Why the sound of crickets is more pleasant than the sound of cicadas; discussing the dichotomy between freedom and safety; the relevance of Plato’s allegory of the cave for our times; questioning some of the vaccine narratives; why my reasonably accurate 20-year track record of predicting where things are going, even when those predictions were unpopular, gives me confidence in holding unpopular opinions now; my impetus to turn inward during the Trump years and why I wish members of Team Blue had done so as well; why untrustworthy institutions and its shoddy leaders telling us to trust and obey them is going to further divide the nation (and world); and why living in Japan has shown me some of the dangers of putting too much value into the group over the individual.

My blog post on my love of cycling in Japan

PDF version of Ken Wilber’s Trump and a Post-Truth World

Russell Brand’s clip on the soldier from Afghanistan who was sacked

Myth of Cassandra

Kim Iverson on the ACLU selling out their principles

If you want to connect with me, find me at:

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/bryan.winchell2/ https://www.facebook.com/TheBandPRealmPodcast

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BandPRealmPod

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bryanwinchell?fan_landing=true