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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…
20 hours ago
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172: The Bright Side of the Dark Side of the Moon [Tao Te Ching Ch.13]
Examining the dichotomy of humanity in the early 21st century, Artemus focuses this week's episode on the Artemis II mission and the Moon. Despite hi…
1 week ago
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171: Yes, Lizard People [Tao Te Ching Ch.12]
After seeing just a fraction of the Epstein files, all conspiracy theories are back on the table! Artemus just wants to make a podcast about the Tao …
2 weeks ago
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170: A Divine Singularity [Tao Te Ching Ch.11]
While we use the space that isn't, Bartleby asks, is oneness becoming more whole with time? It's a quick tour through different pantheons and their a…
3 weeks ago
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169: How To Be Mysteriously Virtuous [Tao Te Ching Ch.10]
Mostly straightforward advice from our sages is hard to come by. Whether Lao Tzu can be called straightforward is hard to say, but chapter 10 is pret…
4 weeks ago
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168: Over Doing It And Then Some [Tao Te Ching Ch.9]
How far is too far? It's hard to pinpoint the moment you step out of your depths. Using chapter nine of the Tao Te Ching as our guide, we examine the…
1 month ago
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167: Soaking in the Tao [Tao Te Ching Ch.8]
The Tao is a lot like water, and so are you! Or at the very least, you're mostly made out of water, so you mostly have a lot of potential. Once again…
1 month, 1 week ago
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166: The Foundations of Enlightenment [Tao Te Ching Ch.7]
Looking at Chapter Seven of the Tao Te Ching, we ask ourselves, is enlightenment just a bunch of classist propaganda? Is it just a lie to pacify the …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
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165: Outside the Trauma Box [Tao Te Ching Ch.6]
What is outside of the Tao? Nothing. What is outside of our own personal handheld trauma boxes? Only more Tao. By processing the shadows, it's anothe…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
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164: Hollow Idols [Tao Te Ching Ch.5]
Examining the value of emptiness, we question idols of all shapes and sizes. Artemus tries not to judge or assign value, but Bartleby isn’t having it…
2 months ago