A long time friend of mine and my former 2nd 2nd Assistant Director. Stephen is now an editor and filmmaker who's worked for clients like HBO and TikTok. We sat in the dark a few months ago and it's only been now that I've managed to get the time to edit this.

Enjoy, subscribe, share, reach out if you have any thoughts or ideas or if you would like to be a guest.

A brief episode considering the benefits and shortcomings of questioning your own decisions.

Sapiens: The inspiration for this episode

https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/0062316095

Another, smaller, Enclave episode with personal musings on the recently adopted notion of "Dying for the Economy".

This is a 'lite' episode which I'm tentatively calling Bite Sized Enclave where I tackle a single question that's been bugging me lately or responding to something that came up in an earlier episode. It's a little bit of train of thought, not edited down, just me and the microphone.

I wonder why we can't have wealthy eccentrics like Teddy Roosevelt and how much we need someone like him and the ultra-wealthy to save our planet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt

Jean-Virgile Laprise joins me to talk about 3d Printing and his business, Canadian/American politics in the current climate, automation and the future of Artificial Intelligence.

This episode runs the longest of the Enclave discussions, I hope you enjoy!

Here are some references and news links that we cover:

M3 Studios: Jean's terrain company

https://www.facebook.com/M3gamingstudios/?eid=ARAF9s9TkikHAb_pTW33VXcR6RlDVcnj0xHIggKHQrSJM0s5BqYVa0kHCI4eC6geyxKW60adGJMmv2oz&fref=tag

3d Printing: Latest news per Google

https://www.google.com/search?q=3d+printing&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS857US857&sxsrf=ALeKk03eY9jqgBnhwHIfgEHLI92numtL9A:1588572166127&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjGvqW9xJnpAhVfJTQIHYQbBfsQ_AUoAXoECBsQAw&biw=1429&bih=770

Quebec's independence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_sovereignty_movement

Corporate/Capitalist Opportunism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunism

XFL: Bankruptsy

https://www.espn.com/xfl/story/_/id/29030763/xfl-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy-suspending-operations

United States Cuts WHO Funding:

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/trump-cuts-world-health-organization-funding-in-a-pandemic.html

Canadian Oil Prospects and the Native Canada Population latest news:

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/20/gas-pipeline-wetsuweten-coronavirus-pandemic-indigenous-sovereignty-canada-oil/

My guest today is Amanda Jaros, a long time friend, actress and writer. Today, however, we're focusing on a topic very important to her and for the people of Los Angeles; advocacy for women who are victims of human trafficking.

Amanda Jaros

https://www.amandajaros.com/

After Hours Ministry

https://www.afterhoursministry.org/#home

Rahabs Rope

https://www.rahabsrope.com/

The book that set Amanda to pursue this type of charity work during a bout of insomnia.

Radical by David Plath

 https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Taking-Faith-American-Dream/dp/1601422210

Matthew Raffety is a professor, lecturer and author of history with an emphasis on American History. We talk about the mythology of the Two Party system and how the founding generation were skeptical of such an element in politics. What does this mean for our current society? What does it mean for the future? Come speculate with us.

Some information on my guest:

Author of the Republic Afloat

https://www.amazon.com/Matthew-Taylor-Raffety/e/B00BJ8D93M/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

Professor at the University of Redlands

https://www.redlands.edu/study/schools-and-centers/college-of-arts-and-sciences/undergraduate-studies/history/meet-our-faculty/matthew-raffety/

Additional Reading for those interested:

https://www.amazon.com/American-Nations-History-Regional-Cultures/dp/0143122029

Alex Choate is my guest for this episode and we talk about a wide range of subjects from filmmaking, his experiences as a teacher, memes and where we're all heading. We talk Doom Eternal and how everything's getting really grimdark around here, Artax in the Swamp of Sorrow and, of course, Naruto running.

Some links for your own reference in case you're interested:

Low-fi Hip hop: I couldn't recall the name

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FlxM_0S2lA

I learned a new Meme... poor kid

87Eleven Action Studio: Alex and I worked on this commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgsH0JGTMas&t=7s

My first episode of Enclave as I try to iron out any kinks. Learn a little about me, and what Enclave is all about.