Is left-wing violence a problem? Is political violence a problem? What does history tell us? What do our narratives tell us about the present? The answers might surprise you.

We're noty good at arguing, are we? The people we hold up as great debaters are -- I think -- often pretty bad at it.

This is the first in a series addressing that. The episodes aren't strictly about supporting one point of view. They're about showing what a good debate might look like.

Are we living in times that are similar to the 1930s? Is catastrophe around the corner? Is history inevitable?

Let's have a think about that. Because the answers aren't just useful. They actually help us understand ourselves and each other better. And that is really the whole point.

There are 2 things to know about money:

1. It is the most confusing part of every day life.
2. It is based on a fiction, a fiction we all believe.

Did Liz Truss REALLY break the economy? When we were told, "the markets are nervous", what did that REALLY mean? The mini-budget crisis of 2022 has a lot to teach us about how economies really work, if we would only look.

Have you noticed all the St George crosses littering our towns? They don't, as many would have you believe, come from China. They come from Anicent Rome. Via Genoa. With some other stops along the way.

Enjoy!

When we tell stories, they often become shorthand for ideas that are central to us and our cultures. We use little phrases that quickly communicate and affirm our tribal identity. Like many human creations, this is a tool that has been used for good as well as evil.

Who we are is partly a product of where we come from. The narratives that form us are often the same narratives that formed our parents. This is a quick glimpse into how my own mom constructed and told her narratives, and how they in turn became the richest inheritance I could have wanted.

Education only has ONE problem?! Really? No, but it does have one problem that is WAY bigger than all the other problems. So, what is it? Listen and find out.

In this episode we start with the Choctaw nation, move on to the Irish, then the Palestinians, back to the Irish, then back to the Choctaw. What narrative weaves its way to make those connections?

Listen and find out!