Podcasts about Hoel

Runars Hörna bearbetar helgen i Orsa Grönklitt och åkarna bjuder på en överraskning mot slutet av avsnittet. Vi får nämligen finbesök av poddens första gäst utanför teamet och dubbla segrare väntar den som lyssnar. I övrigt avslöjas vad som hände med Mackan och vad det betyder när Nils är för defensiv vid påklädning. Runar passade på att valla med fruset snor och att slänga ur sig egna verbal warnings där det passade. Som vanligt råder konsensus kring bristen på gula kort och alla borde vara lite mer som Hoel och Pedersen. Vi får höra allt om den spännande klungkörningen i damklassen och om spelet över myren. Linneas spakväll blir avbruten och Oskar vill gräva bort sista delen av banan. Det är helt enkelt för fult att saxa in i mål. Vem spydde och vem fick magras? Det här avsnittet missar du bara inte!

Hildegunn har to drømmemenn i livet sitt: Ivar Aasen og Jørn Hoel. Kven vil ho velje?Hildegunn & Leif-Per er tilbake på norske scener!Publikum og presse jublar! 10.000 selde billettar til no! Sunnmørsposten ga showet terningkast 5 og skriv mellom anna: "Meget tekststerke, og på hugget med timing.""Dette gir puls!""Duoen er så lekende også på dette planet at de durer innom en rekke sjangere, fra det smålune til det helt pompøse, som de bevilger seg sjøl og oss helt mot slutten. Ja takk, alle deler!"Sjekk ut turnéplanen og ledige billettar her:www.zenario.no Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join George Duran and Dr. Paige Hoel as they dive into the fascinating world of ocean science!

I september satte Tromsø filmklubb opp Mona J. Hoels Nicecore-perle SKAL DERE GÅ ALLEREDE? Filmen ble skutt i 2006, men først fullført i 2019. Deretter hadde den premiere i juni 2020, der den forsvant i pandemitåken. Dette er en varm lavbudsjettsfilm, skutt med et enkelt DV-kamera, og med flere amatører foran kamera. Mona J. Hoel var til stede på visningen, og vi holdt en lengre livesamtale med henne der vi snakket om filmen og hennes karriere. Hør om da hun laget Norges første og eneste Dogme-film, da hun var klippe-assistent for Max von Sydow, hennes samarbeid med filmfotograf Hoyte van Hoytema, og mye, mye mer.

Hva er egentlig kommunikasjon og hvordan påvirker det oss emosjonelt?I denne episoden skal vi gå i dypet på hva kommunikasjon er, og hvordan det påvirker psyken vår når kommunikasjonen er god og dårlig. Du får møte de engasjerte ekspertene Grethe og Gøril som deler fra sin lange erfaring som veiledere og rådgivere innen kommunikasjon. De løfter frem hvor rikt begrepet kommunikasjon er og hvordan vi legger for mye verdi i ordene våre. Ikke minst deler de fra eget liv og arbeid rundt hvordan man kan jobbe konkret med å berike kommunikasjonen vår for å bedre både relasjoner og psyken, men også kulturer og prosesser.Sammen med Jimmy ser de på hva som ofte ligger i underbevisstheten vår og hindrer oss i å bli bedre på kommunikasjon, og hvordan man kan jobbe med å komme forbi dette. Dette er en episode der vi alle kan hente litt innsikt og erfaringer om et tema som treffer oss alle.Grethe Holtan jobber som lederutvikler, coach og kursholder. Hun har en Master of Business and Marketing fra BI i Oslo og videreutdanning fra Jung Institute i Zurich i Sveits. Hun har jobbet som leder i inn- og utland, bygget opp en Gasselle-bedrift i Norge og gitt ut boken "Kommunikasjon - ditt mektigste verktøy". Hun er en kjent foredragsholder og har fast spalte i HRmagasinet om kommunikasjon, som er hennes store passion fordi hun ser hvordan dette kan bedre relasjoner i alle leddGøril Hoel jobber i Karriere Oslo, som er en offentlig tjeneste i Oslo kommune som tilbyr gratis veiledning om utdanning og arbeid for alle over 19 år. Gøril har en master i karriereveiledning fra Høgskolen i Innlandet og en master i marinbiologi fra UIO. Hun veileder flyktninger og har en lang erfaring med å veilede ungdom og har jobbet både som lærer og sosialpedagogisk rådgiver i skolen i over 15 år. Hun er ekstra engasjert i å bistå mennesker i valgene livets reise byr på, for å kunne ta gode og selvstendige valg.God lytting!Vi trenger din hjelp for å fortsette å lage Hverdagspsyken!

Last time we spoke about the Battle of Leyte Gulf. General MacArthur's forces landed on Leyte, prompting a response from Admiral Toyoda. Kurita's 1st Striking Force was sent to attack Leyte Gulf, while Shima's force faced confusion and delays. Japanese naval forces were hit hard by American submarines, with significant losses including the sinking of the Atago and Maya. Despite efforts, Japanese counterattacks faltered. On October 24, American forces secured key positions, and MacArthur announced the re-establishment of the Philippine government amidst ongoing naval battles and air attacks. During the fierce Battle of Leyte Gulf, Musashi endured multiple torpedo and bomb hits from American aircraft but continued to fight as it took on severe flooding. Despite efforts from Kurita's fleet, Musashi was eventually abandoned and sank, marking the largest ship ever sunk by air attack. Nishimura's force faced relentless torpedo strikes and a decisive night battle, with the battleship Fuso and cruiser Mogami being heavily damaged or sunk. Ultimately, Nishimura's forces retreated, and the Americans achieved a significant victory. This episode is the Last Carrier Battle  Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945.  Where we last left off during the Battle of Leyte Fulg, the 10th and 24th Corps had established successful beachheads at Palo-Tacloban and Dulag. In response, Admiral Toyoda launched Operation Sho-Go, mobilizing the full strength of the Imperial Japanese Navy to eliminate enemy warships and transports at sea. However, after losing three heavy cruisers to submarines, Admiral Kurita's 1st Striking Force faced severe damage from Admiral Mitscher's Task Force 38, culminating in the sinking of the battleship Musashi by the end of October 24. Shortly after the Sibuyan Sea engagement, Admiral Nishimura's Force C was annihilated by Admiral Kinkaid's 7th Fleet at the Surigao Strait. Despite these setbacks, Admiral Shima's 2nd Striking Force was approaching the area. Meanwhile, the Americans had identified Admiral Ozawa's decoy force by the end of the day. In response, the aggressive Admiral Halsey chose to leave San Bernardino Strait unguarded and pursue the depleted Japanese carrier force to the north, aiming to finish off the IJN. Unknown to him, Kurita, with four battleships, six heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, and several destroyers, was advancing towards San Bernardino Strait to attack Kinkaid's transports and escort carriers from the rear. This set the stage for one of the final and largest naval battles of the Pacific War. To the north, as the Battle of Surigao Strait was in progress, radar-equipped aircraft from the Independence detected Admiral Matsuda's battleship carriers and later Ozawa's carriers in the early hours of October 25. However, due to a transmission error, the location of the Japanese forces was reported inaccurately. After the rendezvous of three of Halsey's four carrier task groups just before midnight on October 24, TF 38 headed north with every expectation of achieving a great victory. At 0100hrs on October 25, five radar-equipped aircraft flew off Independence to search out to a distance of 350NM. Contact was gained at 0205hrs on Force A and at 0235hrs on the Main Body. Because of a transmission error, the position of the Japanese forces was given incorrectly. The wrong position was plotted out some 120NM nearer to TF 38 than it actually was. In fact, TF 38 and Ozawa were actually about 210NM apart.  Despite this, Mitscher's carrier was readying for morning strikes while Admiral Lee's Task Force 34 was being reorganized. Meanwhile, Kurita's 1st Striking Force surprisingly navigated through San Bernardino Strait during the night without encountering resistance, proceeding towards Leyte Gulf and a confrontation with Rear-Admiral Thomas Sprague's escort carriers near Samar. However, the movement of Shima's force was not coordinated with Nishimura's. Shima designed his advance so he could attack separately from Nishimura's force. The gap between the forces was originally five hours, but Shima reduced this to two hours by the time his force began entering the strait. As he entered Surigao Strait on the night of October 24/25, Nishimura issued reports during the early part of his transit, which Shima received, but when he met serious resistance, the reports stopped. Shima was therefore unaware of the virtual annihilation of Nishimura's force. The only information available was gunfire flashes in the distance and snippets of radio traffic from Nishimura's ships under attack. Oldendorf was aware that a second force was moving to support Nishimura. The first firm indication of this was a contact report from the PT boats on Shima's force at 0038hrs. Oldendorf knew he was dealing with two widely spaced Japanese forces. Just as Nishimura was forced to deal with incessant PT boat attacks, now it was Shima's turn. These turned out to be more than a mere nuisance. Shima's introduction to combat came at about 0315hrs when PT-134 mounted an ineffective attack. One PT boat managed to hit the cruiser Abukuma with a torpedo at 03:25, causing a significant explosion and slowing her to 10 knots, forcing her to exit Shima's formation. As Shima advanced, he observed several ships ablaze and saw the destroyer Shigure retreat before detecting a radar contact 13,000 yards away. Without Shima's approval, his chief of staff ordered the two cruisers to maneuver for a torpedo strike against the distant and indistinct radar contacts. At 0422hrs Nachi and Ashigara each fired eight Type 93 torpedoes at the radar contacts. In fact, these were Oldendorf's flagship Louisville followed by Portland. Despite the element of surprise, the Japanese torpedo attack completely failed. Immediately after firing its torpedo broadside, Nachi faced disaster. The burning Mogami had loomed out of the darkness minutes before. Nachi's skipper failed to grasp that Mogami was underway, not stationary, and he failed to take proper measures to avoid the damaged cruiser. As Nachi was unable to pass forward of Mogami, the two ships side-swiped each other forward at 04:23. Frantic last-second maneuvers lessened the impact of the collision, but the result was still dramatic. Nachi took the worst of it, suffering a large gash in her bow at the waterline on her port side. Damage to the bow reduced her speed to 18 knots. Shima's four destroyers then continued north but failed to locate any targets. Fearing inevitable destruction, Shima decided to retreat south at 04:35. Although Oldendorf had dispatched his cruisers and destroyers to pursue the fleeing Japanese, his forces did not aggressively pursue, allowing Shima to escape. In the end, Oldendorf's pursuing cruisers only managed to catch the damaged Mogami and Asagumo, which they unsuccessfully attacked at 05:29. Despite sustaining additional hits, the Mogami continued to fight, escorted southwest by the destroyer Akebomo. The Asagumo, however, came under attack again at 07:02 and sank 19 minutes later. As Asagumo slipped under the waves, all that was left of Nishimura's force were hundreds of survivors in the water. Rescue efforts by at least four American destroyers resulted in only a handful being picked up. When one of Oldendorf's destroyer skippers asked at 07:35 what to do with the hundreds of men still in the water, Oldendorf simply replied, “Let them sink.” Japanese survivors who reached shore were, in many cases, killed by local inhabitants. While it seemed the Mogami might escape, Sprague's Taffy 1 group carriers launched their first strikes before 06:00. Four Avengers attacked the cruiser at 07:41 but failed to score any hits. Around 08:40, 21 aircraft also targeted Shima's force, but only inflicted minor strafing damage on the destroyer Shiranuhi. Before Sprague could continue his air attacks, new developments were occurring off Samar as Kurita's warships approached Rear-Admiral Clifton Sprague's Taffy 3 group. At 06:44, a lookout from the Yamato made visual contact, though he mistakenly identified the escorting destroyers as heavy cruisers and battleships.  Kurita's initial orders increased the confusion generated by the first contact at 06:44. He ordered “General Attack” at 07:03, meaning that each ship or division proceeded on its own against the Americans. This tactic abandoned any pretense of coordination between the various elements of the 1st Striking Force. Battleships Yamato and Nagato remained together, but Kongo and Haruna operated individually. For most of the engagement, the six heavy cruisers operated in three groups of two. The two destroyer flotillas, each led by a light cruiser, were kept to the rear by Kurita. He held his destroyers back to maintain their fuel reserves by not having them maneuver at high speeds, instead sending his heavy cruisers ahead to pursue at full speed. This precluded them from screening the heavy ships and kept them out of position to make a torpedo attack. The General Attack decision was a critical error. It resulted in a loss of control by Kurita and a melee for the next two hours. His rationale for ordering an immediate, but uncoordinated, attack was to close the range as quickly as possible and knock out the carriers' flight decks. Throughout the battle, Kurita maneuvered to keep the weather gauge; by so doing, he could prevent the carriers from turning into the wind to conduct flight operations. Meanwhile, an Avenger from Kadashan Bay sighted Kurita's force at 06:47 following radar contacts. Despite his surprise, Sprague immediately ordered Taffy 3 to head east, increased speed to 17.5 knots, directed every ship to lay smoke, and launched all available aircraft at 06:55. Realizing the gravity of the situation, Sprague began sending clear text messages at 07:01 to report his predicament and request assistance. Sprague's main objective was to delay the Japanese forces until reinforcements could arrive. To achieve this, he decided to use smoke screens and continuous air assaults, supported by Taffy 2's aircraft, to hinder Kurita's ships. As Kurita's cruisers advanced north, Sprague opted to maneuver southwest, moving closer to Leyte Gulf and the potential assistance from the 7th Fleet. Starting at 06:59, Kurita's battleships began firing from long range, with their salvos becoming more frequent and accurate. To mitigate this pressure, Sprague directed his forces into a rain squall from 07:06 to 07:15. Once clear of the squall, he changed course southward towards the approaching help from Leyte Gulf. Meanwhile, as Kurita's ships continued east before turning south, the range of Sprague's carriers was extended, and the rain and smoke impaired the accuracy of the Japanese gunners. Sprague also ordered his three destroyers to launch a torpedo counterattack to shield the escort carriers as they emerged from the squall. The Johnston, charging through enemy fire, engaged the cruiser Kumano with gunfire to close the distance for a torpedo attack. At 10,000 yards, the Johnston fired all ten of its torpedoes, scoring a critical hit that slowed the cruiser and forced it to retreat. It was inevitable that Evans would pay a price for approaching so close to a collection of enemy cruisers and battleships. This came at 0730hrs in the form of three large shells (possibly fired from Yamato) and a number of smaller shells that struck Johnston. The armor-piercing shells failed to explode, but damage was extensive. The aft machinery room was destroyed, which reduced speed to 17 knots. Most of the 5in./38 guns were knocked out, but after repairs were made during a providential 10-minute respite as a squall passed over, three were brought back online. The battleship evaded the torpedoes at 07:33 and retaliated with devastating gunfire against the Hoel. By 07:30, all operational aircraft were airborne, prompting Sprague to order the initial attacks on the heavy cruisers approaching his port quarter. Unrelenting American air attacks were the main reason for the Japanese defeat. Taffy aircrews were not highly trained for maritime attack, and torpedoes or armor-piercing bombs were in short supply. Most Avengers were launched with bombs instead of more effective torpedoes for two reasons. Torpedoes took more time and preparation to load, and the deck crews on Taffy 3 did not have the luxury of time. Also, once loaded with a heavy torpedo, the Avengers could only be launched if the escort carrier steamed into the wind. Moving downwind, like Taffy 3 was forced to do for most of the action, did not get enough wind across the flight deck. The first attacks by Taffy 3 aircraft were conducted in groups of two or three with aircraft not properly armed for attacking ships. Because Taffy 3 could not steam into the wind while being pursued by Kurita's force, recovering aircraft during the battle was impossible. When they ran out of ordnance or fuel, they had to land on Taffy 2 or fly 100NM to the newly opened airfield at Tacloban. Even when lightly armed or unevenly unarmed, the aircraft made unceasing strafing runs in the case of the Wildcats or dummy bombing runs in the case of the Avengers. These attacks were poorly coordinated, but the Japanese, on the receiving end of incessant attacks, saw it differently. After the battle, Kurita and others commented that the attacks were well coordinated, skillful, and aggressive. At 07:35, ten Avengers struck the cruiser Suzuya just as Vice-Admiral Shiraishi Kazutaka was boarding, scoring a near miss that reduced her speed to 20 knots and took her out of the battle. The damaged Hoel then attempted a second torpedo attack on the heavy cruiser Haguro at 07:50 but failed to hit the target. However, this attack forced the Superbattleship Yamato to open fire at 0659hrs. Her third salvo straddled White Plains, with one of the shells striking the carrier and causing some underwater damage. Around 0800hrs, to evade torpedoes fired from Hoel aimed at Haguro, Yamato turned due north. This evasive maneuver forced her to the north for almost ten minutes until the torpedo tracks disappeared, placing her at the rear of Kurita's formation and effectively removing her from the battle for a period. Nagato opened fire at 0701hrs at a carrier assessed to be 36,000 yards away. After the three salvos, the battleship stopped firing having hit nothing. At 07:54, the Heermann launched seven torpedoes at Haguro, but they missed. Destroyer escorts Samuel B. Roberts, Raymond, and Dennis also joined in the attack but also failed to score hits, though they managed to escape unharmed. The Heermann subsequently launched a second torpedo attack on the Haruna at 08:00, but once again, none of the torpedoes hit their mark. Despite using smoke and evading shell splashes, the Heermann avoided damage. The first ship to succumb to the barrage of Japanese shellfire was the crippled Hoel. After her run against Haguro, and only able to make 17 knots, she was trapped between Kongo on one side and four heavy cruisers on the other. Using every possible method to evade the storm of shells directed against his ship, Kintberger survived for well over an hour after the first hit was recorded. Hoel took as many as 23 hits, but the actual number will never be known since most passed through the ship without exploding. The final engine was knocked out at 0830hrs, bringing the ship to a halt. As the crew abandoned ship under continued fire, the Hoel finally rolled over at 08:55. Meanwhile, the Japanese cruisers continued to close in on the escort carriers. Under fire from the battleships, Sprague's initial course was to the eastsoutheast at full speed—17.5 knots. As the Japanese heavy cruisers began to pressure his formation's port quarter, Sprague was forced to alter course to the southwest. Kalinin Bay was at the rear of the formation. She took a battleship shell at 0750hrs (probably from Haruna) that went through the hangar deck and out of her unarmored hull. As many as 14 other hits followed, all probably from 8in. shells. Kalinin Bay retaliated against the cruisers at 18,000 yards with her aft 5in./38 gun. The smoke generated from all six carriers and from the destroyers and destroyer escorts on their starboard quarter succeeded in hiding the carriers from direct Japanese observation for much of the battle. The Japanese shot slowly and methodically with four-gun salvos, allowing the escort carriers to chase salvos. The smoke and evasive maneuvering kept damage to a minimum, but of the six escort carriers, four were eventually hit. Fanshaw Bay took six 8in. hits, all forward, that killed three and wounded 20. White Plains took a probable 6in. hit and suffered light damage. Kitkun Bay was not hit but suffered several personnel casualties from near misses. St. Lo suffered no damage during the battle. The Gambier Bay bore the brunt of enemy fire, with an initial shell igniting a fire at 08:10. Ten minutes later, a devastating hit reduced her speed to 11 knots and forced the carrier to lag behind the rest of the formation. At 08:22, Yamato reentered the fray, intensifying the assault on the carrier. Heermann closed on the carrier at 0841hrs to find her burning and listing 20°. Continued Japanese fire resulted in more hits, with most of the armor-piercing shells passing through the ship. Hit by as many as 26 shells from Yamato, Haruna, and several cruisers, Gambier Bay went dead in the water at 0845hrs; five minutes later, the captain gave the order to abandon ship. Gambier Bay capsized at 0907hrs, one of only two carriers sunk by gunfire during the entire war. Meanwhile, at 08:26, Sprague ordered the destroyer escorts on the starboard side of the formation to position themselves between the carriers and the Japanese heavy cruisers on their port side. As John C. Butler and Dennis engaged the enemy cruisers, the latter sustained minor damage from two hits. Samuel B. Roberts also was struck at 0850hrs. At 0900hrs, the destroyer escort was hit by two or three 14in. shells from Kongo. The large shells tore a huge hole in the side of the ship and knocked out all power. A total of six shells hit the ship. This prompted an order to abandon ship at 0910hrs for the crew of 178. Half (89 of them) did not survive. Samuel B. Roberts sank at 1005hrs. During this time, Rear-Admiral Kimura Masatomi instructed his destroyers to launch a torpedo attack at 08:45, targeting Kalinin Bay. Fortunately, Johnston detected the new threat and made a daring suicide charge through the smoke. Evans engaged Yahagi with gunfire at 7,000 yards, and several hits were gained. Then Evans engaged the next destroyer in column, again claiming several hits. Kimura ordered his torpedoes fired from about 10,500 yards—not an ideal range for even the formidable Type 93. Yahagi launched seven torpedoes at 0905hrs, followed by three destroyers beginning at 0915hrs, Urakaze fired four, Isokaze eight, and Yukikaze four. Evans may have been responsible for Kimura's premature torpedo attack, but now his ship was about to pay the ultimate price. The Japanese destroyers and Yahagi took Johnston under fire, joined by as many as three heavy cruisers. The hits began to pile up. By 0920hrs, Evans was reduced to conning the ship by yelling orders through an open hatch on the fantail to men below turning the rudder manually. At 0945hrs, Evans finally gave the order to abandon ship. The Japanese destroyers closed in and continued to pound the wreck. After an epic fight, Johnston rolled over and sank at 1010hrs. Most of the crew of 327 got into the water, but 186, including Evans, were lost. Meanwhile, Rear-Admiral Felix Stump's Taffy 2 group began their strikes against Kurita's fleet, with 15 Avengers and 20 Wildcats successfully hitting the Haguro with a bomb at 08:25. Five minutes later, six Avengers and 20 Wildcats from Taffy 3 joined forces with 16 Avengers and 8 Wildcats from Taffy 2 to launch a major assault on the enemy cruisers. At 08:50, the Chokai was attacked, and by 09:05, it had sustained severe damage from a bomb hit. The destroyer Fujinami arrived to assist at 10:18, but by then, the cruiser was immobilized. The destroyer evacuated the crew and sank the Chokai with torpedoes. At 08:54, four Avengers targeted the Chikuma, landing a critical torpedo hit that caused significant flooding. With American aircraft focusing on the Japanese warships, Kurita decided to withdraw at 09:11, planning to regroup and return to Leyte Gulf. Another attack against Suzuya was mounted at 1050hrs by as many as 30 aircraft. This time, a near miss amidships turned deadly. Shrapnel from the bomb ignited the torpedoes in the starboard forward mount, igniting a fire that caused other torpedoes to explode at 1100hrs. The explosion caused extensive damage to the secondary battery and the machinery, which left the ship unmaneuverable. For a second time in the morning, Vice Admiral Shiraishi had to transfer, this time to Tone. The fires reached the remaining torpedoes, with a large explosion resulting at 1200hrs. In turn, this caused the magazine of the secondary battery to explode, and soon the entire ship was an inferno. Surviving crewmen were taken off by destroyer Okinami after the order to abandon ship was given at 1300hrs, and at 1320hrs Suzuya sank. Twohundred forty-seven men were lost. The Tone suffered a bomb hit at 12:40, and three minutes later, Noshiro experienced minor damage from near misses. The destroyer Nowaki was tasked with rescuing Chikuma's crew and then scuttling the crippled cruiser, which was completed by 11:00. Due to these air attacks and fearing total destruction if the battle continued, Kurita signaled Toyoda at 12:36 to abandon the attack on Leyte Gulf and began his retreat north. During this withdrawal, Kurita's force faced attacks from 37 Avengers and 19 Wildcats at 12:45, resulting in only minor damage to Nagato and Tone. Subsequent strikes by Stump's carriers were also ineffective, but Sprague's carriers' total of 441 sorties that day was a notable accomplishment. At 13:15, 100 aircraft from Admiral McCain's carrier, which had been recalled on October 24 and were now arriving in the area, launched one of the longest carrier strikes of the war. Despite their efforts, they were unable to inflict additional damage. A follow-up strike at 15:00 with 52 planes also failed, allowing Kurita to escape. Tremendously outgunned, the commander of Taffy 3, Rear Admiral Clifton Sprague, began to plead for help minutes into the battle. As Kurita pressed his advantage, these pleas became more urgent. In response, Oldendorf recalled his advance guard at 0723hrs. Kinkaid ordered Oldendorf to bring his entire force north at 0847hrs to assist the escort carriers. He formed a task force of the battleships California, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania, because they had the most armor-piercing shells remaining. They were escorted by three heavy cruisers and 20 destroyers with 165 torpedoes. The next strike consisting of ten Avengers, each with two 500lb bombs instead of torpedoes, escorted by five Wildcats, all from Ommaney Bay, went after Mogami. The Avenger pilots claimed five hits on the cruiser; in fact, only two bombs struck the ship. By the time the attack concluded at 0910hrs, Mogami was dead in the water after the failure of her last turbine. New fires raged beyond control and the danger of the forward 8in. magazine exploding (the others had been flooded) put the entire crew in danger. After evacuating the remaining crew, the Akebono scuttled Mogami at 13:07, resulting in the loss of 191 men. Additionally, in the morning, Taffy 1 faced Admiral Onishi's first kamikaze attack. The first ship to be attacked was Santee. At 0740hrs, a kamikaze commenced its dive, gained complete surprise, and encountered no antiaircraft fire before hitting the ship forward on the flight deck. Fires from the resulting explosion were quickly put out, but not before 43 men had been killed or wounded. Within five minutes of the fires being extinguished, submarine I-56 slammed a torpedo into the ship. The converted tanker shook it off with no casualties and no loss of capability. The final aircraft also selected Petrof Bay but ended up going after Suwannee after it was damaged by antiaircraft fire. It struck the carrier on the flight deck forward of the aft aircraft elevator. The Zero's 551lb bomb exploded, creating a hole on the hangar deck. The fires were put out within minutes, and within two hours flight operations had resumed. The suicide pilots approached the remaining five escort carriers at low level before popping up to altitude a few miles from their target. At this point they were detected on radar, but no interception by defending Wildcats was possible. At 1049hrs, Kitkun Bay was attacked by a single Zero. The pilot failed to hit the carrier's bridge, but his aircraft hit the port-side catwalk before crashing into the sea. The ship incurred damage when the Zero's bomb exploded close alongside. Two more suicide aircraft were dispatched by antiaircraft fire. The last two Zeros selected White Plains for their attentions. One came in from astern but missed the ship after crashing into the water close aboard the port side. The other was deterred by antiaircraft fire and headed toward St. Lo. The last kamikaze was the most skillful. At 1053hrs, the Zero came in over the stern of St. Lo and dropped his bomb before performing a shallow dive into the flight deck amidships. The aircraft slid off the bow, leaving a trail of fire on the flight deck from its fuel. The fire was no problem to deal with, but the bomb penetrated the flight deck and exploded in the hangar deck, where six aircraft were being fueled and armed. The resulting explosion forced the ship to be abandoned, and 32 minutes after being struck, the ship sank with 114 crewmen after the fires reached its magazines. St. Lo was the first ship sunk by kamikaze attack. At 1110hrs, another four kamikazes appeared and selected Kalinin Bay for attack. Two were shot down by antiaircraft fire. The other pair both scored glancing hits. One Zero was hit by antiaircraft fire, remained in control, and then hit the flight deck at a shallow angle and slid overboard. The second hit the ship with a glancing blow aft. Looking north, despite losing contact with Ozawa's force overnight, Mitscher decided to launch an initial strike of 130 aircraft, led by Commander McCampbell, by 06:00. At the same time, he dispatched search aircraft, which reestablished contact with Ozawa's now reunited Main Body at 07:10. The American strike was then directed toward the enemy, and McCampbell's planes successfully located Ozawa's carriers at 08:10, beginning their assault. Despite encountering 13 Zeros on combat air patrol, the Helldivers struck first at 08:30, targeting the enemy carriers. They were followed by strafing Hellcats and torpedo-armed Avengers. The hour-long attack resulted in significant damage: Zuikaku was hit by three bombs and one torpedo, leading to fires, flooding, and a severe list; Zuiho sustained a single bomb hit causing fires on the hangar deck; Chitose was heavily damaged by three near misses that ruptured its unarmored hull, causing flooding and a severe list, and it sank at 09:37 with 904 casualties; the light cruiser Tama was torpedoed and had to make its way to Okinawa for repairs; the cruiser Oyodo suffered light damage from a bomb hit; and the destroyer Akizuki was hit amidships, caught fire, and broke apart before sinking following a major explosion. As this attack unfolded, Mitscher launched a second wave of 36 aircraft, which arrived at the target area around 09:45. Under McCampbell's coordination, these planes focused on the carrier Chiyoda, which was hit by one bomb and several damaging near misses that caused flooding and a list, ultimately bringing the carrier to a halt. Simultaneously, he deployed search aircraft, which reestablished contact with Ozawa's now reunited Main Body at 07:10. With the American strike directed towards this position, McCampbell's planes successfully located the enemy at 08:10 and began their assault on Ozawa's carriers. The Japanese were aware of the impending arrival of the initial strike, since radar aboard Zuikaku had detected the American aircraft at 08:04 about 110NM to the southwest. Four Zeros were already on CAP; these were joined by the last nine fighters on Zuikaku. Such a meager CAP meant that survival of Ozawa's ships depended on their ability to throw up accurate anti-aircraft fire and maneuver adeptly under dive-bombing and torpedo attack. According to American pilots, Japanese anti-aircraft fire was heavy and began with a display of multi-colored explosions at 15NM out as Ise and Hyuga fired sanshiki-dan incendiary shells from their 14in. main battery. The small Japanese CAP raced toward the approaching American formation, but the escorting Hellcats prevented them from reaching the Helldivers or Avengers. Essex Hellcats claimed nine Zeros, but one Hellcat was shot down and its pilot left in the water to witness the unfolding attack; he was rescued after the battle. The Helldivers launched the initial attack on the enemy carriers at 08:30, followed by strafing runs from Hellcats and then torpedo attacks from Avengers. Zuikaku came under attack from dive-bombers and torpedo bombers from Intrepid, and two light carriers. Five minutes into the attack, Zuikaku was hit by three bombs amidships, which created a fire on the lower and upper hangar decks. Just minutes later, a torpedo launched by an Avenger from either Intrepid or San Jacinto struck the ship on her port side. One of the engine rooms was flooded, and one of the shafts was damaged and had to be shut down. The ensuing flooding caused a severe list, but this was quickly corrected to a manageable 6°. The veteran carrier had an experienced and capable damage-control team. By 0850hrs, the fires were extinguished, and 23 knots were restored using the starboard shafts. However, steering was uneven, and the ship's transmitters were out of commission. Since she was no longer suitable as a flagship, plans were made to transfer Ozawa and his staff to cruiser Oyodo. Before this could happen, the second strike showed up.  Zuiho was caught out of formation launching aircraft when the first attack began. Enterprise's strike group targeted the veteran light carrier known to her crew as a lucky ship, since she had survived three earlier carrier battles. Reports from Enterprise air crew stated that the carrier was left dead in the water and on fire. In exchange, one Enterprise Avenger was seriously damaged by antiaircraft fire and was rolled over the side of the carrier when it landed back onboard. Another Enterprise Hellcat was lost to Zero attack. Intrepid Helldivers also selected Zuiho for attack and claimed hits. In fact, Zuiho suffered three near misses followed by a direct bomb hit at 0835hrs. The explosion caused fires on the hangar deck, but these were out by 0855hrs. After the dive-bombers did their work, torpedo bombers from Essex and Lexington attacked Zuiho, but no hits were gained. Light carrier Chitose was crippled early and was the first of Ozawa's carriers to sink. At 0835hrs, she was attacked by dive-bombers from Essex and Lexington. Helldivers from Essex reported dropping 12 bombs and claimed 8 hits, leaving the carrier burning and listing. In fact, Chitose suffered three near misses along her port side. This was enough to rupture the carrier's unarmored hull. The resulting flooding knocked out two boiler rooms and caused a severe 27° list. Damage-control efforts reduced the list and kept power, but steering was only accomplished by using the engines. At 0915hrs, progressive flooding knocked out the starboard engine room and speed fell below 14 knots. Ten minutes later, flooding caused all power to be lost and the list increased to a dangerous 30°. Hyuga was directed to tow the carrier, but her condition was beyond salvage. Chitose sank at 0937hrs with the loss of 904 officers and men; another 601 were saved. Light cruiser Tama was attacked by torpedo bombers from Belleau Wood and San Jacinto. One torpedo hit the ship in her boiler room. After emergency repairs, the cruiser was ordered to proceed independently to Okinawa at her best speed of 14 knots.  Oyodo was also subjected to attack and was slightly damaged. At 0848hrs, she was struck by a bomb and two rockets and recorded near misses from bombs. The cruiser's speed was unimpaired. Large destroyer Akizuki also came under attack from aircraft in the first strike. At 0842hrs the ship was struck amidships and set afire. The ship lost power and fell out of formation. Within minutes, a large explosion was noted amidships and at 0856hrs Akizuki broke in two and quickly sank. The cause was either a torpedo or a bomb hit that detonated torpedoes in the amidships torpedo mount. The commanding officer and 150 officers and men were pulled out of the water before more air attacks forced destroyer Maki to abandon rescue operations. Meanwhile, as this attack unfolded, Mitscher launched a second strike of 36 aircraft, which reached the target area around 09:45. Coordinated by McCampbell, these planes focused on the carrier Chiyoda, which was hit by one bomb and several near misses, resulting in flooding and a severe list, ultimately bringing the carrier to a halt. The climax of Halsey's battle of annihilation against the Main Body should have been an engagement by Task Force 34 with six of the world's most powerful battleships. But this was never to be. The plight of the escort carriers off Samar brought a flurry of urgent pleas to Halsey for assistance. These began at 07:07 with a plain text message from Kinkaid. In response, Halsey ordered Task Group 38.1 to steam west from Ulithi to support Kinkaid, but otherwise remained focused on crushing Ozawa with the rest of Task Force 38. This changed when Nimitz weighed in at 10:00 with an inquiry on the location of Admiral Lee's battleships, which finally prompted Halsey to order Task Force 34, supported by Task Group 38.2, south at 10:15. At this point, Task Force 34 was some 42NM away from Ozawa's remnants. This order was executed at 11:15 when the battleships turned south, yet the change of orders came too late. Even at their best speed, the battle line could not arrive off San Bernardino Strait until about 01:00 on October 26. At 13:45, Task Force 34 also slowed from 20 to 12 knots to fuel destroyers, something that took until 16:22.  By noon, as Ozawa transferred to the Oyodo, Mitscher launched his third strike. Launched between 1145hrs and1200hrs, the third strike was the largest and most effective of the day. It was active over the target area from about 1310hrs to 1400hrs with some 200 aircraft, 75 percent of which had taken part in the initial strike in the morning. The strike coordinator was Commander T. Hugh Winters from Lexington. By this point, the Main Body's formation was in a shambles. Two carriers were located to the north with a battleship and what was reported as two cruisers. Another carrier was located some 20NM to the south on fire and listing. A second battleship, a cruiser, and a destroyer were nearby the crippled carrier. Winters ordered TG 38.3's 98 aircraft from Essex, Lexington, and Langley, to go after the two operational carriers. Aircraft from Lexington focused on Zuikaku. By 1100hrs, Ozawa had departed his flagship and transferred to Oyodo. The nine surviving Zeros on CAP were forced to ditch around 1030hrs, so for the rest of the day the Americans faced no air opposition. Zuikaku worked up to 24 knots shortly after the third strike was spotted at 1308hrs. The attack by Helldivers and Avengers was well coordinated, with the Avengers coming in from both bows in an anvil attack. In less than ten minutes, Zuikaku was subjected to six torpedo hits—two on the starboard side and four on the port side. The first was a hit at 1315hrs that failed to detonate. The last of the six hit at 1323hrs. Within minutes of the last torpedo hit, the mighty carrier was listing to port by 14° and was dead in the water after all power was lost. In addition to the torpedoes, four bombs hit the ship, which resulted in renewed fires on the hangar decks. At 1327, with the list increasing to 21°, the crew was ordered up to the flight deck. The captain gave a final address and then the ensign was lowered. Finally, after this touch of the dramatic, the crew was ordered to abandon ship at 1358hrs. The ship rolled over at 1414hrs and took the captain, 48 other officers, and 794 enlisted men with her. Essex's strike focused on Zuiho. When aircraft from TG 38.4 arrived, including Enterprise's second strike of six Hellcats, ten Helldivers, and five Avengers, most were also directed at Zuiho at 1310hrs followed by more at 1330hrs. At 1317hrs, the carrier was hit by one torpedo on her starboard quarter. According to Japanese accounts, one small bomb hit the aft elevator, followed by seven very close near misses, and then 60 more near misses. Bomb fragments caused flooding in the starboard engine room and created a 13° list.  Mitscher's fourth strike, launched around 13:15 and reaching the target area by 14:45, involved 40 aircraft but only achieved ten near misses on the Zuiho and four near misses on the battleship Ise. Despite this, the Zuiho ultimately sank at 15:26, with 215 men lost. At 16:10, Mitscher launched his fifth strike, while a strong surface force under Rear-Admiral Laurance DuBose closed in on Chiyoda to finish her off. DuBose's force first encountered Chiyoda dead in the water with light cruiser Isuzu nearby preparing to rescue survivors. Isuzu quickly fled, leaving the heavy cruisers to open fire at Chiyoda at 1624hrs from some 20,000 yards. The carrier responded with her 5in. dual-purpose guns, but against a stationary target the American cruiser scored quickly and often and after 15 minutes the carrier was a mass of flames. A towering column of black smoke marked Chiyoda's final moments. At 1655hrs, the carrier rolled over—there were no survivors from her crew of 970 men.  Between 17:10 and 17:40, the fifth strike, consisting of 85 aircraft, targeted the Ise. However, due to pilot fatigue, only one bomb hit the battleship, with 34 near misses causing minor flooding. The sister ship, Hyuga, which was positioned south of the Main Body, experienced seven near misses but no direct hits. Mitscher then launched a final strike of 36 aircraft at 17:10, which reached the target area about an hour later but failed to cause further damage. Overall, Task Force 38 executed 527 sorties against Ozawa's force that day, marking the most intense effort by fast carriers against naval targets up to that point. Despite the lack of significant air opposition and heavy but largely ineffective anti-aircraft fire, the results were underwhelming. The limited damage can be attributed to heavy anti-aircraft fire, effective ship maneuvering, and pilot fatigue from previous attacks on the Sibuyan Sea. The Battle off Cape Engaño was not over yet. As DuBose's mop-up force continued north, they encountered three destroyers rescuing survivors from Zuikaku and Zuiho. At 18:52, DuBose's light cruisers engaged the Hatsuzuki, which tried to resist but was ultimately destroyed by the intense gunfire, sinking at 20:59. DuBose ceased his pursuit at 21:30. This decision was timely, as Hatsuzuki's distress calls led Ozawa to advance south with three battleships and one destroyer at 20:41. Finding no targets, Ozawa turned back at 23:30, bringing the battle to an end. On his retreat, two wolf packs were lying in wait. Although Ise avoided significant damage from a powerful torpedo attack at 18:44,  the Tama, already damaged, wasn't as fortunate. The cruiser was proceeding independently to Okinawa at 14 knots after taking a torpedo in the first air attack. Jallao's skipper fired three torpedoes from her bow tubes, but they all missed. He quickly lined up another shot with the four stern tubes. Three of the four hit, and two exploded. The damage was catastrophic, causing Tama to break in two and quickly sink. There were no survivors from the crew of some 450 men. Meanwhile, Halsey had dispatched the fastest ships from his battle line at 16:22 in a last-ditch effort to intercept Kurita's force before it could navigate the San Bernardino Strait. However, they arrived too late, as aircraft from Independence detected Kurita's force moving through the strait at 21:40. The only ship that did not make it was the destroyer Nowaki, which, overloaded with survivors from Chikuma, was attacked by the American forces at 00:54 on October 26 and was swiftly sunk by 01:32. During this time, General Krueger's offensive persisted with General Sibert's 10th Corps and General Hodge's 24th Corps making steady progress inland. To the north, cavalry units secured San Juanico Strait, while Colonel Newman's 3rd Battalion captured Hill C and Colonel Chapman's 2nd Battalion took Hill B despite heavy resistance. Additionally, Chapman's 1st Battalion secured Hill 85, and the majority of the 3rd Battalion advanced towards Castilla, 8000 yards southwest of Palo. Further south, a patrol from the 383rd Regiment reached the Binahaan River and linked up with Chapman's Company K; the 382nd Regiment pushed beyond Aslom and Kanmonhag; Colonel May's Company K attempted, but failed, to capture Tabontabon; the 17th and 184th Regiments consolidated their newly captured positions on Burauen while sending patrols towards Dagami; and the 32nd Regiment made some headway toward the Buri airstrip but was still unable to capture it. By October 26, Shima's two heavy cruisers and two destroyers had successfully evaded several PT boat attacks and made their escape. However, the damaged cruiser Abukuma, under the protection of destroyer Ushio, was struck by 43 B-24 heavy bombers in the Sulu Sea. Usually high-altitude attacks on ships were totally ineffective, so the bombers came in at an altitude of about 6,500ft. In the first attack, Abukuma took a direct hit in the area of her bridge at 1006hrs and another aft. The second group of bombers scored a damaging near miss forward, and then a direct hit aft that knocked out one of the shafts and the steering equipment. The resulting fires spread to the engine rooms and the torpedo mounts located aft. When the fires reached the torpedoes, four exploded at 1037hrs. A third attack at 1044hrs brought only near misses. Abukuma was mortally damaged but remained afloat long enough for 284 of the crew to leave the ship. The veteran cruiser, part of the force that attacked Pearl Harbor, sank at 1242hrs with the loss of 220 men (added to the loss of 37 from the torpedo hit from the PT boat). As they came in at a lower altitude, Abukuma and Ushio were able to account for three bombers in this action.  On the same day, kamikaze attacks resumed against Taffy 1. Three Zeros penetrated the CAP and attacked Suwannee, which had completed repairs from the prior day's suicide attack. One Zero hit the flight deck and smashed into a group of ten aircraft parked on the bow. The aircraft were quickly engulfed in flames that spread down into the hangar bay, where another ten fueled aircraft were preparing to be brought up to the flight deck. The resulting fires on the hangar deck were put out, followed two hours later by the fire on the flight deck. The crew paid a high price for saving their ship— 85 dead, 58 missing, and 102 wounded. Other kamikazes selected Sangamon and Petrof Bay for attack; both carriers reported being near-missed. The initial success of the kamikaze attacks, including one carrier sunk and five damaged, gave the Japanese hope that they had found a way to halt the American naval advance. This marked the beginning of the Kamikaze era in the Pacific War. As Kurita's force moved through the Sibuyan Sea, Admirals McCain and Bogan launched a strike at 06:00 with 257 aircraft. Despite this effort, the exhausted pilots managed only three bomb hits on Kumano, causing moderate damage. Aircraft from Wasp and Cowpens also found Kurita's main force. Noshiro was able to evade six torpedoes aimed at her, but at 0852hrs one struck with devastating effect. The ship lost all power and within minutes developed a 26° list to port. The next attack was conducted by aircraft from Hornet. A second torpedo hit the lightly protected cruiser at 1039hrs, and at 1113hrs she sank bow first. By this point, Kurita's destroyers were down to their last few tons of fuel, forcing them to reduce speed. Destroyers had to shift fuel among themselves to reach a tanker positioned at Coron Bay. Hayashimo was forced to temporarily anchor off Semirara Island south of Mindoro. She was attacked by Avengers from 1045hrs to 1050hrs, and had her bow blown off by a torpedo. As a result, she was grounded and sank in shallow water off Semirara Island. Kurita's remaining ships managed to reach Coron Bay or Brunei, except for the destroyers Fujinami and Shiranui, which were sunk by air attacks on October 27, resulting in the loss of their crews, including those from Chokai aboard Fujinami. By the end of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the IJN had been effectively decimated. Despite suffering a severe defeat, Admiral Mikawa assessed that he still had enough resources to carry out Operation TA, which involved transporting reinforcements to Ormoc. On October 24, the cruiser Kinu and the destroyer Uranami escorted five transports through intense strafing fire to Cagayan. After boarding the 41st Regiment, Admiral Sakonju's convoy set sail the next morning and successfully landed the reinforcements at Ormoc early on October 26. Although they faced occasional enemy air attacks, they did not incur significant troop losses. Sakonju then sent three transports to Manila, but these were targeted by aircraft from Sprague's carriers. The attacks resulted in two bomb hits on Uranami and three on Kinu, leading to the sinking of both ships in the Visayan Sea. Another transport proceeded to Bohol, embarked the 169th Independent Battalion, and landed them at Ormoc on October 27. Although the Leyte beachheads were secured against sea-based attacks, the Americans could not control all surrounding waters, allowing Generals Yamashita and Suzuki to continue reinforcing the island. This marks the conclusion of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. In exchange for the loss of one light carrier, two escort carriers, two destroyers, one destroyer escort, one submarine, one PT boat, 255 aircraft, and about 2,000 men, the Americans had destroyed approximately 300 enemy planes and sunk 28 warships, including the carrier Zuikaku (the last survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack), three light carriers, three battleships, ten cruisers, and eleven destroyers, with a total of 12,000 Japanese casualties. Despite losing all his carriers, Ozawa fulfilled his expected role and managed to survive the battle with two battleships and two cruisers. After the war, he noted that the final three strikes were not damaging, and his chief of staff remarked that he was unimpressed with the American pilots' quality. In contrast, Halsey faced severe criticism for his controversial decision to leave San Bernardino Strait unguarded while moving his entire force north. If he had employed more strategic thinking and embraced decentralized decision-making, Mitscher's carriers could have engaged and defeated both Ozawa and Kurita. Nishimura also performed his duties effectively; despite losing his life and almost his entire force, he diverted the 7th Fleet's surface forces, leaving Kinkaid's transports and escort carriers vulnerable to Kurita's attack. The Shima force contributed nothing to the mission but survived largely intact. Kurita demonstrated bravery throughout the battle but was occasionally indecisive. Although he was not responsible for the losses at the Sibuyan Sea and was unlucky with his lookouts misidentifying cruisers and battleships among Sprague's escort carriers, he faced American tactics that he perceived as skillful. Sprague's desperate maneuvers to avoid annihilation were seen by the Japanese as tactical excellence. Kurita acknowledged the effective performance of American destroyers, which broke up his formation with torpedo attacks and utilized smoke screens effectively. Both Kurita and his chief of staff found the American air attacks to be relentless, aggressive, skillful, and well-coordinated, considering them the most proficient attacks encountered by the 1st Striking Force throughout the battle. In the end, Toyoda's Sho-Go plan was fundamentally flawed and destined for failure. Although it contained some clever elements that exploited weaknesses in the US Navy's command structure, it was ultimately incapable of success and served only as a means of the IJN's destruction. Even if Kurita had advanced into Leyte Gulf, it would have provided no significant military advantage for the Japanese and would likely have led to the complete destruction of Kurita's forces. The failure of Sho-Go left the Japanese without a fleet and with no realistic hope of defeating the Americans. However, the emergence of Kamikaze attacks allowed Japan to continue the war for a while longer. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. The Imperial Japanese Navy was virtually annihilated during the battle of Leyte Gulf. Few of her mighty warships remained and now she would cling to desperate measures to try and force the Americans to sue for an early peace to retain pieces of her empire. How long could Japan drag this war on?

In this Episode: LindaAnn Rogers, Tom Bradshaw, Matthew Lampe, Nic Krueger, Lee Crowson, Rich Cruz, Dr. Martha Grajdek, Cynthia Mehrkam   Visit us https://www.seboc.com/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/sebocLI Join an open-mic event: https://www.seboc.com/events   References Ansell, C., & Boin, A. (2019). Taming deep uncertainty: The potential of pragmatist principles for understanding and improving strategic crisis management. Administration & Society, 51(7), 1079-1112.   Barton, M. A., Sutcliffe, K. M., Vogus, T. J., & DeWitt, T. (2015). Performing under uncertainty: Contextualized engagement in wildland firefighting. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 23(2), 74-83.   Hoel, M. R. (2021). Risk and uncertainty in team decision-making-Case study in an Arctic context (Master's thesis, UiT Norges arktiske universitet).   Ramnund, V. (2020). Strategic decision-making in the context of crisis and uncertainty. University of Pretoria (South Africa).

This is the first part of our conversation. The full episode and the complete archive of Subversive episodes, including exclusive episodes and my writing, are available on Substack. You can also subscribe to the podcast sans writing on Patreon for a bit less. This is how the show is financed and grows, so I appreciate every contribution! Please subscribe at: ⁠https://www.alexkaschuta.com/⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/aksubversive⁠ Our conversation explores the concept of pronatalism, the role of parents in shaping the values and behaviors of their children, the influence of genetics and culture, the limitations of heritability studies, and the challenges of navigating the complex nature vs. nurture debate. We also talk about the complexity of personality traits, the challenges of measuring and understanding them, the different flavors of traits, and the role of parenting in shaping them. The discussion also touches on the search for meaning in life, the impact of career choices, the importance of parenting styles, and the need for pro-natalist policies. Erik Hoel is an essayist, a neuroscientist, a novelist, and the author of one of my favorite Substacks: The Intrinsic Perspective Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Pronatalism and the Repugnant Conclusion 09:17 The Role of Parents in Shaping Values and Behaviors 18:59 Genetics, Heritability, and the Nature vs. Nurture Debate 40:22 The Complexity of Personality Traits 42:07 The Challenges of Measurement 46:12 Finding Meaning in Life 51:04 The Experience of Parenthood 56:49 Pronatalist Policies

Does parenting make you a better person? Can it improve your life? Neuroscientist Erik Hoel makes the self-interested case for parenting arguing that it makes you less jaded and more heartbroken (in a good way) for how you experience the world. Listen as new father Hoel speaks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the universal and particular truths surrounding parenting, and why the perception presented by the media is often at odds with our own experience. Topics include different parenting styles and their effects, how parents shape children's personalities and preferences, and the famous children's books that both men love and hate. The conversation closes with a discussion of the reliability of recent studies condemning homeschooling.

Fact Checking Erik Hoel's Comments on Julian Jaynes's Theory in "The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science." A brief discussion between Marcel Kuijsten and Brian J. McVeigh, fact checking Erik Hoel's recent comments on Julian Jaynes's theory in his book "The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science." They discuss a number of different problems with Erik Hoel's understanding of Julian Jaynes's theory. They also explain the critique of Jaynes's theory raised by Hoel (and originally made by Ned Block) referred to as the "use/mention error," and how that critique was later addressed by Julian Jaynes, Daniel Dennett, and Jan Sleutels. Read the blog post: https://www.julianjaynes.org/blog/fact-checks/fact-checking-erik-hoel/ Learn more about Julian Jaynes's theory or become a member by visiting the Julian Jaynes Society at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.julianjaynes.org⁠⁠⁠​. References from the video: Brian J. McVeigh, "Fact Checking Erik Hoel's “The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science,” August 6, 2023. (https://www.julianjaynes.org/blog/fact-checks/fact-checking-erik-hoel/) Julian Jaynes, "Afterword," in Julian Jaynes, "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind" (Mariner Books, 1976/1990). (https://www.amazon.com/Origin-Consciousness-Breakdown-Bicameral-Mind/dp/0618057072/) Jan Sleutels, "Greek Zombies: On the Alleged Absurdity of Substantially Unconscious Greek Minds," in Marcel Kuijsten (ed.) "Reflections on the Dawn of Consciousness: Julian Jaynes's Bicameral Mind Theory Revisited" (Julian Jaynes Society, 2006). (https://www.julianjaynes.org/book/reflections-on-the-dawn-of-consciousness/) Daniel Dennett, "Julian Jaynes' Software Archeology," Canadian Psychology, 1986, 27, 2, 149-154. (https://www.julianjaynes.org/resources/articles/julian-jaynes-software-archeology/) Marcel Kuijsten (ed.), "Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind: Interviews with Leading Thinkers on Julian Jaynes's Theory" (Julian Jaynes Society, 2022). (https://www.julianjaynes.org/book/conversations-on-consciousness-and-the-bicameral-mind/)

Del 2 av vår spesialepisode om Tromsø IL, med Sigurd Rushfeldt og Ole Martin Årst.Hvordan blir man en notorisk målscorer? Med Helstad, Rushfeldt og Årst i studio, får vi naturligvis svaret. Vi går også gjennom karrierene med hovedfokus på tiden i Tromsø, vi ser på det som har skjedd i vinter og TILs muligheter i 2024.Hovedsponsor: Lundblad MediaSponsorer: Scandic Ishavshotel Restaurant Roast, Schwenke & Sønn, Sparebank1 NordNorge, Olivita, Triko, Jekta Storsenter, Neumann Bygg, RSA Bil og Signal BredbåndPremie: 1 x sesongkortAlt du trenger å gjøre er å dele denne episoden i sosiale medier, og du er med i trekningen.Takk til:TV2 for lydklipp.Jørn Hoel for musikkJesper Horten Kjærnes for intro, outro og jinglerJan Erik Balto for verdens beste episodebilder.Takk til Tromsø IL og Tina Gjøvik for godt samarbeidFor annonsering: den69mann@outlook.com og jonasundet@gmail.com

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Ever wonder if your dreams were more than just dreams? Dive into an intriguing conversation with Erik Hoel on our latest “Securities” podcast with host Danny Crichton, as we explore the unexpected link between AI, neuroscience, and the enigmatic world of dreams.  What if dreams are our brain's way of preventing cognitive overfitting, much like synthetic datasets in machine learning? Could dreams be the human equivalent of synthetic data? This episode doesn't just stop at dreams. We end the conversation with a discussion of Erik's essay “Why we stopped making Einsteins” delves into the intriguing question of why, despite the widespread availability of knowledge through the internet, there hasn't been a noticeable surge in the emergence of geniuses or a new golden age of intellectualism. Hoel argues that the decline in the production of geniuses, or world-historic figures, is closely tied to changes in education, particularly the decline in personalized, one-on-one tutoring. Could AI be the revival in one-on-one tutoring that we need to unlock genius?  With engaging insights from guests Josh Wolfe and Samuel Arbesman. Don't miss this captivating episode that merges the mysterious with the scientific, offering a fresh perspective on the wonders of the human mind and the future of AI. Tune in and be part of a discussion that's reshaping our understanding of consciousness.

Healthy//Toxic Healthy versus Toxic is a podcast where licensed mental health professionals explore what makes a relationship healthy or unhealthy. Our hosts aim to provide a scientifically informed perspective on what factors go into making healthy relationships, how to build secure attachment, and how to be a better parent, child, partner, or friend.  References: Tokarev, A., Phillips, A. R., Hughes, D. J., & Irwing, P. (2017). Leader dark traits, workplace bullying, and employee depression: Exploring mediation and the role of the dark core. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 126(7), 911–920. Krasikova, D. V., Green, S. G., & LeBreton, J. M. (2013). Destructiveleadership a theoretical review, integration, and future research agenda.Journal of Management, 39,1308–1338.http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/01492063124... Hoel, H., Cooper, C. L., & Faragher, B. (2001). The experience of bullyingin Great Britain: The impact of organizational status.European Journalof Work and Organizational Psychology, 10,443–465.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13594320143... Baughman, H. M., Dearing, S., Giammarco, E., & Vernon, P. A. (2012).Relationships between bullying behaviours and the Dark Triad: A studywith adults.Personality and Individual Differences, 52,571–575.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2011... Want more mental health content? Check out our other Podcasts: Mental Health // Demystified with Dr. Tracey Marks  True Crime Psychology and Personality Cluster B: A Look At Narcissism, Antisocial, Borderline, and Histrionic Disorders Here, Now, Together with Rou Reynolds   Links for Dr. Grande Dr. Grande on YouTube Produced by Ars Longa Media Learn more at arslonga.media. Produced by: Erin McCue Executive Producer: Patrick C. Beeman, MD Legal Stuff The information presented in this podcast is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only and is not professional advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the "Securities" podcast, host Danny Crichton leads a discussion on consciousness with guests Erik Hoel, Josh Wolfe, and Samuel Arbesman. They dive into "The Consciousness Winter," comparing it to the AI winter in artificial intelligence. This concept highlights how consciousness studies were once sidelined but have since seen a revival. The conversation covers various theories, including Integrated Information Theory (IIT), and the importance of a mathematical approach to understanding consciousness.

MYSTERIES OF THE MIND: A JOURNEY INTO CONSCIOUSNESS WITH ERIK HOELDo you ever wonder about the mysteries of consciousness and the secrets it holds? Today, we're diving deep into this fascinating subject with Erik Hoel, a renowned neuroscientist and author.Erik Hoel is a neuroscientist and author known for his groundbreaking work in consciousness research. With a PhD in neuroscience from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and research experience at prestigious institutions, he's on the cutting edge of unraveling the enigma of consciousness. Join us as Erik Hoel shares insights into the current state of consciousness research. He explores the definition of consciousness, its challenges in the scientific world, and the intriguing idea that some aspects of the universe may forever remain unknown.Topics We Discuss:[0:00] Lack of scientific theory of consciousness[8:18] Intrinsic and extrinsic perspectives on consciousness[14:14] Neuroscience's need to address consciousness[18:47] Uncertainty is a fundamental aspect of existence[19:19] The quest for knowledge may be a defense against uncertainty[27:55] Explaining mediumship and near-death experiences[39:23] Living in the mysticism and magic of the unknown***********************************************SUPPORT DR. AMY ROBBINS:If you're enjoying the podcast and finding value in guest interviews, ghost stories, and the content I share, please consider supporting the show by becoming a Patreon member for as little as $5 a month at Patreon.com/DrAmyRobbinsAs a member you'll get more say in the content we cover and exclusive access to behind-the-scenes goodness!Stay Connected with Dr. Amy Robbins:InstagramYouTubeWebsiteFacebook***********************************************FOLLOW ERIK HOEL:Check out his book, The Revelations.More from Erik Hoel on Substack: The Intrinsic Perspective and on Twitter.Life, Death and the Space Between is brought to you by:Dr. Amy Robbins | Host, Executive ProducerExtrassaus.com | Audio & Video Editing | YouTubeShannon South | LifetimeStressRelief.com | Executive AssistantClaire | Claireperk.com | Podcast Cover Design Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today: a fascinating exploration into how the brain creates our conscious experiences — potentially revolutionizing neuroscience and the future of technology.

  1 in 36 children in the US have an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis, but did you know that 20-30% have a known genetic cause for their condition? Read more how, for the first time, parents can use Orchid's whole genome sequencing to screen their embryos for these genetic variations, and mitigate their baby's risk of disease. Check them out at orchidhealth.com, and use code RAZIB when signing up to skip the waitlist. Today, Razib talks to Erik Hoel, host of the Substack The Intrinsic Perspective and author of The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science. An academic neuroscientist by training, in The World Behind the World Hoel outlines the emergence of modern neuroscience, and where it went wrong in terms of the field's researchers' focus. But first, Hoel discusses human understanding of the mind, and how it has changed over time. He gives his take on Julian Jayne's The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind, and explains that it is unlikely that consciousness emerged after the Bronze Age as posited in the book. Instead, The World Behind the World argues that the differentiation between the inner world and the outer world, the intrinsic perspective of literature and psychology and the extrinsic perspective of physics and biology arose with the Classical Greeks 2,500 years ago. Hoel also observes that a modern perspective on one's inner world and psychological complexity so evident in Greco-Roman texts rapidly fades again after the fall of Rome and the regression during the Dark Ages, when literacy declined and text became refocused exclusively on the functional external world, whether it be tax records or agronomy manuals. The World Behind the World is a book-length argument fleshing out Hoel's contention that understanding consciousness is, and must be, at the heart of neuroscience. Though studies of the biology and chemistry of axons and glial cells make sense from a reductionistic perspective, Hoel makes a convincing case that contemporary neuroscience models fail to understand how the brain works. The World Behind the World suggests modern neuroscience is pre-paradigmatic, like biology before evolution or physics before Newtonian mechanics:  merely a collection of fascinating observations and detailed mechanisms. Hoel maintains that a true neuroscience theory with consciousness as its center and organizing principle is necessary to understand how the intrinsic world emerged and functions.

In this episode we discuss The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science by Eric Hoel. Next week we will discuss Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman.

Today I'm speaking to Eric Hoel, who's a neuroscientist, neurophilosopher and fiction writer. I came across his writing on Substack a while back, and his incisive essays about AI and the threat it poses to humanity.So I reached out to to try and bring him on the podcast to pick his brain, so to speak. But it turned out that he was just finishing up a nonfiction book with the title The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science (Simon & Schuster). Therefore I'm delighted to be able to have him on now, since the book just published. We speak about artificial intelligence, but also about the other themes in his book which tie in to the subject of AI. And why it is that we still don't understand that much about what consciousness is and how it works. How is it that we succeed in so many fields of science, but we cannot figure out what kind of beings we ourselves really are? I highly recommend this book if you want to delve deeper into these questions and the science of it. And check out Erik Hoels publication here on Substack. Links below.Rak höger med Ivar Arpi is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Link to The World behind the WorldEn sista sak…Om du tycker att det du tar del av här är värdefullt, så överväg gärna att bli en betalande prenumerant. Det är tack vare dig som jag och de andra på Rak höger, där även Under all kritik ingår, kan fortsätta vara självständiga röster.Låt sommaren ge dig en rak höger!Inför varje podd…Inför varje avsnitt av podden diskuterar jag ämnet med er och tar med era frågor till samtalet. Det ni behöver göra för att delta i samtalet är att ladda ned Substackappen och vara med i Rak högers chatt. Många är redan med, men jag hoppas givetvis på fler.För att gå med i chatten behöver du ladda ner Substackappen, som nu finns tillgänglig för både iOS och Android. Chattar skickas via appen, inte e-post, så slå på push-notiser så att du inte missar konversationen när den händer.How to get started* Download the app by clicking this link or the button below. Substack Chat is now available on both iOS and Android.* Open the app and tap the Chat icon. It looks like two bubbles in the bottom bar, and you'll see a row for my chat inside.* That's it! Jump into my thread to say hi, and if you have any issues, check out Substack's FAQ.Utgivaren ansvarar inte för kommentarsfältet. (Myndigheten för press, radio och tv (MPRT) vill att jag skriver ovanstående för att visa att det inte är jag, utan den som kommenterar, som ansvarar för innehållet i det som skrivs i kommentarsfältet.) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.enrakhoger.se/subscribe

Erik Hoel is a research professor at Tufts University, theoretical neuroscientist, and an author known for his work on understanding consciousness and the complexity of the brain. Consciousness and free will are two of the most puzzling aspects of human existence. The question now is whether emerging scientific discoveries and technological advancements can unravel what's going on under the hood of our experience. Expect to learn what the newest cutting edge research on consciousness can teach us, the impact AI will have on our understanding of the Self, why it is so difficult to explain our inner thoughts out loud, whether science can prove that we have free will, how to overcome your deterministic fatalism and much more... Sponsors: Get an exclusive discount from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 15% discount on Mud/Wtr at http://mudwtr.com/mw (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 20% discount on House Of Macadamias' nuts at https://houseofmacadamias.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20)  Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neuroscientist and author Erik Hoel talks about his book, The World Behind the World, with EconTalk's Russ Roberts. Is it possible to reconcile the seemingly subjective inner world of human experience with the seemingly objective outer world of observation, measurement, and science? Despite the promise of neuroscience, Hoel argues that this reconciliation is surprisingly difficult. Join Hoel and Roberts for a wide-ranging exploration of what it means to be human and the limits of science in helping us understand who we are.

I denne episoden av Filmfrelst presenterer vi en ny utgave av prosjektet Regirommet – en serie samtaler der to norske regissører i dialog fordyper seg i regifaget med en ny norsk film i fokus. Foreningen Norske Filmregissører (NFR) har invitert Filmfrelst til å være podkasthjem for Regirommet, og i tidligere episoder har vi tatt del i møter mellom regissører som blant annet Ole Giæver/Franciska Eliassen og Erik Skjoldbjærg/Hans Petter Moland. I denne nye samtalen står danse- og familiefilmen Dancing Queen av Aurora Gossé i fokus, og regissøren møter kollega Mona J. Hoel til dialog om sitt arbeid. Dancing Queen fikk verdenspremiere i Generation-seksjonen på filmfestivalen i Berlin i februar, og ble en hit på norske kinoer denne våren, før den nylig også ble Amanda-nominert for beste barnefilm. Regirommet-samtalen mellom Aurora Gossé og Mona J. Hoel ble gjennomført etter en spesialvisning av Dancing Queen på Vega Scene i Oslo, tirsdag 13. juni 2023. Episoden introduseres av Montages-redaktør Karsten Meinich og NFRs nestleder Emilie Blichfeldt. God lytting!

We dive deep into what it's truly like supervising sex offenders from Beth Hoel, who retired after over 20 years in the field! You don't want to miss what she is up to now! Our guest's contact info! Instagram @BHGconsultinggroup Website: bhgconsultinggroup.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twohatspodc... Kris: https://www.instagram.com/thetactical... Brittany: https://www.instagram.com/yourfavoritepo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twohatspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twohatspodcast/support

We discuss Eric Hoel's Why I Am Not An Effective Altruist  Other Links: EA Forum – Comments on Hoel's Essay EA Forum – What actually is the argument for effective altruism? SSC – Arguments From My Opponent Believes Something Ken … Continue reading →

They operate according to rules we can never fully understand. They can be unreliable, uncontrollable, and misaligned with human values. They're fast becoming as intelligent as humans--and they're exclusively in the hands of profit-seeking tech companies. "They," of course, are the latest versions of AI, which herald, according to neuroscientist and writer Erik Hoel, a species-level threat to humanity. Listen as he tells EconTalk's Russ Roberts why we need to treat AI as an existential threat.

We kick off The CS Primer Show with a conversation prompted by our mutual love of "You and Your Research" by Richard Hamming. This is an essay that Oz frequently recommends to software engineers who would like to increase their impact. Be sure to watch the talk or read the transcript of Hamming's talk!- You and Your Research (transcript) - You and Your Research (video) - Unix: A History and a Memoir- CS Primer - Bloom's 2 sigma problem- Hoel on aristocratic tutoring- Auren on insiders vs outsiders- Charlie's project to write 52 short stories in a year- Escaping Web: Oz and Charlie's previous engineering interview podcast - American Prometheus (Oppenheimer biography)

There's no way you won't relate to this conversation if you are a woman in midlife. Jill Hoel will instantly feel like your best friend who's stopped over for coffee-No topic is off limits. We talk about midlife health, the decade-long plague of perimenopause, shifting roles of motherhood in midlife, and starting new things in this second chapter.  Somedays you feel like you have it all together, that you are killing it, and other days you just want to stay in bed watching Netflix. I think we can all agree that midlife is an incredibly reflective time in our lives as well as a gosh darn roller coaster.  Jill also shares her history of infertility, adoption, and her child's autism diagnosis. She encourages us to look at our To Do List and instead of tackling it, scratch some things off it. Let them go!  Tune into this incredibly real conversation on midlife--and life.  Find Jill: ALEYA Physical Therapy & Wellness (aleyawellness.com) Upbeat Indie Folk  LesFM | https://lesfm.net/ https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Finnes det et skjønnhetsideal for indre organer? Vi diskuterer stygge blindtarmer, Jørn Hoel og duftsprayens begrensninger. Hør episoden i appen NRK Radio

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Hoel Roofing and Remodeling was established in 2017; owners Bob and Emily Hoel have substantial goals of changing the industry for the better. Bob has a background in the business and strives to change the way people view the roofing industry. The main goal of Hoel Roofing and Remodeling is to educate homeowners as they walk them through the process. Growing up Bob was heavily involved in FFA and 4-H. This has led to the passion of giving back to the youth of the community by supporting local 4-H events and nonprofits. Bob and Emily have also grown a passion for many of Dave Ramsey's programs, and want to share their knowledge with young adults. In doing so they sponsor Foundations of Personal Finance, a class that has helped hundreds of high school students understand the foundation of finances and also educate them on debt. In addition to giving back in multiple ways Bob and Emily also strive to give their kids (Rhett, Reagan, and Rylee) a better life. They live on a 12-acre farm and enjoy raising livestock (most of the animals are named by the kids after shingle brands or their favorite sales reps). Bob and Emily spend time with their kids teaching them hard work both at home and inside the company. The kids are regularly seen in the office, helping on job sites, and at warehouses picking up supplies. Hoel Roofing and Remodeling aims to create a legacy not just within their family, but within all the other lives they continue to touch. On this episode we talk about growing a roofing business in a small town market. Links: https://hoelrr.com/ https://www.instagram.com/indianaroofer/ https://www.facebook.com/indianaroofer/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-hoel-510b121b3/ Check out the Pitch Pro Movement: https://www.pitchpromovement.com/jim Give us your feedback! https://ask.roofermarketers.com For Tips, Strategies, and Free Downloads visit our website and join the Roofing Success Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/1940365569408073/ https://roofermarketers.com The Roofing Success Podcast Text Jim @ (612) 512-1812 – Say Hi! I would love to hear your feedback, pros & cons! Please leave us a review!

We're off this week but are excited to share a thought-provoking conversation from our archives, about the long-standing puzzle of why we (and other creatures) dream. Happy holidays from the Many Minds team! --- You may not remember much about it, but chances are last night you went on a journey. As you slept, your brain concocted a story—maybe a sprawl of interconnected stories. It took you to some unreal places, gave you superpowers, unearthed old acquaintances, and twisted your perceptions. Meanwhile, billions of brains all around you, up and down the tree of life, were probably doing something very similar—dreaming, that is. But why do we do this? What could possibly be the function of these nightly ramblings? My guest today is Dr. Erik Hoel. He is a writer and a neuroscientist at Tufts University. In a paper published earlier this year, Erik presented a new theory of why we (and other creatures) dream. It's called the “over-fitted brain hypothesis”; the basic idea is that dreaming helps us stay cognitively limber, adaptable—less tied to the particulars of our previous experiences. Erik and I discuss how he came to this new theory. We talk about how his account develops an analogy between the "overfitting" problem in machine learning and the "overfitting" problem that biological brains face as well. We discuss how his hypothesis can account for the bizarre nature of dream experience. And we consider Erik's provocative suggestion that dreams are really just one type of fiction—biological fictions, if you like—and that other types of fiction may serve similar purposes. Erik is a fascinating, wide-ranging thinker (there aren't a lot of neuroscientists who also write novels). And this is a conversation I'll be chewing on for some time. It takes on one of those timeless questions about human experience—why we dream—from an angle that feels fresh and energizing. Alright friends, on to my conversation with Dr. Erik Hoel. Hope you enjoy it!   The paper we discuss is available here. A transcript of this episode is available here.   Notes and links 4:00 – Dreams have been in the news recently, with reports of an uptick in strange dreams during the pandemic. 9:30 – An early study on “dream deprivation.” 11:00 – An article on the idea that dreams serve memory consolidation. 23:00 – A study showing that we don't dream about reading or writing. 27:30 – An attempt to solve a Rubik's cube with a robot hand. 32:00 – An influential paper articulating the synaptic homeostasis hypothesis. 38:30 – A recent paper on the question of whether animals like octopuses dream. 42:00 – We've discussed Pinker's “music is like cheesecake” analogy in previous episodes, most recently in our discussion of the evolution of music. 46:00 – For more on these ideas, see Dr. Hoel's essay ‘Enter the Supersensorium'—and be sure to check out his new novel The Revelations! You can find Dr. Hoel on Twitter (@erikphoel) and subscribe his newsletter on Substack.   Many Minds is a project of the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute (DISI) (https://disi.org), which is made possible by a generous grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to UCLA. It is hosted and produced by Kensy Cooperrider, with help from assistant producer Cecilia Padilla. Creative support is provided by DISI Directors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster. Our artwork is by Ben Oldroyd (https://www.mayhilldesigns.co.uk/). Our transcripts are created by Sarah Dopierala (https://sarahdopierala.wordpress.com/). You can subscribe to Many Minds on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Play, or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions. Feel free to email us at: manymindspodcast@gmail.com. For updates about the show, visit our website (https://disi.org/manyminds/), or follow us on Twitter: @ManyMindsPod.

Today, on the Unsupervised Learning podcast Razib talks to Erik Hoel, author of the novel The Revelations, and host of  The Intrinsic Perspective Substack. Hoel is a neuroscientist at Tufts who is interested in the problem of consciousness. Hoel admits right off that the questions and answers around consciousness motivate neuroscience in the first place, but throughout the conversation, he also points out that the discipline has a long way to go before it uncovers deep and insightful counterintuitive findings. In the early years of the 21st century, neuroscience was driven forward by amazing new technologies like functional magnetic resonance imagining (fMRI) that seemed to offer a window onto the brain's activity, but over the last few years, most researchers agree that many of these papers did not live up to the hype (getting caught up in the replication crisis and underpowered studies).  Razib also talks to Hoel about his recent paper, The overfitted brain: dreams evolve to assist generalization, which argues that by “hallucinating out-of-distribution sensory stimulation every night, the brain is able to rescue the generalizability of its perceptual and cognitive abilities and increase task performance.” In plainer English, dreams allow the brain to experiment with novel possibilities outside of the range of experience and let it be more flexible and well-prepared in the face of surprising stimuli. Razib and Hoel also discuss his unique perspective as a humanist and a scientist. Hoel's mother owned an independent bookstore, and he spent most of his childhood exploring its shelves. He reflects on how his Substack has grown (his piece The gossip trap won Scott Alexander's book review contest), to the point where he wonders if perhaps in the next decade he will be more a writer who does some neuroscience than a neuroscientist who does some writing. Share

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Econtalk Podcast Notes Key Takeaways Effective altruism involves billionaires creating various institutions to give away their money to charity in a manner they deem effectiveDue to the core of the movement being utilitarian, the effective altruism movement ends up having many repugnant and strange conclusions “Maximizing the most good for the most number of people” can lead to repugnant conclusions when applied at-scaleChanging the scale of these simple thought experiments adds complexities that completely change the calculus of the scenario Not only should you not have the birthday party for your son, but you're morally obligated to spend less time with your son so you can work more and send more money to help solve the malaria crisis in AfricaThe repugnant conclusion of never-ending well-being arbitrage: everyone ends up with a life that is just barely above the subsistence level Effective altruism wants to arbitrage all the extra happiness away and fairly distribute it amongst the global population Trading instances of good and evil is not fungible in the way that utilitarians want it to be The effective altruism movement is an attempt to formulate morality from the top-down, which is antithetical to how morals have emerged since the dawn of humanity Utilitarianism treats good and evil as big mounds of dirt of varying sizes; Theoretically following the logic of utility, if enough people stub their toe over time, its respective pile of dirt could become larger than the pain-caused-from-WW2 pile of dirt Economists often neglect qualitative components when forming policy and only account for the quantitative when making moral equivalencies, which results in bad policy Charity is good; there are aspects of the effective altruism movement that are good, but the mandate to maximize it at scale deserves to be questioned and investigatedRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgNeuroscientist Erik Hoel talks about why he is not an "effective altruist" with EconTalk host, Russ Roberts. Hoel argues that the utilitarianism that underlies effective altruism--a movement co-founded by Will MacAskill and Peter Singer--is a poison that inevitably leads to repugnant conclusions and thereby weakens the case for the strongest claims made by effective altruists.

Econtalk: Read the notes at at podcastnotes.org. Don't forget to subscribe for free to our newsletter, the top 10 ideas of the week, every Monday --------- Neuroscientist Erik Hoel talks about why he is not an "effective altruist" with EconTalk host, Russ Roberts. Hoel argues that the utilitarianism that underlies effective altruism--a movement co-founded by Will MacAskill and Peter Singer--is a poison that inevitably leads to repugnant conclusions and thereby weakens the case for the strongest claims made by effective altruists.

Econtalk Podcast Notes Key Takeaways Effective altruism involves billionaires creating various institutions to give away their money to charity in a manner they deem effectiveDue to the core of the movement being utilitarian, the effective altruism movement ends up having many repugnant and strange conclusions “Maximizing the most good for the most number of people” can lead to repugnant conclusions when applied at-scaleChanging the scale of these simple thought experiments adds complexities that completely change the calculus of the scenario Not only should you not have the birthday party for your son, but you're morally obligated to spend less time with your son so you can work more and send more money to help solve the malaria crisis in AfricaThe repugnant conclusion of never-ending well-being arbitrage: everyone ends up with a life that is just barely above the subsistence level Effective altruism wants to arbitrage all the extra happiness away and fairly distribute it amongst the global population Trading instances of good and evil is not fungible in the way that utilitarians want it to be The effective altruism movement is an attempt to formulate morality from the top-down, which is antithetical to how morals have emerged since the dawn of humanity Utilitarianism treats good and evil as big mounds of dirt of varying sizes; Theoretically following the logic of utility, if enough people stub their toe over time, its respective pile of dirt could become larger than the pain-caused-from-WW2 pile of dirt Economists often neglect qualitative components when forming policy and only account for the quantitative when making moral equivalencies, which results in bad policy Charity is good; there are aspects of the effective altruism movement that are good, but the mandate to maximize it at scale deserves to be questioned and investigatedRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgNeuroscientist Erik Hoel talks about why he is not an "effective altruist" with EconTalk host, Russ Roberts. Hoel argues that the utilitarianism that underlies effective altruism--a movement co-founded by Will MacAskill and Peter Singer--is a poison that inevitably leads to repugnant conclusions and thereby weakens the case for the strongest claims made by effective altruists.

Neuroscientist Erik Hoel talks about why he is not an "effective altruist" with EconTalk host, Russ Roberts. Hoel argues that the utilitarianism that underlies effective altruism--a movement co-founded by Will MacAskill and Peter Singer--is a poison that inevitably leads to repugnant conclusions and thereby weakens the case for the strongest claims made by effective altruists.

Today we're in for something a little bit different. Our guest is “Erik Hoel”, who's not only a scientist, but also an exciting writer of books and essays. I read his fantastic first book “The Revelations” (1,2) last winters … and when I visited Boston this summer, I took a chance and sought him out. He graciously agreed to chat.For this interview I traveled out to Erik's house that's placed down along a long gravel road and surrounded by lakes and trees on Cape Cod. And we chatted in his first floor study surrounded by a classy collection of books.So who is Erik? This audience may know him as a research assistant professor at Tufts University in Boston. But that's only a small part of his story. Erik grew up in his family's independent bookstore, Jabberwocky Bookshop, and this experience has stayed with him, motivating him to write books, reviews, and essays. At college he became interested in solving the scientific problem of consciousness and ended up receiving his PhD in neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We spend a good chunk of time in the podcast with me learning about consciousness from Erik.Later he was a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University and a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Alongside his academic accolades, Erik was named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 and in 2017 he was chosen as a NYC Emerging Writers Fellow for his short stories. My interview with Erik is different from what I normally do on the Pod. We do cover his past and motivations, but I actually did read his book, and we talk about that. As well as the writing process - and the creative process - in some detail.I also want to flag up that Erik is a great thinker and essayist. You can find his stuff on his substack “The Intrinsic Perspective” (3). I love all of his writing, but a particular favorite is his recent award-winning book review (4), which among other thing proposes a new theory for why human civilization took a while to get off the ground … and why Twitter might be taking us back to the roots. I highly recommend that you check out his writing.References(1) https://www.erikphoel.com(2) https://www.amazon.com/Revelations-Novel-Erik-Hoel/dp/1419750224(3) https://erikhoel.substack.com(4) https://erikhoel.substack.com/p/the-gossip-trapPS In the beginning of the podcast, we talk about how I first became aware of Erik. In case you're interested, the whole thing is described here https://sunelehmann.com/2022/01/09/oh-twitter/

In this week's episode we discuss the recent raid of former president Donald Trumps Mar-A-Lago estate for stolen classified documents. We also discuss the recent moral high ground people are taking to protect "MAPS". We also take a deep dive into the IRS potentially doubling in size after a recent bill passed the senate which was immediately followed by a job posting stating that the IRS position would require carrying a firearm and the use of deadly force.    Subscribe and leave a 5-star review! ----more---- Our website https://redpillrevolution.co   Protect your family and support the Red Pill Revolution Podcast with Affordable Life Insurance. 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It's like literally back to back to back to back like crazy wild events, which I guess is good for the news and podcasting world, but kind of wild just to be an everyday citizen, trying to do your job and be a good father and mother and person with friendships. But here we. So we might as well talk about it.  so on episode number 39 of the red pill revolution podcast, we are going to discuss 86,852 new IRS employees now to be hired after a bill passed the Senate. And on the back of that, the IRS posted literally today posted a job posting, talking about hiring, essentially IRS agents who are willing to pick up a weapon and use deadly force. I wonder what type of tax of agent warrants, the IRS murdering us citizens . So we will discuss that. We are also going to jump into the, obviously the Mar Lago Trump situation, Trump, this. Was rated by the FBI. So we will discuss what happened. 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Now that you've done that  then let's go ahead and let's jump into it. And here we go. Episode number 39 of the red pill revolution podcast. Welcome to red pill revolution. My name is Austin Adams. Red pill revolution started out with me realizing everything that I knew, everything that I believed, everything I interpreted about my life is through the lens of the information I was spoon fed as a child, religion, politics, history, conspiracies, Hollywood medicine, money, food, all of it, everything we know was tactfully written to influence your decisions and your view on reality by those in power. Now I'm on a mission, a mission to retrain and reeducate myself to find the true reality of what is behind that curtain. And I'm taking your ass with me. Welcome to the revolution. All right. So the very first thing that we were gonna discuss was a bill was passed hiring, allowing the hire of 87,000 new IRS agents who are going to come after everyday citizens, swarming every little deduction that you have ever taken  in your entire life. Uh, now this is, and if you realize how many people actually work at the IRS currently, it's about half of this. So they just doubled their working force and in the attempt to recoup and reclaim all of the money that they have frivolously spent in Ukraine. . So I wonder if you take the, I don't know what the number is at this point, like $80 billion or so that we've sent to Ukraine. Um, I wonder how much of. Uh, IRS attempt is now not only in an attempt like, so they're not only spending your tax hours, frivol frivolously, they're hiring, uh, or they're sending it to a war that we're not a part of. And then to fund their overspending and the inflation that they've caused themselves. They're now going to go back and recheck your taxes. You know, the taxes that they already spent on everything they've wanted to spend, uh, by hiring and doubling their working force to do so now that's not as crazy as the next topic that we're gonna discuss, which is absolutely a part of this topic, which is, you know, we already kind of talked about with the, I. Having job postings talking about deadly force. Uh, but let's go ahead and read this article about the 86,852 new IRS agents. It goes on to say that you've probably heard Republicans say the inflation reduction act. The massive spending bill with just passed by Senate Democrats, including provisions to hire 87,000 new internal revenue service agents. The number seems too big to believe the I, the IRS currently just has 93,654 employees, according to the office of personnel management. By the way, this article is coming from the town hall. Uh, now it goes on to say that why would Congress in one bill increase the IRS workforce by something like 92%? It doesn't seem possible that math does not add up anyways. It certainly doesn't seem wise. It's not wise, but it is possible. And that's why, what 50 Senate Democrats, along with the tie breaking vice president Kamala Harris. I wish I could do a good impression of her laugh  um, did, when they passed the inflation reduction act, which gives roughly 80 billion to the IRS now, and, uh, 2031, the name inflation reduction act was a RO to convince gullible voters that Democrats are actually doing something about inflation. If you were curious where this, this, uh, news articles, uh, bias lies, the bill itself is made of expensive climate measures. Plus prescription drug provisions, tax increases in initiative to increase IRS enforcement. The inflation inflation, the inflation reduction act is the slim down version of the even more massive build back better bill. Interesting. I did not know that. Which failed earlier this year, due to the opposition of democratic Senator Joe mansion, we know a lot about the IRS provisions of the new bill, because the same provisions were in the build back better plan, which the administration extensively promoted, you know, the build back better plan. That was basically the ideation coming off of the book written by clause Schwab himself, you know, the, the true evil, uh, puppet master. It says that's where the 87,000 figure comes from in May, 2021. The treasury department produced a 22 page analysis of build back better. And in supporting tables, the documents had, the bill would add 86,852, or, uh, full-time equivalent employees to the IRS between now and the year 2031 do a little rounding. And there's the 87,000. Interesting. So I had no idea that this was approx, just a smaller ideation of the original built back, better plan. And if you don't know about that, I'm pretty sure. I'm actually positive that that whole idea of build back better comes from the world economic forum. 100%. They had a whole like, uh, a whole meeting where all the world leaders came together, talking about the build back better plan, according to Claus, Schwab, I guess my K Schwab is maybe a little bit better than Kamala Harris, but probably a little bit closer. Toula  um, although you're probably not too far off with Kro and Dracula anyways. Um, so I find that to be somewhat concerning right now. There's a clip here that's been circulating about Peter Ducey, uh, where he discusses, um, why they may be doing so in the concerns about the 87,000 people. And it's at the back of it, we'll actually watch it on the backs of one of the clips that we're looking at, discussing the FBI rate of Donald Trump. Because it's kind of like a really end snippet during the white house, press secretary discussion on that. Uh, but what she says is that they're only going to go after people who make more than $400,000 a year. And now this article actually talks about that. And that is what they consider to be upper class, not middle class. So they're going to be going after people who make more than $400,000 a year, and nobody under that line. Now she goes on in that same discussion to call them taxi VAERS and tax. I don't know what the word she was, but it was somewhat venomous term to describe everyday people who are literally just trying to fill out bullshit forms so they can pay your salary dummy anyways, uh, Pretty crazy, but not as crazy as the next one. The next one that we're going to discuss here is what they immediately did. Following this bill being passed by the Senate, they immediately posted a job posting. So everybody's already wildly upset by the fact that the IRS is more than likely going to audit, basically everybody in the United States now, um, as a result of this, you know, according to them only people who make over $400,000 a year, but obviously that's not actually going to be the case. Um, so let's look at what the more concerning part of this is, but before we discuss that, the next thing I need you to do is go over to red pill, revolution dot. All right now you can actually go to my website, which is red pill, revolution dot C o.com is for losers. So head over to red pill, revolution.co, and you can actually sign up for the subst directly on there. You can see AC I redid the whole website. I've been spending a ton of time on this guy. So, um, trying my best over here to learn how to build WordPress websites for you.  and I think I did the decent job. So head over to red pill, revolution dot C, and you can actually watch all of the video episodes. 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So I would appreciate it now on the backs of that, let's go ahead and talk about what piggybacks that last topic, which is the IRS is seeking armed accountants, ready to use deadly force. Now the IRS posted a job posting today, which caused immense backlash from the general public. I wonder why. When you have a bunch of nerds sitting there using Excel spreadsheets all day now holding AR 15 assault rifles, looking to kill everyday citizens because you , you deducted a, a lunch meeting when, you know, there's a secret agent sitting there with earpiece and listening, and then all of a sudden pulls a gun on you and shoots you in the head because they know that wasn't the proper deduction. I could just almost, I can imagine the amount of skits that you can make off of this. Um, but there's probably a lot, right? I'll just, let's, let's go with, um, instead of double oh seven, it's gonna be, you know, agent 10 99.  I don't know. There's so many, so much good material in this. Um, but you'll let the comedians work that out themselves. Uh, so this is wild. So I'll read this article a little bit for you. Um, I don't, I wanna shy away from reading too much, uh, because I have some shit to say myself. Um, but this goes on to say that even before Congress and president Joe Biden give the final, okay. For the IRS to hire 87,000 more agents. Uh, and again, that's a good thing is that this bill still has yet to pass Congress or Joe Biden. Um, so we still have a chance to not, you know, maybe potentially get killed by IRS agents, which would be a positive, uh, but, um, the final, okay. For the IRS bill to hire 87,000 more agents and the 80 billion package, the tax agency is revealing a priority job category that could get first dibs on the huge budget expansion on its job page listing of vacancies for special agents at the IRS to be placed around the country to root out financial fraud. But these are opening more than just financial experts. They will also be armed among the requirements listed is to carry a firearm and be willing to use deadly force for the I R S. If necessary. It says when, when I'm sorry, when is it necessary for anything to do with financial obligations, filling out tax forms for an IRS agent agent 10 99  to, to be carrying any type of weapon and perhaps rating houses, just like the FBI just did to Donald Trump. I can only imagine what they're gonna be doing here, but it's quite concerning. And, and if you don't know, the IRS has been purchasing millions of dollars of ammunition over the last several years. Millions of dollars. Now I wonder where that money came from. Oh yeah. The IRS is spending your tax dollars buying ammunition so they can arm themselves to go raid your homes and then kill you as a result of going into your home to figure out how much money you didn't pay them for them to pay themselves, to buy more ammunition, to kill more Americans. What the fuck kind of weird clown mirror multiverse. Did I end up in where the IRS is hiring special agents to use deadly force? I don't know. I made, if you've seen the movie, if you, if you haven't seen the movie, I guess it's, uh, everywhere all the time. Something like that. Every place, I don't know. Probably one of my favorite movies that's come out in the last five years. Um, it's like everywhere all the time. I don't know something like that. Um, go check it out. Cause that movie is incredible. It just it's actually ironically written by the same people who write the, uh, Marvel movies, where the multiverse is such a consistent topic. But it's a, it's quite interesting to see how they actually go about the multiverse situation and, and to see those sprinkles of the multiverse be like riddled into our entertainment, uh, is quite interesting too. It's something I'm interested in researching further and doing a full episode on, because I think the multiverse theory is quite an interesting one. Um, but I definitely made a wrong decision somewhere to end up in the multiverse where all of this wild stuff is happening.  and apparently so did you, so I'm sorry that we made these bad decisions together  so the article goes on to. That among the job requirements listed, it is to carry a firearm and be willing to use deadly force if necessary, special agents who can be placed around the nation and the world have an interesting job. According to the IRS description, they are financial analysts and armed officers ready for a shootout. Um, there was a tweet listed by Ford Fisher who I believe started was the biggest tweet, uh, that kind of started this, eh, maybe not the biggest one, but it was a part of it. Um, getting into something what, where people found to be interesting enough for it to circulate this way. And it was directly from the IRS website and it says some of these standards that the individuals have to conform to in order to operate under this, you know, agent 10 99  is to adhere to the highest standards of conduct, especially in maintaining honesty and integrity work a minimum of 50 hours a week, which may include irregular hours and be on. 24 7, including holidays and weekends. Keep in mind, this job is like $55,000 a year to 70,000 potentially. So not only are you overworking, you're underpaid, you're on call. Like you're a medical surgeon and you're carrying a firearm willing to use deadly force, like your double oh seven . Um, and then it also says be willing to able to participate in arrests, execution of search warrants and other dangerous assignments. Now he goes on to say that they will combine accounting skills with law enforcement skills to investigate financial crimes, all income earned, both legal and illegal has the potential of becoming involved in these crimes, which fall within the investigative jurisdictions of the IRS criminal investigation. And this is from their website, which talks about the criminal investigation, uh, branch of the IRS.  and it says, who are we? The criminal investigation is the law enforcement branch of the IRS. Our mission is to serve the American public. You mean shoot them in their house for forgetting to deduct something properly anyways, to serve the American public asterisks by investigating potential criminal violations of the internal revenue code and related to financial crimes in a manner that fosters confidence in the tax system and compliance with the law. As a special agent, you will combine your accounting skills with law enforcement skills to investigate financial crimes. Special agents are duly sworn law enforcement officers who are trained to follow the money. Ooh, cool statement IRS, no matter what the source all income earned, both legal and illegal has potential becoming involved in these crimes with fallen within the investigative services. He goes on to tweet that while the newly hired feds are required to carry a firearm and be willing to use deadly force, the government adds the criminal investigation. Special agents are a part of a diverse workforce that. Mirrors the tax paying public, we serve. Interesting. Um, and also here's a interesting article which backs up my former claim about the, all of the ammunition they've been buying between March 1st and June 20 or June 1st, 2021. The criminal division of the IRS has ordered seven or $696,000 in an ammunition. And the IRS told verify in an email in 2018, the report, the IRS showed it to generally spend $675,000 on ammunition a year in the previous seven years. So in a single year, they spend as much as they did in seven years. So what, how crazy is that? And if you don't know, like the cost of ammunition, it's about, you know, depending on what you're shooting is about. Uh, I don't know when I. Ammunition was about a, well, I never bought ammunition. Um, but uh, last time I didn't buy ammunition. It was about a dollar round for like 5, 5, 6, a little bit more for blackout rounds. Uh, nine millimeter. I mean it all falls falls generally around that nine millimeter can be a little bit more expensive. So if you take that, obviously they're buying it in bulk pretty big bulk, um, that $675,000 or $700,000 in a year amounts to about just let's go easy dummy math, about $700,000 worth of rounds more because they're buying it in bulk. What in the hell is the IRS doing with $700,000 and are 700,000 rounds of ammunition? What, what in the world could they be? What type of operations is the IRS conducting or are they just stockpiling this? So when Biden inflation continues to occur that eventually they can come after everyday citizens who disagree with them, audit them. Kick down their door. And if you don't comply with them and fill out your tax forms properly, they're gonna shoot you in the head. And that, uh, article about that came from verify this.com sounds super legitimate.  it's like one of those fact checking websites, maybe. Um, I know, um, so pretty wild. The fact that the IRS is looking to hire special agents to conduct raids on every day. Citizens we'll see where it goes from here, but I think this, I legitimately think this stuff's about to get pretty wild over the next, I don't know, five to seven years or so. Um, we'll see, you know, just seeing how much damage has occurred in the last 365 days. I don't know how long, you know, since the presidency occurred, how much inflation has occurred, how how much gas prices have gone up, how much food prices have gone up. Um, and we'll actually look at some of these, uh, discussions here in a second about that. Um, In the Peter Ducey questionings here.  but the next topic that we are going to discuss is going to be, there's better clip that's been circulating and I've tried to just shy away from these topics. Like I said, in the last episode, like my stuff is just like so far shadow band to beyond oblivion on like Instagram. I have 50,000 followers, 200 people see my story. Um, so I would always appreciate it if you share my stuff, it's literally the only way that my stuff gets out. Um, all social channels are red pill revolt, uh, pretty easy to find backup channels. Uh, just two Ts on the back end. Um, so anyways, uh, I don't know where I was going with that. Oh yeah, yeah. Yeah. I've been trying to get away from the topic of discussing like the trans the, you know, but there's one that really sticks out to me. That's bothersome. And it's the situation that we're seeing. There's a TikTok video. That's been going around a, um, some weird type of sex therapist talking about maps. And if you don't know what a map is. You do, you just don't cushion the title because you see them for what they are. So let's go ahead and watch this video. We'll see what this woman has to say about it. And then we will discuss it as always. And here we go, folks. My name is Miranda. I use she her pronouns and I'm a licensed professional counselor and sex therapist in Erie, Pennsylvania. And today I wanna talk about minor attracted persons, and I want to talk about minor attracted persons because they are probably the most vilified population of folks in our culture. And most folks are making incorrect assumptions about them without actually knowing much about them. Yeah, the assumption is that they're pedophiles. There's no wrong assumptions there. If you are a. You are a minor attracted person. You are somebody who is interested in minors sexually. Maybe we should. You know, I, I, I've been really hating the label of murderer lately. We just call them individuals who like to end lives. And the acronym is I L E L I LS are the new ones that we're going to protect individuals who like to end lives. I am so sick of everybody in the world, just hating on the, I LS the individuals who end lives. It is the, one of the most outrageous things that everybody wants to jump on. The backs of these. I LS the fact that you want to call out these people who end lives. They, they don't control that they have these urges to kill people. They don't have, they don't control that at all. Just like I like to go on walks. They like to murder people. There's nothing wrong with that urge. Now we just need to stop this right now. We need to stop it in its tracks, because if we don't stop this right now, the I LS of the world, whereas you call them murderers. They're gonna feel bad about themselves. Oh, poor. I LS. What could we do? Everybody's assuming they're bad people. They're not bad people. They just have urges to kill people anyways, and those assumptions create harm for an already marginalized population. You may have noticed that I'm using the term minor, attracted persons, sometimes abbreviated to maps instead of the more commonly used term pedophile. And I'm doing this because the term pedophile has moved from being a diagnostic label, to being a judgemental, hurtful insult that we H at people in order to harm them or slander them. I also prefer person first language that recognizes that any label we might apply to a person is only part of who they are and doesn't represent everything that they are. Yeah. It just talks about the part of who they are that wants to sexually assault minors who cannot consent, what kind of mental gymnastics. And I think that last analogy pretty much sums it up of how ridiculous this is. Nobody's marginalizing this group. This group is literally people who want to sexually assault children and children cannot consent. If you wanna argue the fact that people should be able to do this. You're wildly, obviously you're you are in that class of individuals. Otherwise you wouldn't be arguing that, but you have to understand too. There's like this movement behind there, there literally is. If you're saying there's not watch this video, watch this individual, who's trying to do mental gymnastics and play these PC games and trying to, and that's what I've said all along. It's the whole reason for the acronym, right? The ABC, the FGS of the world. Eventually the plus turns into a M there's going to be an M on there. Eventually if enough people like this don't seek don't get enough resistance immediately by the general public. This woman is literally sitting here protecting, and I guarantee you, I guarantee you with every fiber of my being that this woman does not have children guaranteed. This woman does not have children because this woman's sitting there literally thinking through the idea of her being the pedophile. And wanting to defend the pedophile, not the child, not the innocent individual who cannot defend themselves, not the in innocent individual. Who's not allowed to be advertised to legally because the implications of them not being able to realize when somebody is trying to take advantage of them for profit, literally there's advertising laws against advertising the minors. You wanna know why, because they're not fully developed and they cannot reasonably understand when somebody is trying to take advantage of them for profit. So if you can't reasonably advertise to somebody who's under 18 specifically, why should you be able to take advantage of them sexually? It blows my mind that this woman she's has a bald head. Still know, she's a woman, , she's a woman. This woman is sitting here and especially trying to like speak immediately, starts her sentence with a, um, with a, uh, figure of authority, right. She tries to present herself as I'm a licensed sex therapist and, and somebody who, you know, whatever bullshit a, you know, uh, she, she tried to claim herself to be as, as a person who knows better than you, who calls people, pedophiles, pedophiles, right? Just it's just a label. It's only a part of who they are that likes to sexually assault minors. It's, it's so crazy to me, so wild to me. And I think that like I L E L scenario, like just perfectly sums it up. If you wanna say that it's just part of who they are that they wanna murder. They have this internal urge to snap a neck from somebody beside them. like, where do we, where do we draw the line here? If we're not gonna draw the line that literally, if you go to jail, if you go to jail, The only class of, of criminal, not murderers, not the worst of the tax of the world, that the IRS is going after the people who the incarcerated individuals. And we'll talk about that in a second, because that's wild too. New York just decided to change the name of inmate to incarcerated individuals. Um, but when you go to jail, the only class of individual who is looked at as the scum, the scum of the jail is the pedophile. You're the ones that you are going to literally probably get your ass kicked over and over and over and over again, because you're the worst of the worst of the worst of the inmates that are in there. And they hate you for the actions that you did to the citizens or the children. That you conducted them on. And this lady, this licensed sex therapist has the audacity to sit in a public forum, put out this video and believe that she was in the moral high ground for protecting individuals who want to sexually assault minors. That's where we're at. That's the multiverse that me and you find ourselves in today when we took a left turn, because we chose to eat a hot dog instead of a hamburger  like seven years ago. Um, it's, it's so crazy. We're halfway through the clip. So we'll watch the rest of it. Here. We are all people first with many different facets or parts of ourselves. And this includes folks who are attracted to minor. So to start with, let's talk about what a minor attracted person is or who they are. This term simply means that the person has an enduring sexual or romantic attraction to minors. They've not chosen this attraction just as the rest of us have not chosen whatever our attraction is. You don't get to choose to be heterosexual or to be gay or, or whatever you are. And you don't get to choose to be a minor attracted person. Some minor attracted persons are attracted to a specific age range of minors while some are not. And some minor attracted persons are exclusively attracted to minors and are not attracted to adults at all. Some minor attracted persons are also attracted to adults. Wow. Thank you for that riveting discussion. And the clarification as to what a pedophile is. We know we're well aware of what a pedophile is. We've known this for millennia. What a pedophile is, didn't change my opinion on what a, that we should be out here, singing praises and doing parades for the maps of the world. Now you should probably still get your ass kicked in prison for doing horrific things to children, not changing my opinion on that. So I don't know. It's, it's, it's so crazy to me that this woman gets on there speaking from her moral high ground and thinks that people want to hear this, like thinks that she's like defending the, the, you know, individuals of the world who need to be defended. No, they don't need to be defended. They're predators who prey on children because they're sick in the head. Just the same way that. Somebody who murders somebody. It's just a facet of who they are. It's a small part of them likes to slit people's throats. You know, they're a dad, they're a husband, they're a, they're a brother. They, they like to play basketball on the weekends. And some nights after 11:00 PM for approximately 20 to 25 minutes, they also like to murder people.  we shouldn't, we shouldn't, you know, be mad at them for that. It's just an urge that they feel inside of them to do so crazy. It, it, I, I literally cannot say anything more about that besides the fact that that woman needs to lose whatever license she claims to have. If she actually has one or needs one for the profession that she's in, because she's obviously just as insane as the individuals that she feels the need to. All right. Now, the next thing that we're going to discuss is going to be the biggest topic of discussion, which has been.  on everybody's mind recently, which is probably a wild indication of where our nation is going or not our nation, but the governmental agencies that claim to protect us. Um, so let's just jump into it. Donald Trump's Malago estate got rated by the FBI in a situation that has never happened in the history of the United States. The FBI has never rated a former president's house looking for documents or for any other reason. Now we'll get into some of the details of why we actually think this might be some of the crazier theories on that. Um, but actually one thing that I forgot was the, the New York thing on that, basically what, you know, I skipped over that thought train there, but let, let me go back for a second. What ended up happening is New York decided to de change their definition of inmate. To incarcerated person because they believed that they were a marginalized group. So let's see if I can find an article that explains that real quick for you, because I think it's pretty weird where we're getting to where we're trying to pad the idea  of, of we're. We're literally trying to protect those of us. Now. I am, am a firm believer that the United States, the freest country in the world is not that we're the exact opposite of that. We have more incarcerated individuals than the next three first world countries combined, and more so than like almost every other country under that combined as well. So I believe that we far, far. Imprisoned people in the United States, way more than we should, way, way, way, way more than we should. Okay. Um, so let me start with that premise. I, I do not believe that we should be incarcerating people at the rates that we are. I think that we are the, you know, you claim to be the freest country in the world, but yet you have more humans behind bars than any other country at all in the world per capita, by far per capita and even more than just the average statistic. So, and then on the backs of that, you know, you have the re situation where we're literally trying to trade Russian mobster, arms dealers called like the, what is, I don't remember his name, but it was like his, his, uh, like nickname was like the bloody something. I don't know it was something wild, but we were literally trying to trade a arms dealer who was going after us citizens with bombs, for somebody who was smoking weed or bringing on marijuana cartridges in Russia. Yet. We have hundreds of thousands of fathers, mothers, daughters, humans sitting behind bars today, eating bullshit food because they wanted to smoke something, eat, ingest, something that is literally legal in however many states today, like 17 or more states at this point, marijuana's legal and we're negotiating terrorists to free this one individual in Russia. Yet we have hundreds of thousands of people behind bars today, and it's still a federal schedule, one drug. I don't know how I got in that tangent, but anyways, back to New York , which is that New York is to, uh, New York changes the term inmate to incarcerated individual with the goal. Let's see that article's gone. Um, New York to scrap inmate in favor of incarcerated individual in new state law said New York will no longer refer to prisoners as inmates and will instead call them incarcerated individuals. According to a new law, um, democratic New York governor surprise, surprise, Kathy. Hoel signed the legislation Monday. She argues that removing the term inmate will help to reduce a harmful stigma against incarcerated people by correcting outdated terminology. Oh, you don't like the sound that I say with my mouth, Missy, in, in New York, we're doing everything in our power to show that justice and safety can go hand in hand. We can make our streets and communities safer by giving justice involved, individuals, justice involved, indivi, what the fuck? What are we doing here? Next thing you know, Webster is gonna be changing the definition of incarcerated. We can make our streets and communities safer. She says by giving justice involved individuals, the chance to complete the rehabilitation program and work at the same time by treating all new Yorkers with dignity and respect, we can improve public safety while ensuring new Yorkers have a fair shot at the second chance. Oh, you think changing the word is gonna do that for them. Democratic state Senator. Gustavo Rivera sponsored the legisla legislation through the New York state legislator. According to Rochester first for too long, we, as a society have thought of incarcerated individuals as less than people, the use of the word inmate further dehumanizes and demoralizes them. This is another concrete step. Our state is taking to make our criminal justice system one that focuses on rehabilitation rather than relying solely on punishment. The New York law is the latest example of a trend among Democrat Democrats, Democrats. That damn did I just come up with a new slogan?  is a new trend among Democrats to adjust current terminology, progressive Democrats, uh, Republican, or I'm sorry. Progressive Democrats like representative Corey Bush have also pushed towards referring to mothers and women as birthing people wrong. When we talk about birthing people, we we're being inclusive. It's that simple. We're using gender neutral language when talking about pregnancy. No, because pregnancy's not gender neutral bitch. Only women only. Uterus is only vaginas have the power to birth children. And you cannot take away from women. The fact that they're literally superheroes who can 3d print organic material better than any machines or science that we have today, you cannot take that superpower away from them is the most incredible thing that a human can do ever. And only half of us can do it. And I could never claim to birth a child, been a part of several births. I have several children and I cannot do what my wife did. Cannot do it promise you no matter how hard I squeeze, no matter how much I push my belly out, I cannot have a child. Um, anyways, so that's wild. How many words, like in true 1984 fashion, all of the definitions are being changed to appease the Democrats. And I, I, it's just so weird. It's so bizarre that we've gotten to this point. Um, but anyways, I just wanted to elaborate on what that actual idea was before I moved on. So I know you were just so thirsty to wonder about new York's use of the term incarcerated individual So anyways, let's go back to the Donald Trump situation. So Donald Trump's Malago estate was recently rated by the FBI for reasons that they say is specifically due to 17 boxes of documents that he took from the white house, some containing classified information. So. Is that bullshit probably. Um, there's probably many, many other reasons, you know, they could probably have come up with a far better excuse than that, but that is the current reason why they're saying that they did. So we will find out, obviously there will probably be very little charges. Donald Trump seems to believe from an articles that I've read that they are doing this to make sure that he cannot run again in 2024, if nothing else is going to embolden him and his followers to continue following him and to continue pointing at what is going on in their nation today with extreme concern. Because if they can literally raid Donald Trump's house, they can very, very, very, very easily do it with no pushback to me. And you obviously, right? None of us are as powerful or as rich or as capable legally as Donald Trump. And they did it to him without. Even giving him a search warrant, allegedly, uh, and, and kicked out his attorney, which we'll find out in an article that we discussed about that Eric Trump talks about. So one of the first things that came up with this is people talking about who actually executed this, who signed off on this warrant. And one of the more interesting, uh, things was this list that came out of three individuals, Bruce rein. Bruce Reinhardt, if you don't know who Bruce Reinhardt was, he was a, uh, lawyer who attempted to assist with the trafficking, uh, uh, the individuals who were in trouble after the Jeffrey Epstein case. So he literally helped protect the sex trafficking, uh, and individuals who were maps.  the, the gross, disgusting pedophiles who were a part of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring. He went to protect them. And, you know, we were talking about why people's houses, who should actually be rated. Right? And we'll look at that in just a second. But, so these were a few people who signed off in this Bruce Reinhardt. He helped sex traffick or Jeffrey Epstein escape from any real justice. This tweet side, which comes from Robbie S. He also talks about me Garland being the other one, which says Trump took his nomination away from the Supreme court. And then Chris Ray, who's the FBI chief that Trump tried to fire according to this individual, over his horrific job performance. And they all signed off on the rating of president Trump's house. Now we'll look a little bit more into each one of those because I find it to be interesting that these individuals are the ones who decided that he's the one for these documents whose homes should be rated. Now the first article that comes up talks about, uh, let's see if I can find it here. It came out of the, uh, same one that I read earlier, town hall. So we'll see if we can find that article. Um, but it talked about, uh, Merick Garland. And it says that mayor Garland faces possible impeachment. I believe this was just a statement made by Ram Paul, but they say that he was confident that attorney general me Garland could face possible impeachment over the FBI raid of formal or former president Donald Trump's Florida estate, predicting that a full investigation won't happen until after the midterms commence in November. Paul demanded for the order to raid Trump's house to be revealed. Um, yeah, probably not happened in there. Um, now the, uh, other thing that came up out of this was that. Let's see if we can find it here. So this was about Bruce Reinhardt. Now this is a tweet that came from comfortably smug, quite the Twitter name. Um, but it says that on October, uh, this came from, oh, it doesn't say where the article came from, but it says on October 23rd, 2007 as federal prosecutors in south Florida were in the midst of a tense negotiation to finalize a plea deal with accused sex traffick or Jeffrey Epstein. A senior prosecutor in their office was quietly laying out plans to leave the us attorney's office. After 11 years on that date, as 11 emails were flying between Epstein's lawyer and federal prosecutors, Bruce Reinhardt. Now a federal magistrate opened and a litigation li or a limited liability company. Sorry. It's like blacked out on that spot limited liability company in Florida that established what would become his new criminal defense practice. The stated address, according to. Florida state corporate records was two 50 south Australian avenue, suite 1400. It was the same location, an identical suite number as that of Jeffrey Epstein's lead attorney. Interesting. It says by the end of the year, Reinhardt had resigned his post. Um, in the district of Florida within days on January 2nd, 2008, he was hired to represent several of Epstein's accused accomplices, who would later like Epstein re receive federal immunity for allegedly trafficking, underage girls. Allegedly Reinhardt's defection was one of many, highly unusual turns that the Epstein case took 12 years ago moves that could merit examination as the multimillionaires controversial non prosecution agreement is dissected in the wake of this arrest last week on sex trafficking charges. That was an older article, but interesting, nonetheless, that this is the individual who's signing off on Donald Trump. If you're curious if this has any political motivations and is purely justice doing justice things, probably not somebody who cares about justice is the person who's helping people get out of sex trafficking minors. All right, so let's go ahead and let's watch the clip of Peter Ducey, um, going back and forth with the new press. Secretary don't really care for her name yet. Um, but here it is. Thanks. KA. Do you consider Donald Trump to be a political rival of president Biden? I, I'm not gonna speak to that from here, but you talk about Trump all the time. So do you consider him to be, I don't talk about Trump all the time. Ultra Maga, you guys were criticizing his handling of COVID last week. You've mentioned his January 6th response a couple days ago. So can you say based on all that? I, I didn't say anything about Marla. I'm just asking you if you considered the president, I'm saying from here, I'm not gonna comment on that. Does the president still, so you're not gonna comment on the idea that he's a political adversary. He was literally the person. Biden Rangan. That's the definition of a political adversary.  why you're, if you're deflecting that question, I'm sure you're answering literally nothing. And if you've been watching her over time, she's even worse than her predecessor, which was very difficult to do, but she doesn't even seem to E attempt even to answer questions and even circle back as the term would be before. Uh, but she doesn't even answer that. And then you'll see here, she goes on to literal. Basically answer none of these questions, but, um, still interesting to see how she reacts nonetheless by, eh, I don't bring up his name. Yes, you do. Every single conversation they have in that room at least drops his name one time or another. Want to, uh, think that he would be very fortunate to run against Trump in 2024. Like he had said before again, I'm not gonna comment on it's just, it's just spoke. I'm the president in the next election. I'd be very fortunate if I had that same man running against me. Does he still, oh, I can tell you, Peter, is that the president intends to run in 2024? Is there a concern here that if you guys don't say more than these Republicans who are accusing this white house of weaponizing, the justice department weaponizing, the FBI are, that's gonna become the, the public sentiment. If you guys don't say once, and for all, we are not doing that first, first of all, We're just not going to comment on the department of justice investigation. Okay. We're we're just not going to comment on that. Is this white house weaponizing, the justice department and the FBI against, against political opponents? The president has been very clear, uh, from before he was elected. Very clear on this. Hold on throughout his time in office, I heard the quote. We will be playing the quote tonight at six o'clock. I actually do appreciate because there's probably very little other actual individuals in that room that actually push back against this. As you can see how uncomfortable the sea of individuals is around him as these journalists. Uh, but I can appreciate Peter Ducey because he's actually, he's quite quick on his feet to realize what she's doing to realize. She's literally just parroting a quote that he already said, and he's quick to jump in and go, okay, I get that a hundred. Now actually answer my question. Are they weaponizing the FBI? Because as we saw, they did this to project Veritas, they raid their homes for the Ashley Biden diary under the direction of Joe Biden. Very, very clearly. There's no other reason. And they found nothing. They'd prosecuted. Nobody, nobody went to jail. They're literally intimidating people. Like they're a, a mob, the mafia of Joe Biden, right? Why, why else would the FBI be kicking down the doors of journalist homes searching for a kid's a woman's diary? Why a diary, by the way, that outlines that there was inappropriate showers with Joe Biden, that she believes affected her sexual urges later in life, that she believes made her hypersexualized. And the reason that she looks at sexuality, the way that she did, which is why it was such a big deal and why it got hushed so bad when you can actually go find the Ashley Biden diary. If you look at her subst. Red pill, revolution.com or directly on red pill, revolution dot COO back a few, few, few episodes, probably 10 or so episodes ago, I actually listed it in one of the Biden hunter Biden, deep dives that I did. You can get the full diary right on there. Uh, I listed it in there for you and gave the link, but, uh, the diary outlined a bunch of weird things. You kind of saw some, you know, it gave me some empathy for Ashley Biden and seeing the situations that she's in and the mental health issues that she deals with and the family issues that she's dealt with and hardships and stuff. But one of the things that stood out about that was the fact that she talked about trying to unravel her difficulty with sexuality later in life and believing that she had inappropriate showers with her father, uh, in her early years, which comes at no surprise when you see that a hundred by or a hundred Biden. Well also him, but Joe Biden sniffing every child that comes within three feet of him. 30 feet of him, even in some cases  crazy. Uh, but weaponizing the FBI against project Veritas for legally obtaining a diary, the president's daughter's diary, like how crazy, how wild is that? That imagine if somebody steals your daughter's diary and you hire a mob of individuals to go kick down their door to go see who found it. That's what the president of the United States did with the FBI here. And now again is doing it against the guy who he is a political adversary of no matter how much she doesn't wanna say it is a political adversary of is now sending the FBI to his home, to raid his home with weapons in hand to find documents. Right. Of course. But again, I appreciate what Peter Ducey is doing here because there's very, very, there's no other clips that we're finding of anybody. There's no other clips of any other journalist who's pushing back in these white house briefings the way that Peter Ducey does and for him to jump in. And, and really, and now I would love to hear why can you not say yes or no? Why would you not want to answer the fact that the FBI is not being weaponized by the president of the United States to go after a former president in the way that nobody's ever done ever in the history of the United States ever? Why would you not just say no, we're not doing that. That would be illegal. You can't even comment that it's illegal because you don't want it to come out later that there was some connection between Joe Biden and the FBI raiding a former president's house is this administration weaponizing, the justice department and the FBI against political opponent. Peter, the president believes in the rule of law, the president believes in the independence of just say of the department of justice, say yes or no, just is white house. No, it's a yes or a no for you. I'm answering the question in the question is a yes or no question. What do you mean? You're answering the question. You're not answering the question. You're skirting around it in every way possible. You're not saying no, we are not. Or yes, we are. You don't get to that's. That's how questions work, especially a question that says, are you doing this? I believe in the justice system of America. No, it's a yes or no question. Answer the damn question. You may not like it, but I'm answering the question and I'm no, Nope. I'm answering the question and I'm telling you that we are not going to comment on a criminal investigation. The present has been very. I laid out what his thoughts were back on January 7th in 20, in 2021 about how he saw the department of justice. And I'm just going to leave it there. We are not going to comment from here from this white house on a criminal investigation that is currently happening. And just one more about the inflation reduction act, who, and here's where he goes down to talk about the IRS situation. So I will, we'll let it run for here for a second. So we can circle back to the original type of archive, beginning part of our conversation. So here's that I'm here decided that Americans were crying out for more interaction with the IRS. I, I don't understand your question. You have to say more. Do you think it's gonna be popular when the 87,000 new employees hired by the IRS, go around and start auditing people to pay for the inflation reduction act. So it's very clear. Uh, the IRS commissioner was very clear on this. He said that on, on the record,  that this only will, it will only apply to those earning over $400,000. The commissioner said, and I quote, these resources are absolutely not about increasing audit scrutiny on small businesses or middle income Americans. As we have been planning, our invest investment of these enforcement resources is designed around treasury directive. That audit rates will not rise relative to recent years for households making under $400,000. So no audit. This is, this is focus on those who are, uh, uh, you know, corporate wealthy tax sheets that Republicans, congressional Republicans wanted to, uh, defend that's who they wanted to defend. They wanted to defend those corporate, uh, tax sheets. This is not about, this is not about that. This is not about folks who make less than $400,000. So no new audits on anybody making a hundred, $400,000 here. No, very clear. No. She failed to mention, she failed to mention the part where they were literally arming these IRS agents and giving them the use of deadly for the What is it? The license to kill of double oh seven, like, gosh. All right. So there's that. And then the last one that I will leave you guys with here is going to be the comment of president, uh, former president Donald Trump's, uh, associate Dana white, who talks about the Mari Lago raid, which I thought was an interesting perspective on it, which we'll talk about more in just a. Uh, another one of your friends, Donald Trump. Yeah. Just had his place rated. I was wondering if you had any thoughts about that? Yeah. Um, I it's it's madness, man. The, the whole, the whole, the whole world is crazy right now. Some people have mentioned that we now live in a post constitutional America or a banana Republic. Yeah. It's interesting, man. I don't even know what to say. I don't even know what to think about any of that stuff. I, again, cuz I don't know enough about it, but uh, yeah, I can think of about, you know, without getting political right now and getting into all this  bullshit, but there's 10 other people's houses that probably should have been rated before, before his, that haven't happened. So it'd be interesting to see how this plays. I love that response. There's 10 other people whose houses should have been rated. You know what? And I wish he would've given names, but since he didn't, I will, here's 10 people who should have been rated before Donald Trump. The first one talking about assassinations is Hillary Clinton. The body count just keeps rising for the Clinton family and nothing at all is done about it ever. There's a guy who literally shot himself twice in the head. There's a guy who hung himself, shot himself in the head and then crawled three miles, maybe. Maybe you should raid her house. The next person is Zoe J Simpson. He definitely killed that woman. The next one is Nancy Pelosi, skirting every, every insider trader law ever, maybe raid her house. And you'll find exactly where all, all of the, uh, you know, the legal stock information and the real boxes that you should be looking for here. Next person I'll throw on that list is P Diddy because he definitely killed Tupac.  this maybe raided his house. The next personnel list is prince Andrew, who is the creepiest pedophile in the history of humanity next to Jeffrey Epstein on every plane ride ever to grope and sexually assault underage girls. The next one would be the man, the big guy himself, Joe Biden, for many, many reasons, including collusion, as well as profiting from his position as vice president of the United States, among many, many, many other things that hopefully come out. Once we see the, you know, hunter Biden situation be followed up on. And speaking of hunter Biden, the individual who is now flying on the plane flying literally on air force one this week was hunter Biden. Meanwhile, Donald Trump's home is getting raid and the individual who is showing that he was inappropriate with individuals in his own family who are underage, who had literal documentation of working his father's influence with China, Russia, and Ukraine. Uh, the next one would be bill gates, obviously for many, many reasons crimes against humanity and all of the people that he killed under his own doctorate over the last several days. And then the other one would be bill Clinton. Oh, and I didn't even mention Anthony Fauci, the rat of all rats, who is literally responsible for all of the death of aids individuals, all of the deaths of the COVID situation. Uh, so many, so many, so many reasons go read the Robert Kennedy Jr. Book to find out exactly why, but there, there is 10 individuals who should absolutely have had their homes rated before Donald Trump did. There you go. And that my friends is what I will leave you with today.  all right. So a wild situation that has occurred, um, and we will see how it plays out. If anything actually comes of this, it seems like in attempt to intimidate Donald Trump or else we would've had a search warrant listed everywhere. It would've been plastered on the walls. The exact reason, every news article ever, if they actually had dirt on him, would've talked about how Donald Trump was gonna be arrested and, you know, it's bullshit and just an attempt to intimidate him. But I. As always time will tell. So again, thank you guys so much for listening. Go head over to red pill, revolution dot C oh.com is for losers. Head over to the new website. Tell me what you think. 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In this episode, we're joined by writer and neuroscientist Erik Hoel to talk about where all the geniuses went, the secrets of the publishing industry, and the current state of neuroscience. You can find Erik's work at: https://erikhoel.substack.com/

We take a look at a unique topic: women who commit sex crimes. Guest Beth Hoel has worked in probation for over 20 years, and owns BHG Consulting Group. Her experience includes work with both victims and survivors, as well as families of both groups. We talk to her about a little-spoken about subject matter: female sexual predators. For more info: www.bhgconsultinggroup.com jailbreakpodcast.com Facebook: facebook.com/jailbreakpodcast Instagram: @jailbreakpodcast

Erik Hoel is a theoretical neuroscientist, published author and regular blogger on his own independent outlet. Erik returns to the podcast to talk with Vance about what we know about memories, the flaws of reductionism, causal emergence, and why art created by artificial intelligence isn't an exhibition of true creativity. Follow Erik on Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikphoelSubscribe to Erik's Blog: https://erikhoel.substack.com/Buy Erik's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Revelations-Novel-Erik-Hoel-ebook/dp/B084ZKXQ12/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Revelations+erik+hoel&qid=1617891530&sr=8-1PODCAST LINKS —Vance Crowe Podcast Website: https://www.vancecrowe.com/podcastYouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCigB7W5bX_gCinJxev9WB8w/YouTube Clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJKKb66A5_4ZcsE-rKI24ygBuy a sweatshirt, T-shirt or mugs from the podcast! Check out the Articulate Ventures Merch Store: https://teespring.com/stores/thevancecrowepodcast

Erik Hoel joins Ash Milton to discuss the current state of education, how it succeeded aristocratic tutoring, and what it means for progress. Up until the creation of mass schooling in the nineteenth century, tutelage was the most common form of education. Only aristocrats were able to afford this, and with the disappearance of aristocratic society so too has tutoring fallen out of practice. But its advantages are what enabled great works of genius to emerge over the past three hundred years. Scientists like Bertrand Russell, William James, and Ludwig Wittgenstein were all given individual instruction at a young age, which was a key part of their success. Erik and Ash discuss the history of the practice and if there is a viable future for it.    Erik Hoel is a research assistant professor at Tufts University. He recently published his debut novel, and his other writing can be found at his Substack.

https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/contra-hoel-on-aristocratic-tutoring I. Erik Hoel has an interesting new essay, Why We Stopped Making Einsteins. It argues that an apparent decline in great minds is caused by the replacement of aristocratic tutoring by ordinary education. Hoel worries we're running out of geniuses: Consider how rare true world-historic geniuses are now-a-days, and how different it was in the past. In “Where Have All the Great Books Gone?” Tanner Greer uses Oswald Spengler, the original chronicler of the decline of genius back in 1914, to point out our current genius downturn […] There are a bunch of other analyses (really, laments) of a similar nature I could name, from Nature's “Scientific genius is extinct” to The New Statesman's “The fall of the intellectual” to The Chronicle of Higher Education's “Where have all the geniuses gone?” to Wired's” “The Difficulty of Discovery (Where Have All The Geniuses Gone?)” to philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel's “Where are all the Fodors?” to my own lamentation on the lack of leading fiction writers. If you disagree, I'll certainly admit that finding irrefutable evidence for a decline of genius is difficult—intellectual contributions are extremely hard to quantify, the definition of genius is always up for debate, and any discussion will necessarily elide all sorts of points and counterpoints. But the numbers, at least at first glance, seem to support the anecdotal. Here's a chart from Cold Takes' “Where's Today's Beethoven?” Below, we can see the number of acclaimed scientists (in blue) and artists (in red), divided by the effective population (total human population with the education and access to contribute to these fields).