Beautiful Animals Pod

A short little episode with no topic.

Today we finish our unconscious conversation about the mind with some talk about placebo and mindset and all that.Special guest: a big bag of M&Ms...and maybe a little bit of bonus content about cults and quantum physics.

Today we talk about the more wooey stuff about the subconscious and how maybe the dang hippies might be on to something.

On today's episode, we talk about the unconscious mind and all the devious stuff it does.Source: Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior (2012) by Leonard Mlodinow

Today we're talking about one of the MOST beautifulest animal: the redwood friggin tree. They're big and cool, and people like to climb them.Source: The Wild Trees (2007) by Richard Preston

Ok now we can talk about Joan of Arc and her influence on the outcome of the Hundred Years War. (Spoiler: she lets them eat cake)Source: Joan of Arc, A History (2014) by Helen Castor

Before we can talk about Joan of Arc, we have to have a 1400s french history lesson, so that's what we did. Lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-yous.Source: Joan of Arc, A History (2014) by Helen Castor

We finish up our conversation about narratology with a little discussion about archetypes, whatever those are...

It's the hero's journey on a universal scale. Join us as we talk about various creation myths and un-creation myths from history and how they compare to where the universe quote unquote "actually came from."

In this bonus episode, we quickly examine Ernest Shackleton's story through the lens of the hero's journey. We also chat about how the model applies to the saeculum and all that

Here we are again to talk about the mechanics of storytelling in its many many forms. Actually there aren't that many forms, which is what we are here to talk about.Source: The Hero With a Thousand Faces (1949) by Joseph Campbell

Part 2 of our discussion about Alexander von Humboldt and the Invention of Nature. In this episode we talk a little about the end of AVH's career, and we explore a couple fellers who furthered his environmental legacy, including Simón Bolívar, Charles Darwin, George Perkins Marsh, Henry David Thoreau, and John Muir.

Andy and Tyler talk about Alexander von Humboldt, who was an explorer, geographer, naturalist, all around badass. His extensive contributions to the scientific community have led to an enhanced understanding of the interconnectivity of the natural world, which is pretty neat.Part 1 of 2Source: The Invention of Nature (2015) by Andrea Wulf

We talk about how to navigate the social world in a more positive way and how treating a person like a human being could make them feel better.Source: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (1936)

A little follow-up to the Ernest Shackleton story which was covered in episodes 2 and 3. In this bonus episode, Tyler and Andy talk about the Ross Sea Party, who would provide support for the Trans-Antarctic Expedition from the opposite side of the continent.

Andy and Tyler talk about more snow and ice with Jon Krakauer's account of the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster.Source: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (1997)

Just a little follow-up on the gateway tapes and stuff

Andy and Tyler conclude Carl Jung and Liber Novus with some discussions of the Liber Secundus and Scrutinies. No big deal, but this episode pretty much explains the meaning of life and how to create God in yourself.

Another bonus episode?!? Willickers! Andy and Tyler talk about the Myers-Briggs personality type indicator test and how it was influenced by Carl Jung's research. The dudes take the test and talk about themselves.

On part 2 of our Carl Jung series, the dudes continue talking about Carl Jung's life and his contributions to modern psychology. We go deeper into the first part of the Red Book, including Liber Primus. Shit gets pretty hardcore.

A bonus episode?!? It's our lucky day! Tyler talks about his experience with binaural waves or whatever. We get a little insight into Tyler's boring medical history and then Andy convinces him to do a gateway tape. What a ride!

In part 1 of this next series, Andy tells us about Carl Jung and Liber Novus (2009) also known as The Red Book.

What the ice gets, the ice keeps. The conclusion of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Part 2 of 2Source: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (1959) by Alfred Lansing

Andy and Tyler talk about Ernest Shackleton and the fate of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Part 1 of 2Source: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (1959) by Alfred Lansing

Andy and Tyler discuss the concept of the Saeculum, a look at the patterns of history and what it can tell us about the future.Source: The Fourth Turning (1997) by William Strauss and Neil Howe