The Problem with Reading

It’s just Stephen and Brevin this week for another exciting chapter of MacIntyre. We’re on chapter 15, and the countdown is real. Also discussed—the Danes are patriarchal, Jeffrey Sachs is dumb, and Venezuela is doomed.

Articles:

~ theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/may/10/and-the-least-feminist-nation-in-the-world-is-denmark?

~ americasquarterly.org/content/dont-blame-washington-venezuelas-oil-woes-rebuttal

Music: Ratata by Jeremiah Dangers

May the 4th be with you...and with your spirit! The gang is joined by special guest Jensen to honor STAR WARS day with some spicy fan theories and conspiracies. Sam tells us about the ambitious plan to build the Death Star in real life, Stephen reveal Dark Sith Lord Jar Jar Binks, Jensen explains that the real galactic conflict is between the Green and Blue teams, and Brevin rants about why the Empire did nothing wrong. Have a listen!

Music:

Ratata by Jeremiah Dangers

Star Wars Episode 9 trailer reactions, scathing social commentary, and After Virtue Chapter 14. Stephen ponders our lost language of friendship and makes the case for putting your so-called "friends" into a hierarchical ranking system, Brevin makes the case against a recent First Things article, and Sam summarizes MacIntyre for the first (and not last) time. Have a listen.

Articles:

~firstthings.com/article/2019/03/a-new-conservative-agenda

~getpocket.com/explore/item/reclaiming-friendship-a-visual-taxonomy-of-platonic-relationships-to-counter-the-commodification-of

Music: Ratata by Jeremiah Dangers

Stephen uncovers and narrates Nixon's secret prepared speech, to be read in the case of Apollo 11 having a wacko in the machine.

Source: lifestyle.clickhole.com/this-speech-was-written-for-president-nixon-to-deliver-1825121627

Another action-packed episode as the gang discusses the medieval philosophers in After Virtue chapter 13. In other news--Beto is a bit Trumpy, but also a legend who stands on tables, Stephen muses on Jordan Peterson and that state of pastoring, something about stoicism and tech companies, and Brevin revisits the legendary April Fool's day miracle, Reddit Place. Tune in!

Articles:

~sudoscript.com/reddit-place/

~theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/04/orourkes-campaign-kickoff-texas-drew-money-crowds/586210/

~theamericanconservative.com/dreher/jordan-peterson-religious-rohrshach/

Music: Ratata by Jeremiah Dangers

SpaceForce! On a podcast far far away, Sam takes on ideological campus warfare, Stephen says TV killed our souls and channels the spirit of DFW, and Brevin talks SpaceForce and the moon. Also, DON'T MISS Stephen's reading of Nixon's speech to be given in the event the Apollo 13 mission has a wacko in the machine. Tune in!

Articles:

~dalkeyarchive.com/a-conversation-with-david-foster-wallace-by-larry-mccaffery/

~theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/03/trump-nasa-moon-2024/585880/

~theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/03/conservative-universities-and-intellectual-diversity/585511/

Music:

Ratata by Jeremiah Dangers

The crew gathers on a Wednesday night to do content and they chose poorly. In short, Zoomers bring the apocalypse, none of the gang is really angry about anything (and they're nerds), something about After Virtue chapter 11, and who is Nate Silver? Tune in.

Article:

~theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/religion-workism-making-americans-miserable/583441/

Music:

Ratata by Jeremiah Dangers

#zoompocalypse

The team takes on the worst chapter of After Virtue yet(why won't MacIntyre translate the damn words?!). Stephen and Sam slap down bad government policy towards the mentally handicapped, Brevin talks about the minimum wage, and Sam has a secret admirer.

Articles:

~nationalreview.com/2019/03/the-social-media-censorship-dumpster-fire/

~nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/21/magazine/minimum-wage-saving-lives.html

~theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/02/lack-services-adults-autism/582586/

Music: Ratata by Jeremiah Dangers

Sam kills modernity with Catholicism again.