Becoming Noble

A follow-up to my viral essay, analyzing why social capital has collapsed to the point that the young are impoverished. Subscribe to my Substack here. - Johann This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit becomingnoble.substack.com/subscribe

Johann and Yuri discuss the Western tradition of arranged marriages, rebuilding the social infrastructure that underpins relationship formation, and how families can take on this responsibility in a fun and loving way. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit becomingnoble.substack.com/subscribe

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit becomingnoble.substack.com Today I will be doing my first ‘ask me anything episode’ based on questions sent in by my wonderful premium subscribers. My call for questions got a really strong response - so I suspect this will be the first of many ask me anything episodes - and perhaps I’ll turn it into a monthly event if people enjoy this...

Johann and Evan discuss the Medici dynasty, analyzing how they won the trust of Europe’s most powerful men, and how they navigated the tensions between faith, art, and power to become the ‘Godfathers of the Renaissance’. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit becomingnoble.substack.com/subscribe

Johann and Black Horse dive deep into Canada’s ruling ‘Laurentian Elite’ caste. Where do they come from? Where do they socialize, and from whence do they draw their power? And why, now, could their grip be slipping? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit becomingnoble.substack.com/subscribe

Johann and Andy discuss the reality of revitalizing forgotten towns, life in the great American wilderness, and his viral ‘gas station girlfriends’ advice to young men. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit becomingnoble.substack.com/subscribe

Johann and Morgoth discuss the challenges of making James Bond compelling and socially acceptable in the new era. We discuss colonialism, aristocracy, aesthetics, geopolitics, and democracy - and, of course, the Yookay. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit becomingnoble.substack.com/subscribe

Johann and John discuss Iain McGilchrist’s hemispheric hypothesis, phenomenology and politics, and what would be necessary to re-enchant the world. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit becomingnoble.substack.com/subscribe

Johann and Mary discuss whether the move from the era of the monolithic narratives of the 20th century to the fragmented visual feeds of the 21st creates space for older modes of perception and communion. Also discussed are why the IDW can’t find God, why left-wing memes lack magic. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visi...

Johann & Kruptos discuss Walter J. Ong’s seminal ' Orality & Literacy’, which reveals the vastness of the cognitive and experiential gap between modern man and his pre-literate forefathers, how this difference shaped the epic works of our early culture, and how we can return to the age of myth once again. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...

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