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182: The Dunning-Kruger Counter Effect [Tao Te Ching Ch.23]
It turns out that we are all over-estimating our own ability to understand the limits of the Dunning-Kruger effect. Artemus exposes the reality of th…
13 hours ago
![181: Harmless Conspiracies [Tao Te Ching Ch.22]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/6/10/23/04259089-ff94-498f-b3e2-2970fc6569d4_mc181.jpg)
181: Harmless Conspiracies [Tao Te Ching Ch.22]
Examining the most harmless of conspiracies, Bartleby and Artemus examine suspicions surrounding the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, Starbucks, Area 51, an…
1 week ago
180: When Arrogance Meets Incompetence
Examining the dogmas of Militant Atheists and Flat-Earthers, we see that they have a lot more in common than they want to admit. Perhaps, they could …
2 weeks ago
![179: The Tools of Liberty [Tao Te Ching Ch.20]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/5/31/4/d98031ab-09b2-4527-9aef-5255bd1627bb_mc179.jpg)
179: The Tools of Liberty [Tao Te Ching Ch.20]
What are the Tools of Liberty, and how do you get your hands on them? Bartleby leads the way to the toolbox as we discover the value of challenging o…
3 weeks ago
![178: Implied Silk [Tao Te Ching Ch.19]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/5/21/5/9779cc4e-2bc4-420f-9789-20b8cc0987b0_mc178.jpg)
178: Implied Silk [Tao Te Ching Ch.19]
Sometimes, the Tao that cannot be spoken is in the subtext. Examining the dangers behind forced virtue, our favorite pair of socks offer their insigh…
4 weeks ago
![177: The Virtually Eternal Bronze Frump [Tao Te Ching Ch.18]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/5/15/16/1ebd6523-9743-4e2f-a856-60995d5cbf3a_mc177.jpg)
177: The Virtually Eternal Bronze Frump [Tao Te Ching Ch.18]
What's the deal with all these meaningless Alien and UFO disclosures? Bartleby has an answer we might not like, and likely won't happen, but temporal…
1 month ago
![176: Leaders Worth Following [Tao Te Ching Ch.17]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/5/7/17/5ae7fa4c-33b9-48e7-9c56-3d2cc4a82e4e_mc176.jpg)
176: Leaders Worth Following [Tao Te Ching Ch.17]
Strictly speaking about the Tao, our favorite pair of socks talk about modes of leadership. Though there are several, some are better than others and…
1 month, 1 week ago
![175: The Lowest Bar of Entry [Tao Te Ching Ch.16]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/4/30/22/b657a83c-499d-4fda-bd94-f6255ac841a2_mc175.jpg)
175: The Lowest Bar of Entry [Tao Te Ching Ch.16]
As AI generated slop continues to infest the internet, Bartleby finds a bright side to this catastrophe of the arts. Artemus isn't sure if this is go…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
![174: The Lord of the Fly In the Oinment [Tao Te Ching Ch.15]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/4/23/23/55c1e973-a651-46f7-a32b-38af12d99a5a_mc174.jpg)
174: The Lord of the Fly In the Oinment [Tao Te Ching Ch.15]
With a new adaptation of The Lord of the Flies upon us, Bartleby and Artemus examine the novel's intertextual place in literature. What is human natu…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
![173: In Slopaganda We Trust [Tao Te Ching Ch.14]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/4/18/19/1953790d-6651-456c-8b40-51bf053af07f_mc173.jpg)
173: In Slopaganda We Trust [Tao Te Ching Ch.14]
In a surprise follow-up to last week's episode, Bartleby asks us to consider how propaganda is effectively used in warfare and how a country could pr…
2 months ago