Third Stone From The Sun

This week the lads discuss universal basic income, rising Russophobia, and how culture and politics influence one another, amongst other essential topics. If you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week the lads discuss the fate of Ukraine, whether the US should become involved, bullshit jobs, and the conditions required for people to explore the creative sides of human experience. If you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

The lads are back! After a few months off, we're back to discuss the recent happenings in Ukraine. We discuss Russia's relationship with NATO, the invasion of Ukraine, and its potential consequences for the rest of the world. If you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week, the lads sit down with their good friend Cristóbal Mora to discuss his new coffee venture Bueno Days. They explored the process of curating and marketing the coffee experience, transmission of artistic process across generations, and the history of the Pilsen art scene in Chicago. Join us on YouTube every Tuesday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week, the lads talk about corruption in professional sports, the role of comedians in civil society, and the grim realities of revolutions. Join us on YouTube every Tuesday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week, the lads review Sarah Brand's new single "Red Dress", discuss the philosophical issues surrounding the classification of mental illness, weigh the merits of substance use, and lament our ever-deepening COVID malaise. Join us on YouTube every Tuesday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week, the lads discuss the nature of work, creation and fulfillment. They also discuss why many great artists seem to be generally despicable, whether Kurt Cobain really committed suicide, and unload their frustrations with the proposed vaccine mandates. Join us on YouTube every Tuesday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week, the lads take a brief look through current events before delving into the mysteries of what makes the music of The Beatles so enduring and relevant.Join us on YouTube every Tuesday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week, the lads talk about AOC's Met Gala wardrobe disaster, the state of vaccine mandates, and get lost in the forest of psychoanalytic quackery. God bless Australia! Join us on YouTube every Tuesday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week, the lads discuss the details of the controversial new abortion law in Texas, examine the underlying philosophical premises of both sides of the abortion issue, and get into a heated debate about whether or not it's morally justifiable to bring new life into the world.  Join us on YouTube every Tuesday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week, the lads discuss the reality of drugs in human society, Millenial disenchantment, the complexities of cultural relativism, and debate what American ideals are worth upholding, and how this is best done.Join us on YouTube every Tuesday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week the lads discuss the authoritarian actions of the Australian government in their approach to containing the Delta variant, historical attitudes toward disease, and the undiscussed intricacies of vaccine hesitancy in the US. Join us on YouTube every Tuesday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

The lads discuss the current crisis in Afghanistan as the Biden administration prepares to withdraw US forces, ending the longest war in American History. They also discuss their new personal endeavors, the bizarrely poor luck of the Haitian people, and the gradual crumbling of the American imperial project. Join us on YouTube every Tuesday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week the lads discuss Mayor de Blasio's new 'Key to NYC' policy and how it will effect the already downtrodden people of New York, hate on the Olympics yet again, and ponder the merits of musicians making overtly political music. Join us on YouTube every Friday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

Join the lads on their bleakest episode yet as they discuss the continued ineptitude of the pandemic response, the pointlessness of the Olympics, the harsh realities of coyote attacks, and the flesh-prisons crafted by the Demiurge. Join us on YouTube every Friday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week the lads discuss the Biden Administration's continuing moves toward internet censorship, the current panic over homegrown terrorism, the billionaire space race, and a quick analysis of the last chord of "Live and Let Die", by Paul McCarney. Something for everyone!! Join us on YouTube every Friday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week, the lads discuss the history of Cuba's relationship with global imperial forces, and examine how communism has played out differently in the Cuban and Chinese governments. They also discuss how recording technologies such as sound recording, photography, and even writing have altered human consciousness and our experience of our own lives. Join us on YouTube every Friday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week the lads walk around the current controversy surrounding Wi Spa, talk about the limits of liberty in progressive societies, and ponder the roots of the Left's inability to create meaningful change in the American political landscape. Join us on YouTube every Friday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week the lads talk about everyone's favorite trans-Korean Oli London, the visceral reactions from both the left and right in the wake of his coming out, and the implications that it has for those who subscribe to the current ideology surrounding non-binary identities. Join us on YouTube every Friday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week, the lads discuss recently changing attitudes toward the figure of Satan in popular culture, and what shifts in society that may indicate. They also talk about how individualism and collectivism play out in identity politics, and weigh the merits of equality of outcome vs. equality of opportunity. Join us on YouTube every Friday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week, the lads talk about the recent rehashing of UFO-mania, and examine the social and spiritual implications of the desire for connection beyond the human species. They also walk around the similarities between UFO encounters and psychedelic experiences, and wonder whether or not Santa Claus is indeed real. 

This week the lads discuss the changing narratives surrounding Covid-19. They talk about the lab-leak hypothesis, the seemingly intentional misinformation put out by Dr. Fauci over the course of the pandemic, and the overstated safety of the vaccine vs. the potential prophylactic Ivermectin.  Join us on YouTube every Friday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week the lads discuss the stagnation of American culture and the continual presence of the "remake" in film, music, and other art forms. They also examine the trend toward infantile regression among the Millennial generation and its potential origins in the structures of the educational system. Join us on YouTube every Friday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week the lads discuss the self-defeating nature of leftist identity politics, and walk around the complexities of human desire from the standpoint of Buddhist philosophy and psychoanalysis. Enlightenment is attained. Join us on YouTube every Friday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

The lads take a deep dive into the history of the Israeli/Jewish people and their conflict with Palestinians leading all the way up to the current clash between Hamas launching rockets into Tel-Aviv and Israel's retaliation. A deeper conversation takes place about the nature of power more generally and the justifications of who's entitled to what territory and why.Join us on YouTube every Friday night around 7:30 CST for our weekly livestream, or tune in anytime to checkout videos of our discussions. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgbMSCJoV1k9FYIDStJhPg/featuredIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

The lads discuss an article written by cellist and musicologist Phillip Ewell, which asserts that the way music theory continues to be taught in the academy perpetuates white patriarchal power structures. Hilarity ensues!If you'd like to become a supporter of the show, please take a moment to view our Patreon page at  https://www.patreon.com/thirdstonepodcastIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week, the lads discuss the emerging notion of purity culture in left wing American politics, dive into how the idea of "purity" has manifested throughout history in different contexts, and Jimmy loses $30 on the Winnipeg Jets. If you'd like to become a supporter of the show, please take a moment to view our Patreon page at  https://www.patreon.com/thirdstonepodcastIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week the lads discuss the most recent instances of police violence in the US, examine the dwindling influence of older power structures, and try to figure out if attempting to save the world is really the best way forward. If you'd like to become a supporter of the show, please take a moment to view our Patreon page at  https://www.patreon.com/thirdstonepodcastIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week the extremely hungover lads discuss the expansion of the parasocial-sphere in the wake of Covid, muse about the coming technological singularity and continue to freak about vaccine passports. If you'd like to become a supporter of the show, please take a moment to view our Patreon page at  https://www.patreon.com/thirdstonepodcastIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week we were hoping to talk over The Great Reset but it turns out that's super boring!! Instead we ended up talking about the creeping authoritarianism invading American life since the beginning of the 2020 lockdowns, and whether it's worth cancelling Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben. If you'd like to become a supporter of the show, please take a moment to view our Patreon page at  https://www.patreon.com/thirdstonepodcastIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week the lads compare their processes for creating music, talk about the impact of streaming services on music production and the cultural climate, explore how canonization operates in the arts, and lose a whoooooole lot of money on the Capitals vs. Devils game.  If you'd like to become a supporter of the show, please take a moment to view our Patreon page at  https://www.patreon.com/thirdstonepodcastIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week the lads try to mutually get their heads around China's rise as a world super power. In this modest podcast/book report we discuss the Chinese social credit system, the Belt and Road Initiative (aka Silk Road 2.0), and the rapid growth of the Chinese middle-class in recent years. If you'd like to become a supporter of the show, please take a moment to view our Patreon page at  https://www.patreon.com/thirdstonepodcastIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week the lads discuss the possibilities and pitfalls of the post-COVID world, talk about the difference between 'equality' and 'equity', and shriek aimlessly for multiple hours about Dr. Seuss. If you'd like to become a supporter of the show, please take a moment to view our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/thirdstonepodcastIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week the lads discuss the Biden Administration's failure to address the needs of the downtrodden American public, levy some critiques on Critical Race Theory, and debate whether the tech sector or even the federal government possess real power. If you'd like to become a supporter of the show, please take a moment to view our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/thirdstonepodcastIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week the lads are joined by their first guest Siul Reynoso (aka Gabacho), a phenomenal musician and dear friend, to discuss his new single Los Feels. They also dive into the musicality of birdsong, get a little Spanish lesson, and reveal the real names of all your favorite rock stars.Los Feels is available now on all major streaming platforms, and you can checkout the video at the link below!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdvyyQhdCGEIf you'd like to become a supporter of the show, please take a moment to view our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/thirdstonepodcastIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

We're not totally sure how we went this long without doing an episode about psychedelics, but here it is!! This week we're sharing trip stories, insights into the benefits of psychedelics on a personal and societal level, and how our relationship with psychedelics may change once they legally enter the market. Will high-capitalism corrupt the psychedelic experience, or will such medicines entering the public consciousness lead to the downfall of consumer culture as we know it? If you'd like to become a supporter of the show, please take a moment to view our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/thirdstonepodcastIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

The lads really got to rambling this week, so we're bringing you an extra episode!! We examine some ideas surrounding money magick, the origins of magick and the occult in Western society, and whether a materialist worldview holds up to magical inquiry. If you'd like to become a supporter of the show, please take a moment to view our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/thirdstonepodcastIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

This week the lads walk around the ever hotter topic of unconditional basic income. How do we fund it? What societal shifts could arise as a result? Who would this benefit, and would it be enough to make a significant impact on the rampant poverty and inequality that has plagued the United States since time immemorial? PLUS, Uncle Jimmy goes deep on his 2021 Super Bowl picks for all you sports gambling fanatics!!For more information, check out The Scott Santens UBI Enterprise (https://open.spotify.com/show/2aSkRUOjQFZzXfkZgkK0bM?si=equPnHKjSxSOUZNFYcPj9g)If you'd like to become a supporter of the show, please take a moment to view our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/thirdstonepodcastIf you have a question you'd like to submit or a response to something we talked about on the show, give us a shout at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com!!

Everybody's tonkin' stonks right now, and we are too! Our resident financial wizard Jimmy takes us through what happened this week between Wall Street and r/wallstreetbets. What could this mean for the American working class going forward, and how does it relate to greater cultural trends involving the deconstruction of defunct institutions and explosions of the irrational into our previously hyper-rational reality?

This week the lads discuss the causes and symbolism of conspiracy theory movements like QAnon, the hazards of social media and how it converges with identitarian politics, and the current impulse of the democratic electorate to return to the political apathy of the Obama years. Have a question or suggestions for discussion? Email us at thirdstonepodcast@gmail.com and we'll be happy to respond in a future Q&A session!

The lads walk around the unanswered question that currently echoes through American society: what does the rise of Donald Trump in American politics tell us about the state of our own union? Was he the disease itself, or merely a symptom of an underlying malaise? We also discuss Ariel Pink being dropped by his label, and whether our union is worth preserving at this point in history.

The lads discuss the day the carnival invaded the capitol building, the free speech issues raised by Trump's cancellation from social media, and the difficulties of being creative during the pandemic. (Recorded January 8, 2021)