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We dig into guerrilla scholarship with Dr. Sheldon Greaves, exploring how independent learners can recreate the best parts of academia without the bureaucracy. We share practical tools, stories of underground universities, and a sober view of AI’s promise and limits.

• defining guerrilla scholarship and why it matters now
• academia’s incentive traps and the credential vs qualification gap
• accreditation gatekeeping and absurd rejections of real expertise
• models from history: flying universities and community salons
• practical access: open courses, public libraries, government repositories
• building affiliations and “scholar in residence” pathways
• AI as automation tool vs human intuition and reasoning
• slowing the pace to fight misinformation and think clearly
• creating neighborhood learning communities and alternative libraries

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We turn a rough founder setback into a bigger lesson on resilience, then map where AI is actually headed: agent coders, wild generative video, IP fights, outages that prove why decentralization matters, and a bumpy creative economy that needs smarter transitions.

• converting anger into productive energy
• founder vision, community drift, and the why
• generative video hype, satire, and line-crossing
• copyright, fair use, and overreach risks
• AI coding agents, tool orchestration, and autonomy
• law enforcement AI, bias, and implementation
• AWS outage as a decentralization case study
• existential AI fears versus real-world failure modes
• AI actors, job displacement, and transition policy
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• speech, platforms, and honest feedback culture

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NYC’s mayoral odds point to a clear front-runner while policy reality narrows to what can actually pass, led by a likely rent freeze. We then widen to the redistricting fights shaping Congress, ballot measures that set the rules, and why census math outruns slogans.

• betting odds place Mandani far ahead
• rent freeze seen as most viable policy
• execution and board appointments as gatekeepers
• Cuomo gains after Adams exits while Sliwa splits votes
• gerrymandering strategies across Texas and California
• Midwest and Mountain states test map durability
• courts and supermajorities as key constraints
• national seat outlook tilting slightly Republican
• census-driven seat counts and population shifts
• ballot measures on maps, voter ID, taxes, school meals
• practical advice to research records over rhetoric
• upcoming tech and education episodes teased

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We push back on outrage culture and political hypocrisy with a low-tech symbol: the yellow feather. Carew Papritz joins us to share how shame, gratitude, and small acts of courage can restore integrity in public life, alongside stories from The Legacy Letters and life on the border.

• why the yellow feather calls out bully cowards without violence
• how The Legacy Letters teaches responsibility, humility, and truth
• why gratitude and reading build civility in a distracted culture
• where the anger machine profits from division across left and right
• immigration realities in agriculture, service, and healthcare
• parenting and work as foundations of character
• nonviolence, shame, and historical examples that reset norms
• practical steps to act: Feather Friday, local alliances, dialogue

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We explore how a musician and IT pro built a dating card game to fight shallow swipes, why documentation and empathy matter in tech, and how creative autonomy fuels a sustainable career. Candid talk on remote work, culture fit, politics, and spiritual resilience keeps it real.

• breaking dating stereotypes with courageous questions
• how Dating Assassins works and why “pass” protects consent
• lessons from testing prompts across real dates and workplaces
• documentation, monitoring, and automation as leverage in tech
• remote work realities and the trap of “culture fit”
• learning ads, indie marketing, and algorithm strategy
• building abstract soul as a genre for creative freedom
• sustainable music paths beyond relentless touring
• boundaries, mental health, and private faith as anchors

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We sit with author and podcaster Teri M. Brown to explore how fiction builds empathy, why Ukraine’s past matters to the present, and how to argue without hate. We challenge media echo chambers, defend real free speech, and make the case for reading widely as an antidote to doomscrolling.

• the meaning behind Sunflowers Beneath the Snow
• 2014 as the overlooked precursor to 2022
• focusing on people over punditry
• correcting errors and valuing accuracy
• free speech versus threats and incitement
• media bias in a 24-hour news cycle
• reading fiction to expand empathy
• labels versus listening and real debate
• civics and argument skills in schools
• independent thinking and mixed positions
• compromise as a civic habit, not a weakness

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We bring on Queen Michelle, a retired teacher who left the work–pay–bills loop, awakened abroad in Mexico, traced her roots to Guinea-Bissau, and built a consciousness curriculum for Generation Alpha. We explore time as the real currency, healing generational trauma through ancestry, and how AI can help teach inner life skills.

• escaping the matrix of work and time
• moving to Mexico and spiritual awakening
• designing a practical guide for moving abroad
• caregiving and reframing purpose in Detroit
• who Generation Alpha is and why they matter
• returning to Africa and Fula ancestry
• healing generational trauma through awareness
• ego vs soul, meditation as daily practice
• broken systems in schools and practical fixes

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We sit down with St. Louis Recorder of Deeds Michael Butler to unpack how AI can make government faster and safer without cutting people, and to map the long game of Missouri politics where policy wins often outpace party wins. The throughline is mission over personality—use tech to serve residents and organize for durable change.

• why back-office AI beats shiny chatbots
• human-in-the-loop workflows for records and filings
• shifting roles without cutting pay
• fixing service deficits by redeploying staff
• procurement lag and outdated govtech
• Missouri’s political pendulum and ballot wins
• candidate profiles that connect beyond cities
• gerrymandering’s dilution and upset math
• organizing timelines and suburban pathways
• practical resources for St. Louis residents

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A combat spy turned podcaster joins us to unpack Iraq’s hard lessons, Hamas’s information war, and why stability begins with water and power—not press releases. We also share practical advice on building a durable podcast, taking tough feedback, and investing in a life you actually want.

• Evolving the show through specific listener feedback
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• Iraq’s failures of execution vs projects that “brief well”
• Electricity, water, and legitimacy as first priorities
• Regional dynamics among Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq
• Hamas’s media strategy and Israel’s security calculus
• Memory, history, and the costs of denial
• Treating podcasting like a business, not a hobby
• Production basics, booking discipline, and thick skin
• Designing a richer life: community, movement, and simple investing

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The wisdom of the body contains powerful secrets that can lead to profound healing when we learn to listen and respond to its language. 

• Our bodies communicate through sensations, pains, and feelings that signal deeper emotional and energetic imbalances
• Every experience and trauma in our lives impacts our physical health and creates patterns in our body
• The human body consists of multiple energy layers—the physical, etheric (memory), and astral (emotional) bodies
• The "etheric body" explains phenomena like phantom limb pain and personality changes after organ transplants
• Medical science is slowly catching up to ancient wisdom about the mind-body-spirit connection
• Communication breakdowns in our relationships often manifest as physical ailments
• Ancestral trauma can be passed down and expressed through our physical bodies
• True healing requires moving through stages: from suffering to seeking quick fixes to taking responsibility
• Finding doctors who are open to holistic approaches can create better healthcare outcomes
• Self-knowledge and personal responsibility are essential components of any healing journey

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