicated to the anthropocene.
Here I lend some thoughts as to what it is, what the purpose of this arch will be and hopefully a little entertainment along the way.
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Nov 2, 2020
008_ Interview: culture is the frame of reference
This episode I interview Felipe Fernández-Armesto, one of the most authored in volume, width and breadth, historian of our time.
We talk about the paradox of truth, comfort being the enemy of well-being, the wonder of imagination, if Europe is really a continent or just a plateau out of Asia, and a question you can use to escape out of chit chat.
Felipe is an exceptional author, and I encourage you to check out his work, especially Amerigo: the man who gave his name to America, and Truth: A history and guide for the perplexed.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0812972988/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_BKnOFbMGFV8M1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0312242530/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_XLnOFbN5TWPXW
(0:00) - Episode Introduction
(5:12) - What Makes Felipe Fernandez-Armesto Happy?
(9:39) - Understanding History through a Cultural Lens
(15:05) - When reading history, one has to be aware of the dangers of narrative.
(19:03) - Gibbon's View on Christianity and the Fall of the Roman Empire
(26:13) - Did the Roman Empi…
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Nov 2, 2020
007_ Interview: barbarians are at the gates
I interview Nathanael Johnson, author and senior writer at grist.org.
We talk about the current state of forest management in California, how it got to be this way, and what is being done to improve the state of it. With a whole lot of faith in the future along the way.
http://www.nathanaeljohnson.org/
https://twitter.com/SavorTooth
(0:00) - Introduction
(5:25) - Nathaniel's Early Environmental Experiences
(12:08) - The importance of managing forests and bringing back predators
(15:20) - Finding Harmony with Nature & Living within the Anthropocene
(24:15) - Seeking Pragmatic Solutions & The interconnectedness of climate change and forest management
(25:07) - The Role of Climate Change and Forest Mismanagement in Wildfires
(36:37) - The history of logging in California
(45:23) - The Current State of Logging in California & The Importance of Prescribed Burns
(53:39) - The shift towards sustainable timber production & Biomass plant controversy
(57:11) - The urgency to address forest m…
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Nov 2, 2020
006 _ Essay: turbulence
A thought on how we can use lessons from fluid dynamics, as a framework to understand the world of ideas around us.
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Oct 23, 2020
005_ Interview: buttar v. the status quo
I interviewed musician, author, poet, activist, lawyer, and Congressional Candidate Shahid Buttar.
We talked healthcare, corporate consolidation, the PATRIOT act, his love of music, and how I figured out why Speaker Nancy Pelosi won’t agree to a debate.
https://shahidforchange.us/
(0:00) - Introduction
(1:05) - Issues with Current Status Quo
(5:04) - Hobbies and Personal Life
(8:08) - Healthcare and Pandemic
(14:10) - Military Industrial Complex
(23:11) - Agricultural Subsidies
(32:18) - Election and Finance Reform
(34:11) - Speaker Pelosi and Press Accountability
(39:51) - The Democratic Party's Shift to the Right
(47:20) - First Amendment Problems with the Patriot Act
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Oct 22, 2020
002_ Interview Only: it felt too big to panic
This episode I interview my friend Rowan about his experience living and working, just a few blocks away from the Twin Towers on September 11th, 2001.
[ note: this is the interview only of the podcast, for the full discussion check the feed ]
Guest: Rowan Price from The Art of Ideation www.rowanprice.com/the-art-of-ideation/
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Oct 15, 2020
004_ Interview: make tending your backyard a tradition
On this episode, I speak with Tribal Chairmen of the North Fork Mono Tribe Ron Goode, about his culture, traditions that extend beyond Sapiens, the terrible state of meadows in California ( where only 5% are healthy), and how to make sense of our relationship to "nature" in an increasingly polarized world.
(0:00) - Introduction
(5:17) - Ron Goode on Native Peoples' Relationship with the Land
(16:04) - Shift in Forest Canopy Density
(19:15) - Meadows as Gardens
(23:29) - Misconceptions of Pre-Industrial Life
(32:48) - Impact of Monoculture Farming & Meadow Restoration
(38:41) - Restoring Meadows & Controlling Invasives
(44:17) - The Importance of Meadow Location
(49:25) - Impediments to Meadow Restoration
(58:42) - The Long Timeline of Meadow Restoration
(1:02:43) - Funding Challenges for Restoration
(1:13:46) - Taking Responsibility for Your Backyard
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Oct 14, 2020
003_ Interview: let rob be rob
This episode I talk with Rob Anderson, Congressional Candidate for Louisiana's 3rd district, about his uniquely American story, why he entered politics and the effects from hurricane Laura.
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Oct 10, 2020
002_ Interview: it felt too big to panic
This episode of the podcast I talk with my friend Rowan about his experience living and working just a few blocks away from the Twin Towers on September 11th, 2001.
We start by talking about how fast everything can change, and how most of what we take for granted are very recent inventions, before he shares his story.
Guest: Rowan Price from The Art of Ideation www.rowanprice.com/the-art-of-ideation/
(0:00) - Episode Introduction
(3:25) - Defining Being contrarian and challenging the norm
(7:32) - The opportunity for change & The concept of success
(12:49) - Connection between Renaissance and Enlightenment
(24:05) - Geography, Dominance, Ecological Imperialism & the Amazon
(39:07) - The Paradigm Shifts Caused by 9/11 & The Abuse of the Executive Branch
(49:00) - Daily Life in New York City, June 2001
(59:21) - Community and Neighborhood in New York City
(1:09:38) - Waking up to a loud crash, September 11th, 2001
(1:15:43) - Observing the South Tower Collapsing
(1:29:31) - Leaving th…
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Oct 10, 2020
001_ Essay: what is the show [ updated audio ]
a brief introduction to _bandwidth: coast to coast
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Sep 30, 2020
teaser trailer for international podcast day
Teaser trailer from the first episode of coast to coast for International Podcast Day.
Guest: Rowan Price from The Art of Ideation https://www.rowanprice.com/the-art-of-ideation/
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