El Grito

What's good world, we're back with some more of that gangsta ass hood philosophy, and on this episode of the podcast, we're tracing the modern roots of persuasion in academia, and examining how it was transmogrified from an altruistic practice aimed at transforming democracy by creating an active and involved proletariat, into a trillion-dollar industry ready to sell us everything from a lifestyle...

What's good world, we back with some more of that bust you ish open hood philosophy.  On this episode of the podcast, I'm talking Nietzsche's will to power, why Brown folk need to stop blaming the White man for all our problems, and why only simp lords tap early to chokes at jiu jitsu.  Spoiler alert, cuz we're cutting ourselves short by not giving ourselves a chance to see what we're truly made o...

What's good world, we're back with some more of that gangsta hood philosophy. In this episode of the podcast, I'm giving a quick take on Herbert Marcuses' classic one-dimensional man by talking bout the importance of upholding radical individuality in the face of an ever-encroaching totalizing societal machine. I also talk how easy it is to fall into this machine-like leveling process, how the ide...

What's good world, we're back after a short break with some more of that gangsta ass hood philosophy shit. On this episode of the podcast, we're talking healing from childhood trauma, moving up out the hood while still being haunted by it, and the connection between the simulation theory and conspiracies. Stay woke fam, st's been a wild two months since our last podcast, and the start of the colla...

What's good world, we're back with some more hood philosophy, and in this episode we're looking to shake ourselves out of our state of fallenness with some Heideggerian ethics of care.  Authenticity is the name of the game here, and Heidegger tells us that we all choose our existence - whether by taking hold or neglecting our fate - and whether we want to acknowledge this or not won't change the f...

What's good world, we're back with some more of that bust yo' shit open type hood philosophy, and on this episode, we're talking the notorious NAZI, Marin Heidegger.  Now don't get me twisted, this aint no NAZI apologist nonsense. In fact, I wrestled with the idea of doing a Heidegger podcast for quite some time until I realized - yo, real shit, all of western philosophy is guilty of supporting id...

What's good world, we're back with another podcast aimed at slaying the dragon that is the cult of personality that birthed Dr. Jordan Peterson.  Although homeboy stormed the scene a few years back, the reality is that his quest to save Western civilization is a process started by his conservative counterparts many years back.  In this episode, I trace the history of this movement, as well as high...

What's good world, we're back in short order with some more hood philosophy, and on this episode of the podcast, I introduce a little critical theory to get the mind right and help us stay woke to the constant ways the machine tries to hold us down, no matter how hard we rage against it. It's the aim of critical theory to provide the masses with the intellectual tools necessary to unmask our oppre...

What's good world, we're back with some more of that hood philosophy, and what better way to honor episode 36 than by getting wicked like three sixes? In this episode, I'm bashing everyone's favorite dog-whistling Christian conservative Dr. Jordan Peterson, and explain why despite all the nonsense he's been talking, homeboy himself never even confronted his own dragon. The misappropriation of Niet...

What's good world, we're back with another Grito, and on this episode, we're taking another crack at the rona, this time by questioning whether or not the utter demise of the human race is even a bad thing? Opinions are just as vast in this field as are the conspiracies, and we're tackling them all with the same gangster ass hood philosophy that I hope you've come to expect. Specifically, we touch...

Shit is getting real out on these skreetz, boi. That Coronavirus is really out here canceling professional sporting events, and me personally, that's got me all up in my conspiratorial and philosophical feels. Is it a biological weapon? Was it released to influence global markets and elections? More importantly, who will survive, and what will be left of them? Seems hyperbolic, but when we sit dow...

What's good world, we're back with another podcast, and on this episode we're talking all the reasons why - and how - hood philosophy aint that academic nonsense philosophy. When these gatekeeping fools out here publishing papers and presenting at conferences regarding the ethics of growing out facial hair, you KNOW there's a problem. That problem is a disconnect between academia and the hood, and...

What's good world, we're back with another podcast, and on this episode, I'm talking the 'conspiratorial' side of hood philosophy. I scare quote it cuz, as I'll describe in the episode, this gets a bum wrap in many circles. Most of it is justified, as some use conspiracies as a way to avoid critical thought - but in many instances, these 'conspiratorial insights - have uncovered some deeply troubl...

Piyalli Tlalticpac, we're back with another episode, and this time I'm joined by my boy - and fellow philosophy professor - Aaron Alvarez. My boy brought the heat in this episode, as we sat down to discuss Kierkegaard, Christian existentialism, negative theology, living a life of passion, and the importance of refusing to fall victim to the conformity-inducing leveling process of society, man. Sta...

What's good world, in this episode of the podcast, I talk about why everyone hates philosophers, and then proceed to give people more reasons to hate me. In this case, I do so by questioning the cult behind Chris Kyle. Not to be facetious, but to bring to light a deeper issue, and that is the seeming inability to ever overcome the chasm caused by our differing beliefs and unying under a common goa...

What's good world, we're back with another solo-cast, and on this episode, I'm talking the philosophy of horror, infinite return, more existential dread with a cosmic twist, and a whole lot of Red Hot Chili Peppers.  They say when you die your life flash before your eyes knowing that I ask why would I want to let it slide by without making the best out my time with fam and friends I stand to possi...

What's good world, in this episode of the podcast I'm joined by an old homie from my graduate school days, soon-to-be-not-that-kind-of-doctor Robert Oropeza.  Rob is also currently in the dissertation phase of a Ph. D program, and together we nerd out hard over philosophy, history, theory, and action - the title of this episode itself is influenced by one of our mutually-favorite scholars Walter M...

What's good world, in this episode of the podcast, we're talking artificial intelligence, robot-monkey deaths, solipsism, and how all those come together to create the greatest obstacles known to our evolution - mindless, unreflective people who think their opinion is of any relevance.  The scary part is that at any moment we can easily become one of them - fortunately for us, we got philosophy on...

What's good world, we're back with another attempt to conjure up and re-animate the defleshed ones with some more of that hood philosophy. In this episdoe of the podcast, I'm talking ancestral knowledge, resisting the urge to be a part of the herd, and more ways to develop a heart and face so that we may continue our journey towards self-actualization. Stay woke...

In this episode of the podcast, we're talking Nietzsche, homeboy! And not that pseud Nietzsche some fake-woke YouTube schlub thinks they know about, we're talking the real deal - aint no nihilism and nazi nonsense here, my G. I also talk jiu jitsu, overcoming our base level animal existence, and treating one's life like a work of art. Stay woke...

If God exists, why do bad things happen to good people? And why do good things happen to bad people? Is God simultaneously responsible for love and compassion as well as death and famine?   All this, and more in this week's Grito. Stay woke...

For this episode of the podcast, I'm joined by my homie Mike, and we're talking Trump and deep state politics, football concussions, and how TOOL is basically the greatest band of all time.

Illuminati really do be wanting control of our mind, soul, and our body, and theses fake woke jokes out here are willing enabling them. In this episode, I discuss the ways that information is utilized to control our understanding of reality, how the Internet was supposed to liberate us, and how at this rate, it'll simply be one of the many tools utilized to keep us enslaved. Stay woke...

The second part of my conversation with my colleague Allaa Salama.  We're talking ego death, what it takes to truly live a good life, and the ultimate beauty in seeking to actualize our 'true Selves' - nihilism only has meaning and purpose because we're around to give it meaning and purpose, my G.  This is intended to be a standalone podcast, but it'll all make more coherent sense if you go back a...

In this episode, I'm opening my sad boi heart up to the gentle indifference of the world to see if somewhere in there lies the answer to issues a few of the issues plaguing us in modern society, such as our depression, mass shootings, and the astronomically-high suicide, to name but a few. When it's all said and done, I question if perhaps The Beatles were on to something when they sang that all w...