Think Thank Thunk

By Jeff Katz & Jesse Zenchuk

There's so much more going on in the world than originally meets the eye. Was Isaac Newton really trying to predict the apocalypse? Did Australia really declare war on Emus? Was there really a plague ... more

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How many episodes does Think Thank Thunk have?

The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.

Think Thank Thunk episodes:

November 03, 2021 Corporations: Business or Suprahumans?
In this episode, Jeff and Jesse discuss:
1. The Dutch East India Company and other early corporations
2. A brief explanation of amendments and laws in the US
3. How US law enabled corporations to have the same and more rights than citizens
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44min
October 20, 2021 Temple Cult Corporations and the Knights Templar
In this episode Jeff and Jesse discuss:
1. The cognitive revolution that led to imagination, lying, and religion
2. Dunbar’s Number and the limits of social connections
3. Ancient Mesopotamia and Temple Cults
4. The Knights Templar, the first multinational corporation
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Produced by: Jeff Katz and Jesse Zenchuk
Audio editing: Jeff Katz
Music: Maozi (Jesse Zenchuk) – Instagram - maozitherabbit
Album Art: Jeff Katz
Social Media Manager: Mitch Garcia
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48min
October 07, 2021 Robo Rats and the Illusion of Free Will
In this episode Jeff and Jesse discuss:
1. Robo rats and other remote-control animals
2. The importance of defining what ‘free’ is and what ‘will’ is in the discussion of free will
3. How do philosophers and scientists differ in their ideas about free will
4. A different way to think about free will
5. The implications for a society if we have no free will

To send us comments, questions, or more, you can reach us at
Email - [email protected]
Instagram - Thinkthankthunk.pod
On the web - www.thinkthankthunkpod.com

Produced by: Jeff Katz and Jesse Zenchuk
Audio editing: Jeff Katz
Music: Jesse Zenchuk – maozi.bandcamp.com
Album Art: Rain Chen
Social Media Manager: Mitch Garcia
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54min
September 24, 2021 Apocalypse How - Part a Deux
In this episode Jeff and Jesse discuss:
1. Stephen Hawking, aliens, and the end of the world
2. Super Intelligence as a solution instead of a problem
3. Super volcanoes and the myriad forms of apocalypse from space
4. Failed predictions of the end
5. The Doomsday Clock and Accelerationism
6. Religious eschatology for Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, and more
To send us comments, questions, or more, you can reach us at:

Email - [email protected]
Instagram - Thinkthankthunk.pod
On the web - www.thinkthankthunkpod.com

Produced by: Jeff Katz and Jesse Zenchuk
Audio editing: Jeff Katz
Music: Jesse Zenchuk – maozi.bandcamp.com
Album Art: Jeff Katz
Social Media Manager: Mitch Garcia
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1h
September 09, 2021 Apocalypse How?
In this episode Jeff and Jesse discuss:
1. Probability of the world ending from different causes
2. Toby Ord, Nick Bolstrom, and the Future of Humanity Institute
3. Nuclear War and surviving to 2100 AD
4. Worst consequences of Global Climate Change
5. Nostradamus and the Mayan calendar
6. Ray Kurzweil, The Technological Singularity, and how technology could drastically change the world
To send us comments, questions, or more, you can reach us at
Email - [email protected]
Instagram - Thinkthankthunk.pod
On the web - www.thinkthankthunkpod.com

Produced by: Jeff Katz and Jesse Zenchuk
Audio editing: Jeff Katz
Music: Jesse Zenchuk – maozi.bandcamp.com
Album Art: Jeff Katz and Mitch Garcia
Social Media Manager: Mitch Garcia
...more
54min
August 27, 2021 Think Thank Thunk Trailer
Ever read something strange and cool and then have nobody to share it with? Then this podcast might be for you!
Join hosts Jeff Katz and Jesse Zenchuk in the new podcast Think Thank Thunk. Together, the pair explore some of the stranger parts of everyday life through the lens of philosophy, sociology, economics, and more.
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3min
August 26, 2021 Rocket Science and Sex Magick
In this episode Jesse and Jeff discuss:
1. Aleister Crowley – Secret societies, Thelema, and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
2. Jack Parsons – Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Ordo Templi Orientis, and the Agape Lodge
3. L. Ron Hubbard - Sex Magick and Babylon Working
4. The downfall and death of Jack Parsons
To send us comments, questions, or more:
Email - [email protected]
Instagram - Thinkthankthunk.pod
On the web - www.thinkthankthunkpod.com

Produced by: Jeff Katz and Jesse Zenchuk
Audio editing: Jeff Katz
Music: Jesse Zenchuk – maozi.bandcamp.com
Album Art: Rain Chen
Social Media Manager: Mitch Garcia
...more
50min
August 12, 2021 Fathers of Science and the Occult
In this episode Jeff and Jesse discuss:
1. What is the occult?
2. Paracelsus – Medicine and Hermeticism
3. John Dee – The British Empire and Theurgy
4. Francis Bacon – The Baconian Method and the Ascended Master
5. Robert Boyle – Chemistry, Rosicrucians, and the Invisible College
6. Isaac Newton – Science, Alchemy, Armageddon, and the Temple of Solomon
To send us comments, questions, or more:
Email - [email protected]
Instagram - Thinkthankthunk.pod
On the web - www.thinkthankthunkpod.com

Produced by: Jeff Katz and Jesse Zenchuk
Audio editing: Jeff Katz
Music: Jesse Zenchuk – maozi.bandcamp.com
Album Art: Rain Chen
Social Media Manager: Mitch Garcia
...more
59min

FAQs about Think Thank Thunk:

How many episodes does Think Thank Thunk have?

The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.