The Old Code

The topic for this week is the question of control or influence. What can we control? What does it look like to cultivate the inner man? The outer man? We'll introduce some categories for understanding the world and what we can control versus what we can influence.

What is Dominion? Is it destruction or is it something more? Today we discuss this often misunderstood concept and I hope to provide a helpful definition for you.

We've already visited the topic of how we can be tested when becoming an adult but today I wanted to teach on the process of individuation and how humans can grow up to be properly matured people.

Today's episode is all about Plato. It's difficult to summarize his life and philosophy in under an hour, but I hope this episode gives you a point to leap from.

We are kicking off season 2 with exploring who Socrates was and how do we know anything about him. We study ancient philosophy and philosophers because we want to understand our heritage and lineage. We don't exist in a vacuum, and so we want to know where these things came from. This is my first video podcast, so I hope you like the change in medium.

Just wanting to give an update on the direction and frequency of upcoming episodes. Moving forward we will be exploring philosophies of classical antiquity, early church history, and profiles of great leaders.

Today we're talking about the abduction of the Sabine women and parasocial relationships on Social media. Let me know what you think. https://www.patreon.com/TheOldCodePodcast

How does one heal from brokenness and trauma? Today I wanted to give you a glimpse of how I healed from a lot of my wounds from the past, and how hope has helped me to fight depression and anxiety. I mentioned that I started a patreon, so if you feel like supporting the show or want to show some appreciation for the work that goes on with the Old Code Podcast, visit HERE

“Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still more when you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority. “ This is the Narrative which pervades our culture every single day, but what if it is not power which corrupts but weakness? Today we must discuss how power i...

I've been thinking about how I actually live out my philosophy lately, and here are 3 concepts that I've been trying to live out. I'm still working on them and I have a long way to go, but I hope these help you to learn how to live better. Here are the quotes I mentioned in the episode. Govern yourself First “ For kings reign well when they live according to God’s will and serve Him in...

Language of power and oppression doggedly pursues us every day. Where does this narrative come from? Why does it seem like those who pursue achievement are constantly derided by those who refuse to act? Today we talk about Marxism and how it is currently destroying the world and country we live in.

Our culture is obsessed with youth and our glory days. Today we explore historical rites of passage and their functions. How do boys become men? How do we transition from childhood to adulthood? Those are the sorts of questions I want to answer in this episode today.

What does it mean to live an extraordinary life? How can we strive for what is true good and beautiful?

The human experience is never going to be wholly objective but what is your base orientation? In this episode we discuss the "emotion" vs "intellect" dichotomy and how these two ought to actually complement one another.

I apologize for my absence as of late, but I've been fighting off some sort of cold lately. I'm finally getting this episode up and I thank you for your patience. Today we discuss the masculine and feminine natures of what it means to be a human man or woman. I hope this episode can give clarity on the subject and that you are able to take this time of teaching and apply it for growth.

Today's topic relates to how we function among other people. Introversion and Extraversion tend to be simplified in the public eye to the point where people are purely defined by how outgoing they are. I'd like to give a better definition.

Stop accepting random pills from strangers on the internet who only desire to make money off of your cultural malaise. We explore a brief history of how the west has settled on the premise that we are primarily sexual creatures, and the implications this has brought for young people today. In modern culture, we view ourselves primarily through the lense of how desirable we are to other people, and...

What does it mean to be a steward in today's day and age? Is stewardship just about land cultivation? We seek to answer some of these questions in today's episode. People Mentioned: Ivan Aivazovsky Vincent Van Gogh Noteworthy concepts: Creativity and stewardship being acts of love The pursuit of goodness

What does growth look like for you? Today we discuss the necessary reminder that growth is not the same as self-destruction. Contrary to many current voices in the manosphere, you don't need to hate yourself into the man you want to be. Perhaps, growth is better than destruction?

In this 16th episode I wish to present to you a theory of stewardship. How do we tend to our land? How do we tend to our livestock or animals? Does God give a paradigm for us to actually consider? Works mentioned: Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown Grass Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World by Ridge Shinn and Lynn Pledger Butchering by Adam Danforth

Today I wanted to discuss a theory I've had concerning self-governance. This episode is a bit more of an introduction to this theory and I'd like to flesh it out more in the future, but I wish to leave you with the question "How am I governing my life?"

Today we discuss the roles that beauty and excellence have in our society. Particularly however, we also discuss the nature of progress in terms of technology and how modernity seems to venerate progress as a virtue unto itself. So if we are to keep moving forward, what might that look like?

This week we explore the concepts of excellence and virtue, and how these two are related to living an honorable and noble life.

Today we discuss a potential response to consumerism in the artisan good movement. The desire is to not give way to quick trends and convenience but to embrace the intentional production and consumption of thoughtful and enduring goods. Handmade Homes Handmade Pottery Handmade Tiles Handmade Soap DIY Homemade Microphone https://verveculture.com/blogs/a-taste-of-verve/8-reasons-to-buy-artisanal-and...

In this episode, I try to convince you to at least consider studying philosophy. “ Many words do not satisfy the soul; but a good life eases the mind and a clean conscience inspires great trust in God. The more you know and the better you understand, the more severely will you be judged, unless your life is also the more holy. Do not be proud, therefore, because of your learning or skill. Rather,...