Episodes

  • The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph A. Tainter
    Apr 19 2024

    In this episode we discuss The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph A. Tainter. Next time we'll discuss Virtue Hoarders: The Case against the Professional Managerial Class by Catherine Liu.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Technopoly by Neil Postman
    Mar 21 2024

    In this episode we discuss Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman. Next time we will discuss The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph A. Tainter.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • How the World Really Works by Vaclav Smil
    Mar 5 2024

    In this episode we discuss How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going by Vaclav Smil. Next time we will discuss Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman.

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    55 mins
  • A City on Mars by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith
    Feb 15 2024

    In this episode we discuss A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith. Next time we will discuss How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going by Vaclav Smil.

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    44 mins
  • Digital Future in the Rearview Mirror by Andrey Mir
    Jan 30 2024

    In this episode we discuss Digital Future in the Rearview Mirror: Jaspers’ Axial Age and Logan’s Alphabet Effect by Andrey Mir. Next time we'll discuss A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? by Kelly and ZachWeinersmith.

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    58 mins
  • The Rise and Decline of Nations by Mancur Olson
    Jan 6 2024

    In this episode we discuss discuss The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities by Mancur Olson. Next time we'll discuss Digital Future in the Rearview Mirror: Jaspers’ Axial Age and Logan’s Alphabet Effect by Andrey Mir.

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    45 mins
  • In Defense of Civilization by Michael RJ Bonner
    Nov 28 2023

    In this episode we discuss discuss In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present by Michael RJ Bonner. Next time we'll discuss The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities by Mancur Olson.

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    44 mins
  • Offside by Andrei Markovits and Steven L. Hellerman
    Nov 7 2023

    In this episode we discuss discuss Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism by Andrei Markovits and Steven L. Hellerman. Next Time we'll discuss In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present by Michael RJ Bonner.

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    49 mins