The Respondent

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Listeners can find Jordan Hall on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JordanGreenhall, Twitter: https://twitter.com/jgreenhall, and Medium page: https://medium.com/deep-code. 

Jordan Hall is a futurist, culture hacker, entrepreneur and angel investor with a focus on the internet and digital media space. Having received his law degree from Harvard and practicing for all of 93 days, he sought greener pastures, becoming an advocate for “efficient, collaborative, open” models of information dispersal. He co-founded DivX LLC. (Formerly, DivXNetworks, Inc.), the digital media giant, in 2000 and served as its Chief Executive Officer & Executive Chairman through 2007. Previously, he served as Vice President of MP3.com, where he was responsible for developing and implementing MP3.com, business and content development model. He is also co-founder of the Civium Project and has his own YouTube channel where he discusses a wide variety of topics.

 

In this episode, we chat about the “blue church,” the “red church,” their roles in the current cultural landscape; neurohacking, flow states, Jordan’s experience taking Qualia, and finding not only meaning, but functionality in rituals.

“We live in a place where there's a decaying of the old, a conflict between the old and the new and emergence of the new, and then a conflict between conflicting versions of the new, and those are all happening simultaneously.” - Jordan Hall

Top Takeaways: We are living through a transition between the old institutions (the “blue church”) and the emergence of new ones (the “red church”).The benefits of neurohacking and achieving flow states.The advantages of developing and sustaining rituals.Helping a person become the best version of themselves.Keywords:Greg EllisJordan HallNeurohackingRitualsBlue ChurchRed ChurchEnergyFlow StatesQualiaTransmogrification

Show Notes: [0:00] Greg introduces Jordan Hall. [0:20] Question: Who is the smartest person you’ve come across/know who is doing the most interesting work at the moment?[1:00] Jordan breaks down this theory of Game A and Game B.[3:40] Greg asks Jordan to explain his concept of the “Blue Church” and the “Red Church”. Greg asks: “Where are we in the timeline of the blue church crumbling?” “We're living in the aftermath of something that was once functional. It is no longer functional. We don't have anything new and so the sort of dysfunctional that is, is oftentimes more meaningfully useful than the functional that is not yet, and that's kind of where we are. We're in the intermediate mezzo period between two points.” - Jordan HallArticle Jordan wrote that dives deeper into the “blue church”: https://medium.com/deep-code/understanding-the-blue-church-e4781b2bd9b5 Understanding the Blue Church | Deep Code Experiment: Episode 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wdmed9KgwI&ab_channel=JordanHall [11:40] Question: What are some of the most surprising things Jordan learned when spending time with “blue church” people? “Well, I had the same demoralizing experience that I think most people have when they move into a new room, which is to realize there are no adults in the room.” - Jordan Hall[13:25] Question: How do these elite think tanks not become echo chambers?[15:40] Witnessing the downfall of the blue church and the rise of the red church.[17:30] Question:  What is your primary objective regarding sharing your framework of the blue and red church states?[19:20] Transmogrification, energy vs. energy, and anti-fragility. “When all possible moves have been exhausted, the only thing you can do is invent an entirely new one.” - Jordan Hall[23:20] Brain Hacks and Flow States. [28:30] Jordan explains the NeuroHacker Collective and Qualia.[34:00] Helping people help themselves. [37:50] Jordan discusses his experience with taking Qualia.[42:30] Rituals or practices that Jordan started doing that he now does unconsciously. “Rituals are not just formal. That's the point. They're actually functional. We'd like to bind those rituals to characteristics of objective reality, or at least deeply unconscious subjective reality so we don't have to think about them too hard.” - Jordan Hall  [49:50] Question: Where do you find meaning?[51:20]  Question: Where do you go or what do you do to find peace and relaxation?[54:10] Question: What do you do for fun? What hobbies do you like to get into? [56:50] Question: If you could write your own epitaph, what would you want it to say?[57:00] Question: If you had one wish, what would it be?[57:30] Greg wraps up the show.Thanks for listening to another episode! If you’re loving the show and want to help grow the show, please head over to iTunes and leave a rating and review! How to Leave an Apple Podcast Review: First, Open the podcast app on your iPhone, Mac, or iPad. Then, hit the “Search” tab at the bottom right-hand corner of the page and search for PODCAST NAME. Select the podcast, scroll down to find the subheading “Ratings & Reviews”. and select “Write a Review.” Next, select the number of stars you’d like to leave. Please choose 5 stars! Using the text box which says “Title,” write a title for your review. Then in the text box, write the review itself. The review can be up to 300 words long, but doesn’t need to be much more than: “Love the show! Thanks!” or Once you’re done select “Send” in the upper right-hand corner.

In this episode, we chat about Dave’s recent move to Florida, fatherhood, the culture wars, and how we can beat the corporate press.

Bridget Phetasy is a writer, comedian and Twitter addict. Once the iconic “Playboy Advisor” for Playboy magazine’s monthly advice column, Bridget now maintains a monthly editorial for the Spectator US magazine. She is host of the podcast Walk-Ins Welcome and a satirical comedy show Dumpster Fire available on Rumble and YouTube.

Buck Angel is a world-renowned motivational speaker, pioneering filmmaker, and a human rights activist. A transsexual man, his message of empowerment through self-acceptance and the mission to encourage everyone to be comfortable in their own skin - whatever that means to them - has struck a passionate chord with people around the world.

In this episode, Greg and Buck chat about Buck’s experience as a transsexual man, the controversy surrounding LGBT politics, what the appropriate age is for children to transition, trans women in women’s sports, and much more!

“It's my choice. It's not your choice. And it's my choice to live this way. But if you don't like it, that's also your choice. And I respect that. I respect people's choices, not to accept me. I really do, it doesn't hurt my feelings. I get it. But, I think what's happening is that people are so staunch today and that, “if you don't accept me, you're a bad [person]” that will never get you anything. You can see it, it will get you nothing. What do I get my friend, you know me, I get the world who likes me because I'm working with you. You don't have to like me. You just need to respect my choices.”

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Listeners can find Buck Angel at his website https://buckangel.com/, Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buckangel/ , and on Twitter https://twitter.com/BuckAngel. 

Top Takeaways: Buck’s experience as a transsexual man.How to approach/discuss controversial topics like transgender poltics.Transgender women in women’s sports.Why we as a society should not have conformed to radical transgender activists demands. Keywords:Greg EllisBuck AngelTransgenderTranssexualLGBTTransitioningExperienceMaleFemaleIdentity Politics

Show Notes: [0:00] Greg introduces Buck Angel.  [1:40] Does Buck currently consider his medical transition complete?[2:10] What was the reaction to Buck coming out as transsexual?[4:30] Buck’s opinions on transgender/LGBTQ politics and people’s growing fear of getting “cancelled” for saying the wrong thing.[9:40] How does Buck speak and have nuanced discussions with people who have completely different views to him?[12:00] What does Buck mean when he says his mission is to “inspire people to redefine gender”?[18:50] Buck speaks about people he admires in the transgender community: Blaire White and Debbie Hayton.[20:20] At what age should children be able to have surgery and/or self-identify?  “...I do not believe in any way, shape or form that giving medication to a five-year-old is going to help that five-year-old.”[25:30] “There is no way that any child should walk in, and I'm talking 16, 17 year olds, can go there [Planned Parenthood]  with a parent's consent, or even 18, and start taking hormones the same day. How is that even a thing? They're not getting the right information to make an informed decision.” Buck Angel[27:00] “Like any thing you do that you do in a rush, you're gonna make a mistake. So I always say to these guys, I know you want to get your top surgery. I know you want to move forward, but I'm telling you, I had to wait and it's the best thing I ever did because I never ever have looked back. I've never said, I feel like detransitioning. That's a new phenomenon.” Buck Angel [28:10] Female only spaces and transgender women in women’s sports.[35:30] Patriarchy and toxic masculinity.[38:30] Do we create a separate category for trangender athletes? “Of course, I mean, it's real simple people, come on, stop trying to reinvent the wheel here. We happen to be different kinds of people. That's the reality. Stop denying the fact that we are different. We are different. I am different than you. And it really upsets me that we're trying to act like we're not different than everyone else, we are.” Buck Angel [40:00] Buck and Greg discuss Lia Thomas and the controversy surrounding her.[45:00] “We made a mistake. We made a mistake by actually conforming to what they told us to do. And that's why I never did it. It's why I went to transsexual. I do not call myself transgender.” Buck Angel [50:30] “Well, woman, what does that even mean? Ask me what it means to be a man. Ask me, what does it mean to be a man? How the hell do I know? I don’t know what it means to be a man and so a trans woman has to answer the same way. She does not know what it means to be a woman. She knows what she wants to be. I know what I want to be. I know what I want to live like. I want what you have. And so I know what I need, but I do not know what it means to be a man, I was not raised as a man.” Buck Angel [53:00] Question: Where do you find meaning?[57:40] Question: What’s the most meaningful moment of your life?[58:50] Question: Where do you go or what do you do to find peace and relaxation?[1:01:00] Question: If you could write your own epitaph, what would you want it to say? [1:03:20] Question: What do you do for fun? What hobbies do you like to get into? “My life is so rewarding on so many levels because I became the person I always wanted to be and I just move through the world and find these spaces that make me feel happy.” Buck Angel [1:05:00] Question: If you had one wish, what would it be?[1:05:30] Wrap up. Where can people find you and learn more about you?Thanks for listening to another episode! If you’re loving the show and want to help grow the show, please head over to Itunes and leave a rating and review! How to Leave an Apple Podcast Review: First, Open the podcast app on your iPhone, Mac, or iPad. Then, hit the “Search” tab at the bottom right-hand corner of the page and search for PODCAST NAME. Select the podcast, scroll down to find the subheading “Ratings & Reviews”. and select “Write a Review.” Next, select the number of stars you’d like to leave. Please choose 5 stars! Using the text box which says “Title,” write a title for your review. Then in the text box, write the review itself. The review can be up to 300 words long, but doesn’t need to be much more than: “Love the show! Thanks!” or Once you’re done select “Send” in the upper right-hand corner.

In this episode of the Respondent, Greg hosts Dennis Prager. Dennis is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host who is heard on 300 different stations across America and around the world. He is the co-founder and president of Prager University and is a New York Times Bestselling author of 10 books.

Greg and Dennis discuss the founding of PragerU, the rise of “illiberalism” in media and entertainment, the attack on traditional western family values, the value of religion, and much more.

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In this episode, Greg and Colin discuss the evolution behind ‘how to define’ sex, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Colin shares his experience with cancel culture, along with how to navigate through the COVID vaccine argument. They lastly touch on how Disney is assimilating to the diversity, equity, and inclusion statements and what that might look like in the latest films.

In this episode, Greg and Dr. Iain McGilchrist discuss the left and right brain hemispheres, attention, meaning, and the necessity of intuition and science, reason and imagination, as well as Dr. McGilchrist’s new book: The Matter with Things. #therespondent

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