Courage to speak

Courage to speak

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Courage to speak episodes

  • Gobsmacked - clues from the universe, fighting the commies, LOTR is a true story
    Freaks and geeks only this week. If you enjoy discussing communism and thinking mid-level deep thoughts, you might enjoy this week. Warning though, we will be using Lord of the Rings analogies from The Two Towers, a reference to Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home, and briefly quoting ole Joe Biden to make a point about... well, same thing we do every day... how the commies are trying to take over the world. Also a brief mention of the Romanovs, the Khmer Rouge of Cambodia, Castro's Cuba, and how they relate to the radicals in America today. Spoiler alert: they enjoy shooting innocent people. Reference links below. Why do I continue doing this podcast? Because you people keep encouraging me, so it's on both of us. Thanks for listening. BC
    Related links:
    LOTR scene. I couldn't find the exact part I was looking for, but this is the general theme. I may have conflated a couple scenes:
    https://youtu.be/waGogciXcJA?t=60
    Khmer Rouge Doc:
    https://youtu.be/Z1-fpeZtbp8
    Last of the Czars:
    https://youtu.be/f1em_lDQzmA
    Spock and Bones:
    https://youtu.be/qsLTQHeiH_E?t=462
    21 min
  • Debate analysis and "moderate" trolls

    Sorry guys! Politics this week. Debate analysis from the presidential debate last night. Discussion about the "moderates" out there, and how they're actually just leftists who are too ashamed to say so. Pretty fired up today. Hope you enjoy.

    #MAGA #KAG #TRUMP2020 #SORRYNOTSORRY


    21 min
  • Courage to pray

    The world is a weird place. Does prayer help you get through it? Some say it can. If you can get motivated by doing and not by just talking, can you get religion by praying first and believing later?

    Do you have any family that you don't know, but you're still close to? I do. 

    This week is a little personal. Glad nobody is listening.

    All religion this week. No politics. But aren't they the same thing in the end? Really?


    20 min
  • Best You've Never Seen Episode 1

    Seeking A Friend for the End of the World is one of the best movies you've probably never seen. Starring Steve Carell and Keira Knightley it's a love story that could've been told in any setting throughout history about what really matters in life. Major spoilers are present and some strong language in this analysis of the 2012 film. Given our life in 2020, it seemed appropriate to revisit it, and contemplate some of the deeper meanings. Enjoy.

    For the theory that the world has already ended, see below:

    https://megaphone.upworthy.com/p/conspiracy-theory-world-ended-in-2012

    This is my first attempt at a movie review. I may do more. We'll see.


    17 min
  • The danger of a wounded man.
    Political analysis on the election, and the danger of proximity to a wounded man. The Democrat party is out of ideas, out of arguments, and out of time. What will they do next? #revolution
    A discussion about the letter between P and R, and why are children being saved? Why didn't Epstein kill himself? If one of us goes, where do the rest of us go? Do you believe in spooks? #savethechildren
    Also, Trump might not be your guy, but if you judge the Administration by it's fruits, can you vote any other way? Have you looked at the platforms? If you make a voting decision based on policy instead of personalities, how would you vote? #2020 
    I know what John Wayne would say. Any real men left out there? #ElDorado
    Language warning for this link, The real heroes: https://youtu.be/dAg9M-O9wGo
    18 min
  • Chappelle, Plato, and Neo

    Did you know The Matrix has had you for a couple thousand years? Well, it has. This week's podcast is a discussion on being CRAZY vs having a different perspective through the lens of comedian Dave Chappelle's interview with James Lipton from several years back. Technology amplifies the hold of the existing power structure, but it's not the singular force in the world. Also contained herein: a brief discussion on cancel culture and the #cancelnetflix controversy. 

    See the Lipton/Chappelle interview here:

    https://youtu.be/pBq_SlX4Ht4

    A decent explanation of Plato's Allegory of the Cave here:

    https://youtu.be/O6U25zUBsdQ


    17 min
  • Historical Perspective

    It's important to know that it's not always the end of the world. Even though things are bizarre right now, it's a bizarre world. This week we discuss Hitchcock's Saboteur and The Boys from Brazil and the fact that wars are usually only started for two reasons: money and power. Try not to freak out. Maybe we can still save Christmas 2020.

    Saboteur info click here 

    The Boys from Brazil info click here 



    24 min
  • Life is full of first tries. Here's another. Oh, and Biden is a senile old man.

    Are you treating your friends like a caged bird? Keeping the things that matter to yourself? Worried about the direction of the country and your life? There are 80 million podcasts. It's one of the few opinion outlets I haven't explored, so why not?  

    Just a little about politics, and a lot about connecting with people about things that matter. It's my first try, so don't expect too much.

    Oh yeah... Biden is a senile old man. 

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Brad Cecil

    A Kentucky Original 

    24 min

About Courage to speak

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Kentucky original, Brad Cecil, speaks about things that matter to him that may or not be of interest to anyone else: Politics, religion, family, life.