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Adam sure likes sausage. Should we have an intervention and put a wedge between us and the oligarchy?

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Adam sure likes sausage. Should we have an intervention and put a wedge between us and the oligarchy?

00:00 – Intro.

00:50 – Let's talk about how Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) sees the legislative process in the US.

03:35 – Tyrone sings! Also, does anyone really believe the myth of "good governance"?

07:20 – What is an oligarchy, anyway?

11:11 – Quit dodging the question, Adam! What is an oligarchy?

15:44 – Drinking game! Game of Thrones reference! Do the citizens get a break when "the great houses" fight?

20:39 -- Are we just screwed? Isn't there anything that can be done against this beast?

23:06 -- Nullification. Also, here's a white pill: The government is like Tinkerbell! Also, why on earth are Biden and AOC in the same political party?

27:05 -- How on earth can we break up this duopoly?

29:27 -- Outro. And why is Adam a "political vegan"?

Adam's other show: Natural Order Podcast.

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Adam interviews the one and only Jeff Deist! This one goes deep, folks. Don't miss it!

00:00 – Intro.

01:44 – Let's talk about ideas (or their opposite) in 2024 politics. The bland face of the tyranny that looms before us.

04:37 – If we are so divided, why live in the same polity? Because the progressive mindset (both left and right) is totalitarian.

06:45 – That time Jeff shook my brain: Decentralization, v. Universalism.

11:47 – Natural Order Podcast. Haman Nature. Quit being coy, Adam! What's it all about? Also, Jeff defends libertarianism against charges of being an ideology.

17:10 – What's up with the Non-Aggression Principle? Useless? Essential? Why the confusion?

24:07 -- An introduction to Anarcho-tyranny.

25:56 -- Monetary Metals: What's Jeff up to? Let's make gold a real financial instrument!

31:09 -- What about Bitcoin?

33:31 -- Adam advances his bizarre theory about man's most pivotal invention. Then back to the gold/Bitcoin discussion.

42:42 -- How young people are being screwed by the current system.

48:42 -- How boys, specifically, are being screwed by our current ideology.

50:55 -- Outro. Plus, Adam gives Jeff a piece of his mind!

Website for Monetary Metals.

Jeff on Twitter(X): @JeffDeist

Website for The Mises Institute.

Books in the John C. Wright sci-fi series mentioned: The Golden Age; The Phoenix Exultant; The Golden Transcendence

Adam's other show: Natural Order Podcast

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Adam and the Porcupine critique the Best Picture nominees through libertarian-colored glasses. Then they put a twist on March Madness to figure out what will RUIN THE WORLD FIRST.

00:00 – Intro. With hat-tip to The Wizard of Oz.

04:30 – Oppenheimer! Best Picture winner. Adam concurs. Tyrone sez, "More bomb, less babes". Also, Which Christopher Nolan film is the best?

11:11 – Zone of Interest! "Sounds" like a good movie! (see what we did there?)

14:34 – Barbie! Great acting, a fun dance number, and a bunch of sexist schlock. Plus, Tyrone shares more than perhaps he should...

17:57 – Maestro! Magnificent acting done dirty by poor directing. Don't wear both hats, Bradley!

22:47 – Poor Things! A surprisingly good movie, considering, well... ya know... the weird pedo vibe.

29:31 -- American Fiction! Adam's 2nd favorite film of this bunch. Is this year's crop (and who won) a sign that "wokeness" in Hollywood has peaked and is receding?

35:30 -- Anatomy of a Fall! A foreign film, and Adam's 3rd favorite of this cohort.

36:27 -- Past Lives! The Korean Barbie of this crop (in that it portrays men quite awfully).

38:18 -- Killers of the Flower Moon! Adam and the Porcupine both rate this film: Unwatchable.

44:49 -- A Hollywood white pill. The good nominees won. The bad nominees were snubbed. Yay!

45:16 -- Haman Nature does: First to Ruin the World! --- March Madness style.

58:37 -- Outro

For no particular reason, we at Haman Nature would like to celebrate actor Dwight Schultz, whose many fabulous works include The A-Team, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Fat Man, Little Boy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Schultz

Website for Tom Luongo's Gold Goats 'n Guns: https://tomluongo.me/

HamanNature articles cited:

Hooray for Hollywood?

Barbie’s advice for men:

Just one more post about the 2024 Oscars.

Adam's other show: Natural Order Podcast

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Adam and the Porcupine talk about how crazy and abusive behavior on the left is predictably causing crazy and abusive behavior on the right, and vice-versa. How can we find balance?

00:00 – Intro: Tyranny tastes bad, no matter it's flavor.

00:38 – Introducing a "girls gone not-so-wild" video that provoked a weird reaction on the right. Plus, Adam says a mammalian-inspired bad word and talks about see-sawing pendulums.

05:02 – Tyrone brings some wisdom, pitching libertarianism as the proper path for balance. Plus, a discussion about how best to describe the philosophy.

08:20 – How does religion play into this? What are the new religions? Are they ideologies? What new hyper-moralistic tyrannies are on the rise? Left-wing? Right-wing? Both?

11:56 – The proper axis isn't left/right. It's freedom/tyranny. Tyrone issues a warning.

14:13 – Tyrone quotes a passage from Adam's article and gives some pushback. Maybe the pendulum doesn't go back and forth, but is a shrinking concentric circle. Is balance inevitable, over long enough time? Or is some energy being added to the system that makes it inherently unstable?

16:49 -- Drinking game! Adam invokes the hero myth!

20:54 -- Drinking game! Tyrone blames all bad things on fiat currency!

22:21 -- Outro

Haman Nature article cited: https://hamannature.substack.com/p/pendulums-and-politics?r=2u0knv

Article containing video mentioned: https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2024/02/29/lets-talk-the-fauxrage-and-negative-reaction-to-a-simple-viral-video-of-girls-dancing-n2170770

Site featuring the books mentioned (by Saifedean Ammous): https://saifedean.com/tfs The Bitcoin Standard; The Fiat Standard; Principles of Economics

Adam's other show: https://naturalorderpodcast.com/

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Due to massive (and much appreciated) public demand, we are publicly publishing the 2nd half of Adam's interview with Jeremy Freedman that would normally be behind a paywall at HamanNature.Substack.com. family, creativity, and much much more. Bonus: Jeremy's favorite song of all time is revealed!

00:00 – Intro

01:48 – Boring question: How did you get started in music? Who handed Jeremy his first guitar?

04:00 – How does a "chaotic homelife" impact a young musician? Also: What is Jeremy's favorite song of all time? Also: Guitar Hero, the myth.

05:46 – Remember when the lead singer of OMC transferred his "essence" into The Neighbourhood?

08:52 – "Hello, Detroit!" Also: "How we feelin', Memphis?"

10:12 -- What is music, anyway? Where do these songs come from? Also: meditation. 16:11 -- What is Jeremy up to right now? Jeremy Freedman: Producer?

18:15 -- Get Back, Yoko Ono!

24:00 -- Unfair question: What does music have to do with human nature? And, do you wanna steal a muffin or something?

34:44 -- Outro

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Adam's other show: https://naturalorderpodcast.com/

Link to Get Back, the Beatles documentary mentioned.

Official website of The Neighbourhood.

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https://youtu.be/czrjupfZkOk

Adam has a heartfelt and humorous chat with one of his very favorite people in the whole world (and not because he's a musician!) Jeremy Freedman. They talk about Jeremy's band The Neighbourhood, but also about family, creativity, and much much more. Bonus: Jeremy's favorite song of all time is revealed!

00:00 – Intro & Jeremy/Neighbourhood bio.

03:24 – What's it like to headline at the Hollywood Bowl and sell the joint out?

06:21 – Origin story of The Neighbourhood. Was Jesse Rutherford the secret sauce? Yeah, probably.

12:50 – "The Coachella story" is told. Contracts are violated. It's great. Rock 'n' Roll!

16:12 – Jeremy reveals that making a mix tape requires playing guitar in the shower.

18:06 -- Adam geeks out about Chip Chrome and the Mono-Tones. The creation story of that great album is revealed.

28:11 -- "Butt or Balls?" Jeremy talks about struggling to write and the future of The Neighbourhood.

30:45 -- Adam takes credit for all Jeremy's success. Story checks out. Also, the "angry little dwarf".

34:44 -- Outro Website for The Neighbourhood: https://thenbhd.com/ Sweater Weather on YouTube:

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Adam welcomes philosopher Michael Huemer onto the show to talk about political philosophy, intuitionism, and all things epistemological. There are a surprising amount of laughs for a discussion of such deep subjects!

00:00 – Intro & MIchael's bio.

01:39 – Michael talks about his brand of libertarianism.

05:05 – We discuss Michael's book, The Problem of Political Authority. Why do some people rule over others? "It's all about the hat."

07:56 – Okay. So monopoly government is bad. How do we move on to something better? What does a voluntary society look like? How do we get there?

12:15 – We discuss Michael's book, Ethical Intuitionism. How does this approach differ from other philosophers? Michael makes an argument for reincarnation. Adam pushes back a bit.

18:30 – Top down vs. bottom up: In philosophy, as in so much else, this is the way.

24:27 -- Are the intuitionists winning? Is intuitionism the right way to "bridge" the is/ought gap?

29:14 -- We discuss the new secular religion: Scientism. Climate alarmism is discussed.

35:40 -- Adam asks Michael a Porcupine-submitted question: What does he think about Aristotle's Prime Mover argument for the existence of God? Are there better arguments for God's existence? What's the right way to think about big questions like: How did the universe begin?

42:15 -- Outro

Michael's Substack: https://fakenous.substack.com/

Michael's website: https://owl232.net/

Michael's books mentioned:

The Problem of Political Authority

Ethical Intuitionism

Understanding Knowledge

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Adam and the Porcupine explain our tendency to view the world in simplistic binary "good vs. evil" terms. The way we see the world in narrative structures isn't arbitrary. It's how we evolved. It's how we think. The better we understand that fact, the more clearly we will see... everything.

00:00 – Intro

00:34 – Adam claims that humans literally think in a narrative structure. Always. And usually our stories are about good and evil in some respect.

03:15 – Tyrone brings up the neuroscience that supports the claim and talks about narrative structure. Why do "good" stories always follow a basic structure?

09:05 – Adam says "thunk". Tyrone fleshes out important elements of powerful narratives, the ones that inform the proper values for our nature.

13:00 – Adam talks about Ayn Rand's great example of crappy literature as an effort to destroy society.

17:54 – Adam touches on some important lessons to glean from this aspect of human nature.

19:47 -- Tyrone takes us home with a quote from the article (linked below).

21:05 -- Outro

Adam's other show: https://naturalorderpodcast.com/

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Adam has a fascinating and detailed conversation with famous Fooler of Penn and Teller, Doc Dixon. All secrets are revealed within! Yes, this IS your card! Yes, the pea IS in the walnut! Expelliarmus!

00:00 – Intro 01:08 – Adam makes a bad joke. Hilarious banter ensues. Doc reveals his origin story.

07:28 – Adam confuses The Jungle Book with Gremlins and wonders why the Internet hasn't "killed" the magic industry.

16:00 – The inevitable Rounders reference occurs.

17:30 – Paradigm shifts in magic. Also: Sometimes the trick is... there is no trick.

24:42 – Doc explains where he went to medical school. Also, the story of how Doc was bitten by a radioactive Rothbard.

29:20 -- A fond look back to the time Doc sawed Tom Woods in half. 33:23 – Doc opines on talking to "normies"

38:08 – Adam shills shamelessly for the good "Dr." and they talk about his future gigs. 40:04 -- Outro

Doc's website: https://docdixon.com

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Adam and the Porcupine try to understand what causes the divisions amongst groups and why we fight other over them. Conspiracy? Human Nature? Watch and find out!

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