The Modest Rebel Podcast

Matt welcomes childhood friend Geoff to this Pantstastic Podcast Episode!  Geoff shares important aspects of his life including his upbringing, schooling, struggles with addiction, cardiovascular health, parenting and family, and the adoption of responsibility as an orienting force.

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Matt shares why he became a public servant and what it means to him to serve the public interest, government values, courtesan public servants, and the demoralization of public servants.  Additionally, he shares his thoughts on this past week with respect to the Emergencies Act invocation, the confusion of the citizenry and their role in democracy, how this history will be remembered, post-truth politics and the difference between lying and bullshit.

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Matt and Derek discuss the precarious topic of equity through representation.  Matt attempts to outline the features of this approach, and he characterizes it as a myth, and Derek shares his frustrations with the effects of representative models on art and entertainment.  Topics include the deceitful pitch of such models, the confusing anti-progressive nature of them, the concerns with social engineering, and the thrust of egotism that lays beneath most projects of similar ilk.

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Matt welcomes linguist Hazar Alsabagh to the podcast where they discuss linguistics, the individualistic nature and value of education, her experience running for political office, and some insights into the Canadian political landscape.

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In this breakdown, Matt shares his thoughts on the clash of pandemic life and our natures as human beings.  Topics include immorality and amorality, cynicism about others, justifications for our conduct, the prioritization of convenience, the fear of death and risk, and the human condition.

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In this  breakdown, Matt shares his thoughts on the state of democracy during the pandemic, and the role of government in daily life.  Topics include modern expectations of medicine, representative modelling, the Freedom Convoy, the right to protest, the social contract, and he challenges the extent to which free citizens actually enjoy democracy.

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In this breakdown, Matt shares his thoughts on classifications of information during the pandemic, and whether truth can be extrapolated from them.  Topics include misinformation and disinformation, weaponizing rhetoric, the nature of truth and evidence, the purpose of science, free speech and persuasion, and the fuss about Joe Rogan.

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Derek returns home!  He and Matt discuss their respective experiences visiting both Canada and the United States, and the cultural similarities and differences that both unite and divide these countries with respect to politics, identity, and the handling of the current pandemic.

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Artist and Tattooer Jon D'Orazio joins Matt to discuss his personal life, escapism, drug abuse, ranking the Deftones albums, and his obsession with Hot Wheels.

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Matt shares an excerpt on predeterminism and demoralization from the Glenn Show on Bloggingheads.tv featuring Glenn Loury and John McWhorter.  John refers to Glenn's analogy as an aria; Matt agrees.

Excerpt taken from the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_xc9fyt8ms&t=9s

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