Infinite Lunchbox

If Trump conceded, what would he say?

This episode is part of Deep Reckonings — a series of explicitly-marked deepfake videos that imagine Mark Zuckerberg, Brett Kavanaugh, and other public figures having a reckoning. Here, an imaginary Donald Trump concedes the 2020 election.

Want to see Trump give a real concession speech? Tweet: .@realDonaldTrump here's some actual fake news. Only you can make it real with @stephlepp: www.deepreckonings.com/trump

Watch the full Deep Reckonings series: www.deepreckonings.com

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'There's actually a wild way in which deepfakes can help us navigate this post-truth moment — because they allow us to see that truth is not just an end in itself, but also a means to an end.'

BOLD STATEMENT. Which I elaborate on in this conversation with Dani Di Placido. He interviewed me about Deep Reckonings for an article in Forbes, and recorded our conversation. So I'm sharing it *unedited* with you :)

+ Read the article: bit.ly/DR-forbes

+ Watch the deepfakes: www.deepreckonings.com

+ Support this work: patreon.com/stephlepp

If Brett Kavanaugh, Alex Jones, and Mark Zuckerberg had a crisis of conscience, what would they say? Infinite Lunchbox presents Deep Reckonings — a series of explicitly-marked synthetic videos that imagine public figures having a reckoning. Watch the full series and learn more about the project: deepreckonings.com

How might our post-truth crisis actually be an *opportunity* for evolving our relationship with truth? What might be an integral conception of race, that better enables us to address racism? In this episode of the Infinite Lunchbox, fellow futon philosopher Ryan Nakade and I discuss these and other light topics ;)

In related news....Infinite Lunchbox is exploring the possibility of a co-host! Or a rotating stable of co-hosts — to get you more episodes more often, along with less frequent solo video essays. And thus: what do you think of this co-hosting format?

Show Notes • Ryan Nakade's podcast Growing Down: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503701130 • Ryan's interview with a QAnon member: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt3AxiPpnWo&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0GTMlUq55dt5jcSEXDSfuCy6YPiqYMrC43OKtda_QdI4YsyCzHYMZhZNo • Thomas Chatterton Williams' Rebel Wisdom interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QquaILWgrZY • Infinite Lunchbox episode on Spiral Dynamics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyqSFcohbFE&t=1s • "Leadership matrix": https://www.uaex.edu/life-skills-wellness/extension-homemakers/docs/Leadership_Training_Guides/six-leadership-styles-at-a-glance.pdf

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My new favorite podcast is *Growing Down* — which brings together integral philosophy with progressive politics. (If you're a progressive who's dissatisfied with the Left, this show's for you!)

In the last episode of Infinite Lunchbox, I had the pleasure of being interviewed on Growing Down. In this episode, I join Growing Down's roundtable for a lively powwow on public safety, racial justice, gender equality, and consensus-building. The roundtable features yours truly along with Ryan Nakade, Matt Hudkins, and Brent Cooper.

Show Notes:

• Daniel Goleman's leadership matrix: https://www.uaex.edu/life-skills-wellness/extension-homemakers/docs/Leadership_Training_Guides/six-leadership-styles-at-a-glance.pdf • Brent Cooper's Convergence for Consensus Building: https://medium.com/the-abs-tract-organization/convergence-for-consensus-building-a6141f3403ba • Yours truly on Growing Down #12 — an interview with me about the 'integral left' philosophy that inspires my work and can help us navigate the culture wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtyDekLDrvE

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I recently discovered a new favorite podcast — *Growing Down*. It brings together integral philosophy with progressive politics (if you're a progressive who's dissatisfied with the Left, it's for you). And I was recently interviewed on the show!

And thus, Infinite Lunchbox presents Growing Down featuring yours truly. Hosts Jeremy Johnson, Ryan Nakade, Matt Hudkins, and I talk about the 'integral left' philosophy that inspires my work, may inspire the likes of ContraPoints and Krystal Ball, and can help us navigate the culture wars.

Show Notes: • Growing Down Podcast — an integral exploration of politics and transformation: https://www.youtube.com/rEvolutionsWebShow/videos • Reckonings — a podcast exploring how we shift our political worldviews, transcend extremism, and make other kinds of transformative change: http://www.reckonings.show • Uncanceling Contrapoints — Infinite Lunchbox episode on how ContraPoints embodies integral philosophy: https://bit.ly/contraintegral • Yours truly on a subsequent Growing Down episode — a roundtable discussion on public safety, racial justice, gender equality, and consensus-building: https://bit.ly/growingdown14

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In the last episode of Infinite Lunchbox -- Uncanceling ContraPoints -- we explored how YouTube Left superstar ContraPoints embodies *integral philosophy*. We theorized that integral philosophy can help her jujitsu with her detractors. And so: let's put that theory to the test! Let's see how integral thinking can help ContraPoints jujitsu with right-wing trans YouTuber Rose of Dawn.

If you know ContraPoints, you need no convincing to stick around. If you don't, watch Uncanceling ContraPoints first, and then come on back: https://bit.ly/contraintegral

Show Notes: • Infinite Lunchbox's Uncanceling ContraPoints: https://bit.ly/contraintegral • ContraPoints' Cringe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRBsaJPkt2Q • Rose of Dawn's COPE: A Response to ContraPoints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF2Pao-QH3U&t=1160s • Integral thinking: https://integrallife.com/three-principles-integral-thinking/ • Anti-debate: https://www.whatisemerging.com/opinions/the-anti-debate

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She's been called the "Oscar Wilde of YouTube," and her videos have been archived by the Library of Congress. I'm talking about ContraPoints, aka Natalie Wynn -- a transgender ex-philosopher and leading personality of the YouTube left, who was recently canceled by many on the far left. In this episode of the Infinite Lunchbox: how can ContraPoints transcend cancel culture? And how can she do that through the emerging philosophy of the *Integral Left*?

Infinite Lunchbox is better viewed than heard — consider watching on YouTube: https://bit.ly/influnch

Show Notes: • ContraPoints: https://www.youtube.com/contrapoints • Infinite Lunchbox episode on Integral Strategy: https://bit.ly/integralstrategy • Integral Left Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/535434173723489/ • Rebel Wisdom: https://www.youtube.com/rebelwisdom • Brent Cooper's "Enlightening the Intellectual Dark Web": https://medium.com/the-abs-tract-organization/enlightening-the-intellectual-dark-web-41f3a1e81b3e • Jeremy Johnson's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCJe10jGgklt50oQYBYAFA

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Joe Biden stands accused of sexual assault. And the Democratic Party leadership, which has been loud in its support for #MeToo, is conspicuously……..silent. Is it possible to support Biden's candidacy without abandoning #MeToo?

Infinite Lunchbox is better viewed than heard — consider *watching* this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUoBYHx_cMs

Show Notes: • Reckonings episode #23: http://www.reckonings.show/episodes/23 • Joe Biden's 2019 not-quite-apology video: https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1113515882960052224 • Michelle Goldberg's NYT opinion on Tara Reade's allegation: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/opinion/tara-reade-joe-biden.html

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As we sit at home — social-distancing and sheltering-in-place — we're suddenly feeling pretty grateful for Zoom, Google Hangouts, Facebook, and Twitter. And perhaps, not so resentful of our tech overlords. How does our relationship with different technologies *change* over time? In this episode of the Infinite Lunchbox, we explore the "backlash-to-the-techlash" with the help of the Gartner hype cycle.

Infinite Lunchbox is better viewed than heard — consider *watching* this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avuZrfJX5eM

Show Notes: • Gartner hype cycle • Infinite Lunchbox episode on Spiral Dynamics

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