Podcast Episodes

Plato Uncovered: Building Influence in the Ancient and Modern World

Episode 219

What can the ancient philosopher Plato teach us about building a network and thriving in today's intellectual economy? I talk with Alex Petkas, a Princeton PhD in classics, who shares insights on Pla…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Oscar Wilde and J.R.R. Tolkien with Paul Fortunato

Episode 218

Oscar Wilde and J.R.R. Tolkien used consumer culture to create works of art. In this podcast, we try to draw some lessons from their lives. I'm joined by Paul Fortunato, an English professor at the U…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

YouTube Radicalization is a Myth with Mark Ledwich

Episode 217

It's widely believed the YouTube algorithm radicalizes viewers but Mark's research puts this theory to rest. Researcher and longtime member of the Other Life community, Mark Ledwich, has been studyin…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Virtue and Excellence: Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics with Colin Redemer

Episode 216

Colin Redemer is a professor at Saint Mary's College of California and VP of the Davenant Institute. This podcast is all about Virtue Ethics and the Aristotelian ethical tradition. Is Virtue Ethics s…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

The Violent Focus of Francis Bacon

Episode 215

Some lessons from the life of painter Francis Bacon. I think the unique force and violence of Bacon’s paintings derive partially from the ascetic Lebenswelt he cultivated. Into his small but chaotic …

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Writing in the Age of Machine Intelligence

Episode 214

I spent a lot of time reading and thinking about AI this week. I’m especially interested in the implications it will have for writers and the so-called creator economy. Obviously things will change i…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Young Balzac: Disordered Knowledge, Strange Student

Episode 213

I'd like to share with you some biographies of great writers, artists, maybe some inventors—people who represent the other life ethos—people who have produced great work from the fringes, or in weird…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

From PhD to LandChad: Digital Sovereignty, Christianity, and IRLmaxxing with Luke Smith (Live at Mansion #3)

Episode 212

Luke Smith was a PhD student in linguistics before he grew his Youtube channel to 168,000 subscribers—with his unique perspectives on digital, financial, and mental sovereignty. This is the first tim…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

"360 Degree Conviction:" 10 Years of Counterculture with Asher Penn of Sex Magazine

Episode 211

Asher Penn is the founder and editor of Sex Magazine, now in its 10th year. We talk about the magazine business, how to persist on countercultural projects for the long haul, what's cool and what's n…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Bad CEX: On FTX and SBF (with The Network Age podcast)

Episode 210

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Published on 2 years, 10 months ago