The Òrga Spiral Podcasts
Where do the rigid rules of science and the fluid beauty of language converge? Welcome to The Òrga Spiral Podcasts, a journey into the hidden patterns that connect our universe with radical history, poetry and geopolitics
We liken ourselves to the poetry in a double helix and the narrative arc of a scientific discovery. Each episode, we follow the graceful curve of the golden spiral—a shape found in galaxies, hurricanes, and sunflowers, collapsing empires—to uncover the profound links between seemingly distant worlds. How does the Fibonacci sequence structure a sonnet? What can the grammar of DNA teach us about the stories we tell? Such is the nature of our quest. Though much more expansive.
This is for the curious minds who find equal wonder in a physics equation and a perfectly crafted metaphor. For those who believe that to truly understand our world, you cannot separate the logic of science from the art of its expression.
Join us as we turn the fundamental questions of existence, from the quantum to the cultural, and discover the beautiful, intricate design that binds it all together. The Òrga Spiral Podcasts: Finding order in the chaos, and art in the equations Hidden feminist histories. Reviews of significant humanist writers. -The "hale clamjamfry"
The Òrga Spiral Podcasts
The Black Jacobins: San Domingo's Revolution and Toussaint Louverture
This book, "The Black Jacobins" by C.L.R. James, originally written in 1938, explores the Haitian Revolution in San Domingo (now Haiti) and its connections to the French Revolution. It details the brutal realities of slavery on the island, the economic motivations of European powers like Britain and France regarding the slave trade and colonial produce, and the complex social hierarchy among whites, Mulattoes, and enslaved and free blacks. The text particularly highlights the rise of Toussaint L'Ouverture, an ex-slave who became a pivotal military and political leader, navigating alliances with various European factions and establishing a constitution for a free San Domingo. Ultimately, James argues that the revolution was a struggle for liberty against the re-establishment of slavery, driven by the agency of the black masses and their leaders, and emphasizes its lasting impact on global history and the concept of national identity in the West Indies.