Been Awake with LB

I’m fond of saying a good question is better than a great answer. The title of today’s episode is that kind of question, and the path we’re going to take for answers is one you don’t want to miss. HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND PITBULLS The first story from the New York Post today talks about a woman who’s Pitbull puppy “mysteriously” attacked her and a friend. Turns out when you read the article, while tragi...

Back with a brand new episode of Been Awake with L.B. Today we're going to be covering 3 major headlines in the American news cycle 1 - Baby formula shortages plaguing the nation! 2 - Mass Shootings, this time they're racist! 3 - How to NOT defend the straw man I know what you're thinking, number 3 isn't a major headline. This is true, but you won't want to miss the exploration of how to properly...

Back with a brand new episode of Been Awake with L.B. Today we're going to be covering 3 major headlines in the American news cycle 1 - The United States Government all but declares war with Russia by funding the Ukrainian government 2 - Billionaire Elon Musk says he's committed to buying Twitter and returning it to a "free speech" platform 3 - An unprecedented leak from the Supreme Court of the U...

The easiest way to support BeenAwake.com is subscribe with your email for free. This week on the show we will be covering the last few sections of my essay "The post-libertarian moment defined.” Personally this will mark a change in the focus of my content. I'm happy to still go on other shows and talk about the essay, but what I have realized since I wrote the essay is that I need to be looking a...

If you like what you heard today, support our mission. Welcome to the show. Today’s episode will mostly deal with geopolitics and Ukraine. If you’re waiting for the culmination of ‘The Post Libertarian Moment defined” I will cover the last 3 sections of the essay in a separate episode. Before we get too far into things, if you’re reading this, make sure you’ve checked out Substack’s new app for iP...

Hey, welcome to the show *programming note* You’ll notice there isn’t a snappy intro to this video like prior interviews. I really enjoy making them, but I can’t fit it into my production time anymore. There are too many things I want to cover! So from now on I’ll open interviews solo and bring the guest in (like every other podcast you listen to). I haven’t released a solo episode, but I’ve recen...

Support Better Sensemaking Today’s episode will be a twitter sandwich, we’ll start with some rapid fire tweets I sent out since the last episode and end with some more. In the middle will be a discussion from my essay “The Post-Libertarian Moment Defined” where I’ll discuss what it is and why it happened. Most importantly though, we’re going to be examining the recent exchange between Dr. Anthony...

Support Better Sensemaking Episode 69? Nice Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed a the holidays in a manner of your choosing. For me it meant Christmas with family, and New Year’s with friends. Today on the show, we’re going to go over the articles that I’ve been publishing at BeenAwake.com. We’ll start by reading the post I wrote on New Years Eve, transition into reading 3 sections of my essay...

Support Better Sensemaking Today we talk a lot about in-groups / out-groups, and what moralizing is about. THIS WEEK @ BEENAWAKE.COM There is no post-libertarian"ism" What Moralizing accomplishes 4 day work week, Demons on TikTok, and a white black woman's story What else..? follow.beenawake.com to find me on all social media Check me out on other shows at beenawake.com/appearances Support Cash Ap...

Support Better Sensemaking I decided to host a Twitter Spaces for an AMA on the essay I have at postlibertarianmoment.com , I opened talking about a Twitter Spat between a so-called “libertarian” editor of Reason Magazine. While you might think it’s an empty twitter exchange, there were some interesting points to pull out. Then I took questions, which turned into a protracted conversation about th...

Support Better Sensemaking It’s been awhile since I’ve sat down to do a solo episode, and what better time than at the end of a holiday weekend dedicated towards giving thanks. FYI, if you’re reading or listening to this the day I release, I will be on the flagship Lions of Liberty Program with Marc Clair tomorrow 11/29 to talk about my latest essay which you can read at postlibertarianmoment.com...

Support Better Sensemakin What you’re about to listen to is an unmoderated debate between myself and @LiquidZulu (YouTube) . Our basic resolution read: Resolved: "The executive orders passed by Gov Abbot in TX banning vaccine mandates for any entity is equally as oppressive as the executive orders issued by President Biden requiring vaccine mandates for business with more than 100 workers" I took...

You can catch these live on Twitter Spaces, where I can take questions in real time! Scientists Built an AI to Give Ethical Advice, But It Turned Out Super Racist Stop Shopping Trump Releases New Details On Social Media Platform That He Is Launching Soon This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beenawake.substack.com/subs...

Support Better Sensemaking This is a live reaction to Dave Chapelle’s recent Stand up special The Closer I recorded using the twitter spaces feature. I discuss some of the big pops of the special (SPOILER ALERT) and some of the larger stories surrounding the special. Then I was joined by Tommy Salmons for a really interesting chat on where ideas come from. That’s live radio,be sure to follow me on...

Support Better Sensemaking I recently spoke with James Guzman ( twitter ) from Borderlessblog.com where in addition to hosting an interesting interview show also helps you figure out how to leave the country of your birth. Becoming an expatriate isn’t a new concept, surely we all remember the American artists at the turn of the century who took up residence in a place like Paris. France might not...

Support Better Sensemaking I recently sat down with a new friend from twitter, who for the purposes of this conversation will go by her online account name @Rothbirdian . During our conversation we touch upon a variety of topics, including whether we are patriots - the differences in her perspective as an immigrant, and how relationships have suffered over the last year. We also talk about some si...

Support Better Sensemaking Sat down Sunday morning and caught up with what I’ve been writing at BeenAwake.com I’m starting to see why people hire producers, but everything we go over today culminates in a question: are you really free? THIS WEEK @ BEENAWAKE.COM Newsbite: AOC @ The Met Newsbite: San Fran Mayor Moved by The Spirit Newsbite: Tim Pool vs Jack Murphy Newsbite: third times the charm! Ne...

Support Better Sensemaking I think I initially asked the Vixens to come on the show back in June. We finally had our schedules lined up just in time for The Met. After we get the introductions out of the way, we talk about our perceptions of someone like AOC, we end up talking about what it’s been like losing friends and a couple of my favorite subjects - generational differences and of course the...

Back with episode 59 to talk with an old friend of mine about the war on terror, media influence, the peril of secret knowledge, and so much more! You can follow his work on his instagram @get.mantamed. Since my last podcast I've published 2 articles, On writing my grandfather’s obituary It’s time to grow up I talk about both of them inside of the conversation. If you’re a premium subscriber, you...

Level up your reality It's been a couple weeks since my last show, so thank you very much for listening to this one. Today we'll cover with some depth the Simone Biles controversy. After that I'll let you know where you can get the best economics education around, before we discuss what the not too distant future might look like in the good ole U-S-of-A, and of course I’ll let you know what advice...

Time to level up your reality Today’s Episode we’re going to begin by talking about Vampirism and why the Biden Administration is pushing a narrative whereby his enemies believe he is sucking the blood from children. Then we’ll get into why Black Lives (don’t*) Matter, and what the US government’s role really is on the world stage. Closing out the show I’ll be addressing my response to @PopularLib...

level up your reality It was my birthday this past week, so if you haven’t subscribed to my substack yet, please do so at beenawake.com/subscribe , If you believe in the mission of better sensemaking I ask that you level up your reality by becoming a paying subscriber. This episode we’re going to talk a lot about Cuba, next week I will too. If you didn’t know I’m second-generation Cuban-American,...

Time to level up your reality Adam is going to introduce to this nascent idea known as post-libertarianism. At the outset, you might think that only libertarians should concern themselves with these ideas, but I think in the course of our conversation you will see the profound impacts for you and society. I think there’s something to the fact that being on the margin of political ideology, liberta...

Time to level up your reality Hello new followers! Did I just record a solo episode after being interviewed for two hours? Yes. Why? Because I love this that much. Today’s episode will discuss libertarianism being broken by a one minute clip, your marching orders for CRT, and defining the idea of paradox. I also spend some time working through why I think the paradox of identity as I call it is ne...

Time to level up your reality If you’re a fan of twitter, you’ll like Nick Ashley . I met him on the Tower Power Hour, and since then he has managed to make multiple waves in the pond of Liberty Twitter. During our conversation we talk about how we use social media differently, what he’s said and why he says it. Ironically enough as I’m getting ready to post my interview with him it would appear a...