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Where have all the public intellectuals gone?

 

In a time when cultural chaos abounds, the lack of reasonable and non-reactionary thinkers is more obvious than ever.

 

In this mostly one-sided feud, Salomé argues for why Sam Harris has failed as a public thinker and epitomizes the anti-intellectualism growing in our culture.

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ Where did all the public intellectuals go? ⋗ Why Lex Friedman's talk with Kanye is important ⋗ Part 2 of the Salomé x Sam Harris fake feud ⋗ Why Kanye shouldn't be censored ⋗ How alarmist reactions to events damage our culture 

 

◬ Salomé's Kanye essay

 

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No doomsday-ing here!

This episode marks the beginning of Salomé's public breakdown and how our hyper-connected, reactive online world is making us all lose our minds.

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ Salomé x Sam Harris fake feud ⋗ Overcoming artistic repression ⋗ Appreciating Kanye's contribution to American culture ⋗ Appreciating and critiquing Sam Harris' ⋗ How social media warps your perspective and expression ⋗ Justin critiques Salomé's writing

 

◬ Salomé's Kanye essay

 

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Human dignity was based on the idea of a soul.

 

If you view humans as no more special than a chimp, do you inadvertently accept the belief in treating them as such?

 

Just like Hannibal Lecter viewed humans with rational detachment, modern science might not have the philosophical brakes to prevent dehumanizing its subjects.

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ Word of the podcast: self-eater ⋗ Salomé finds out she's descended from cannibals ⋗ Is science inherently dehumanizing? ⋗ Don't trust the...behavioral science. ⋗ How coercion and manipulation undermine humanity ⋗ What makes a human life worthy of respect?

 

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Is the mindset of humans who lived in vastly different times so fundamentally different from our modern mindset that it's impossible to understand?

 

In this episode, we try to understand feudal and ancient minds to better understand our own.

 

◬ Featured quote:

 

"440. Of the nobility.

That in which men and women of the nobility excel others and which gives them an undoubted right to be rated higher consists in two arts, ever more enhanced through inheritance: the art of commanding and the art of obedience..."

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ The dumbest explanation of feudalism possible ⋗ Are people still as obedient as peasants? ⋗ The lost value in obedience ⋗ Feudal mindset ⋗ Noticing your subservient tendencies

 

◬ Book Mentioned: Human, All Too Human

 

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We had a golden moment where secular liberal people got to enjoy a more liberal society while still reaping the benefits of tradition. That moment has passed.  

 

Children of the Corn is an accidental character study of the person who enjoys liberalism while sneering at everything that helped produce it. 

 

Let's examine where our secular arrogance went wrong.  

 

◬ In this episode:

 

⋗ Word of the podcast: Harvest ⋗ What makes some movies feel so stale? ⋗ The morning after secular liberal arrogance ⋗ Is the folk horror genre feminine? ⋗ How Children of the Corn fails as a film

 

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Would you get thrown into the Wickerman or would you do the throwing?

 

The idea that some people must be sacrificed for others to thrive has been with humanity forever. Utopianism can be a driving force in getting people to do terrible things in the name of a wonderful, non-existent future.

 

What's up with utopianism and can it be cured?

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ Word of the podcast: Utopia ⋗ Is utopianism a destructive perspective? ⋗ Is leftism inherently utopianistic? ⋗ What cures utopianism? ⋗ Does social media make resentment and utopianism more likely? ⋗ How Salomé overcame utopianistic political views

 

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Can you live with no regrets?

 

This episode, Justin is stumped by Nietzsche's quote but Salomé appreciates its YOLO-esque message. We request your art critique of Salomé's new recording background.

 

◬ Featured quote:

"563. Easily Resigned. One suffers little from disappointed wishes if one has trained one's imagination to blacken the past."

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ Salomé's missed million-dollar opportunity she refuses to regret ⋗ Can we live with no regrets? ⋗ Justin rejects Nietzsche's idea ⋗ Submit your art criticism of my weird Soviet-style sculpture!

 

◬ Book Mentioned: Human, All Too Human 

 

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A recent social media situation showed that even reasonable people now view a once derogatory term, "nerd", as a positive. What does it say about our culture when words meant to denote negative qualities become positive?

 

We're looking at the history of "nerd" and whether it spells out a much bigger problem of cultural decline.

 

◬ In this episode:

⋗ How "nerd" has changed from a negative to positive meaning ⋗ Analyzing Bill Nye and other "cool nerds" like Elon Musk ⋗ "Cool nerds" as a microcosm of cultural over-correction ⋗ The consequences of subverting traditional values unthinkingly ⋗ Nietzsche's criticism of a culture that idolizes meekness

 

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This ON LOCATION episode of Peasant Radio exposes Salome's Carnival Cruise trauma and connects it to the state of our culture.  

 

◬ In this episode:   

⋗ Analyzing Carnival Cruise passenger demographics⋗ Baby Shark will destroy western civilization⋗ Visiting an abandoned carnival in nowhere Florida⋗ The Bahamas is fake⋗ Carnival-induced depression⋗ Acceptable cruise alternatives

 

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In the Silver Eye Society's AMA, we consider your questions in our usual absurdist form.

 

In this public portion of July's AMA, we answer:

⋗ Q: How to school your children with the rise of indoctrination in public schools? ⋗ The real problem causing panic about indoctrination in schools ⋗ Do we indoctrinate our own kids? ⋗ Q: What's your view on longevity research that tries to extend human lifespan? ⋗ How extended human lifespan would inject wisdom into society ⋗ What society would be like if Ben Franklin was still alive today

 

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