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S1. Episode 5: A Gen X Manifesto for the Trump Era: How to Be Water in a House on Fire
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Lloyd Dobler drops a full-volume Gen X manifesto for the Trump Era. Equal parts sacred refusal, spiritual punk rock, and cultural roast, this Gen X manifesto dismantles the myth of counterculture, calls out rebellion-as-brand, and asks how the hell we’re supposed to “be water” when everything’s on fire.
With detours through John Lennon, Reaganomics, protest nostalgia, and Taoist clarity, this episode becomes a mixtape/meditation combo for anyone who grew up weird, stayed honest, and still remembers how to say no to empire.
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ABOUT / The Tao of Lloyd is a Zen-punk mixtape for late-stage everything—blending Tao Te Ching meditations, Gen-X philosophy, and anti-fascist satire from Lloyd Dobler, your reluctant middle-aged dissident. No ads. No paywalls. Just clarity, chaos, and sacred refusal. Support the show & get bonus episodes: patreon.com/taooflloyd.
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