Podcast Episodes

Reclaiming Power and Agency When Everyone's Depressed (with David Storey)

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Season 4 Episode 3

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Another engaging riff with David Storey, Boston College philosophy professor and Spartan Race athlete. This time I take center stage. We explore why Americans are collectively depressed, why Democrat…

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Published on 12 hours ago

Six Ideas for Democrats Who Have Not Given Up

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Season 4 Episode 2

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In this five-minute episode of How My View Grew, I offer six ideas for Democrats and Never-Trumpers who haven't given up:

Doing something is better than doing nothing.We're lousy at predicting the out…

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Published on 1 month ago

Status Differences Matter

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Season 4 Episode 1

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Status differences, real and perceived, and the resentment that comes with them.

Republicans use them to fire up voters and win elections. Democrats largely ignore them.

To regain power and reverse th…

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Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Five Thoughts That Are Not Profound Or Useful

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Season 3 Episode 11

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In this five-minute episode, which concludes season three, I share five thoughts that I think you will enjoy even though they're neither profound nor useful.

Co-ed SleepoversLove OverestimatedPronouns…

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Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

David Storey (Part 2): Alpha Energy Plus Economic Populism Plus Christianity Equals?

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Season 3 Episode 10

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Part two of a provocative conversation with David Storey, associate professor of philosophy at Boston College.

**Key takeaways**

0:45 The right has coded expertise as feminine2:45 How ironic: the mano…

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Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

David Storey (Part 1): Raw Egg Nationalists and the Rise of the Manosphere

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Season 3 Episode 9

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Part one of a fascinating and just plain fun conversation about the manosphere with David Storey, associate professor of philosophy at Boston College.

Our first experiment in doing a "high-brow broca…

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Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

No Kings Protest—Kudos and Disappointment

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Season 3 Episode 8

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This past Saturday, I attended the No Kings protest in a Midwestern college town. I walked in with a spring in my step, yet left early with a frown on my face.

In this 5-minute episode of How My View…

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Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Greg Thomas: Can Injustice Catalyze a Hero's Journey?

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Season 3 Episode 7

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In this episode of How My View Grew, Greg Thomas describes how jazz saved him from hating so-called "white people" and how he learned to see the Black American experience as a hero's journey that is …

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Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Two Audacious Ideas for a Post-Trump America (Really)

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Season 3 Episode 6

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When right-wingers in the United States were in the wilderness for decades, they didn't just sit on their hands. They envisioned bold ways to change the country. When they came to power, they were re…

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Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Seven Causes of Trump Mafia State Fatigue

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Season 3 Episode 5

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Let's admit it. The Trump presidency isn't just creating chaos and destruction with sadistic glee.

It's also exhausting.

What's exhausting isn't only the President, but also the mafia state he has bui…

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Published on 6 months ago