In this episode, Virgil goes over the Thomas Sowell book A Conflict of Visions and its main themes on why we as a society have major disagreements on politics and philosophies. He goes over the Sowell's concepts of the "Constrained"(Tragic) Vision and the "Unconstrained" (Utopian) Vision of humanity and our nature. Virgil also covers civility and its importance in todays inflammatory political climate and the things we all can do to reintroduce a little civility back into our lives.

In this episode, Virgil goes into detail on his statement from the last episode, in where he stated that Capitalism has been the greatest tool to help alleviate poverty and suffering in the world so far. Virgil goes into detail on why and how capitalism is allowing people from all over the world to escape extreme poverty and move into the middle class and pursue a better life for themselves and their families.

In this episode, Virgil interviews his friend and former guest Mischa about his political standings and his new membership to the Democratic Socialist of America and what that means to him. They both discuss what Democratic Socialism is and what it isn't. Virgil asks questions and they both get into some principles and policies of Democratic Socialism. As you know, we want to make sure that on the show we can have conversations with people with whom we disagree with respectfully and with the intention to learn from them.

In this episode, Virgil has an interesting conversation with his good friend Auguste on the issues of race, identity, culture, and ethnicity in America. They both utilize their own experiences and identity to speak on the issues we face as a society. They also discuss mental health, suicide its impact on identity and society.

In this episode, Virgil gives a more detailed breakdown of nihilism its effects on our lives and the damage it can do to society. Virgil decided to further unpack the concepts he discussed in the last episode on Anxiety and Depression. This is a critical examination on nihilism its connection to pessimism, resentment, and how it causes suffering in our everyday lives. Virgil ends the podcast with some antidotes to nihilism and gives his take on how we can find meaning in the darkest moments in our lives.

In this episode, Virgil and his two friends Mischa and Pseudo have a conversation about anxiety and depression. This conversation is deeply rooted in all of their personal experiences and some foundational ideas that connect us all. Each guest gave a detailed view of their experiences and the mindset that they have in relation to anxiety and depression. They discuss the prevalence of mental health issues and whether or not there is an increase in these issues. They also discuss the effects of social media on mental health and many other import things that are relevant to todays issues with mental health.

In this episode, Virgil goes over the concepts of Individualism and Collectivism. This episode explores the historical, sociological, and psychological effects of Individualism and Collectivism.This episode also explores the cost and benefits on of both the principles. Virgil gives his personal outlook on what it means to be an Individualist or Collectivist in todays world.

In this episode, Virgil goes over Socratic Questioning and its relationship with critical thinking. Virgil explores the origins of the Socratic Method and how it was used and its purpose in finding truth. He also goes over modern applications of First Principles and the Socratic Method that are used.

In this episode, Virgil goes over an Article by British entrepreneur Paul Graham called "How to Disagree" and explains the hierarchy of disagreement that Graham came up with. Virgil also goes over American psychologist Marshall Rosenberg and his creation of Nonviolent Communication and its importance in our world today. Through this conversation, we hope to have helped provide meaningful tools that we can all use in our disagreements on little and/or big issues that we face as a society.

Virgil sits down with an old friend to discuss new and old problems that we are facing as a society.