Welcome to The Prime Directive - we boldly go where most podcasts are afraid to go. We tackle topics that make you think, discuss with your friends, make you laugh, and question what you thought you knew. Our mission, simple. To explore this strange new world with curiosity instead of accepting simple answers. We ask that you listen with an open mind, look with your human eyes, transcend the algorithm, and step out of the echo chamber. Because someone has to put the "civil" back in civilization.

Eric, Admar, and Liesl continue discussing the first year and Season 1 of the podcast by talking about systemic failures, organized religion, and some of our favorite episodes of 2025.

Some topics include: Scott Galloway's Adrift: America in 100 charts, systemic inequalities, religious hypocrisy vs. spiritualism, sailing, verbal vs nonverbal communication.

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