Dave riffs on the “metaverse” and links it to Neal Stephenson’s dystopia Snow Crash. The brothers discuss whether this can turn out well. Bob brings up his health at the end of a challenging quarter at the Uni. Dave mentions that Julie is seeing clients and could provide help!
The Crew heads to the outer circle of loving the other in Valerie Kaur’s revolutionary love, which is fighting. Fighting is connected to agency and entering the “battlefield.” Bob poses the question, “How do we continue the fight when it seems like we lose so many battles?” Dave brings up the idea of fighting for a better new world even if it is scarred by capitalism. This reminds Bob of the idea of finding meaning in the mundane influenced by Viktor Frankl.
The brothers end with discussing what “shields and swords” they bring to the fight for making a better world.
Stoneface
Bob’s retort “they’re more of a font” gets Dave.
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Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song Captain Jack by is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Ep51: Another Podcast Is Possible
Ep50: Picking Up and Leaving Off Bags in the Pandemic
Ep48: Decompressing White People and Police Abolition #millionlittleexperiments #onlyburgerstandintown
Ep49: Taking a Page from “Wonderful”
Ep47:Thriving on the Red Carpet... Live from the Oscars!!!
Ep46: Holding Other People’s Bags
Ep45: The Big One: Unpacking Bob’s Dissertation
Ep44: Emotional Baggage in Our Bodies
Ep:43 Season Six! Unpacking Baggage
Ep42: Increasing the Courage to Confront and Other Reflections on Season 5
Ep41: In-grouping/Out-grouping and the Strange Case of Rattlesnake
Ep40: There’s No Thriving Without Music, Part 2
Ep39: Confronting Disgust and Leading to Poop Positivism and System Change
Ep38: Avoidance as a Tool of White Supremacy
Ep37: Healthy Avoidance? Does It Exist?
Ep36: Finding the Courage to Confront
Season 5 (Ep. 35): Confronting Avoidance (i.e. Avoid the Noid!)
Ep34: Thank you Listeners! Highs and Lows of Thriving in Dystopia in 2020
Ep33: Celebrating 2020!: Roses, Buds, Thorns
EP32: Poetic Activism, Part 2: Eco-poetics and Critique of the Liver Sausage Method
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