Scrambled Greg

James Kourtides is based in Florida, USA. He studied philosophy and works in health care logistics. He is a husband and father to three children.

Our conversation was wide ranging. We talked about Jordan Peterson's work and how it's affected us, the Christian reawakening unfolding in the wake of Peterson's emergence, Rene Girard and his mimetic theory, and the forces of polarisation tearing at the seams of society and fueling unnecessary and potentially dangerous conflict.

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Note: At around the 35:20 mark I say "We were brought up to not see colourblindness". That was an error. I meant to say: "We were brought up to not see colour."

Ryan Von Ess is a product designer with an honors in future studies. In our conversation we talk about how he landed his dream job in Germany, the importance of showing up, sense-making, and mimetic desire.

Josh is a doctor working in Durban, South Africa. In our conversation we explore the role of Christianity in Josh's life, the universality of the religious experience, and share ideas relating to the symbolism of Christ, heaven, and sacrifice.

Recorded on 19 June 2020.

Recorded on 17 June 2020.

Daniel is one of my oldest and closest friends, but we have very different opinions about politics, culture and how to solve the world's problems. To put it bluntly, Daniel is left leaning and is passionate about social justice. I consider myself to be more of a moderate, sympathetic to the right and somewhat conservative. That's putting it bluntly though. The truth is we're both two complex humans with a variety of beliefs. The bottom line however is that we do differ quite a bit.

In a time of unprecedented political and cultural polarisation I think there's never been a better time for people with opposing ideas to sit down and explore their ideas together.

This exactly what Daniel and I did. Our conversation saw us explore Daniel's first encounter with identity politics, his experience with racial oppression, the Rhodes Must Fall movement and his views on the current Black Lives Matter movement sweeping across America.

Daniel was also kind enough to let me challenge him on a variety of different issues. I'm appreciative of his patience and willingness to engage with me, particularly during such a challenging cultural and political moment as the one we find ourselves in.

My good friend Dylan Bosman joined me for the second episode of the Scrambled Greg Podcast. We talked about why and how we've disconnected from news, the problems with narrative underpinning the recent black lives matter protests and the limits of relativism.

Recorded on 16 June 2020.

Welcome to the first episode of the Scrambled Greg Podcast. My debut features Jamie Kleyweg. Our discussion sees us unpack the importance of open-mindedness, the necessity of free speech, the power of conversation and the consequences of political correctness.

You can find out more about Jamie here: https://jamieandyou.com/