The pandemic has highlighted two things; the primordial nature of in-person friendship, and the previously underappreciated value of distance friendships. In this episode I pull apart what these loose categories of friendship mean to me.

A journalistic episode with a topic that has been foremost in my mind recently. How can I reframe things that cause impatience, and recognize the things over which I have no control?

Musing on the hope that arises from the change of leadership in the US and the benefits of the vaccine which is being rolled out. Delving into the concept of ownership vs rental, physical vs virtual. The importance of respecting people's value of things.

Episode 3/3 Analyzing the similarities between a cult and the disinformation epidemic. Looking at apocalyptic scenarios, the End of Days. The concept of believing in enlightenment. How can false and damaging beliefs be countered without making enemies or falling into the same cognitive bias traps?

The principle of a common enemy: Us and Them. Harnessing human vulnerability and cognitive biases. Priming and conditioning for any scenario: an explanation for everything.

Introducing the analogies which I draw between a cult, and the current plague called the disinformation movement. Uniformity/conformity, Groups peak, mystique, vagueness and fudging explanations. Leader and influencer infallibility and purity of motive... part two will continue the analogies.

Episode 9/season 4 takes a break from the journalistic approach and examines the biases and faulty logic that makes us believe a canceled Christmas would be a huge loss.

Journalistic episode detailing an upcoming episode as well as my routine format.

The big news promised in last episode! Current and future projects outlined for this exceptionally different Christmas period.

Some anticipated, some not so. In this episode I do not attempt to play catch up, rather to look to onward and upward developments.