Truth Island

Brett and I discuss the role legitimacy plays in building consent and governing a nation.

Kenny and I tackle the big question of why exactly we are all here.

Kenny and I distinguish between good and bad change, and how our fear of death influences all other changes we may encounter.

Kenny and I delve into the strange philosophy known as solipsism, in an attempt to prove each other real.

In the battle between science and instinct, Kenny and I attempt to resolve when we should trust our gut and when we should yield to science.

Kenny and I attempt to answer the age old question of whether people are born evil and must learn to be good or if people are born good but are corrupted by society.

Kenny and I attempt to draw boundary lines between the individual and the people closest to them.

Kenny and I try and breakdown how much of our lives should be spent living in the present versus planning for the future.

This episode is the seventieth part of a larger series in which I am joined by Roman Empire expert Brett Davidoff, as we discuss some of the parallels of ancient Rome to the United States and other historical instances of democratic decay. In this episode we resume our timeline and discuss how the crisis of the third century was resolved.

Kenny and I discuss the nature of resentment and the destructive element that it can play in our lives.