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Rehabilitation Or Retribution?
Journalist Raphael Rowe's new Netflix documentary series "Inside the World's Toughest Prisons" provides a harrowing look at incarceration in differen…
7 years, 1 month ago
Some Life Advice From Ibn Zafar Al-Siqilli ("The Sicilian")
In this podcast we discuss some life advice offered by the medieval Arabic political theorist and philosopher Ibn Zafar in his treatise, "Consolation…
7 years, 1 month ago
The Reality Of The G Manifesto
In this podcast we answer some of the most common questions I've received about the G Manifesto. "Who is he?" "What does he do?" "Is he really doin…
7 years, 2 months ago
People Want To Be Left Alone
In this podcast we talk about how the media deliberately tries to foment discord for its own self-serving purposes, and how this aligns with the purp…
7 years, 2 months ago
A G Manifesto Tweet Reading
I read some of the recent tweets of the G Manifesto (Twitter: @MichaelPorfirio. It's all here: chimp strength, coconuts, weesh dudes, game meats, …
7 years, 3 months ago
The Fragility And Perishability Of Knowledge
In this podcast we discuss how fragile and perishable knowledge and learning can be. We discuss the loss of Latin literature in the West, and the di…
7 years, 3 months ago
A Reading From "Pantheon": Ice Odyssey: Douglas Mawson's Race Against Death
In this podcast, I read a chapter from my 2015 book "Pantheon." The chapter is entitled "Ice Odyssey: Douglas Mawson's Race Against Death."
7 years, 4 months ago
Film Talk, Trade, And Pleasure
I didn't really know what to call this podcast. It's a mix of a few different things. I wanted to talk about the movies I reviewed in the last post…
7 years, 5 months ago
A London Men's Club Of 1783
Men's clubs used to be places where like-minded individuals could congregate and discuss topics of mutual interest. As society has changed, this is …
7 years, 5 months ago
Obsession, Judgment, And Restraint
At what point does a man's dedication turn into obsession? And at what point can this obsession turn self-destructive? What role should judgment an…
7 years, 5 months ago