Leroy & Maz continue the War & Peace series by relating Tolstoys’ masterwork, to the current pandemics’ social aspect. We talk about death as one of the novels central themes, and discuss googles’ Kurtzweilian efforts to “solve death” via the CALICO project, as well as some gruesome ways to die. 

Leroy and Maz briefly discuss the Christmas holiday, and then dive into the back story of Leo Tolstoys' novel- War and Peace. In this episode, we discuss the events that lead to Tolstoy wring the book, The Decemberists, Russian geo-politics of the 1800's, a brief biography of the life of Leo Tolstoy, and the first scene in War & Peace. 

Slaughterbots! Leroy and Maz discuss the future of drone warfare, artificial intelligence, facial recognition software used for seek and destroy missions, robot rights, civilian suppression via aerial threat, and the Future Life Institutes plea for political regulation of Slaughterbots. 

Leroy and Maz discuss the Men in Black, what they're existance or lack there of implies, government misinformation tactics, psychotic breakdown, cognitive dissonance, and.... Mormons. 

Leroy & Maz have a discussion on paradoxes, the mental twists and turns of observing a paradox in action, Kurt Godels' work on logic, Dinosaurs, Aliens, and Barney's second career as a sex therapist. 

Leroy and Maz discuss the legacy of Ram Dass and have an honest discussion about the "Guru Complex", psychedelics, a spiritual ego, what is enlightenment, Cardi B, and the hangups around  worshiping another human being.

Leroy and Maz begin the discussion around Ram 

Leroy & Maz discuss Michael Talbots' book "The Holographic Universe" which breaks down the Physicists David Bohm & Karl Pribrams' theories that the dimension we live in his a holographic projection, and attempts to make all existence fit into this theory, from black holes to paranormal encounters.

Leroy & Maz kick off season two of "Live from Chapel Perilous" with a discussion around The Bhagavad Gita. We discuss the conversation between Krishna and Arjuna, life and death, the nature of selfless work, love, and the Gita's significance in world history and Hindu culture.