Podcasts about Civilization

What is the actual job of a civilization?In this episode of THE RIGHT SIDE, Doug Billings explores a simple but powerful framework that has guided successful civilizations throughout history:Protect the children. Secure the borders. Preserve the culture.From family and community to national identity and sovereignty, this episode examines the foundational responsibilities that determine whether civilizations thrive, decline, or disappear.As America approaches her 250th birthday, these questions may be more important than ever.Prayerfully consider donating to the show at: www.DougBillings.us #Civilization #AmericanCulture #America250 #Faith #Family #Freedom #ProtectTheChildren #SecureTheBorders #PreserveTheCulture #DougBillings #TheRightSide #AmericanIdentity #Liberty #ConservativePodcast #America #USA #FYPSupport the show

Tell me your favorite episode for the 6th anniversary show! For thousands of years, one river has shaped the history, culture, and destiny of China.  Its waters helped give birth to Chinese civilization, yet its floods brought destruction on a scale few rivers in the world can match. Known as both China's Mother River and China's Sorrow, the Yellow River is a story of geography, agriculture, disaster, and survival. Learn more about the Yellow River and how it shaped one of the world's great civilizations on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors ButcherBox Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED TrueWerk Get 15% off your first order at truewerk.com with code everything DripDrop Go to dripdrop.com and use promo code everything for 20% off your first order! Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The New York Knicks are one game away from their first NBA Championship since 1973. After being down 29 points in the third quarter — the largest deficit ever overcome in NBA Finals history — the Knicks won Game 4 107-106 on an OG Anunoby tip-in with just over a second left. Matt and Ryan sit down to talk about the feeling of this moment, not the Xs and Os. What does it mean? What does the city feel? And how does a franchise and a fanbase process being this close?Series: Knicks lead 3-1. Game 5 is Saturday in San Antonio.Tap into Episode 758 of  the Productive Conversations Podcast—available now on all podcast platforms and YouTubeWhat Happened in Game 4!?! (6:35)OG Anunoby- Play of a Lifetime (20:15)Spurs Chocked- Let's Just Say It (36:05)Charles Barkley: "Dumbest Basketball Team in the History of Civilization" (46:35)How fans are reacting on the streets (49:30)Celebrities at the game (1:00:05)Nuclear Opinion (1:05:15Best way to contact our host is by emailing him at productiveconversationspodcast@gmail.com or mbrown3212@gmail.com Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/productive-conversations-with-matt-brown/id1535871441 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7qCsxuzYYoeqALrWu4x4Kb YouTube: @Productive_Conversations  Linktree:https://linktr.ee/productiveconversations

"A whole civilization will die tonight. Never to be brought back again." - Stine vraagt presentator Frank van Schaik om een levenswijsheid. 

Here it is — the 2nd installment of CJ’s already-epic mini-series, ‘The Mad Dream of Conquest,’ set in the Peloponnesian War in 5th-century BC Greece. Join CJ as he shares an overview of some of the events of the first half of the Peloponnesian War, including: Spartan-led Peloponnesian invasions of Attica (the countryside around Athens), which used the traditional Greek tactic of ‘ravaging’ farms in order to try to provoke the Athenians to confront them in a decisive hoplite battle Athens’ refusal to do so, as they followed Pericles’ strategy of being purely defensive on land while waging naval & amphibious warfare against the coastal strongholds of the Peloponnesian League The horrific plague that afflicted Athens for the first few years of the war, which likely killed 20-30% of Athens, including, eventually, Pericles himself The leadership void left by Pericles, which was filled by men of much less competence, none of whom ever enjoyed the supermajority support that Pericles had The ‘Peace of Nicias,’ concluded in 421 BC, which was never fully adhered to & wouldn’t last long The growing political feud between Nicias & the Athenian doves vs. Alcibiades & the Athenian hawks The appeal for Athenian assistance from a few Sicilian poleis against Syracuse, the most powerful polis on that island, & the Athenian debates over the wisdom of intervening there, dominated by debates between Nicias & Alcibiades The decision of a majority of the Athenian Assembly to intervene on a massive scale Religious/political scandals that created serious potential problems for the Athenian expedition to Sicily on the eve of its departure The departure, to great fanfare, of a massive Athenian & allied force to Sicily Like this episode? Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon! You can also throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=D6VUYSYQ4EU6L Throw CJ a $ tip via Venmo here: https://www.venmo.com/u/dangerousmedia Or throw CJ a BTC tip here: bc1qfrz9erz7dqazh9rhz3j7nv696nl52ux8unw79z Other ways to support the show (including CJ’s PO Box) Amazon Affiliate Links (buy ANYTHING from Amazon using any of these links & CJ gets a small commission at no cost to you!) The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War by Victor Davis Hanson The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan The Life of Greece: The Story of Civilization, Vol. II by Will Durant Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel Follow CJ on Twitter/X Follow the DHP on Instagram Follow the DHP on Facebook Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event

“Individualism regards man—every man—as an independent, sovereign entity who possesses an inalienable right to his own life, a right derived from his nature as a rational being. Individualism holds that a civilized society, or any form of association, cooperation or peaceful coexistence among men, can be achieved only on the basis of the recognition of individual rights—and that a group, as such, has no rights other than the individual rights of its members.” - Ayn RandCollectivism holds that the individual has no rights, that his life and work belong to the group . . . and that the group may sacrifice him at its own whim to its own interests. The only way to implement a doctrine of that kind is by means of brute force—and statism has always been the political corollary of collectivism.Collectivism holds that, in human affairs, the collective—society, the community, the nation, the proletariat, the race, etc.—is the unit of reality and the standard of value. On this view, the individual has reality only as part of the group, and value only insofar as he serves it.No masters above, no slaves below.“Do not make the mistake of the ignorant who think that an individualist is a man who says: ‘I'll do as I please at everybody else's expense.' An individualist… recognizes the inalienable individual rights of man—his own and those of others.” He says: “I will not run anyone's life—nor let anyone run mine.”The human mind is individual. Thinking, production, and values are individual acts. But this enables superior cooperation: trade, contracts, friendship, and civil society based on consent, not sacrifice or tribal mandate. Civilization is “the progress toward a society of privacy… the process of setting man free from men.” Forced tribal/public existence is the mark of regression.Voluntary Association Creates Real CohesionAlexis de Tocqueville observed in Democracy in America that individualistic America thrived precisely because of its “art of association.” Free, independent people form churches, businesses, charities, militias, and communities far more dynamically than top-down collectives. In democratic (individualist-leaning) societies, citizens learn to cooperate voluntarily because no one can coerce them—creating genuine social capital, not resentful obedience.‘cohesive' collectivism demands sacrifice to the group, which atomizes people morally by pitting them against their own self-interest and reason. True individualism unites us through voluntary trade, rights, and shared values of productivity and freedom, the exact foundation that made the West superior and attractive. Collectivist cultures conquer when we abandon our principles, not when we uphold them. History's winners are the societies that freed the individual mind. Let's defend that, not imitate our enemies' weaknesses. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dwtruthwarrior.substack.com/subscribe

Watch the full episode here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru403-anthea-lawson-on-how-not-to Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com RU403: ANTHEA LAWSON ON HOW NOT TO SAVE THE WORLD Rendering Unconscious welcomes Anthea Lawson to the podcast! She's here to talk about her new book How Not To Save the World (2026). https://oneworld-publications.com/work/how-not-to-save-the-world/ Rendering Unconscious episode 403. On this episode, Anthea discusses the origins of her new book How Not To Save the World (2026), which explores challenges and dynamics within activist movements. As an experienced activist, Anthea addresses the need to interrogate certain patterns in order to build more effective movements, without falling into particular traps. She emphasizes the importance of building relationships, procuring insight and self-awareness, and taking strategic actions. Anthea Lawson is an author and activist. She has fought for many issues over three decades including controls on the arms trade and an end to the financial secrecy offered by tax havens. She helped launch a campaign for transparency over company ownership which resulted in changes to the law in dozens of countries. After training as a journalist at The Times, she worked for campaign groups including Global Witness and Amnesty International. Her writing helps people who want to change the world think about the psychological, spiritual and philosophical foundations of what they're doing, what's getting in the way, and how they can be more effective. Her books include How Not To Save The World (2026) and The Entangled Activist (2023). https://www.anthealawson.uk Follow her at Substack. https://anthealawson.substack.com RU News & Events: Saturday, June 13th, my Introduction to Psychoanalysis course continues! n the previous class, we reviewed Freud's later works, including Group Psychology and Civilization and its Discontents. In this next class, we'll be looking at Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, and the Controversial Discussions, as well as revolutionary psychoanalysts Otto Gross, Wilhelm Reich, Erich Fromm, and Otto Fenichel. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/an-intro-to-psychoanalysis-continues-dce On Wednesday, June 24th, join Freudian cinephile Mary Wild for The Man Who Fell Into Himself: David Bowie's 1970s Transformations. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-man-who-fell-into-himself-david-bowies-1970s-transformations-tickets-1986912621136 All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis will receive the zoom links to attend these events live and the recordings will be archived at Substack. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Full archive of RU Center events and CLASSES HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes See RU Center SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It's so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence. If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank You.

Dr. Jack McCallum — whose remarkable career has included roles as a pediatric neurologist, historian, businessman, university professor, and writer — rejoins the Thrive Hour for a fascinating discussion on how AI may fundamentally reshape the human brain and society itself.  Dr. McCallum argues that humanity's interaction with AI could become the most profound transformation in human history — perhaps second only to the development of language itself. We explore why he believes this shift is so significant, how major transitions throughout history have reshaped civilization, and how our brains physically adapt to new ways of thinking and processing information.  We also discuss education, creativity, intuition, consciousness, human connection, and what skills may become most valuable in the age of AI.An extended version of this conversation will be available on Substack.Follow Dr. Jack McCallum on his substack at changingbrain.substack.comFollow Dr McCallum on his website at JackMcCallumMD.com or on his Substack at changingbrain.substack.com

1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed by: Eric H. Cline 1177 B.C.: A Graphic History of the Year Civilization Collapsed by: Eric H. Cline and Glyinnis Fawkes The Permanent Problem: The Uncertain Transition from Mass Plenty to Mass Flourishing by: Brink Lindsey The Coming Storm: Power, Conflict, and Warnings from History by: Odd Arne Westad

On August 24, 410 AD, the Visigoths walked into Rome. They didn't break down the gates. They didn't storm the walls. The gates were opened from the inside — by slaves, by people who had been living under the Empire for years and had quietly stopped believing in it.The conventional story of the Sack of Rome is barbarian invasion. Fire and screaming. Civilization ending in a single night. That's the Hollywood version. The reality is quieter and worse.Rome wasn't murdered. It was hollowed out over more than two centuries by three forces that had nothing to do with barbarians.The first was money. The silver denarius had been debased so consistently that by 410 the coins were essentially worthless metal stamped with the emperor's face — a promise nobody believed anymore. Soldiers stopped showing up because they were being paid with garbage. Tax collectors demanded payment in gold and silver because the state's own currency wasn't worth taking.The second was borders. On the last day of 406, the Rhine froze and tens of thousands of Vandals, Suebi, and Alans walked across into Roman Gaul. The forts along the river were empty or close to it. The garrisons had been pulled back, stripped to fight civil wars in Italy, or simply never replaced. The frontier wasn't overrun. It was abandoned.The third was power. The Emperor Honorius was hiding in Ravenna — a swamp city with marsh walls — issuing laws that nobody enforced. When they told him Rome had fallen, he thought they meant his pet chicken, a bird he had named Roma. He had become emperor at eight years old. He had never led an army, never governed a province, never made a decision that wasn't filtered through palace bureaucrats more interested in their own survival than the Empire's.When Alaric's Visigoths arrived at the gates of Rome in August 410, the city's own slaves opened them.Rome didn't fall that day. Not really. The Visigoths left after three days. Honorius stayed in Ravenna. The Empire limped on for another 66 years. But everyone who mattered understood what 410 meant. The machine had been failing for centuries. The sack was just the paperwork catching up.Empires don't fall. They hollow out. And hollowing is worse than falling — because from the outside, everything still looks intact.00:00 — Rome Wasn't Murdered, It Was Hollowed Out01:54 — Welcome to The Roman Pattern02:19 — Rome in 410: A Theater Set03:06 — Two Centuries of Debasement05:15 — December 406: When the Rhine Froze06:53 — Alaric: The Visigoth Who Wanted to Be Roman08:16 — Honorius and His Chicken Named Roma09:10 — August 24, 410: The Gates Open From Inside10:29 — Saint Jerome Wept in Bethlehem11:50 — Why Rome Didn't Fall (Yet)12:44 — The Three-Link Chain: Money, Borders, Power14:02 — Hollowing Is Worse Than Falling14:53 — The Universal Pattern15:55 — Same Playbook, Different Century

Hey Podtimists,This week David takes a trip to Philabieldia and Chase learns what a Hollower is (a person who digs a hole it seems).We also took a deeper look at 1996's Panzer Dragoon 2 Zwei. This was suggested to us by listener Spike. Thanks Spike! ---Timestamps:(0:00) - Intro(1:26) - Chase and David's Podtimistic thing of the week(10:16) - What David has been playing(10:24) - Final Fantasy Tactics Advance(17:29) - Lil grab bag(22:36) - The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales(29:19) - What Chase has been playing(29:21) - Final Fantasy 12(30:52) - Civilization 7(39:13) - Mina the Hollower(56:39) - Good Games! Featuring Panzer Dragoon 2 Zwei(1:14:47) - Outro---Games mentioned: Final Fantasy XIIFinal Fantasy Tactics AdvanceThe Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium TalesPanzer Dragoon 2 ZweiCivilization 7Mina the Hollower

Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to Gad Saad about his new book Suicidal Empathy and how empathy, when detached from reason and critical thinking, can be manipulated to advance destructive ideas; why social media, emotional appeals, and ideological activism often bypass logic and exploit human psychology; the connection between The Parasitic Mind and Suicidal Empathy as explanations for how both cognition and emotions can be hijacked; the psychology of persuasion, evolutionary biology, academia, and why many institutions increasingly reward feelings over facts; how Elon Musk helped popularize the concept of suicidal empathy in the broader culture; why he believes America remains more resilient than Canada and the United Kingdom due to the First Amendment, Second Amendment, and a stronger culture of individual liberty; how mass immigration, multiculturalism, anti-meritocratic policies, and the "red-green alliance" between progressives and Islamists are transforming Western societies; threats to free speech, Western values, and national identity; his appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, their debate over Israel, Zionism, antisemitism, and the history of the Middle East; why Saad believes Rogan has been influenced by voices in the podcast world that are increasingly critical of Israel; the rise of the "woke right," online political tribalism, and misinformation; and why he fears Canada and Britain are accelerating toward cultural and political decline, and much more.

A Friend of Medjugorje tells us prophetically, where the world is headed, and the solution offered by Our Lady.

Watch the full episode here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru402-mani-king-sharpe-on-psychoanalytic RU402: DR. MANI KING SHARPE ON PSYCHOANALYTIC FILM THEORY Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious welcomes Dr. Mani King Sharpe to the podcast! Rendering Unconscious episode 402. On this episode, Mani discusses his research in film studies, highlighting the importance of psychoanalytic concepts like castration anxiety and the mirror stage in understanding cinema. He reviews his work on psychological trauma as portrayed in films, such as Alain Resnais' Muriel, or The Time of Return (1963) and Ingmar Bergman's Hour of the Wolf (1968). He also looks at the work of Laura Mulvey and her concept of the male gaze, and explores the use of psychoanalysis in non-Western cinema, including Algerian national cinema. Mani emphasizes the relevance of psychoanalytic theories in film studies despite criticisms, and the potential of psychoanalysis to engage students and promote public understanding. Mani King Sharpe, PhD is Lecturer in Film Studies / Director of Film Studies at the University of Leeds. https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages/staff/2142/dr-mani-sharpe Facing the Mind: https://facingthemind.leeds.ac.uk New edited collection: War Faces on Screen: https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9798765129227 RU News & Events: Sunday, June 7th, Emmalea Russo will continue her wildly popular series on poetry and psychoanalysis with REPETITION, RETURN, REBIRTH: On the psychoanalytic poetry of Cynthia Cruz and the Summer Solstice. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2152623 Saturday, June 13th, my Introduction to Psychoanalysis course continues! n the previous class, we reviewed Freud's later works, including Group Psychology and Civilization and its Discontents. In this next class, we'll be looking at Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, and the Controversial Discussions, as well as revolutionary psychoanalysts Wilhelm Reich and Otto Fenichel. On Wednesday, June 24th, join Freudian cinephile Mary Wild for The Man Who Fell Into Himself: David Bowie's 1970s Transformations. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-man-who-fell-into-himself-david-bowies-1970s-transformations-tickets-1986912621136 All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis will receive the zoom links to attend these events live and the recordings will be archived at Substack. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Full archive of RU Center events and CLASSES HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes See RU Center SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It's so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence. If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank You.

Hugh Evans walks us across two thousand square miles of North Wales where the zodiac lives in the land itself, constellations pressed into mountains and rivers and place names older than Babylon ever dreamed of writing down. Before Ptolemy standardized the sky for empire, before Mesopotamia carved its tablets, someone in Gwynedd, Wales looked up and then etched the traces of the heavens into the Earth. Hugh helps us trace the thread of early celestial awareness from Göbekli Tepe to Northern Wales, by way of the tin routes of the Bronze Age, and the star that's missing from the Pleiades.Hugh's website: https://originofthezodiac.com/Hugh's Books: https://amzn.to/43alekUPATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/demystifysciPARADOX LOST PRE-SALE: https://buy.stripe.com/7sY7sKdoN5d29eUdYddEs0bHOMEBREW MUSIC - Check out our new album!Hard Copies (Vinyl): FREE SHIPPING https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/products/vinyl-lp-secretary-of-nature-everything-is-so-good-hereStreaming:https://secretaryofnature.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-so-good-herePARADIGM DRIFThttps://demystifysci.com/paradigm-drift-show00:00 Go! 00:05:01 Time as a Tool of Power00:14:06 Mythology as Memory System00:19:00 Welsh Landscape as Star Map00:26:42 Ptolemy, Babylon, and Zodiac Origins00:39:10 Proto-Constellations and Paleolithic Star Lore00:46:53 Place Names, Churches, and Encoded Astronomy01:00:13 Discovering the Gwynedd Star Map01:12:09 Göbekli Tepe, Ancient Metrology, and Shared Systems01:31:26 Bronze Age Trade and Maritime Civilization01:49:43 Civilization as Memetic Legacy02:08:08 Three Celestial Rings as Cultural Framework#zodiac #starmap #wales #ancientastronomy #neolithic #constellations #ancientcivilization #mythology #cosmology #bronzeage MERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98DONATE: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaDSUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rssMAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/- Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySciMUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

In this episode, I use a question Rawlins asks John Grady Cole in All the Pretty Horses as a doorway into the feeling of being ill at ease in the world. I bring McCarthy into conversation with Sigmund Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents, Peter Zapffe, and Thomas Ligotti to wrestle with the strange burden of consciousness, the ache of modern ennui, and the palliatives we need to cope with the sheer difficulty of existence.This is not an episode about finding a neat cure for the human condition. It's about asking what it means to live honestly inside discomfort, to recognize that civilization both shelters and wounds us, and to find forms of friendship, art, ritual, love, humor, and courage that help us keep the fire going against the dark.

The West is dying to be kind. Dr. Gad Saad joins Erick Stakelbeck to expose the dangerous ideology behind his explosive new book, Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind—and why America and the West are destroying themselves in the name of compassion. From anti-Semitism and open borders to radical gender ideology, Islamist migration, socialism, and the collapse of common sense, Dr. Saad warns that the West is being infected by “parasitic ideas” that lead not to kindness—but to civilizational suicide.   As a Lebanese-born immigrant who fled chaos and found freedom in the West, Dr. Saad brings a powerful warning: America is not the default setting of history.    Freedom is rare. Civilization is fragile. And if we don't fight for it, we can lose it. This is a clarion call for courage, truth, and moral sanity in an age of madness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A little over a year after release, Civilization VII has released it's first major update, Test of Time, that brings a myriad of changes to the game as well as key gameplay updates. Hear Jerrett's thoughts on the new changes as well as Mogan's time revisiting her tropical paradise on Coral Island. Subscribe to watch new episodes every week: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi14dFb-OyPcOS2pt4ZKP7g?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe on podcast services: https://teamchatpodcast.com/where-to-listen/ Buy Team Chat Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/team-chat-podcast Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/jkh48jk Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teamchatpodcast teamchatpodcast #videogames

Watch the full episode here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru401-michael-mcandrew-jen-braun RU401: ON FRONTIERS OF PSYCHOANALYSIS WITH MICHAEL MCANDREW, JEN BRAUN & SEAN CARROLL Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious welcomes Jen Braun, Sean Carroll, and Michael McAndrew to the podcast! They're here to discuss their upcoming event “Frontiers of Psychoanalysis,” June 6th 2026 at the Denver Art Museum, 9am-3pm. Rendering Unconscious episode 401. On this episode, Jen, Michael, and Sean discuss their upcoming psychoanalytic event in Denver, “Frontiers of Psychoanalysis,” highlighting its inclusivity and the diverse backgrounds of participants. The event aims to foster discussions among clinicians, early career professionals, and non-clinicians. The organizers emphasize the importance of deinstitutionalization, the value of early career clinicians' contributions, and the need to broaden psychoanalytic perspectives. The conversation also touches upon the challenges of institutional training, including material and financial barriers, the role of desire in formation, and the potential for democratizing psychoanalysis through online education and networks. Register for “Frontiers of Psychoanalysis” by reaching out to Michael McAndrew at: mcandrew.mr [AT] gmail [DOT] com. Suggested registration fee is $70, please request sliding scale if needed. Check out related previous episodes: RU285: MICHAEL MCANDREW & PABLO LERNER ON HETERODOX PSYCHOANALYSIS RU News & Events: Join me Thursday, June 4th for The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: An Online Symposium, Freud Museum, London: https://www.freud.org.uk/event/the-queerness-of-psychoanalysis-an-online-symposium/ Sunday, June 7th, Emmalea Russo will continue her wildly popular series on poetry and psychoanalysis with REPETITION, RETURN, REBIRTH: On the psychoanalytic poetry of Cynthia Cruz and the Summer Solstice. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2152623 Saturday, June 13th, my Introduction to Psychoanalysis course continues! n the previous class, we reviewed Freud's later works, including Group Psychology and Civilization and its Discontents. In this next class, we'll be looking at Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, and the Controversial Discussions, as well as revolutionary psychoanalysts Wilhelm Reich and Otto Fenichel. On Wednesday, June 24th, join Freudian cinephile Mary Wild for The Man Who Fell Into Himself: David Bowie's 1970s Transformations. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-man-who-fell-into-himself-david-bowies-1970s-transformations-tickets-1986912621136 All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis will receive the zoom links to attend these events live and the recordings will be archived at Substack. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Full archive of RU Center events and CLASSES HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes See RU Center SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It's so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence. If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank You.

Watch the full episode here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru401-michael-mcandrew-jen-braun RU401: ON FRONTIERS OF PSYCHOANALYSIS WITH MICHAEL MCANDREW, JEN BRAUN & SEAN CARROLL Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious welcomes Jen Braun, Sean Carroll, and Michael McAndrew to the podcast! They're here to discuss their upcoming event “Frontiers of Psychoanalysis,” June 6th 2026 at the Denver Art Museum, 9am-3pm. Rendering Unconscious episode 401. On this episode, Jen, Michael, and Sean discuss their upcoming psychoanalytic event in Denver, “Frontiers of Psychoanalysis,” highlighting its inclusivity and the diverse backgrounds of participants. The event aims to foster discussions among clinicians, early career professionals, and non-clinicians. The organizers emphasize the importance of deinstitutionalization, the value of early career clinicians' contributions, and the need to broaden psychoanalytic perspectives. The conversation also touches upon the challenges of institutional training, including material and financial barriers, the role of desire in formation, and the potential for democratizing psychoanalysis through online education and networks. Register for “Frontiers of Psychoanalysis” by reaching out to Michael McAndrew at: mcandrew.mr [AT] gmail [DOT] com. Suggested registration fee is $70, please request sliding scale if needed. Check out related previous episodes: RU285: MICHAEL MCANDREW & PABLO LERNER ON HETERODOX PSYCHOANALYSIS RU News & Events: Join me Thursday, June 4th for The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: An Online Symposium, Freud Museum, London: https://www.freud.org.uk/event/the-queerness-of-psychoanalysis-an-online-symposium/ Sunday, June 7th, Emmalea Russo will continue her wildly popular series on poetry and psychoanalysis with REPETITION, RETURN, REBIRTH: On the psychoanalytic poetry of Cynthia Cruz and the Summer Solstice. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2152623 Saturday, June 13th, my Introduction to Psychoanalysis course continues! n the previous class, we reviewed Freud's later works, including Group Psychology and Civilization and its Discontents. In this next class, we'll be looking at Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, and the Controversial Discussions, as well as revolutionary psychoanalysts Wilhelm Reich and Otto Fenichel. On Wednesday, June 24th, join Freudian cinephile Mary Wild for The Man Who Fell Into Himself: David Bowie's 1970s Transformations. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-man-who-fell-into-himself-david-bowies-1970s-transformations-tickets-1986912621136 All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis will receive the zoom links to attend these events live and the recordings will be archived at Substack. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Full archive of RU Center events and CLASSES HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes See RU Center SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It's so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence. If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank You.

CJ decided he needed a break from modern US history as he continues to recover & reset his life, so this is the first episode of a new DHP miniseries set during the Peloponnesian War in 5th century BC Greece. The series will primarily focus on a famous Athenian military expedition to Sicily that occurred right in the middle of that conflict, an expedition that, to CJ, is eerily similar in some ways to the current war with Iran. This first episode, though, is backstory & world-building, setting the stage for the massive, complex & costly Peloponnesian War of 431-404 BC during which the Sicilian expedition occurred. Join CJ as he discusses: A brief overview of ancient Greek history, from the Bronze Age through the Persian invasions of 490 & 480 BC. The growing rivalries & tensions between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) & the Delian League (led by Athens) in the aftermath of the Persian Wars, including Athens’ increasingly aggressive & destabilizing imperialism, & Sparta’s fears about it The rise of Pericles & the construction of the Athenian Long Walls The ‘first’ Peloponnesian War of ~460 BC-445 BC, which ended with a treaty known as “The Thirty Years’ Peace” The rising tensions & conflicts that caused the Thirty Years’ Peace to only last about half as long as it was intended to The ancient Greek historian Thucydides The escalating conflicts that led, in 431 BC, to the outbreak of the Second Peloponnesian War (sometimes just referred to as “The Peloponnesian War”), a conflict that would end up dwarfing the previous war in duration, cost, death & destruction Like this episode? You can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=D6VUYSYQ4EU6L Throw CJ a $ tip via Venmo here: https://www.venmo.com/u/dangerousmedia Or throw CJ a BTC tip here: bc1qfrz9erz7dqazh9rhz3j7nv696nl52ux8unw79z Amazon Affiliate Links (buy ANYTHING from Amazon using any of these links & CJ gets a small commission at no cost to you!) The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War by Victor Davis Hanson The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan The Life of Greece: The Story of Civilization, Vol. II by Will Durant Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel Follow CJ on Twitter/X Follow the DHP on Facebook Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event Other ways to support the show

What if one of the roots of Freemasonry was not a temple, a crusade, or a secret society — but a system of builders, craftsmen, associations, and disciplined men holding civilization together?In this episode of Masonic Muscle: The Origin War, we enter Theory #6 from Brother Kenneth Mackenzie's Royal Masonic Cyclopaedia: the theory that Freemasonry may have descended from the Roman Collegia of Artificers.The Roman Collegia were associations of workers, builders, craftsmen, tradesmen, and religious-social groups in the Roman world. Some built. Some buried their dead. Some gathered under patronage. Some preserved identity, ritual, fellowship, and mutual aid in a massive empire that needed organization to survive.But here is the hard question:Did Freemasonry actually descend from the Roman Collegia — or are we looking at another powerful resemblance without proof of direct transmission?This episode asks:What kind of organization do men build when civilization becomes too heavy for isolated individuals to carry alone?We examine:the Roman Collegia theory of Masonic originsbuilders, craftsmen, and organized labor in Romemutual aid, burial clubs, religious association, and identityRoman civilization, law, order, and structurethe problem of direct continuitythe difference between resemblance and proofwhy later guilds may echo older associative formshow Freemasonry may be a convergence system, not a simple descendantwhat modern lodges can learn from the Collegiawhy strong civilizations require disciplined men and durable institutionsThen we bring it back to Masonic Muscle.Freemasonry gives men tools to build better lives.Weightlifting gives men tools to build stronger bodies.Both require structure, discipline, repetition, and effort.The Roman Collegia remind us that no serious civilization is built by isolated men doing random work. Men need order. Men need association. Men need standards. Men need shared purpose.And so does your lodge.f Masonry is a progressive science, then why are we not progressing?Let us contemplate after lifting heavy weights.Write to me with your origin theories, old documents, questions, or research leads:masonicmuscle357@gmail.comFollow Masonic Muscle:Instagram: @masonicmuscleTikTok: @masonicmuscle357Facebook: Masonic MuscleWe give you more light — but no light weights.

Dr. Minsoo Kang is a historian and writer. Currently, he is an associate professor of European intellectual history in the Department of History at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Find Minsoo and his work online Against Han: https://aeon.co/essays/against-han-or-why-koreans-are-not-defined-by-sadness The Story of Hong Gildong: https://www.amazon.com/Story-Hong-Gildong-Penguin-Classics/dp/0143107690 The Melancholy of Untold History: https://www.amazon.com/Melancholy-Untold-History-Novel/dp/0063337509 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minsoo_Kang This is his second time on the podcast. Find the first conversation here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=queE_0_mWeo Discussion Outline 0:00 Introduction 2:35 The Story of Tangun 8:31 The Truth of Tangun 16:00 Important Korean Myths 19:40 The King From Elsewhere 25:08 5,000 Years of Korean Dynasty 32:00 Chinese Influence on Korea 36:19 Confucianism in East Asia 42:05 Asadal 47:30 Wi Man 52:50 Kim Bu Sik 59:16 Korea-China Relations 1:05:20 When Did Koreannes Begin? 1:16:30 Korean Ethnonationalism 1:32:56 North Korea 1:48:05 National Foundation Day and Daejonggyo 1:54:05 The King's Warden Analysis Timeline of Korean History Gojoseon 2333 to 108 BCE Goguryeo 37 BCE to 668 CE Baekje 18 BCE to 660 CE Silla 57 BCE to 935 CE (unified the peninsula in 668) Balhae 668 to 935 CE Goryeo 918 to 1392 CE Joseon 1392 to 1897 CE Korean Empire 1897 to 1910 CE ROK 1948 – present Thanks to Patreon members: Bhavya, Roxanne Murrell, Sara B Cooper, Anne Brennels, Ell, Johnathan Filbert, Daniela Körppen, Cody Join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/user?u=62047873 David A. Tizzard has a PhD in Korean Studies and lectures at Seoul Women's University and Hanyang University. He writes a weekly column in the Korea Times, is a social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at datizzard@swu.ac.kr. ▶ David's Insta: @datizzard ▶ KD Insta: @koreadeconstructed Listen to Korea Deconstructed ▶ Listen on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/kr/podcast/korea-deconstructed/id1587269128 ▶Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5zdXkG0aAAHnDwOvd0jXEE ▶ Listen on podcasts: https://koreadeconstructed.libsyn.com

Al, Zach, Christian, and John Luke look at how the French and Indian War helped forge a distinct American identity through hardship, failure, and the colonies' growing frustration with British control. The guys connect taxation without representation, George Washington's early battlefield lessons, and the founders' fight for liberty to today's entitlement culture. Zach challenges modern Americans to get “skin in the game” through family, work, ownership, and faith, while Al reflects on Phil's longtime defense of America's founders as flawed men who still built something worth honoring. Watch the trailer for Hillsdale's full-length documentary Revolutionary America, narrated by Tom Selleck at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jeBinuMUhE Today's conversation is about Lesson 6 of Colonial America: From Wilderness to Civilization from Hillsdale College. Take the course with us at no cost to you! Sign up at http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/. More about Colonial America: Professors of history and politics guide us through the perilous journey of the Mayflower and the grueling winters of Cape Cod. They explore the ideas of religious liberty and natural rights, as well as the brutal conflicts, such as the wars on the frontier and the French and Indian War. Through this six-lesson appreciation of the colonial experience, you will learn how the unique American spirit was shaped. Journey to the New World and discover the origins of the American spirit. Sign up at ⁠http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/ Check out At Home with Phil Robertson, nearly 800 episodes of Phil's unfiltered wisdom, humor, and biblical truth, available for free for the first time! Get it on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and anywhere you listen to podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-home-with-phil-robertson/id1835224621 Listen to Not Yet Now with Zach Dasher on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, or anywhere you get podcasts. Chapters 00:00 Hillsdale's New Film 04:05 Al Watches His Story On-Screen 08:15 Washington's Translation Disaster 15:10 Larger Than Life Washington 19:00 America Becomes the Battleground 27:30 Taxation without Representation 31:50 John Luke Asks the Big Question 38:50 Liberty & the Danger of Wanting a King 45:30 America's Flawed Story of Liberty— Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Hurt, venture capitalist and author of Love Conquers All, joins the program for a fascinating discussion on the future of humanity in an age of rapidly advancing technology. Hurt believes we are heading toward a world of unprecedented abundance, where breakthroughs in AI, medicine, energy, and innovation could dramatically improve life for people across the globe. He argues that the possibilities ahead are so transformative that humanity may soon experience a level of prosperity and capability never before imagined. Sarah pushes back, raising serious questions about the concentration of power surrounding these technologies. What happens when the same systems capable of creating abundance are controlled by institutions and corporations seeking greater control over every aspect of daily life? From suppressing powerful treatments to protect financial interests, to controlling speech and information flow on a global scale, Sarah challenges whether humanity can truly reach a future of abundance without first addressing the growing dangers of centralized power and censorship.Learn more or purchase his book at LoveConquersFear.orgSee exclusives and more at SarahWestall.Substack.com

On this Chant It down livestream, we take a trip to the 80's and experience the world through the eyes of Luemas as a child. This is a memory lane episode at first, but then we look into what we've lost and gained since these days. Where is this world being led to through advances and technology and the destruction of the old analog world?This is also a call-in show. Callers at the second half of show.Website: https://www.chantitdownradio.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmTlBzFViiv58N4_K9On0UQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chantitdown/Telegram: https://t.me/chantitdownchatOdysee: https://odysee.com/@chantitdownradio:cRumble: https://rumble.com/account/content?type=allPlease help support the show. Subscribe, leave reviews, help algorithms find the show. Support the show if possible.Support Luemas in his new documentary join Patreon and get the extra show: Afterthoughtshttps://www.patreon.com/Luemashttps://www.chantitdownradio.com/store.htmlChant it down t-shirts: https://chant-it-down-store.creator-spring.com/listing/chant-it-down-logo

When people are taught that they are “white” and then shown how evil “white” people supposedly are, then it makes sense why they identify with that label and strive to defend the same. But what if “white” is as much of a social construct as “black”? What if many of the people we call “white” and credit with building America or civilization in general were always identified by their cultural heritage? Rome was diverse and founded on Greek philosophy, neither of which were “white.” America was built by the Dutch, Germans, Irish, Scottish, Italians, Chinese, Slavs, etc. Although some may fall into a broad definition of “white” or European, the fact remains that “whites” were not the sole builders of America. What matters first is culture and ethnicity, then region, and finally by modern standards some arbitrary color wheel. It is only when you learn that “white” is meant to be an insult, like use of the abbreviation “nazi,” that it all begins to make more sense. The same is true for “white trash,” which was the basis of contemporary “black culture.” Additionally, the idea that “white” people built the modern world is just fundamentally not true. Whatever “white” is, these people certainly contributed to the building of civilization, even more than certain other groups. But China developed the compass, paper, modern money, gun powder, and printing — in fact, the oldest printed book in the world is not a Gutenberg Bible, it is a Buddhist text predating that book by over 500 years. Doesn't this count for something? The growing rebellious use of racial insults and the embracing of undefinable or inaccurate “white culture” is not what it all may seem. The idea that “blacks” or “whites” invented the world is without doubt part of an op.*The is the FREE archive, which includes advertisements. If you want an ad-free experience, you can subscribe below underneath the show description.

RU400: NICOLAS BALLET & CARL ABRAHAMSSON ON SHOCK FACTORY: THE VISUAL CULTURE OF INDUSTRIAL MUSIC: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru400-shock-factory-with-nicolas Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious welcomes Dr. Nicolas Ballet to the podcast! He's here to speak about his new book Shock Factory: The Visual Culture of Industrial Music (2025) with Carl Abrahamsson. This is the first crossover episode between Rendering Unconscious and An Art Apart. Enjoy! https://anartapart.substack.com/p/aaa-podcast-no-1-with-nicolas-ballet Rendering Unconscious episode 400. This episode is a crossover between Rendering Unconscious and An Art Apart, marking the 400th episode of Rendering Unconscious! The discussion centers on Nicolas' book Shock Factory, which explores the visual history of industrial music. Nicolas, a PhD in art history, delves into the intersections of industrial music with art, philosophy, and cultural movements. The book spans over 550 pages and has received positive feedback from readers and artists. The conversation also touches upon the influence of industrial culture, its relevance today, and the impact of artists like Throbbing Gristle and Coil. The episode concludes with Nicolas discussing his current projects and future plans. Nicolas Ballet, PhD is an art historian and associate curator in the New Media Department of the Musée national d'art moderne – Centre Pompidou, Paris, France. He is the author of Shock Factory: The Visual Culture of Industrial Music (Les Presses du réel, 2023; Intellect Books, 2025). https://www.nicolasballet.com/publications Follow him on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/ballet_nicolas/ RU News & Events: Sunday, June 7th, Emmalea Russo will continue her wildly popular series on poetry and psychoanalysis with REPETITION, RETURN, REBIRTH: On the psychoanalytic poetry of Cynthia Cruz and the Summer Solstice. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2152623 Saturday, June 13th, my Introduction to Psychoanalysis course continues! n the previous class, we reviewed Freud's later works, including Group Psychology and Civilization and its Discontents. In this next class, we'll be looking at Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, and the Controversial Discussions, as well as revolutionary psychoanalysts Wilhelm Reich and Otto Fenichel. On Wednesday, June 24th, join Freudian cinephile Mary Wild for The Man Who Fell Into Himself: David Bowie's 1970s Transformations. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-man-who-fell-into-himself-david-bowies-1970s-transformations-tickets-1986912621136 All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis will receive the zoom links to attend these events live and the recordings will be archived at Substack. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Full archive of RU Center events and CLASSES HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes See RU Center SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It's so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence. If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank You.

RU399: EARLY WOMEN PSYCHOANALYSTS WITH KLARA NASZKOWSKA, ANA TOMČIC, CANDICE DUMAS, HÅVARD NILSEN & DÓRA SZABÓ: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru399-early-women-psychoanalysts Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Thanks to those who joined us for the LIVE Rendering Unconscious Podcast showcasing the Gradiva award winning book Early Women Psychoanalysts: History, Biography, and Contemporary Relevance (Routledge, 2025) edited by Dr. Klara Naszkowska. Rendering Unconscious episode 399. On this episode, Klara Naszkowska, editor of the collection, opens the program with an overview of the volume, its chapters, and the themes that connect them, and introduces the speakers. Presentations include Candice Dumas on Margarethe Hilferding, Ana Tomčić on Sabina Spielrein, Håvard Friis Nilsen on Nic Waal, and Dóra Szabó on Erzsébet Farkas. Together, these talks invite us to revisit psychoanalysis' origins—and to recognize the pioneering thinkers whose contributions deserve far wider recognition. Discount code from the publisher: 26EFLY2, valid till 30th September 2026, to be used on the Routledge website HERE: https://www.routledge.com/Early-Women-Psychoanalysts-History-Biography-and-Contemporary-Relevance/Naszkowska/p/book/9781032595351 If you are interested in delving into this subject matter more in-depth, join Klara Naszkowska and Ana Tomčić for a 14 week course on Early Women Psychoanalysts, beginning in September. More information and register HERE: https://www.earlywomenpsychoanalysts.com Visit the International Association for Spielrein Studies: https://www.spielreinassociation.org RU News & Events: Sunday, June 7th, Emmalea Russo will continue her wildly popular series on poetry and psychoanalysis with REPETITION, RETURN, REBIRTH: On the psychoanalytic poetry of Cynthia Cruz and the Summer Solstice. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2152623 Saturday, June 13th, my Introduction to Psychoanalysis course continues! n the previous class, we reviewed Freud's later works, including Group Psychology and Civilization and its Discontents. In this next class, we'll be looking at Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, and the Controversial Discussions, as well as revolutionary psychoanalysts Wilhelm Reich and Otto Fenichel. On Wednesday, June 24th, join Freudian cinephile Mary Wild for The Man Who Fell Into Himself: David Bowie's 1970s Transformations. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-man-who-fell-into-himself-david-bowies-1970s-transformations-tickets-1986912621136 All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis will receive the zoom links to attend these events live and the recordings will be archived at Substack. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Full archive of RU Center events and CLASSES HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes See RU Center SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It's so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence. If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank You.

Toby Wilkinson is one of the world's leading Egyptologists, whose books have ranged across the full sweep of pharaonic history. His latest, The Last Dynasty: Ancient Egypt from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra, covers the 300-year Ptolemaic period — stranger and more modern-feeling than the Egypt of the pyramids, built around commerce and cosmopolitanism rather than divine kingship, and home to the greatest concentration of scientific talent the ancient world ever saw. Tyler and Toby cover how Alexander took over the empire almost without a fight, why Alexandria became the Manhattan of the ancient world, whether the era was as philosophically fertile as it was scientifically, whether your ancient doctor's visit had positive expected value, what Egypt was actually exporting and selling, whether living standards rose above subsistence or stayed Malthusian, how the ethnic divide between Greek rulers and Egyptian subjects shaped society, what constrained the Ptolemaic Empire from becoming the next Rome, whether Cleopatra has been overhyped, what Julius Caesar was really thinking when he sided with her over her brother, the new frontiers in archeology, whether Herodotus can be trusted, what ancient Egypt knew about Israel and India, when Egyptian jewelry peaked and why, what triggered the sudden emergence of civilization across the ancient world, why a six-year-old Tyler knew King Tut better than Napoleon, and much more. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video on the new dedicated Conversations with Tyler channel. Recorded March 23rd, 2026. Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:29 - Intellectual Activity of Alexandria  00:11:07 - The Alexandrian Economy 00:14:36 - The Ptolemaic Empire 00:21:19 - Unanswered Questions in Ptolemaic Egypt 00:23:32 - Modern Alexandria and the Future of Archaeology 00:26:37 - Other Topics in Ancient Egypt 00:42:10 - Toby's Career 00:45:26 - Outro Photo Credit: Benjamin Frei

This week on the Scary Spirits Podcast, we pay solemn tribute to two titans of terror—the incomparable Peter Cushing and Sir Christopher Lee—by revisiting the chilling 1972 cult classic, Horror Express. Step aboard a snowbound locomotive hurtling through the frozen desolation of Siberia, where something ancient, unspeakable, and utterly relentless stalks its prey beneath the dim glow of gaslight. Civilization fades with every passing mile… and survival becomes a most uncertain luxury. Your hosts, Karen and Greg, guide you through this atmospheric nightmare with equal parts wit and reverence, dissecting the film's eerie legacy, unforgettable performances, and the dread that lingers long after the final frame fades to black. And what, you may ask, is terror without a proper indulgence? In honor of this devilish journey, they sip upon the elegantly crafted “Beautiful Friendship” cocktail—a drink as refined as it is deceptively potent. So, steel your nerves, pour yourself something worthy… and join us for a celebration of gothic horror, cinematic brilliance, and the enduring legacy of two gentlemen who defined the genre. All aboard… the Horror Express awaits. Beautiful Friendship Cocktail • 1 pinch cinnamon• 3/4 oz Cointreau• 1/2 oz fresh lime juice• 5 leaves fresh mint• 1 1/2 oz Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum• 1/4 oz simple syrup• 2 oz soda• 1 bar spoon tamarind concentrate Instructions: Add the mint leaves and simple syrup to the bottom of a shaker and gently muddle to release the mint oils. Add the rum, Cointreau, lime juice, tamarind concentrate, and a pinch of cinnamon. Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain the mixture over fresh ice into a tall Collins glass. Top with club soda, gently stir to combine, and garnish with a sprig of fresh mint. Source: cointreau.com A Brief Synopsis: Alexander Saxton, a brilliant British anthropologist researching in the Russian Far East, boards the Trans-Siberian Express with his latest discovery, a frozen specimen he hopes to prove is the missing link. But en route to Europe, passengers begin to turn up dead, and terror engulfs the train as Saxton and his partner, Dr. Wells, struggle to contain a mysterious — and increasingly murderous — force with the power to control minds. Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include: We learn about the Trans-Siberian Railway. Karen tells us all bout the Toy Poodle dog breed. Dr. Karen tells us why we have fold in our brains. Greg makes an Iron Maiden reference. Our rating of the film: This movie was OK. It took us 3 cocktails to get through it. Take our online survey! We want to know more about you! Please take our survey. All questions are optional and you can remain completely anonymous if you prefer. Tell us what you like or would like to hear more of! All music on the Scary Spirits Podcast is provided by the band “Verse 13”. Please check them out. You can listen to all their music on their Bandcamp page. Get social with us! Connect with us on Facebook and Instagram Subscribe on YouTube to watch Greg attempt to make all the featured cocktails Follow @ScarySpiritsPod Questions, comments or suggestions? Shoot us an email at info@scaryspirits.com As an Amazon Associate, we may earn a small percentage of qualifying purchases through our links.

What do Afghanistan, artificial intelligence, and American politics have in common? In this episode of The World View, Alex Kocman examines three seemingly unrelated stories and uncovers a deeper crisis facing modern civilization. From poverty and suffering in Afghanistan to the rapid expansion of AI technology and the political upheaval surrounding Thomas Massie's primary challenge, these headlines reveal important questions about power, technology, culture, and the future of the West. Are Christians placing too much trust in government, bureaucracy, and technological progress?What does biblical faithfulness look like in an age increasingly shaped by centralized power and artificial intelligence?And how should believers think about their responsibilities to their neighbors, their nation, and the nations of the world?Join us as we explore current events through a biblical worldview and consider how Christians can remain faithful in a rapidly changing age.Watch all of our videos and subscribe to our channel for the latest content >HereHere

May 22, 2026In a graduation speech at the University of Michigan in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson laid out his vision for “the Great Society,” It was a forward looking vision of a country that used its post-World War II prosperity to look toward greater things, and to advance civil rights and end poverty, Congress would pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, and the Food Stamp Act, Democrats were able to pass 84 new laws to put the Great Society into place, Congress took on voting rights, access to education, health insurance, and the rights of consumers, It enacted laws protecting the environment and supporting the arts, In his speech at the University of Michigan, Johnson charged the graduates to lead America toward a new age, reminding them that Americans have the power to shape the civilization that we want.Watch today's recording here: https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ-Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeYou can also find me:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe

What really happened during Y2K (Year 2000 problem) and why did the entire world think computers, banks, airplanes, and the internet were about to collapse at midnight? In this episode of The John Cash Show Podcast, we take a hilarious, unfiltered, and brutally honest look back at one of the biggest global panic events in modern history. This is History Was Ghetto... where we revisit the most chaotic, unforgettable, and culture-shifting moments from the last 30–35 years. From mass hysteria and media fear tactics to technology anxiety and millennium panic, this episode breaks down how Y2K exposed the truth about society, information, and human behavior. Because let's be honest… the world didn't almost end... people just lost their minds. IN THIS EPISODE: The real story behind the Y2K bug explained simply Why people thought planes would fall out the sky and banks would collapse How news media fueled panic and fear worldwide The rise of conspiracy thinking and misinformation culture What actually happened at midnight on January 1, 2000 Why nobody wanted to admit they were wrong after Y2K passed The long-term impact on technology trust, media credibility, and society What Y2K would look like in today's world of TikTok, influencers, and viral misinformation WHY THIS EPISODE HITS DIFFERENT: This isn't just a history lesson. This is a comedic breakdown of one of the most ridiculous global overreactions ever recorded. If you remember Y2K, this will take you back. If you don't, this will explain why your parents were acting… strange. COMMENT BELOW: Were you or your family preparing for Y2K? Did you actually think the world might end? What's the craziest thing you remember people doing? Comment "I WAS PREPARED" or "WE RISKED IT ALL" SUBSCRIBE + JOIN THE MOVEMENT If you enjoy raw, unfiltered, hilarious commentary on culture, society, and real events, make sure you: ✅ Subscribe to The John Cash Show Podcast ✅ Turn on notifications so you never miss an episode ✅ Like, comment, and share with someone who swears "the 90s were peaceful" TAP IN WITH THE SHOW For exclusive content, merch, full episodes, and more:

Michael McFaul explores the evolution of Putinism, characterizing Vladimir Putin as an ideological risk-taker who views the West as a threat to "Russian civilization." He critiques the West for lacking a "Plan B" during Putin's early aggressions in Georgia and Crimea, suggesting that faster NATO expansion might have deterred the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. McFaul highlights how autocratic models of development are gaining popularity globally, challenging the efficiency of democratic systems. He emphasizes that Putin's actions are motivated by anti-Western ideas rather than simple national interest, making him an unpredictable and dangerous global actor. (5/8)1900 BRUSSELS

America keeps trying to solve spiritual problems with political answers, but Al, Zach, John Luke, and Christian look back at the Great Awakening to show how true liberty began with repentance and surrender to God. Zach connects Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, and the rise of personal responsibility in faith to the eventual deconsolidation of political power in colonial America. The guys compare revival movements then and now, wrestling with emotionalism, denominational unity, and why freedom can't flourish when people forget the God who gave it. Watch the trailer for Hillsdale's full-length documentary Revolutionary America, narrated by Tom Selleck at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jeBinuMUhE Today's conversation is about Lesson 5 of Colonial America: From Wilderness to Civilization from Hillsdale College. Take the course with us at no cost to you! Sign up at http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/. More about Colonial America: Professors of history and politics guide us through the perilous journey of the Mayflower and the grueling winters of Cape Cod. They explore the ideas of religious liberty and natural rights, as well as the brutal conflicts, such as the wars on the frontier and the French and Indian War. Through this six-lesson appreciation of the colonial experience, you will learn how the unique American spirit was shaped. Journey to the New World and discover the origins of the American spirit. Sign up at ⁠http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/ Check out At Home with Phil Robertson, nearly 800 episodes of Phil's unfiltered wisdom, humor, and biblical truth, available for free for the first time! Get it on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and anywhere you listen to podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-home-with-phil-robertson/id1835224621 Listen to Not Yet Now with Zach Dasher on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, or anywhere you get podcasts. Chapters  00:00 John Luke's Bunk-Bed Setup 05:30 Christian Shaves His Beard 08:25 Spiritual Lethargy & Revival 14:15 Revival Highs & Lasting Faith 20:05 Deconsolidating Religious Power 30:20 Edwards, Whitefield & Being Born Again 37:25 Revival in the Fields 42:20 Repentance, Freedom & Surrender 46:00 Old Lights vs. New Lights — Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calling taking Ozempic a “weight loss journey” is like bragging that you did a 5K in your car.You know, every day I wake up and think, “Surely the Left has finally hit maximum absurdity.” One minute in the news cycle, and I quickly get my answer.Welcome to The Kevin Jackson Show. We've got a packed show today, because the Democrats are producing material faster than Netflix cancels it.We're going to talk about the election fallout, because buried underneath all the media spin and all the carefully curated MSNBC therapy sessions were some fascinating little victories. Obscure races. Tiny districts. Local elections nobody in the corporate press wanted to discuss. But those races matter. That's where political earthquakes start. Not with a giant crack in the ground. It starts with a coffee cup rattling on the table while CNN insists everything is “historically normal.”And the rattling has begun.Because voters are starting to take a hard look at Democrat-run states and cities.Take Oregon. [X] SB – Man complains about naked man in his yard.A man calls police because there's a naked guy wandering around his property. Now, in Old America, that story ends quickly. Cops arrive. Naked guy arrested. Civilization preserved.But this is Progressive America, where even the phrase “put on pants” is probably considered authoritarian. Somewhere there's a sociology professor explaining that clothing itself is a colonial construct imposed by the textile-industrial complex.Meanwhile the homeowner is standing there like, “I'm not trying to oppress anybody. I just don't want to see a dude flashing my 2-yo.”And while Oregon is auditioning for a live-action remake of Mad Max: Portland Drift, up in Seattle the mayor announces that drug addicts shouldn't be arrested.Not shouldn't be helped. Not shouldn't be abandoned. No. Shouldn't be arrested.[X] SB – Seattle mayor on TrumpBecause apparently Democrats now believe consequences are the real narcotic. The drugs are fine. Accountability is the problem.Seattle used to be famous for coffee. Microsoft. Grunge music. Now it's becoming an outdoor chemistry set where every sidewalk looks like Hunter Biden's laptop screensaver.See, this is the philosophical split in America right now. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What if the people you misunderstand most are simply people whose inner worlds are different from your own? In this episode, we explore human complexity and how our personalities, emotional wiring, beliefs, and life experiences shape the way we move through the world. Through personal reflections, psychology, and cultural insight, discover how curiosity, empathy, and openness can deepen relationships, expand your worldview, and transform the way you understand others.

In this episode, Danielle breaks down the growing moral divide shaping American culture — from anarchist calisthenics and the normalization of petty crime to the rise of political violence, shifting cultural narratives, and the collapse of shared moral codes. Drawing on Graham Wood’s recent Atlantic piece, Danielle examines the rhetoric of figures like Hasan Piker and Jia Tolentino, the celebration of “micro‑looting,” and the broader cultural movement that excuses lawlessness as political expression. She contrasts this with the foundations of Western civilization — Roman law, Greek philosophy, and Christian morality — and explores why these pillars matter now more than ever. Later in the episode, Danielle welcomes Dave Marlin, CEO of Vegas Stronger and author of Saving Lily. Dave shares his powerful journey from addiction to building one of the largest recovery centers in Nevada, offering insight into healing, purpose, and the fight to restore dignity to those battling substance abuse. 00:00 – The Moral Crisis: Anarchist Calisthenics, Shoplifting Culture & Political Violence03:26 – Hasan Piker, Jia Tolentino & the Celebration of “Micro‑Looting”06:29 – Wealth, Theft & the Gollum Analogy: What the Left Justifies10:31 – Retail Collapse, Lawlessness & the Consequences for American Cities12:13 – Asmongold on Assassination Culture & the Two Possible Futures14:02 – Returning to Western Civilization: Roman Law, Greek Philosophy & Christian Morality15:23 – Hollywood’s New Moral Framework: Devil Wears Prada 2 vs. the Original23:05 – Dave Marlin on Addiction, Recovery & Building Vegas Watch full clips of the Danielle Gill Show here: https://rumble.com/c/DanielleDsouzaGill/videos?e9s=src_v1_cmd Find the full audio show wherever you get your podcasts:Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-danielle-gill-show/id1879812724 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3x6hMKFn1roWyzLzednxXL?si=nhZG0TauTOmkWBo_ieFhcw Follow Danielle Gill on all social platforms:X - https://x.com/danielledsouzag?s=21&t=EDXtjHM__JNF18166lWkTQInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/danielledsouzagillFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/14YvjS1Umni/?mibextid=wwXIfrTruth Social - https://truthsocial.com/@danielledsouzagillSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visionary clean energy entrepreneur Danny Kennedy explores the promise and challenges of the epic civilizational transition to renewable energy. Without doubt, the shift has hit the fan, but will we make the transition in time to avert complete climate breakdown? Danny Kennedy says we can – and the real heroes will be millions of clean energy entrepreneurs and startups, in partnership with the determined leadership of Indigenous Peoples arising worldwide. Featuring Danny Kennedy, with a long background in eco activism, has become one of the nation's leading figures in clean-technology entrepreneurship and the capitalization of the transition to a “green” economy. Kennedy is currently CEO of ⁠New Energy Nexus⁠, a global nonprofit providing funds, accelerators, and networks to drive clean energy innovation and adoption. Credits Executive Producer: Kenny Ausubel Written by: Kenny Ausubel Senior Producer and Station Relations: Stephanie Welch Host and Consulting Producer: Neil Harvey Program Engineer and Music Supervisor: Emily Harris Producer: Teo Grossman Resources ⁠Danny Kennedy – The Charging 20s | Bioneers 2023 Keynote⁠ ⁠Danny Kennedy – Optimizing the Energy Transition | Bioneers 2016 Keynote⁠ This is an episode of the Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature series. Visit the ⁠radio and podcast homepage⁠ to learn more.

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Economics is far more than what people see as “the economy.” It is the central organizing factor for civilized society.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/economics-sociological-foundation-civilization

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00:01:15 Intro00:05:45 Mother's Day Games00:11:30 Skyjo, Skyjo, Skyjo00:12:30 Wits & Wagers Challenges00:16:30 Summer Movie Update00:20:15 Portal Games00:21:00 Diplomacy: The Golden Blade00:35:00 Fruit Island00:38:15 Brave & Bold00:51:30 Miniature Market00:52:35 Altay: Seafarers01:06:45 Luz01:12:15 Ewin Desk01:17:15 The Floor If your gaming group thrives on trick-taking but wants something that completely flips the genre on its head, Luz maybe it. This clever card game from IELLO forces you to play with a reverse hand—meaning everyone else at the table can see your cards, but you are left entirely in the dark about your own exact values. And even with a blind hind, you must predict exactly how many tricks you will win or take a safe bet to limit your points won. For those who believe true friendship is only forged in the fires of mutual betrayal, Renegade Game Studios' Diplomacy: The Golden Blade delivers the ultimate test. This iteration strips away the classic board and map, transforming the legendary grand strategy experience into a fast-paced card game. What it gains in speed, it may not bring home the tension that you feel when playing the original. But be honest, if you love Diplomacy, but don't have five hours, then this might be one to consider. Fruit Island is a casual strategy game by the legendary designer Reiner Knizia that balances accessible mechanics for all ages. Set on a quiet jungle island, players step into the fast-moving shoes of monkeys racing to harvest as much exotic fruit while avoiding a gorilla that wants what you have worked so hard for. If you are enjoying those games where you are going against some in a straight up slugfest, then DC: Brave & Bold by Resurrection Games may be something to check out. Instead of a dice pool with random likes like games before, this is a bag builder with chits and the only thing stopping you from pulling them out is your determination. This one is coming out later this year, but if going to Gen Con, be sure to schedule some time for a demo. Altay: Seafarers expands the horizon of civilization-building, taking the core deck-building and area-control mechanics of Ares Games' Altay: Dawn of Civilization and casting them out into deep, uncharted waters. This expansion introduces a brand-new “Forgotten Sea” board, rules for shipbuilding, and naval combat that injects mobility to the map. It introduces the Waterfolk faction, a magical, ocean-dwelling faction that can manipulate actions and navigate the waves without needing ships at all. If you enjoyed Altay and find it on the table often, be sure to check out this expansion. Thanks for listening LuzDiplomacy: The Golden BladeFruit IslandBrave & BoldAltay: Seafarers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The U.S. State Department's Pax Silica initiative reframes Pax Americana for the AI age — chips, semiconductors, critical minerals, energy, data centers, payment rails. This week in Beijing, two of the Trilogy of Boards Patrick Wood predicted clicked into place. The Trilogy is now whole. In this two-and-a-half-hour conversation, Courtenay Turner and Patrick Wood — co-authors of The Final Betrayal: How Technocracy Destroyed America — walk the architecture being built around you: Pax Silica, the IMEC corridor, the Abraham Accords as the template for the China play, the Five Walls boxing China in, Gaza's new order under the Board of Peace, Taiwan as silicon shield and silicon hostage, the tokenization of property and the New York Stock Exchange, the occult roots of the technocratic movement, and how to think about preserving sovereignty, autonomy, and property in a rapidly closing system. Read the full essay: https://courtenayturner.substack.com/p/pax-silica ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ CHAPTERS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 0:00 — Opening: The Petrodollar Ends, Pax Silica Begins 1:31 — Welcome to the Technocracy Roundtable 5:11 — Property, Rights, and the Founders' Distinction 6:44 — What Is Pax Silica? (Video Explainer) 9:08 — Locke, Private Property, and Sovereign Property 13:05 — The Regime That Comes With Tokenized Property 14:01 — Tokenization, Titles, and the Loss of Control 21:57 — When Your Home Becomes a Programmable Asset 24:58 — Sovereign Farm Rights and Self-Sufficiency 25:54 — Daniel's Silicon Kingdom: The Biblical Frame 29:22 — The State Department Pax Silica Declaration 30:45 — The Allies Joining the Corridor 34:29 — Terms-of-Service Control of Everything 39:05 — Why Technocratic Countries Rise to the Top 41:53 — Trump's Empire Strategy in Beijing 46:33 — How China Gets Boxed In: The Five Walls 51:46 — Global Power Shifts: BRICS, Gulf, India 58:18 — The Trump-Xi Meeting: Body Language and Substance 1:01:31 — Abraham Accords as the Template for China 1:06:54 — Israel, Zionism, and the Technocracy Conflation 1:11:56 — Gaza's New Order: USD1, CENTCOM, and the Board of Peace 1:15:13 — Gulf Sovereign Wealth, Islamic Finance, and Tokenization 1:25:32 — Pax Silica's New Power Triangle 1:37:53 — Taiwan and the Chip Leverage Question 1:45:02 — How the Trade Boards Replace the Global Order 1:52:25 — Why Technocracy Is Beyond Politics 1:56:04 — Occult Roots, AI Consciousness, and the 2025 Conclave 2:05:21 — HOAs as Control Layers 2:08:40 — Tokenization and the Financial Fallout 2:13:19 — Protecting Assets: Cash, Land Patents, UCC Article 8 2:30:00 — Closing: "Use AI to Destroy AI" ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ KEY NUMBERS & SOURCES MENTIONED ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ • New York Stock Exchange (ICE): $25 trillion in U.S. assets targeted for tokenization by end of 2026; $170 trillion globally • UN Security Council Resolution 2803: Board of Peace authorized November 17, 2025 • Trump-Xi Beijing summit: Boards of Trade and Investment agreed May 14, 2026 • Pax Silica Declaration: signed in Washington, December 12, 2025 • H.R. 3633 / Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act: passed July 17, 2025 by 294–134 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ FURTHER READING ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ • Courtenay Turner & Patrick Wood, The Final Betrayal: How Technocracy Destroyed America • Patrick Wood, The New Economics of Technocracy • Patrick Wood, "The China Card: Global Technocracy Is Emerging Under Trump's Reign" • Courtenay Turner, "The Tokenization of Everything" • Courtenay Turner, "The Governance Stack: How Technocracy Was Built Over 200 Years" • Henry Kissinger, Eric Schmidt & Craig Mundie, Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ CONNECT ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Courtenay Turner: • Substack • Website • X: @CourtenayTurner Patrick Wood: • Technocracy.News • X: @StopTechnocracy ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ The Final Betrayal: How Technocracy Destroyed America — co-authored by Courtenay Turner & Patrick Wood. Available through Coherent Publishing. #PaxSilica #Technocracy #Tokenization #PatrickWood #CourtenayTurner #TheFinalBetrayal #IMEC #CLARITYAct #Geopolitics #BeijingSummit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Luke's long history of thrill-seeking takes center stage after his homemade sailboat experiment nearly turns into a full-blown disaster on the Robertson family pond. Al, Zach, and Christian debate over whether adrenaline chasing can become sinful behavior. The guys explore the brutal realities of colonial America, examining the violent conflicts between settlers and Native American tribes, the moral tension surrounding war, and how fear, survival, and human nature shaped America's earliest days.  Today's conversation is about Lesson 4 of Colonial America: From Wilderness to Civilization from Hillsdale College. Take the course with us at no cost to you! Sign up at http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/. More about Colonial America: Professors of history and politics guide us through the perilous journey of the Mayflower and the grueling winters of Cape Cod. They explore the ideas of religious liberty and natural rights, as well as the brutal conflicts, such as the wars on the frontier and the French and Indian War. Through this six-lesson appreciation of the colonial experience, you will learn how the unique American spirit was shaped. Journey to the New World and discover the origins of the American spirit. Sign up at ⁠http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/ Check out At Home with Phil Robertson, nearly 800 episodes of Phil's unfiltered wisdom, humor, and biblical truth, available for free for the first time! Get it on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and anywhere you listen to podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-home-with-phil-robertson/id1835224621 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Al, Zach, John Luke, and Christian take an honest look at America's imperfect founding. As they continue their Hillsdale series, they examine the tension between liberty and slavery and how flawed motives shaped the early nation. But even in the middle of it, a deeper truth emerges: true freedom doesn't come from government—it comes from God. That idea, rooted in natural law, would go on to shape everything from the Declaration of Independence to the fight for civil rights. Today's conversation is about Lesson 3 of Colonial America: From Wilderness to Civilization from Hillsdale College. Take the course with us at no cost to you! Sign up at http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/. More about Colonial America: Professors of history and politics guide us through the perilous journey of the Mayflower and the grueling winters of Cape Cod. They explore the ideas of religious liberty and natural rights, as well as the brutal conflicts, such as the wars on the frontier and the French and Indian War. Through this six-lesson appreciation of the colonial experience, you will learn how the unique American spirit was shaped. Journey to the New World and discover the origins of the American spirit. Sign up at ⁠http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/ Check out At Home with Phil Robertson, nearly 800 episodes of Phil's unfiltered wisdom, humor, and biblical truth, available for free for the first time! Get it on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and anywhere you listen to podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-home-with-phil-robertson/id1835224621 Listen to Not Yet Now with Zach Dasher on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, or anywhere you get podcasts. Chapters 0:00 Beard Trims, Lost Chins, & a Brutal Family Roast 9:15 The Colonies Shift from Religious Liberty to Wealth 13:40 Indentured Servants & the Rise of Slavery 23:18 Currency in the New World 29:10 The Birth of Liberty for All 36:38 Why English Culture Shaped America 43:12 The Imago Dei & All Men Are Equal — Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Impact Theory! In today's episode, Tom Bilyeu sits down with returning guest Dr. Gad Saad, evolutionary behavioral scientist and author, for a provocative and deeply insightful conversation about the rise of antisemitism, conspiracy theories, and the complexities of cultural values in the modern world. Dr. Gad Saad unpacks his viral critique of Tucker Carlson, explains the psychological roots of Jew hatred, and explores how identity, history, and cultural dynamics shape both prejudice and excellence. The discussion ranges from the misunderstood role of Jewish organizations like Chabad, to the repeating cycles of scapegoating throughout history, and the “punching above their weight” phenomenon seen in Jewish communities globally. Together, Tom Bilyeu and Dr. Gad Saad take on tough questions about immigration, the expansionary nature of ideologies, the limits of empathy, and whether Western societies are putting themselves at risk through unchecked compassion. Revealing, controversial, and refreshingly honest, this episode challenges you to reevaluate the beliefs and biases driving today's social conflicts—and to consider the power of values, heritage, and evolutionary psychology in shaping our world. The Tucker Carlson Tweet That Started It All 00:00 Chabad: Who They Really Are (Not a Global Conspiracy) 00:54 What's Behind the Tucker Claims? Parsing Fact from Fiction 02:49 The Repeat Cycle of Antisemitism in Culture 05:13 Self-Serving Bias: Why Humans Always Need a Scapegoat 13:02 The Shark Attacks Conspiracy — and How Blame Gets Assigned 14:18 Market Dominant Minorities: The Real Source of Jewish Success? 16:22 Jewish Culture: Shame, Excellence & Outsider Status 19:01 Historical Analysis: Why Jews Prize Learning Over Land 19:57 Insular Cultures and How Power Gets Built (Finance, Politics & More) 21:06 The Money, the Power, and the Seeds of Jealousy 22:38 Why Every Economic Downturn Revives Old Conspiracies 22:53 Israel, Islam and the Global Power Game — How They Actually Compare 24:04 Colonizer Myths, Religious Expansion & Double Standards 25:14 Islam, Dhimmi Status & The Sword — The True History 25:59 Proselytizing vs Exclusion: Judaism and Islam Contrasted 27:07 The Scale Problem: Radicalism, Violence & Misplaced Equivalence 34:00 Why “Most Muslims Are Nice” Doesn't Change the Data 40:27 Western Blind Spots: Cultural Anxiety & Moral Frameworks 43:07 Follow Dr. Gad Saad:X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/GadSaadYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GadSaadInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gadsaadPodcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSaadTruthWebsite: https://www.gadsaad.com/ What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER:  https://tombilyeu.com/zero-to-founder?utm_campaign=Podcast%20Offer&utm_source=podca[%E2%80%A6]d%20end%20of%20show&utm_content=podcast%20ad%20end%20of%20show SCALING a business: see if you qualify here.:  https://tombilyeu.com/call Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here.: https://tombilyeu.com/ ********************************************************************** If you're serious about leveling up your life, I urge you to check out my new podcast, Tom Bilyeu's Mindset Playbook —a goldmine of my most impactful episodes on mindset, business, and health. Trust me, your future self will thank you. ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Blinkist: Start your free trial at https://blinkist.com/impact AT&T Business: Switch to AT&T Business at business.att.com Quince: Free shipping and 365-day returns at https://quince.com/impactpodMonetary Metals: Future-proof your wealth at https://monetarymetals.com/impactTruemed: Check your eligibility and start saving at https://truemed.com/impactShopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/impactKetone IQ: Visit https://ketone.com/IMPACT for 30% OFF your subscription order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Al, Zach, John Luke, and Christian take a deeper look at key figures in America's founding years, like Ben Franklin, William Penn, and Thomas Jefferson. The guys highlight how early America was shaped not just by shared beliefs, but by a surprising diversity of cultures, languages, and perspectives. They reflect on whether a society can maintain those values without a foundation in God, and what America's early struggles reveal about the challenges we're still facing today. Today's conversation is about Lesson 2 of Colonial America: From Wilderness to Civilization from Hillsdale College. Take the course with us at no cost to you! Sign up at http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/. More about Colonial America: Professors of history and politics guide us through the perilous journey of the Mayflower and the grueling winters of Cape Cod. They explore the ideas of religious liberty and natural rights, as well as the brutal conflicts, such as the wars on the frontier and the French and Indian War. Through this six-lesson appreciation of the colonial experience, you will learn how the unique American spirit was shaped. Journey to the New World and discover the origins of the American spirit. Sign up at ⁠http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/ Check out At Home with Phil Robertson, nearly 800 episodes of Phil's unfiltered wisdom, humor, and biblical truth, available for free for the first time! Get it on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and anywhere you listen to podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-home-with-phil-robertson/id1835224621 Listen to Not Yet Now with Zach Dasher on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, or anywhere you get podcasts. Chapters 00:00 America at 250 Years Old 09:08 Why America's Founding Story Still Matters 14:22 Pilgrims vs. Puritans: Two Different Missions 19:10 What Diversity Really Meant in Early America 24:05 William Penn & the Quakers' Radical Ideas 29:12 Freedom vs. Order: The Nation's Core Tension 34:18 Benjamin Franklin Shapes American Culture 40:02 Can Morality Exist Without God? 44:35 The Struggle Between Authority & Freedom — Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices