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WTMWD #35: Connor Boyack: Fighting the war over our children's minds

I speak with Connor Boyack, author of the Tuttle Twins series. He talks about the war that is being waged for our children's minds, why independent thinking is so critical, and gives some positive inspiration for communicating the philosophy of...

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A Much-Needed Burst of Optimism from Larken & Amanda Rose: "Why We Win in the End"

If you're in need of a boost–and who isn't?–take a listen to this wonderful interview with Larken and Amanda Rose, and soak up some of the reasons they are both so optimistic about the future. ...and then go share it...

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Powerful Statement from New York Rabbi

There are some chilling echoes of history (and the history of how Jewish leaders have assisted in enabling tyranny, in particular) in this talk by Rabbi Yitzhak David Smith, speaking to other leaders in the Jewish community: "When Jews are...

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"The Nearly"–My Podcast Manifesto (re-posting)

People should be free. People should be free to live their own lives. To decorate their homes as they choose, to plant their gardens, to run their own businesses. They should be free to read the books they want to...

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I Watched Tonight's Debate in Advance, So You Don't Have to!

I am told–and please correct me if I am wrong about this–that they are going to be holding another presidential election in about a month's time. This is of course very exciting news, because... well I'm not entirely sure why,...

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Time to End the State of California?

Californians have a problem: The government of California. Not Governor Newsom, not any particular legislators, but the state government itself. The problem is that–high-school civics lessons notwithstanding–we really do not have effective ways of restraining the state, regardless of who...

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WTMWD #34: "Propaganda does not want any argument." A conversation with NYU Professor Mark Crispin Miller

NYU media studies professor, Mark Crispin Miller, recently came under attack for questioning the official narrative on masks in his class on propaganda. We discuss what happened, and talk about the nature of propaganda and why, after all this time,...

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"I don't always know what the truth of the situation is, but I know what bullshit tastes like." RFK Jr. Talks with JP Sears

Incredible conversation between two incredible people:

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WTMWD #33: "Trump, Minneapolis, and the Divided State of America" - Independent journalist & filmmaker Brandon Ferdig talks about his latest documentary

I speak with independent journalist and filmmaker Brandon Ferdig, about what's really going on in Minneapolis in the aftermath of the riots, and about his upcoming documentary about why our society seems more divided than ever before. One year ago,...

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