In this episode we talk about Ezra Klein's interview with Noam Chomsky and Ben and Keith get real bogged down and Geoff fails to un-bog them as we and tap into our inner mantis.  Jesus, Trump, Musk or QAnon. Who is the real legitimate authority and who decides? Can we even apply Chomskyism to today's f*@ked up world? To suicide or not to suicide, is this the only question? 

 https://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Seminar-Jacques-Lacan/dp/1509506829

Professor Robert Sapolsky on language discussion about schizophrenia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEnklxGAmak

Modern hip hop, child rearing, why you should like Bieber and Jaden Smith, artificial rap vocals, nature versus nurture aaand oh boy.....we're at free will again.

Saul's Music and Part Time Cooks on Youtube

JAY-Z AI Rap 

Has Anti-Racism Become as Harmful as Racism? John McWhorter vs. Nikhil Singh

How anti-racism hurts black people - John McWhorter

Modern hip hop, child rearing, Justin Bieber, artificial rap vocals, nature versus nurture aaand oh boy.....we're at free will again.

Part Time Cooks - 

https://youtu.be/-E_xfOlkOr4

JAY-Z AI Rap - 

https://youtu.be/m7u-y9oqUSw

Has Anti-Racism Become as Harmful as Racism? John McWhorter vs. Nikhil Singh - 

https://youtu.be/mzPKk19t3Kw

How anti-racism hurts black people - John McWhorter - 

https://youtu.be/mT2rlJe9cuU

Modern hip hop, child rearing, Justin Bieber, artificial rap vocals, nature versus nurture aaand oh boy.....we're at free will again.

Part Time Cooks - https://youtu.be/-E_xfOlkOr4

JAY-Z AI Rap - https://youtu.be/m7u-y9oqUSw

Has Anti-Racism Become as Harmful as Racism? John McWhorter vs. Nikhil Singh - https://youtu.be/mzPKk19t3Kw

How anti-racism hurts black people - John McWhorter - https://youtu.be/mT2rlJe9cuU

Ben shares his one and only tweet.

Burnout.

Commodification of the Self aand we've hit free will and late-stage capitalism...

Links:

The Burnout Society - Byung Chul Han

Thomas Midgley Jr.– the world’s most tragic inventor

The "video" mentioned at the top of part 2 - Plastic Pills - Depression and Creativity

Sperm Counts Continue to Fall – The Atlantic

Ben shares his one and only tweet,  Burnout, Commodification of the Self, and oh boy...we've hit free will and late-stage capitalism!

Links:

The Burnout Society - Byung Chul Han

The "video" mentioned at the top of part 2 - Plastic Pills - Depression and Creativity

What will be the next big rule change in major sports? Should we root for dynasties? Should you get a cat?

Hagwon after school academies, hobbies, music and life in Korea as an elementary school kid in this pilot episode of Korea Talk.