David Gornoski

David Gornoski continues his critique of the ridiculous popularity contests that are politics. One of our biggest mistakes, David says, is how we have let the political establishment influence and shape things like science, medicine, and nutrition. Are we letting ourselves revert to the ancient practice of witch hunt? How can we exorcise the spirit of sacrificial empire from our communities? Liste...

David Gornoski starts the episode by recounting and reviewing his visit to this year's CPAC over the weekend. Did Trump present anything new at CPAC? Who were the breakaway speakers, according to David? Did the future of conservatism make itself known? Join David Gornoski as he talks about the landmark conservative event of the year while highlighting why conservatives must let go of the coercive...

David Gornoski is joined by nutritional researcher Tucker Goodrich for an important conversation on the dangers of seed oils. Tucker details how he suffered a stroke in his thirties and then, after finding the cause of his stroke in the sacred food pyramid, how he transformed himself through a radical change in diet. "I don't get sunburned anymore," Tucker remarks as he highlights some of the rema...

David Gornoski sits down with academic Leigh Fetter who discusses his journey from secular atheism to Christianity by discovering the works of Rene Girard. David and Leigh discuss a variety of topics such as the Christian undermining of ancient myths; the possibility of Orwellian totalitarianism; the Nietzschean problem of recreating values; how Girard provides a groundbreaking understanding of go...

In this special podcast, David Gornoski sits down with Peter Dobromylskyj, veterinary anesthetist and nutrition blogger at Hyper Lipid. David and Peter talk about the difference between running metabolism on glucose and running metabolism on fat; the purpose of insulin resistance; the role of reactive oxygen species; the difference between monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat; the harmful e...

The Mises Institute's Jeff Deist returns for his weekly analysis of the news. Why do tragic stories involving celebrities like Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant affect us so much? Does nostalgia play a part in this phenomenon? Is there any justification for Trudeau's comments regarding COVID travel restrictions? How can we better understand the hysterical government reaction to the pandemic, especially...

"Scientists have 'conversation' with people during lucid dreams," a new study published on Science Direct claims. Why do we dream? What is a dream? What happens in our brain when we sleep? Join Dr. Weiping Yu as he comments on this story. Why do people drastically change their lives after having near-death experiences? Is information stored via magnetism in various locations? Listen to the full se...

David Gornoski starts off the show with a reflection on how fear drives us towards blaming others instead of employing creativity to solve problems. What do we need to do to create a joyful society? How has Christ's Gospel technology inspired whistleblowers and investigative journalism in the face of statist corporate media? Is it possible for a Christ-haunted society to sustain itself on the use...

David Gornoski starts the episode by going through the latest news reports on censorship, corporate media disinformation, leftist idolatry of the state, the green energy racket, and more. Also in the show, David is joined by journalist and author of They're Not Listening , Ryan James Girdusky, who calls in to explain the truth about the Lincoln Project. Who is John Weaver and why should we pay att...

"There's this desire in our society to change reality with words," David Gornoski says as he highlights the attempt to make actual violence passé while justifying violence against nonviolent persons. How ridiculous is Disney's labeling of their own products as offensive? How religious is woke culture? Join David as he takes on Big Tech censorship, cancel culture, and political groupthink while urg...

David Gornoski sits down with Andrew McLuhan, director of the McLuhan Institute and grandson of Marshall McLuhan. The two discuss the overlaps between Marshall McLuhan and Rene Girard; how Marshall McLuhan rose to fame; the relation between technology and language; pandemic mask-wearing as a theatrical gesture; how changes in technology impact desire; and more. How can we keep ourselves from getti...

David Gornoski talks about the upcoming CPAC and the reports of Trump giving his first speech post-presidency. What do conservatives need to win the future? Join David as he answers this question by highlighting why we must not only tell the truth about the news but also live by the right principles. Was there a conspiracy to kill Malcolm X? Did Trump effect any real change in the swamp of DC? Was...

David Gornoski starts the episode by briefly going through some of the latest news. David is joined by Talkers Magazine's Michael Harrison who talks at length about the influence of Rush Limbaugh and what made him so successful. What lies in the future for talk radio? Listen to the full episode to find out. Also in the show, David Gornoski talks about why we shouldn't resign ourselves to death or...

David Gornoski sits down with Donald J. Devine, political scientist and author of The Enduring Tension. David and Dr. Devine touch on a variety of topics such as the deep political divide in America, the decline of conservative influence in media, the impact of Rene Girard's work on anthropology, Dr. Devine's experience of working with President Ronald Reagan, the breaking down of the welfare stat...

Jeff Deist of the Mises Institute returns to the show to comment on the Texas power outage that has been making headlines around the country. Is this power crisis due to an overreliance on solar panels? What does this episode reveal about green energy? How influential was Rush Limbaugh? How deep is economics' connection to culture and morality? Listen to the full segment to find out and more. Visi...

Dr. Weiping Yu returns with another brand new segment of Science and U. The physicist comments on the latest news that the NASA rover Perseverance has landed on Mars and has begun searching for signs of ancient life. How are the prospects looking for future colonization on Mars? Dr. Yu also comments on a new theoretical model that says magnetic fields help shape the formation of new planets. Is gr...

Is America's electrical infrastructure on the downslide as the Texas power outage seems to be indicating? What is the reason behind these increasing power outages across the country? "When all you're focused on is the lunchroom drama, nobody knows how to keep the lights on the lunchroom itself." Is capitalism to blame for unjust outcomes? Listen to the full episode to find out as David Gornoski ex...

David Gornoski continues his tribute to Rush Limbaugh while focusing on some of the latest news stories from around the country. How does the Left's reaction to Limbaugh's passing compare to Trump's reaction to Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing? Is China's human rights violation due to cultural differences as Biden claims? Is Gina Carano right in making parallels between Nazi Germany and 2021 America?...

David Gornoski starts the episode by paying tribute to Rush Limbaugh while highlighting how the conservative radio icon spoke for the heartland of America. Is this the end of an era for conservatism? Why is the corporate press miserably gleeful over Limbaugh's passing? Join David as he answers these questions while also commenting on stories such as the "coordinated information control" admitted b...

Why is single-payer nutritional science antithetical to science? Is it okay to sacrifice nonviolent persons for societal harmony? David Gornoski continues to answer how we can build a free society within a "machine of coercion." "We have to tell stories," David says, "in order to stop people from doing foolish things." Join David in this episode of A Neighbor's Choice as he expands on the need for...

"Imagine the stupidity of adults," David Gornoski says as he looks at the news of children surrounded by plexiglass in schools. Join David Gornoski as he talks about the prison-like pandemic measures, transmuting anger into positive change, the irrelevance of statists and corporatists in Jesus' grand scheme of things, the retardation of knowledge in using pre-emptive violence, safe mediocrity vs r...

David Gornoski starts the show by commenting on Cuomo's continued deflection from taking responsibility for the nursing home deaths in New York. Is Dr. Fauci really a "defender of science" as the mainstream media insist he is? How fragile are the people who spearhead what David calls the "McWoke" movement? How did the Woke movement achieve so much success? What is the appeal of Critical Race Theor...

David Gornoski starts the episode by commenting on the latest episode of chaotic Wokeism: the canceling of Shakespeare. Why is Shakespeare being targetted by Marxist academians? Why did the New York Times retract one of their stories about the Capitol storming? Why is Bill Gates intent on stopping animal-based foods from entering the market? Should we surrender liberty for the cattle-like existenc...

David Gornoski is joined by University of Scranton professor Duane Armitage, author of Big Ideas for Little Philosophers . David and Duane Armitage talk about the work of Rene Girard and apply Mimetic insights to the religiosity of political correctness, the growing undifferentiation in Western society, victim narratives as a pretext for starting wars, the effects of decentralizing media and infor...

David Gornoski starts the episode by exposing the Democrats who had repeatedly incited violence throughout Trump's tenure as president. Have any of Big Tech's fact-checkers flagged a story or meme that misinformed about or disparaged conservatives or libertarians? Is cancel culture a religious movement? Is Justin Timberlake's "apology" a religious expression? How can we avoid the magnetic pull of...