17 Minutes

La Fool and A play a game of mind twister. The spinning arrow lands on decentralization, moving forward, building back better, diplomacy, revolution, perfect worlds, and a united world. 

La Fool & A discuss the age old practice of regime change. La Fool says Get Out and A elects to not be La Fool's fixit person - at least for this episode. As usual, it's a fun ride of emotional hills and valleys. Enjoy!

It's starting to feel normal for the first time in a long time. So, La Fool and A take a frolic into the future. 

Howdy Howdy. We made it to 40!

We explore Call Me By Your Name and the myriad cultural and religious references being scrutinized to the nth degree.

The gods (read: corporations, politicians) understand that divided we fall.

Together we become what we will to become.

We start off with Lil Nas X and find ourselves exploring faith, freedom, sacred texts, Heaven, Hell, and Karma.

Respect.

Ostracism, condemnation of memory, sanctions, boycotts. Are these all forms of cancel culture? Is cancel culture as democratic as it gets or is it curtailing freedom of speech?

--Additional Notes, Corrections, and Context for this Episode--
Ostracism according to the World History Encyclopedia

Damnatio memoriae, the Roman phenomenon of condemnation of memory

Erased, the 2012 film

Dearly Beloved, we tried to talk about cancel culture, but we gleefully jumped down-the-rabbit-hole instead.  From Nationalism to Racism to JREism to Mars, "the Afterworld" and back again, we hit it all. Fasten your safety strap, hang on for 17 Minutes, and enjoy the ride. 

A says this is our best episode yet. Do you have a friend or two you regularly adventure with in Wonderland? We hope so. 

Cancel Culture episodes coming soon - perhaps in a special edition extended version. Thanks for listening. And if you haven't already, subscribe on your favorite podcast app (even if it's Spotify!) 

--Additional Notes, Corrections, and Context for this Episode--
Xenu is  "Xe,"  rather than "Z."

Wait, what? Star crashes, gold, crypto. La Fool thinks folks should have seen the future when Bitcoin got started. As you might expect, A does not agree.

Did you see the future of Bitcoin way back?
Do you see it now?

--Additional Notes, Corrections, and Context for this Episode--
It was not 1920 but 1922 and 1928 $10.00 Gold Certificates: 
Value of 1922 $10 Gold Certificate Bill 
Series of 1928 $10 Gold Certificate 

Answer: Your Data.

Your privacy doesn't matter and your data isn't protected. What piece of your private data is most valuable? Who is using your residual data? And what do they want to achieve? Surveillance Capitalism puts a whole new spin on a spectrum that starts with Pokémon Go and ends with QAnon.

La Fool and A talk facial recognition, pattern identification, behavioral tendencies - all keys to corporations, governments, and militaries controlling you.

--Additional Notes, Corrections, and Context for this Episode--
Occam's Razor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor

Surveillance Capitalism documentary with Shoshana Zuboff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIXhnWUmMvw

La Fool shares his first-hand experience with the Texas Snowpocalpyse and brings to light some of the flaws that made the disaster possible. We talk about the responsibility of electeds,  federal and state governments, and the voting public.

Will the snowpocalypse change things in Texas? The 2022 mid-terms will be the first test. Stay tuned!