It is International Fight Week as the UFC returns on PPV with an exciting card featuring a title fight, ranked matchups, and possible no. 1 contender bout. Will Poatan be able to replicate success from the first fight with Checz samurai? Can Brian Ortega get in the way of the spectacular rise of Diego Lopes? Check out our thoughts and predictions for this event and enjoy!

"All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others." In this episode, we discussed the balance of equality and freedom through the lens of Orwell`s masterpiece and how totalitarianism develops and swallows society. Enjoy!

Daily, we engage in escapism in its various outlets; books, films, gaming, or sometimes problematic gambling and drinking. In this episode, we discussed the relationship between escapism and procrastination, how our minds work for and against us, and how technology influences our need for escapism. Enjoy!

Batman is undoubtedly one of the most famous superhero comic book characters ever created, with impact that spread over multiple mediums through the decades. In this episode we discuss the character's legacy, what stories, batmobiles, villains, and others from Batman mythology we favor, the future of the Caped Crusader, and more.

Naruto Uzumaki, Harry Potter, Po... These iconic characters embody the narrative of the character who is the inevitable hero of the story. In this episode, we discussed variations of the "chosen one" trope, its religious and mythological elements, and more. Enjoy!

UFC 302 is upon us and the question that defines this event is undoubtedly, can Dustin Poirier overcome the odds and finish his story by winning the lightweight belt? Before we find out, we will see the potential next contender for the middleweight title emerge between former champ Strickland and Paulo Costa and if Kevin Holland can bounce back after unsuccessful efforts at 170 lately. Enjoy!

In this episode, we spoke to the veteran stuntman known for performing and choreographing action sequences on blockbuster films like Avengers: Endgame and Bullet Train, Hymnson Chan. Hymnson told interesting stories of getting hit by a car multiple times during filming, witnessing Hiroyuki Sanada`s swordplay firsthand, how movie sets differ from TV ones, and more. Enjoy!

The fall of the Western Roman Empire triggered a period in Europe described as economic, intellectual, and cultural decline. In this episode, we discussed how the Middle Ages affected Europe and its history, what "good" and "bad" legacy those times left, and similar. Enjoy!

"We need the iron qualities that go with true manhood. We need the positive virtues of resolution, of courage, of indomitable will, of power to do without shrinking the rough work that must always be done." In this episode, we discussed what it means to be a man in the present world, who the models of masculinity are, and how the idea of the ideal man persists in different forms through centuries.