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• Episode 213, The War on Whites

  

  The Civil War in progress has quickly morphed into a War on Whites in America. Corporations and public institutions are using the pandemic and the January 6... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2021 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 211, OK Boomer

  

  How bad is the Baby Boomer generation?Why do so many people despise Boomers?What happened on the Baby Boomers' watch? What do Boomers get wrong about the... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2019 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 210, Overcome Your Programming

  

  All of us have been programmed, from early life and through school, and in some cases beyond, to hold dear a number of assumptions about how the world works,... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2019 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 208--Sorry, Not Sorry

  

  Sorry about that. Really.No kidding, I'm sorry for being away from the podcast for so long.This show covers a host of topics where I am...Sorry and responsible... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2019 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 208, Two-Three-Two

  

  For as long as anyone can remember, political power in America has been wielded by two parties--Republican and Democrat. More than two just hasn't worked, not... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2018 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 207, Guide to the Dissident Right

  

  The picture to the right, which I found after recording this show, is a fairly useful illustration of the variety of tribes in and around the dissident... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2018 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 206, Liberty Ridge Five Years In, Part 2

  

  Part 2 of two-part series.This episode:Making furniture from reclaimed barnwoodThe indispensability of the basic farm tractorLast winter was the coldest winter... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2018 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 205, Liberty Ridge--Five Years In

  

  Hard to believe, but we've been living at Liberty Ridge for five years now, or will by the time mid-July rolls around.Time for an update on what's been... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2018 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 204, Listener Don Returns to Liberty Ridge

  

  Long time listeners of TSOP will remember Don, a friend of the show and a good friend of mine.Don is a materials scientist and craftsman of the very first order. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2018 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 203, Filing Magazines

  

  As often as possible, the title for this show has an intentional double meaning. This one may be the best ever. Spoiler alert—This podcast is actually a shaggy... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2018 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 202, Diversity Rules

  

  As often as possible, the title for this show has an intentional double meaning. Diversity Rules. On the one hand, we have the lofty concept of diversity, the... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2018 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 201, Colluding With Catastrophe

  

  Pretty much everyone not in the employ of CNN or MSNBC now agrees that neither Donald Trump nor his campaign or transition people colluded with the Russians to... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2018 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 200, Something Will Happen

  

  Yes, that's the famous band Timbuk3, most likely playing their biggest hit, the catchy, "Future So Bright" and the theme song for this show.When it comes to... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2018 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 199, Pagan Church Update

  

  Ok, the church I belong to (for now) may not be purely pagan (American Pagan church image right), but a listener to my account of doings there has dubbed it "th... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2018 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 198, Addicted to Grievance

  

  A useful explanation of the attitudes and behavior of some people, including many of the Progressive Left, is that they are addicted to grievance. Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2017 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 197, Something to Live For

  

  Too many people, in my view, go through life as a struggle against something.Don't get me wrong--life IS a struggle at times, and you do need to fight your way... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2017 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 196, The ABC Book of Thoughtcrimes

  

  This show is my podcast version of the time-honored classic, the "ABC Book", assigned by school teachers to grade school children all across this great land of... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2017 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 195, The Church and Culture

  

  What should be the role of "The Church" when it comes to culture?(Note: "the Church" in my context means "Christianity/Christian churches", and "culture" is... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2017 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 194, The Mandibles--Great Collapse Fiction

  

  I recently came across an outstanding novel about economic collapse by Lionel Shriver, The Mandibles, A Family, 2029-2047. (It's been out just over a year, but... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2017 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Episode 193, Meanwhile Back at the Collapse...

  

  Constant major distractions aside, the darndest thing about this Collapse is that it's not going away, whether we pay attention to it or not. Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2017 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY