Contemplations of the Lotus Eaters

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2022
2022x1
The Philosophical Direction of the West
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Josh and Thomas discuss the potential philosophical directions that the Western World may be heading towards.
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The Culture and Politics of Russia: Part II
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Josh and Beau provide an overview of the Geography, history, culture, politics and economy of Russia. In this part they discuss the Culture, politics and economy of the country.
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Why the Corporate Media Is Terrible
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Josh and John discuss the differing factors as to why the mainstream media coverage of events often misses the mark.
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Social Hierarchy
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Josh and Beau discuss historic social hierarchies from around the world, how they differ and the psychological mechanisms behind their formation.
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The Culture and Politics of Scotland
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Josh and John discuss the geography, history, culture and politics of Scotland.
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Why Monopolies Ruin Everything
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Josh and Harry discuss how monopolies make everything worse, how government is to blame and propose potential solutions. The discussion focuses upon how antitrust laws create an unfair .. show full overview
2022x7
What Makes a Good Leader?
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Josh and Beau discuss both the psychological research and historic examples of what makes a good leader.
2022x8
The Value of Nostalgia
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Josh and John discuss feelings of nostalgia, how they are evoked, how it was historically recognised, how distinct it is from other emotions and whether it has a good or bad effect on human wellbeing.
2022x9
The Philosophy of Objectivism
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Josh and Thomas discuss the Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand.
2022x10
Country Profile: Ukraine
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Josh and John discuss the geography, history, politics and culture of Ukraine.
2022x11
How Government Controls Your Behaviour
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Josh and John discuss how insights from the behavioural sciences are being used by governments to control the decisions citizens make in their personal lives.
2022x12
Venezuela's Economic Collapse Explained
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Josh and Harry discuss the economic policies that saw one of the richest countries in South America, Venezuela, unable to feed its citizens and supply basic goods.
2022x13
Prepping
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Josh and John discuss the resources, skills and knowledge required to effectively prepare for disaster.
2022x14
The Philosophy of Aesthetics
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Josh and Thomas discuss the philosophy of Aesthetics with reference to ideas of prominent thinkers as well as examining our current attitudes in modernity.
2022x15
Postmodernism
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Josh and Thomas discuss postmodernism with reference to ideas of some of the key thinkers in the movement, examples in art, how it differs from modernism, what critics get wrong and how Hegel is the ultimate antidote to its ideas.
2022x16
American Cultural Influence in Britain
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Josh and John discuss how America’s dominant position in the world has facilitated the mass propagation of American Culture.
2022x17
What Can You Tell From a Person’s Appearance?
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Josh and Carl discuss the psychology, history and means of judging a person’s character based on their physical appearance.
2022x18
The Culture and Politics of Imperial Japan
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John and Josh present the country profile of Imperial Japan, discussing 75 remarkable years of history, culture, and politics.
2022x19
Existentialism
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Josh and Thomas discuss the philosophical roots of Existentialism, outline the philosophy itself, and the oppositional concept of Absurdism.
2022x20
Social Credit System
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Josh and Harry discuss China’s Social Credit system and how other countries in the West appear to be laying the groundwork for their implementation.
2022x21
What Is Wrong with Western Philosophy?
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Josh and Thomas discuss the ways in which Western philosophy has become misguided as a discipline.
2022x22
Why Sex Is Binary
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Josh and Harry examine the biology that dictates sex and how this shapes identity.
2022x23
What Makes Good Art? Part I
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Josh and Beau discuss what makes art good or bad with many examples throughout history. In this part they discuss post-war art.
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What Makes Good Art? Part II
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Josh and Beau discuss what makes art good or bad with many examples throughout history. This part covers art movements from the 1960s, with a focus on the gradual change in style from the art styles of the mid-19th century.
2022x25
What Makes Good Art? Part III
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Josh and Beau discuss what makes art good or bad with many examples throughout history. This part covers art movements from the 19th Century all the way to some of the earliest forms of art.
2022x26
The Wisdom of Wabi-Sabi
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Josh and John discuss the uniquely Japanese aesthetic philosophy of Wabi-Sabi, which places particular emphasis on transience and imperfection.
2022x27
Politics of Australia
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Josh and John discuss the quirks of Australian politics, the recent election and the various issues facing Australia in the future (especially lettuce and onions).
2022x28
Globalism
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Josh and John discuss the nature of globalism, whether it could have positive effects and the agenda of the World Economic Forum.
2022x29
China’s Incoming Economic Crisis
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Josh and Harry discuss the multitude of factors that contribute to the worsening economic crisis in China and how it will be a near-impossible situation to solve.
2022x30
Who Should be Purged from the Right?
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Josh and Connor discuss who they think within the right prevent us from coming closer to achieving our political goals.
2022x31
Our Amazing Space Exploration Progress
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Josh and Beau discuss the James Webb telescope images we have received so far and why they are important. They also discuss the potential the telescope will have in the future, compare it to its predecessors and the technology on the craft itself.
2022x32
The “Manosphere’s” Disastrous Dating Advice
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Josh and Connor dissect the Manosphere’s detrimental dating advice and propose healthier alternatives to finding long-lasting relationships.
2022x33
Understanding Trans-Speciesism
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Josh and Harry discuss the nature of species dysphoria, touching upon possible causes, alienation, consciousness and the soul.
2022x34
The Morality of Abortion
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Josh and Connor address the Complex and difficult moral questions around the abortion debate from their differing perspectives.
2022x35
Nietzsche's Ascetic Priests
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Josh and Carl discuss Nietzsche's 'ascetic priests'—as outlined in the third essay of his Genealogy of Morals (1887)—and the application of this understanding in the modern world.
2022x36
Josh’s Weird Psychology Round Up
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Beau picks Josh’s brain about the various aspects of the mind. They discuss how memories are formed, déjà vu and consciousness.
2022x37
Sneaky Journalists’ Rhetorical Tricks
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Josh and Harry discuss the various methods used by journalists in written articles to convince you of their position using rhetorical tricks rather than evidence based arguments.
2022x38
What Do the Elite Actually Want?
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Josh and Harry discuss what political aims the elite have to best maintain and further expand their wealth and power.
2022x39
Human Consciousness
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Josh and Beau discuss the issues associated with defining consciousness, briefly discuss the history of the concept, the nature of consciousness itself, the competing explanations of the .. show full overview
2022x40
Why Women Love Serial Killers
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Josh and Connor discuss the case of Ted Bundy and why he, and many other serial killers, received fan mail and even marriage proposals. The attraction to such men are explained using .. show full overview
2022x41
Is Protectionism Better Than Free Trade?
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Josh and Harry evaluate how effective protectionist economic policies are and when they might be appropriate with reference to historic views and examples.
2022x42
How America Became the Most Powerful Country
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Josh and Beau discuss the factors that contributed to the rise of the United States as the dominant world power.
2022x43
Is the Left Really More Creative?
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Josh and Harry discuss the validity of what is considered commonly held wisdom that left-wingers are more creative.
2022x44
Halloween Special
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Josh and Harry discuss a vast array of spooky, scary and creepy phenomena that either have elements of the natural or supernatural.
2022x45
The Psychology and Morality of Pornography
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Josh and Connor discuss the psychological impacts and moral implications of pornography, with reference to the wider negative impacts for society.
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The Origin of Humanity: Part I
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Josh and Beau discuss paleoanthropological evidence concerning humanity’s evolutionary ancestors and what they looked like, how intelligent they were and the beginning of what can be described as “culture.”
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The Origin of Humanity: Part II
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Josh and Beau continue their discussion about our hominid ancestors. They also address the debate on when anatomically modern humans began to exist and whether they truly have African origins.
2022x48
A Brief History of The Lotus Eaters
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Josh and Carl discuss the trials and tribulations, highs and lows, of two years of Lotus Eaters.
2022x49
Science ‘Proves’ Leftists are Bad People
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Josh and Harry examine the recent research looking into the links between left-wing politics and negative personality traits.
2022x50
Are We a Civilisation of Drug Addicts?
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Josh and Connor discuss the question of whether we, as a civilization, are too dependent on psychiatric drugs and evaluate the underlying philosophy of that approach to treating .. show full overview
2022x51
How Accurate Are Stereotypes?
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Josh and Harry discuss the psychological research looking at how accurate our stereotypes truly are.
2022x52
Christmas Traditions
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Josh and Beau discuss the origin and meaning behind Christmas traditions.
2022x53
The Importance of Family
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Josh and Carl discuss the science and data that supports the anecdotal benefits of family.