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Coffee (which makes the politician wise, And see through all things with his half-shut eyes.) Sent up in vapors to the baron's brain New stratagems, the radiant lock to gain. We read books and discuss massive ideas.

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Washington, D. C.


    • Oct 12, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    346 Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson || X Æ A-Xii & Exa Dark Sideræl

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 32:04


    When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies. One day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh. He was in the hospital for a week. But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue, and charismatic fantasist. Follow on X Read on Substack Email

    345 Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark || Life Finds a Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2023 34:29


    What sort of future do you want? This book empowers you to join what may be the most important conversation of our time. It doesn't shy away from the full range of viewpoints or from the most controversial issues—from superintelligence to meaning, consciousness and the ultimate physical limits on life in the cosmos. Follow on X Read on Substack Email

    344 Capitalist Punishment by Vivek Ramaswamy || ESG Crush

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 23:57


    A Wall Street cartel has quietly seized control of the American economy, and they are forcing governments and businesses to bow down to their political agenda—using your money to do it. Read to the End Substack Email: jacksonkeats2023@proton.me Follow on X

    343 Manhood by Josh Hawley || What is a Man?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 24:44


    The American Founders believed that a republic depends on certain masculine virtues. Senator Josh Hawley thinks they were right. In a bold new book, he calls on American men to stand up and embrace their God-given responsibility as husbands, fathers, and citizens. Read with me: Aspiring Authors jacksonkeats2023@proton.me Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at Read to the End on Substack See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    Indian X-Men – Salman Rushdie x Midnight’s Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 20:57


    We take a look at Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie. Read to the End Substack Buy Midnight's Children Salman Rushdie holds the literary world in awe with a jaw-dropping catalog of critically acclaimed novels that have made him one of the world's most celebrated authors. Winner of the prestigious Booker of Bookers, Midnight's Children tells the story of Saleem Sinai, born on the stroke of India's independence.

    Homo Machina – Amir Husain x The Sentient Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 14:53


    Artificial “machine” intelligence is playing an ever-greater role in our society. We are already using cruise control in our cars, automatic checkout at the drugstore, and are unable to live without our smartphones. The discussion around AI is polarized; people think either machines will solve all problems for everyone, or they will lead us down a dark, dystopian path into total human irrelevance. Regardless of what you believe, the idea that we might bring forth intelligent creation can be intrinsically frightening. But what if our greatest role as humans so far is that of creators? Buy The Sentient Machine on Amazon: Audiobook or Paperback Read to the End jacksonkeats2023@proton.me

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    It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words – George Orwell x 1984

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 22:33


    A startling and haunting novel, 1984 creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the novel's hold on the imaginations of whole generations, or the power of its admonitions—a power that seems to grow, not lessen, with the passage of time. Read to the End Listen Audible Paperback Kindle Edition mailto:jacksonkeats2023@proton.me

    At Least Slaves Know They Are Not Free – Nassim Nicholas Taleb x The Bed of Procrustes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 11:38


    The Bed of Procrustes, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, takes its title from Greek mythology: the story of a man who made his visitors fit his bed to perfection by either stretching them or cutting their limbs. It represents Taleb's view of modern civilization's hubristic side effects—modifying humans to satisfy technology, blaming reality for not fitting economic models, inventing diseases to sell drugs, defining intelligence as what can be tested in a classroom, and convincing people that employment is not slavery.

    I am no man, I am dynamite – Friedrich Nietzsche x Ecce Homo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 8:03


    Ecce Homo is an autobiography like no other. Deliberately provocative, Nietzsche subverts the conventions of the genre and pushes his philosophical positions to combative extremes, constructing a genius-hero whose life is a chronicle of incessant self-overcoming. Written in 1888, a few weeks before his descent into madness, the book passes under review all of Nietzsche's previous works so that we, his "posthumous"readers, can finally understand him, on his own terms. He reaches final reckonings with his many enemies, including Richard Wagner, German nationalism, "modern men" in general, and above all Christianity, proclaiming himself the Antichrist. Ecce Homo is the summation of an extraordinary philosophical career, a last great testament to Nietzsche's will. Read new articles at Read to the End on Substack

    337 Bible: The Book of Genesis || It Begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 19:40


    We take a look at the first book of The Bible, The Book of Genesis, covering creation of the world and promises to the Israelites. Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    336 Please Stop Helping Us by Jason L. Riley || Race Relations

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 23:48


    We take a look at Please Stop Helping Us by Jason L. Riley. In Please Stop Helping Us, Jason L. Riley examines how well-intentioned welfare programs are in fact holding Black Americans back. Minimum-wage laws may lift earnings for people who are already employed, but they price a disproportionate number of Blacks out of the labor force. Affirmative action in higher education is intended to address past discrimination, but the result is fewer Black college graduates than would otherwise exist. And so it goes with everything from soft-on-crime laws, which make Black neighborhoods more dangerous, to policies that limit school choice out of a mistaken belief that charter schools and voucher programs harm the traditional public schools that most low-income students attend.  Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    12 13 22 || All This Week on Tuesday: Dave & Elon, Sam Bankman Fried Arrested, Cambridge Dic Defines Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 3:02


    Dave Chappelle invited titan Elon Musk up on stage in San Francisco and the reaction was unexpected anywhere except San Francisco. The Notorious SBF is finally arrested to ensure he can evade Congressional questioning. And the Cambridge Dictionary changes the definition of the word woman. Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    335 Emma by Jane Austen || Tie That Knot

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 12:18


    We take a look at Emma by Jane Austen. Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters.Before she began the novel, Austen wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like." In the first sentence she introduces the title character as "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich." Emma is spoiled, headstrong, and self-satisfied; she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives; and her imagination and perceptions often lead her astray. Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    12 6 22 || All This Week on Tuesday: Canada Kills, The Twitter Files, and ChatGPT Takes Our Jobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 4:38


    Covering the news for the week of December 6, 2022. Canada has a perverse incentive to kill its citizens, Elon Musk releases the Twitter Files, and ChatGPT is the next step in conversational AI. Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    334 The Tyranny of Big Tech by Josh Hawley || PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 21:04


    This is the second part of our look at The Tyranny of Big Tech by Josh Hawley. Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    11 22 22 || All This Week on Tuesday: Balenciaga, Elon Musk, and Mayan Temple Mayhem

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 2:51


    Covering the news for the week of November 22, 2022. Balenciaga debuts a new questionable advertisement, Elon Musk cleans house at Twitter, and a lady storms a Mayan Temple.

    11 15 22 || All This Week On Tuesday: FTX, Protests in Iran, and Dave Chappelle

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022


    There are several important stories for this week including the collapse of FTX, protests in Iran, and Dave Chappelle on Saturday Night Live. Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    333 The Tyranny of Big Tech by Josh Hawley || PART 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 20:18


    We take a look at The Tyranny of Big Tech by Josh Hawley. This is Part 1. Decades of unchecked data collection have given Big Tech more targeted control over Americans' daily lives than any company or government in the world. In The Tyranny of Big Tech, Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri argues that these mega-corporations—controlled by the robber barons of the modern era—are the gravest threat to American liberty in decades. Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    332 Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky || Ethical Chastity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 21:41


    We take a look at the infamous Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky. First published in 1971 and written in the midst of radical political developments whose direction Alinsky was one of the first to question, this volume exhibits his style at its best. Like Thomas Paine before him, Alinsky was able to combine, both in his person and his writing, the intensity of political engagement with an absolute insistence on rational political discourse and adherence to the American democratic tradition. Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    331 False Positive & Cabinet of Curiosities || Male and Female Storytelling

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 19:08


    We take a look at the new horror/thriller False Positive and the Guillermo Del Toro show Cabinet of Curiosities. Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    330 Kanye West and the Limits of Communication || Hear Ye, Hear Ye

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 12:40


    Kanye West made some discriminatory remarks on Twitter and has been roundly condemned. Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    329 A Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell || In The Land of the Blind

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 16:55


    We take a look at A Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell. Controversies in politics arise from many sources, but the conflicts that endure for generations or centuries show a remarkably consistent pattern. In this classic work, Thomas Sowell analyzes this pattern. He describes the two competing visions that shape our debates about the nature of reason, justice, equality, and power: the "constrained" vision, which sees human nature as unchanging and selfish, and the "unconstrained" vision, in which human nature is malleable and perfectible. A Conflict of Visions offers a convincing case that ethical and policy disputes circle around the disparity between both outlooks. Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    328 The Sexual Revolution Shackles || Dog Catches Car

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 23:56


    We take a look at the article by Louise Perry, "I'm 30. The Sexual Revolution Shackled My Generation." Read the article Here Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    327 Licorice Pizza & The Bear || Good Eats

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 12:35


    We take a look at Licorice Pizza by Paul Thomas Anderson and the new drama on Hulu The Bear. The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. Carmen Berzatto, a brilliant young chef from the fine-dining world is forced to return home to run his family sandwich shop - the Original Beef of Chicagoland - after a heartbreaking death in his family. Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    326 Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond || Western Civ Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 30:44


    We take a look at Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond. In a Pulitzer Prize-winning book, the author dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors he feels are responsible for history's broadest patterns. Reissue. Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    325 For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway || Best 100 [#69]

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 15:26


    We take a look at For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway. In 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Spain to cover the civil war there for the North American Newspaper Alliance. Three years later he completed the greatest novel to emerge from “the good fight” and one of the foremost classics of war literature. Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    324 San Fransicko by Michael Shellenberger || PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 24:59


    This is the second part of our look at San Fransicko by Michael Shellenberger. Michael Shellenberger has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for thirty years. During that time, he advocated for the decriminalization of drugs, affordable housing, and alternatives to jail and prison. But as homeless encampments spread, and overdose deaths skyrocketed, Shellenberger decided to take a closer look at the problem. Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    323 San Fransicko by Michael Shellenberger || Incentives Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 24:35


    We take a look at San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities by Michael Shellenberger Progressives claimed they knew how to solve homelessness, inequality, and crime. But in cities they control, progressives made those problems worse. Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    322 Student Loan Forgiveness || The Great Decline

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 10:29


    A new Biden policy seeks to forgive thousands in student loans for many borrowers, and do nothing for borrowers who paid theirs off. This will have long term economic and other consequences. Steve Jobs on Education Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    321 Sam Harris and the Edge of Democratic Governance

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 15:24


    Sam Harris has been a prominent public intellectual since the days of New Atheism. In the Trump Era, however, he has struggled to maintain any semblance of objectivity or intellectual rigor. Harris recently appeared on the Triggernometry podcast. Once Upon a Vampire Read with me: Aspiring Authors kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    320 Red Handed by Peter Schweizer || It’s Always Been China

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 26:03


    We take a look at Red Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win. That the Chinese government seeks to infiltrate American institutions is hardly surprising. What is wholly new, however, are the number of American elites who are eager to help the Chinese dictatorship in its quest for global hegemony. Once Upon a Vampire Check out my book kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    319 Twitter Wants to Manage Your Elections

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 20:54


    Twitter has announced a new Civic Integrity policy in time for the upcoming midterm elections.

    318 Hostages No More by Betsy DeVos || PART 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 25:17


    This is the final part of our look at Hostages No More by Betsy DeVos. Long before she was tapped by President Trump to serve as secretary of education, DeVos established herself as one of the country's most influential advocates for education reform, from school choice and charter schools to protecting free speech on campus. She's unflinching in standing up to the powerful interests who control and benefit from the status quo in education – which is why the unions, the media, and the radical left made her public enemy number one. Once Upon a Vampire Or Aspiring Authors Volume 1 kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads

    317 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley || Dark Universe [70/100]

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 26:30


    We take a look at Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. This is number 70 in the top 100 greatest works of literature. The story of Victor Frankenstein's terrible creation and the havoc it caused has enthralled generations of readers and inspired countless writers of horror and suspense. Considering the gothic novel's enduring success, it is remarkable that it began merely as a whim of Lord Byron's. Once Upon a Vampire kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

    316 Hostages No More by Betsy DeVos || PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 21:57


    The second part of our look at Hostages No More by Betsy DeVos. Long before she was tapped by President Trump to serve as secretary of education, DeVos established herself as one of the country's most influential advocates for education reform, from school choice and charter schools to protecting free speech on campus. She's unflinching in standing up to the powerful interests who control and benefit from the status quo in education – which is why the unions, the media, and the radical left made her public enemy number one. Once Upon a Vampire kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

    315 Hostages No More Discussion || All in the Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 10:09


    This is our discussion of Hostages No More by Betsy DeVos (Part 1). Long before she was tapped by President Trump to serve as secretary of education, DeVos established herself as one of the country's most influential advocates for education reform, from school choice and charter schools to protecting free speech on campus. She's unflinching in standing up to the powerful interests who control and benefit from the status quo in education – which is why the unions, the media, and the radical left made her public enemy number one. kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

    314 Hostages No More by Betsy DeVos || PART 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 22:21


    We take a look at Hostages No More: The Fight for Education Freedom and the Future of the American Child by Betsy DeVos. Long before she was tapped by President Trump to serve as secretary of education, DeVos established herself as one of the country's most influential advocates for education reform, from school choice and charter schools to protecting free speech on campus. She's unflinching in standing up to the powerful interests who control and benefit from the status quo in education – which is why the unions, the media, and the radical left made her public enemy number one. Once Upon a Vampire kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

    313 Education || Decreasing Undergrad IQ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 14:45


    We take a look at topics in the declining quality of education. Next Five Books: San Fransicko - Pol Frankenstein - Fiction Churchill: A Life - Bio Genesis - Arch A Conflict of Visions - Acad Once Upon a Vampire kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

    312 The Archaeology of Mind by Jaak Panksepp || Jordan Peterson Reading List

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 17:49


    We take a look at The Archaeology of Mind by Jaak Panksepp. This is Part 4. What makes us happy? What makes us sad? How do we come to feel a sense of enthusiasm? What fills us with lust, anger, fear, or tenderness? Traditional behavioral and cognitive neuroscience have yet to provide satisfactory answers. The Archaeology of Mind presents an affective neuroscience approach - which takes into consideration basic mental processes, brain functions, and emotional behaviors that all mammals share - to locate the neural mechanisms of emotional expression. It reveals - for the first time - the deep neural sources of our values and basic emotional feelings. Once Upon a Vampire kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

    311 Roe v. Wade Maelstrom || Life Finds a Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 12:31


    Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey were seminal works of an activist Supreme Court that have impacted American culture for nearly five decades. In a recent decision, the Supreme Court has voted to overturn both. Once Upon a Vampire kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

    310 The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche || Dionysus or Apollo?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 15:44


    We take a look at The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche. One of Nietzsche's earliest works, The Birth of Tragedy (1872) is a remarkable source of inspiration. It is here that the philosopher expresses his frustration with the contemporary world and urges man to embrace Dionysian energy once more. He refutes European culture since the time of Socrates, arguing that it is one-sidedly Apollonian and prevents man from living in optimistic harmony with the sufferings of life. Once Upon a Vampire kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

    309 Top Gun: Maverick || Clearer Skies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 11:19


    We discuss the new Top Gun: Maverick movie. After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Once Upon a Vampire kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

    308 Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Céline || Dark Times [71]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 16:31


    We take a look at Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Céline. This is #71 on our 100 Greatest Works of Literature of all time list. Once Upon a Vampire kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

    307 War on the West by Douglas Murray Discussion || Transvaluation of Values

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 15:07


    This is our discussion of War on the West by Douglas Murray. In The War on the West, Douglas Murray shows how many well-meaning people have been fooled by hypocritical and inconsistent anti-West rhetoric. After all, if we must discard the ideas of Kant, Hume, and Mill for their opinions on race, shouldn't we discard Marx, whose work is peppered with racial slurs and anti-Semitism? Embers of racism remain to be stamped out in America, but what about the raging racist inferno in the Middle East and Asia? Once Upon a Vampire kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

    306 War on the West by Douglas Murray || The Gilded Empire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 27:15


    We take a look at War on the West by Douglas Murray. It is now in vogue to celebrate non-Western cultures and disparage Western ones. Some of this is a much-needed reckoning, but much of it fatally undermines the very things that created the greatest, most humane civilization in the world. Once Upon a Vampire kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

    305 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse & Where the Wild Things Are || Animals

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 11:25


    We take a look at The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy and Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. From British illustrator, artist, and author Charlie Mackesy comes a journey for all ages that explores life's universal lessons, featuring 100 color and black-and-white drawings. Maurice Sendak's Caldecott Medal-winning picture book has become one of the most highly acclaimed and best-loved children's books of all time. A must for every child's bookshelf. Once Upon a Vampire kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

    304 Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone || Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 22:35


    We take a look at Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone. Almost 10 years ago, Bloomberg journalist Brad Stone captured the rise of Amazon in his best seller The Everything Store. Since then, Amazon has expanded exponentially, inventing novel products like Alexa and disrupting countless industries, while its workforce has quintupled in size and its valuation has soared to nearly two trillion dollars. It's almost impossible to go a day without encountering the impact of Jeff Bezos' Amazon, between services like Whole Foods, Prime Video, and Amazon's cloud computing unit, AWS, plus Bezos' ownership of The Washington Post. We live in a world run, supplied, and controlled by Amazon and its iconoclast founder. Once Upon a Vampire kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

    303 Roe v. Wade || Arbitrary Power v. Checks & Balances

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 17:26


    A draft opinion by the Supreme Court has been leaked that will overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. We discuss the leak, the decision, and the civilization altering implications. kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

    302 Book Review April 2022 || The Second Coming of JCVD

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 11:58


    We do a review of the books and other episodes of the podcast from the early days. Once Upon a Vampire kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

    301 The Secret Shift in Disney Narratives || Civilization Interrupted

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 14:26


    There has been a significant shift in how Disney and Pixar movies tell stories. Special thanks to the Youtube channel that helped to crystallize a number of these ideas. I will shout out explicitly once I remember what it was. Once Upon a Vampire kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

    300 Your Comments April 2022 || Male Review of Amazing Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 11:46


    This is the Comments episode for April 2022. Once Upon a Vampire kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

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