Connecting the Dots

Connecting the Dots

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Connecting the Dots episodes

  • On Tyranny
    This book is a highkey recommendation. It’s called On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder. Super quick read. You can have it done in one day. It’s light and easy to read but gives a lot of perspective to apply towards many of our current issues. Covers elements of history, tyranny. psychology, politics, activism, and social awareness. Definitely worth a look at. Get a quick read in.LINK TO THE BOOK: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/on-tyranny-twenty-lessons-from-the-twentieth-century_timothy-snyder/13462819/#edition=13124516&idiq=18491658PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D-D3AWzSr0LINK TO THE SPEECH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88YuQHm6Tig
    26 min
  • The Coddling of the American Mind

    This episode covers a dope book titled The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Johnathan Haidt. It has such an independent tone and perspective, giving criticism towards both liberals and conservatives, shedding light on both of their shortcomings and habits. In addition, the book also covers contemporary problems regarding students and their anxiety/depression rates, social media, children, fearful parents, coddling public universities, political polarization, and other super interesting insights and societal problems. There are also traces of psychological insights and perspectives applied towards many of these issues and populations that are discussed. If you want to look at these problems from a relatively objective lens, this book absolutely provides that. I'd recommend this book to ANY incoming college student or currently enrolled undergrad and also to parents and educators! LINK FOR THE BOOK: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-how-good-intentions-and-bad-ideas-are-setting-up-a-generation-for-failure_jonathan-haidt_greg-lukianoff/18599541/#edition=19797967&idiq=33503327PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kH6OCtT7LELINK TO THE SPEECH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzadDomO5cA


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    26 min
  • Rectification
    Just some personal thoughts and insights for the upcoming election and the ramifications of it. Applying everything we’ve covered so far to this episode and topic. There’s so much talk around the election so I tried very hard to apply a unique perspective and take a different angle on it, while filtering out all the bullshit and conventional rhetoric you can find literally anywhere. This is an independent perspective and a challenge to anyone who needs it. I’m hoping it can invigorate and empower any one who listens.LINK FOR THE BOOK: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-autobiography-of-malcolm-x_malcolm-x/248487/#edition=2363449&idiq=4322PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-8BoWU3XMo
    18 min
  • The Nordic Theory of Everything
    This episode covers a book called the Nordic Theory of Everything by Anu Partanen. It’s the first book that we’re breaking down that’s authored by a woman and it’s inspiring as well as revealing. It’s one thing to complain and educate ones self on the social and systematic issues we face as a country, but it’s another to aspire for something better and this book helps provide that. The author is from Finland but moved to America and she describes the massive disparities between the 2 countries and how we choose to run our societies. This book should not only piss you off to know that we could be living much better lives collectively, but also that there is hope. It’s easy to think otherwise. This dope ass book provides some light and insight and it’s absolutely worth the read. It’s light and easy to follow along, but it’s rich in knowledge and absolutely worth a buy.LINK FOR THE BOOK: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-nordic-theory-of-everything-in-search-of-a-better-life_anu--partanen/9949949/#edition=13197816&idiq=19947682PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf3FCjMdQN4
    29 min
  • Fast Food Nation
    This book takes a great, in depth look at the fast food industry, covering so many areas related to the unhealthy foods we eat, to the teens working in fast food restaurants, and the men and women who work in slaughterhouses and meat packaging facilities. It’s super light to read and not dense at all, but the reality of the industry is heavy and harsh. It’s very exposing and enlightening, and taught me so much new information! I definitely recommend it, it’s been one of my favorite books to read this year!
    26 min
  • Masters of Mankind
    This episode covers Masters of Mankind by Noam Chomsky. It’s a dope book, a little dense and heavy but he provides a lot of information and perspective and it can be very challenging who hasn’t yet looked at American business and government in a critical way. Check. It. Out.LINK FOR THE BOOK: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/masters-of-mankind-essays-and-lectures-1969-2013_noam-chomsky/8899021/#edition=8166230&idiq=11986836LINK FOR PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjXWtEqs8I4
    23 min
  • Dismantling the Empire
    This episode covers a book titled Dismantling the Empire by Chalmers Johnson. A dope book that covers the American empire, the U.S. military, the CIA, our impact oversees, and our destructive and embarrassing activities and disregard for humanity.LINK FOR THE BOOK: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/dismantling-the-empire-americas-last-best-hope_chalmers-johnson/385394/#isbn=0805094237&idiq=7044645PROTEST SONG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXW7NajVsQU
    24 min
  • The Power Elite

    This episode covers a book called The Power Elite by C. Wright Mills. It focuses on 3 entities: 1) Corporations 2) Military 3) Politicians. I lightly cover each of them but also provide insight on how they work together to maintain and centralize their power and influence.

    PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kln9s-LsKs4

    LINK FOR THE BOOK: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-power-elite_c-wright-mills/281713/#isbn=0195133544&idiq=6632528


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    28 min
  • The Twilight of Common Dreams
    This book is awesome! It’s a little more on the dense side as the author is very well informed and articulate. It provides a great analysis and critique of the Left, our culture wars, and how we have fragmented ourselves, stalling progress. Dope for anyone wanting to see through BS and push on to create real and fundamental change.LINK TO PURCHASE THE BOOK (CHEAP): https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-twilight-of-common-dreams-why-america-is-wracked-by-culture-wars_todd-gitlin/900591/#isbn=0805040900&idiq=602722PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3pRrMz_Uqk
    16 min
  • The Death of Expertise
    This episode covers the Death of Expertise by Tom Nichols. It offers some insight and perspective on our current American culture/behaviors and our overall arrogance and divisiveness. Also, our resentment and dismissiveness towards experts and people who can actually offer some explanation and guidance. It challenges the readers to view things differently.LINK TO PURCHASE THE BOOK: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-death-of-expertise-the-campaign-against-established-knowledge-and-why-it-matters_thomas-m-nichols/13523294/#isbn=0190469412&idiq=24526522PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dybeo35JfvM
    22 min

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To enhance our collective and individual consciousness is to raise our political potential. Developing consciousness is the first step towards creating radical change for our intense, enduring, and interrelated social issues. But political consciousness is not given, it is claimed. So, I ask you to claim it. May this podcast, these books, these articles, these authors, these songs, and these resources merely serve as a step towards your proclamation.