When I told someone I felt “lucky” for my life, he said he needed to “correct” me that I was “blessed,” not lucky. This rant of mine ensued.
#45 Why Trump Will Win in 2024
#44 Why "Se7en" is a Perfect Story (The Kind of Idea I Want to Have)
#43 Nature is Cruel, Staros
What movie is this from? (Minus the “spoonman”)
#42 Oppenheimer
Is Christopher Nolan’s 2023 film about Robert J. Oppenheimer and the A-Bomb the masterpiece many seem to think it is? I’m not so sure.
Please forgive my stuffy nose and traffic commentary as I record this analysis.
#41 The Kid Who Leaked Classified Documents
Thoughts on retributive justice, re: 21 year old Airman Jack Teixeira leaking classified Pentagon intelligence on the war in Ukraine
#40 How Technology Obliterated Objective Reality
What’s real? Can we believe anything we see or hear or read online in a world of divisive politics, massive multinational corporations, ChatGPT or deepfakes? Where is it all going from here?
#39 Does God Only Give You What You Can Handle?
Of a piece with the previous episode, T.J. explores the idea behind this oft-used religious phrase.
#38 The Only One Solving the Problem is the Light
A brief exploration of Kabbalah Mysticism
#37 Why We Grieve When We Quit an Addiction
When we quit something bad for us, it can paradoxically cause sadness, even grief. As if we’ve lost a friend…
#36 Why we don't care about the death of others
I mean, of course we do. But not really.
#35 Aerials
You know the song.
#34 The Trump Thing
Trump is indicted and flies to New York for arraignment. The media cover it in a frenzy, but actual human interest seems low. There are no protests, no real crowds, and Marjorie Taylor Greene can’t get her megaphone to work.
In an age when we’ll burn a tree to power a machine to draw us a picture of a tree, what is Trump? What is it to be any sort of celebrity today, supported and sustained by internet connectivity and social media? What if we unplugged — what would we find?
#33 Early Childhood Development
T.J. discusses how his early experiences shaped who he is today, and how our childhoods indeed impact us all.
#32 Why Don't We Worship The Sun?
T.J. pontificates.
#31 The Lab Leak Theory
T.J. weighs in.
#30 What is Gratitude?
What is gratitude? To whom or to what are we grateful? Let’s take a deep dive together…
#29 Existence is F***ing Mind-Blowing
#28 The Actual Problem With Everything (explicit)
Oh boy. I get loud with this one…
#27 Every Chick Lit Book
heehee