Escaping Society

We plumb the depths- or our interpretation of it, anyway- of what the Buddha saw that inspired him to “go forth”, and what those sights might have to teach us. Age. Disease. Death. Renunciation. So bring your ego and listen to my lies...

We take turns reading another gospel from the apostle, Daniel Quinn, this time from the holy book, “My Ishmael”, in which Ishmael explains part of our culture’s history to Julie by describing an imagined planet named “Terpsichore”. It was interesting exploring our own evolving views through this short tale. As always, Quinn gets us thinkin’.

We talkin’ bout stealin’, thievin’, how to get away with it, and why not to bother.

A sort of follow-up to my solo attempt to give listeners a window into a week in the life of a rubber tramp last season, we recorded a week of our life in (and out of!) the van together this Spring. Panhandling. Backpacking. Hitchhiking. The good, the bad, and the ugly... it was quite a week!

We met Rachel during a wild cordage workshop we were leading, hosted by an intentional community named Common Ground. Turns out that Rachel is building her own community, The Rainwater Collective, and we were very happy to visit her community and to record this interview in their sunny garden. We discuss an array of topics ranging from tribe and government to technology and racism. Hope ya enjoy it!

We talk a little about the world of free stuff, particularly the Really, Really Free Market.

We, rehabilitated damn yankees ourselves, discuss the southern culture that we have adopted and has adopted us. We try to address some of the misunderstandings about the south and share the south that we have come to know, love, and call home, y’all.

Season eight, yes, season EIGHT! Why? Not because we are gaining a growing audience or because we’re raking in the big bucks or because there’s anybody left out there that has both sanity AND courage even if we did make any sense and could reach them... but because it’s better than internet porn. Sometimes. So here’s what’s goin’ on with US roundabout now...

Up for an Escaping Society quickie between seasons? Here’s our hobo rendition of the fight song, the call to revolt from George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”! For the rest, listen to episode 61, “The Last [Pig] in Europe”, season 6.

Up for an Escaping Society quickie between seasons? During his interview, Mouse reveals the controversial origins of Covid-19. For the rest, listen to episode 87, “Society’s Ulcer- Interview: Mouse”, season 7.