Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcast Today my guest is Vaush, a self-described left-wing Youtuber known for his advocacy for libertarian market socialism and debates with other YouTubers. Our discussion centers heavily around 3 keys topics: the culture wars, our current political discourse, and capitalism–its failures, its strengths, and its alternatives (eg: anarcho-syndicalism). Vaush…
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Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcast I recently wrote an essay exploring “How Ideological Extremists Are Undermining Their Own Goals” and I thought for this episode I would try something a little different, exploring this essay as a solo podcast. The main focus of that essay (and therefore this episode) is dedicated to showcasing…
Read MoreApple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcast In this episode we sit down with Eric Kuafmann, a professor of politics at Birkbeck College, University of London who commonly writes on the dynamics of demographic change. In this episode we discuss these ideas as they relate to his 2018 book White Shift, which explores how immigration…
Read MoreApple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcast In this episode, I’m joined by Colin Wright, who is an evolutionary biologist and the managing editor at Quillette–the online magazine dedicated to free thought. We discuss the sex and gender debate currently dominating much of social justice zeitgeist, which includes exploring the legal and cultural ramifications of…
Read MoreApple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcast In this episode, my good friend Donovan returns to answer questions randomly selected from a list of philosophical questions we found online. This takes us on a meandering tour through topics such as self-deception, self-actualization, immortality, suffering vs meaning, religion’s place in the world, the downfall of human…
Read MoreApple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcast In this episode, I’m joined by one of my favorite contemporary thinkers, John Vervaeke, a professor at the University of Toronto where he lectures on psychology, cognitive science, and Buddhism. John has a phenomenal series on Youtube called ‘Awakening From the Meaning Crisis,’ where he explores how science…
Read More(Originally recorded in the Spring of 2020) In this episode we sit down with social scientist and political theorist, Justin Murphy, who spent five years as a lecturer at the University of Southampton before realizing that academia was ironically stifling his ability to be a truly creative and productive freethinker. Upon this realization, he set…
Read More(Originally recorded in the Spring of 2020) On this episode, we’re joined by Aella, previously one of the world’s top-paid cam girls who is now a prominent figure in the online intellectual community. We enjoy an incredibly playful conversation surrounding her background, social dynamics, authenticity, and enlightenment. Follow Aellas work via her website Knowingless and…
Read More(Originally recorded in the Spring of 2020) On this episode I’m joined by the ever-articulate scholar, Erik Davis, who wrote one of my favorite non-fiction books of all time: Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information (seriously, it’s remarkable). Erik also recently released a new book, High Weirdness, that explores the psychedelic…
Read MoreIn this episode, I’m joined by Donovan James and Jay Mutzafi, two friends who I meet with several times a month for challenging and thought-provoking conversations. You can expect to see them as frequent guests on the show discussing myriad topics, but this time around we focus on climate change, basic income, and longevity. This…
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