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195: Shrink and Grow and Shrink and Grow [Tao Te Ching Ch.36]
It turns out, life seeks to shrink as much as it seeks to grow, but it would never admit to it. Bartleby and Artemus dip their little sock toes into …
1 day, 22 hours ago
![194: Tastes Like Nothing At All [Tao Te Ching Ch.35]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/9/13/6/79d8b4d6-4684-4da9-8fd7-b0d53de1dbf2_mc194.jpg)
194: Tastes Like Nothing At All [Tao Te Ching Ch.35]
Giving in to the Tao and moving with it is nothing to brag about. In practice, it might appear boring, like the kind of boring that leads Bartleby to…
1 week, 2 days ago
![193: Empathy Crisis {Tao Te Ching Ch.34]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/9/3/4/4a46a5c2-4fab-4489-b813-43aa2dfb5a01_mc193.jpg)
193: Empathy Crisis {Tao Te Ching Ch.34]
What happens when a nation cuts its food supply chain to spite its face? Unfortunately, we might just find out. Thankfully, the Tao Te Ching offers s…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
![192: When the Center Is Not the Middle [Tao Te Ching Ch.33]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/8/27/15/9bbf9c32-314f-4a23-bf81-d745586dc1b6_mc192.jpg)
192: When the Center Is Not the Middle [Tao Te Ching Ch.33]
What is the difference between the center and the middle, and how do centrists enable fascism? Maintaining the status quo to keep us on the precipice…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
![191: Provisional Reality [Tao Te Ching Ch.32]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/8/20/5/1dffe334-fded-4e66-a169-0ee728131fe4_mc191.jpg)
191: Provisional Reality [Tao Te Ching Ch.32]
Talking about the Tao, Bartleby and Artemus touch on the transitory nature of reality. By stepping back and reading between the lines, they realize t…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
![190: The Boobiest of Boobytraps [Tao Te Ching Ch.31]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/8/13/4/3d44ccbb-f4e0-4e11-96a6-94366bdf6696_mc190.jpg)
190: The Boobiest of Boobytraps [Tao Te Ching Ch.31]
Banned from his usual hijinks, Bartleby brings their RPG adventure to new heights, allowing Artemus to showcase how motion pictures desensitize us to…
1 month ago
![189: The Wayside of the Way [Tao Te Ching Ch.30]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/8/13/4/94ae6df5-e0fa-4852-9e7c-1677b8f7716d_mc189.jpg)
189: The Wayside of the Way [Tao Te Ching Ch.30]
Are we a part of the Tao or aren't we? Bartleby and Artemus try to figure out where the line is between what is in flow with the universe and whether…
1 month, 1 week ago
![188: The People's Ice Cream [Tao Te Ching Ch.29]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/8/2/7/20762b11-4608-4d64-b466-fbec37c1da06_mc188.jpg)
188: The People's Ice Cream [Tao Te Ching Ch.29]
Talking about the definition of weaksauce, we examine moderate politics and its penchant against progressive ideals. It's all about the chocolate, in…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
![187: Where Did the Magic Go? [Tao Te Ching Ch.28]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/7/26/5/0d3fd1b2-c289-4e45-b696-fcbe4a2f6193_mc187.jpg)
187: Where Did the Magic Go? [Tao Te Ching Ch.28]
From Middle-Earth to Avalon, access to magic is ever on decline, but what are the alternatives? Examining fantasy literature and humanity's relations…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
![186: The Billionaires Won't Save Us [Tao Te Ching Ch.27]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/7/19/3/f1db6ae9-e689-4589-b48a-c3aca7aa1b62_mc186.jpg)
186: The Billionaires Won't Save Us [Tao Te Ching Ch.27]
Not counting on any saviors, we recommend you save yourself. Also, save anyone else you can uplift along the way. In a world full of teachers, teache…
2 months ago