What does it mean to raise a child under looming political fire?

🔥 From volcanic awe to authoritarian spectacle, this episode blends myth, memory, and parenting in a time of rising strongmen.

🎧 Waypoint 1.1: Vulcan’s Evangelist — Raising a Son in the Shadow of a Strongman

Myth, memory, and volcanic awe converge as a young boy’s obsession with fire sparks a meditation on parenting, power, and political erosion.

From Mt. Lassen to Pompeii to Trump’s birtherism, we trace the strange echoes between bedtime stories and authoritarian spectacle.

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