Rescuing Reason
Welcome to Spartan Spirit - Rescuing Reason. This podcast examines critical political and socioeconomic topics affecting Western cultures, particularly Australia, Canada, and the US. The point being to ground-truth the issues and bring reason back to the discussion.
The podcast will do it through a logical, scientific, and most importantly, a Spartan lens, i.e., through a tough-minded view that considers the nation and the planet above the individual.
The podcast will be published on the 1st and 15th of each month. You can send comments and suggestions to spartan.spirit@yahoo.com
Podcasting since 2025 • 11 episodes
Rescuing Reason
Latest Episodes
Rescuing Reason - E10 - Gender in Sports Pt 1
The 2026 Winter Olympics are starting shortly after this episode is published, and that means there will, yet again, be controversy over gender classification. This episode is part one of a two-part series exploring the issues related to sex vs...
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Episode 10
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33:36
Rescuing Reason - E9 - Taiwanese Microchips
Microchips are essential components of almost everything we humans make today. Yet, about 90% of the world's microchips come from one country: Taiwan. Given how essential these components are to global manufacturing and trade, the West should b...
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Episode 9
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29:35
Rescuing Reason - E8 - Rare Earth Elements
Rare earth elements are essential to our world's manufacturing sectors; particularly hi-tech defense equipment, green technologies, and anything that uses a battery or magnet (which is a lot of stuff). Yet, China cornered the market on rare ear...
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Episode 8
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38:50
Rescuing Reason - E7 - Rules Based Order
The Global Rules Based Order is fracturing. This episode examines its history, relevance to Western liberal democracies, the threats coming from autocratic states, and thoughts on the way forward.
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Episode 7
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36:00
Rescuing Reason - E6 - Military Spending Pt 2
In this episode we examine Australia's military spending - which has not matched NATO increases in % GDP on military spending. With war raging in the Ukraine and the Middle East, and a growing Chinese military threat, many states have substanti...
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Episode 6
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26:08