In this episode, Barrett and Luna tackle the culture of deregulation in America. They focus their conversation on the recent train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the 5-acre fire in Kissimmee, Florida, and the recent mass shooting at Michigan State University. These events expose the pervasiveness of ethnocide in industrial society and emphasize the importance of creating a sustainable good place, or what Barrett calls Eǔtopia (ev-topia).

Episode recorded on 2/17/23.

In the first episode of Unpacking The Word, Barrett and Luna discuss how ethnocide, or the destruction of culture while keeping the people, can be used as a framework for examining the recent gun violence against the Asian American community. They discuss the prevalence of gun violence in this country in relation to misconstrued ideals of freedom and an erasure of culture.

For this final episode of The American Cycle mini-series, Barrett and Luna discuss The Era of Redemption and the intense corruption of language that was needed to disguise racist policies after the progressive amendments of the Reconstruction era.

The American Cycle series is a 4-part podcast mini-series where SCL's Philosopher-in-Chief, Barrett, and SCL's Social Media Manager, Luna, discuss the four different stages of the American Cycle.

This episode highlights the third part of the American Cycle, "The Reconstructionist Stage ", where the discussion of development of new ideas in American policy to reestablish the origins of American democracy takes place and are enacted in society.

The American Cycle series is a 4-part podcast mini-series where SCL's Philosopher-in-Chief, Barrett, and SCL's Social Media Manager, Luna, discuss the four different stages of the American Cycle.

This episode discusses the second part of the American Cycle, "The Abolition Stage". The conversation expands upon the significance of the Reconstructionist era of America in response to the interconnectedness of the ideals of ethnocide emerging from the founding stage.

The American Cycle series is a 4-part podcast mini-series where SCL's Philosopher-in-Chief, Barrett, and SCL's Social Media Manager, Luna, discuss the four different stages of the American Cycle.

This episode discusses the first part of the American Cycle, "The Founding Era", where America's origins are dissected and its relationship to the current functioning culture of American society is highlighted.

After the second Trump vs Biden Presidential Debate, Barrett and Bakari discuss this week's word, satyagraha, and how truth-force or truth-insistence can become a daily practice in the face of an increasingly dystopian society.

Barrett and SCL Social Media Coordinator, Luna, discuss the attacks on January 6th, 2021 and how this affected the American nation and world. Using the philosophies of SCL, Luna and Barrett dissect and articulate the feelings and meaning of these events.

Bakari and Barrett discuss the meaning of the phrase avant-garde, and how it relates to art, philosophy, and ancestor remembrance traditions.