Dial It Back Or Die
I realize that for most of us it is extremely traumatic to fully grasp just how wrong this world has become. And just how far and fast this has happened/is happening. But this podcast gives an interesting, thorough, and dispassionate analysis of just how and why we got to here from there. Further, by using established, mainstream science, it then presents a clear, complete, non-ideological picture of human behavior and the human condition. Kind of like a really interesting college course. No, really. And, since each episode builds upon the last, kindly start with Episode 1. And continue.
Episodes
72 episodes
Episode 1: How The West Was Lost
This podcast is about how postmodern 'Western Civilization' got here from there. And this is the introduction.
Episode 2: Defining The Problem
Some important terms that you may not know the real meaning of.
Episode 3: Garbage In, Garbage Out
Why those foundational assumptions are so darn important
Episode 4: Dmitry
Sometimes the best way to understand our own Universe is to visit a parallel one.
Episode 6: If We're So Dumb, How Come We're Rich?
Sometimes credit given is credit not due.
Episode 7: Is Everybody Happy?
If everything is so wonderful, why is everyone so miserable?
Episode 8: The March of Science
Turns out that 13th Century Franciscan monks created the modern world.
Episode 9: The Box That You Can't Think Outside Of
One more attempt to illuminate the darkness of ideological blinders.
Episode 10: So Why Am I Really Doing This?
The categorical imperative of podcasting
Episode 11: Those Enlightenment Values
A short primer on 'modern' 18th Century thought.
Episode 13: Sometime Around The Year Zero, Greece
The Greeks were indeed important. Just not as precursors to democracy.
Episode 14: Sometime Around The Year Zero, Rome
Sandals, Swords, and Civic Virtue. How Rome actually pulled it all off.
Episode 15: Sometime Around The Year Zero, Christianity
The fluke of a secret sauce which flavored the whole stew.
Episode 16: That Lost Millennium
Where I go Medieval on you. But in a good way.
Episode 19: The Reform(ul)ation
The mechanics of breaking something that wasn't broke.