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Feb 2, 2024 • 41min
Ep. 2446 Fewer PhDs, More Brilliant Dropouts, Please
The podcast explores the problems with universities and the support for brilliant dropouts, questioning the value of higher education and discussing the desire for college prestige and exclusivity. It also delves into the impact of Martin Luther and the printing press on the spread of ideas, and emphasizes the importance of building trust and seeking investments.
Feb 1, 2024 • 50min
Ep. 2445 Our Dark Age of Ignorance -- and the Way Out
It's not just this field or that field: there is a systematic sickness in academic and in intellectual life in general, in which preposterously false things are believed, and based on foundations that are never examined. This is one of my favorite episodes ever, and my thanks to Steve Patterson for this excellent conversation. Sponsor: Supporting Listeners Show notes for Ep. 2445
Jan 26, 2024 • 51min
Ep. 2444 Scientism and Other Weird New Religions
David Ramsay Steele discusses the new religions, scientism among them, that have captured the minds of present-day elites, who of course scoff at the religions of yesteryear. Book Discussed: The Conquistador With His Pants Down: David Ramsay Steele's Legendary Lost Lectures Sponsors: Blinkist & Bank On Yourself Show notes for Ep. 2444
Jan 25, 2024 • 50min
Ep. 2443 Can Trump Win in 2024?
A roundtable discussion with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's Dan McCarthy and Townhall's Scott Morefield about Donald Trump's prospects and whether the GOP made a good choice. Sponsors: Persist SEO HelloFresh: Go to HelloFresh.com/WoodsFree and use code WoodsFree to get a free breakfast item in every box for LIFE! Show notes for Ep. 2443
Jan 20, 2024 • 59min
Ep. 2442 Scott Horton on the Middle East Mess
Scott joins us to discuss the strikes on Yemen, and then proceeds to a wider discussion of how we got here, in Yemen and elsewhere. Sponsors: Bank On Yourself & CrowdHealth Show notes for Ep. 2442
Jan 19, 2024 • 1h 3min
Ep. 2441 Amy Wax on the Diversity Con
Amy Wax, who teaches at the law school at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the inane things the DEI establishment expects us to believe. Sponsor: Supporting Listeners Show notes for Ep. 2441
Jan 18, 2024 • 1h 7min
Ep. 2440 Gene Epstein on Persuading Progressives
In this episode, Gene Epstein explores the challenge of persuading progressives to embrace the free market. They discuss the Scandinavian model, COVID-19 responses, global inequality, and the obligation of wealthy individuals to help the less fortunate.
Jan 13, 2024 • 55min
Ep. 2439 Ten Years of Michael Malice
Michael Malice joins me to discuss what's changed (for him and for the world) in the ten years we've known each other. Sponsor: Supporting Listeners Show notes for Ep. 2439
Jan 12, 2024 • 47min
Ep. 2438 The January 6 Film They Tried to Suppress
The great Jason Rink, known as the most canceled filmmaker in America, joins me to discuss his new installment in his January 6 documentary that focuses on the so-called Q Shaman, Jacob Chansley, and a bit of the madness he endured from the censorship-industrial complex. Sponsors: Bank On Yourself & Mystery Party Show notes for Ep. 2438
Jan 11, 2024 • 45min
Ep. 2437 Adam Curry: Optimistic Despite the Bad Guys
The great Adam Curry, whom you surely remember as an MTV VJ and host of Headbangers Ball, is also co-host of the No Agenda Show with John C. Dvorak. Adam and I talk music, religion, and politics, and as you'll see if you didn't know already, Adam is based. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2437
