No Easy Answers

Jules speaks with Comrade Gomer about 'baby leftists' and how to best guide and direct new revolutionaries in their radical development. This episode is preceded by a monologue about capitalist spiritualism and the internalization of the contradictions of capitalism. Links for Comrade Gomer… Comrade Gomer's YouTube Channel , Twitch Channel , Twitter Radical Reparations  The Communist Org&nbsp...

Jules joins Pearson on Coffee with Comrades to reflect on one year’s time living in the age of COVID-19.  Along the way, they discuss how the coronavirus has impacted society, emerging conspiracy theories, and the way capitalism has exacerbated the crisis.  This is a heavy discussion that leaves space to mourn and grieve, not just for those we have lost, but for our ways of making our wa...

Jules speaks with cult deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross about destructive cults, and their methods of indoctrinating their members. This interview is preceded by a monologue about destructive cults, and their links to capitalist spiritualism. Additional Links below… 60 Minutes | Landmark Forum | Originally aired on March 3rd, 1991 Cults Inside Out: How People Get In and Can Get Out  by Rick Alan R...

Jules speaks with an anonymous therapist about QAnon, and how to reach out to people in our lives who are (to varying degrees) believers in conspiracy theories. Additional links QAnon believer has a meltdown afterJoe Biden is Elected It's over and nothing makes sense  Interview with Enrique Tarrio A podcast episode about right-wing conspiratorial thinking: Guerilla History  --- Follow us...

Jules speaks with writer, artist, performer, and storyteller Kristen Chapman Gibbons about her journey from preacher's daughter to community cultivator. Kristen Chapman Gibbons on Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , and YouTube Kristen Chapman Gibbons' Website Art by Kristen Madison on my Mind True Stories Let Loose on Soundcloud Performances by Kristen Performance at the Tennessee Women's Theater Fe...

Dr. Furr is the author of several books and articles on Soviet History, specifically the Stalin era of 1930 to 1953. I wanted to talk with him because every single one of his publications stands in contradiction to the generally accepted narratives of Soviet History. If you ask a random person who Joseph Stalin is, they'll probably tell you something like Stalin was a brutal dictator and he killed...

Jules speaks with a practicing psychotherapist named Daniel Barker. For reasons pertaining to confidentiality, that's about all the info we can disclose about him. Daniel and Jules agreed to not disclose his location, his practice, and honestly, Daniel isn't even his real name. All of this probably sounds strange, but the question they're talking about is 'Is Psychology a Pseudoscience"? Who bette...

In today's episode, Jules speaks with Michelle Acciavatti. Michelle is a funeral director and an End of Life Specialist working in Vermont. She is a board member of the National Funeral Home Alliance, president, and co-founder of Vermont Natural Burial, she is president of Green Burial Vermont, and she is a founding member of the Collective for Radial Death Studies. She and I spoke about her role...

Following the capitol riots, social media platforms are cracking down on subversive accounts. With the threat of the surveillance state amplifying, and the Patriot Act 2.0 on the horizon, Rainer Shea joins us to talk about the events of January 6th and his recent banning from Facebook. You can follow Rainer on Twitter , read his journal on his website , and listen to his podcast 'Revolutionary Soc...

Jules sits down with Professor Todd May and asks him questions about politics, philosophy, and the human condition. A sprawling conversation that spans from the indifference of the cosmos to why we should say hello to the cat. Articles Mentioned: Todd May interviewed by George Yancy for the New York Times Books by Todd May Books mentioned by Todd - Why Civil Resistance Works  --- Follow us on...

Jules takes a broader look at death from a social perspective by comparing the plague of 14th century Europe and the American Civil War.  These time periods are seemingly incommensurate, but they're worth comparing to gain a perspective on the social effects of mass death. Links for further reading Barbara W. Tuchman, A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th century Klaus Schwab and Thierry Mall...

In a follow up to Episode 13 - "On Death", Jules' research leads him to a conversation with two End of Life facilitators from British Colombia. Jo-Anne Huan and Karen Hendrickson are cofounders of the Death Doula Network of British Colombia . Jo-Anne Huan is an End of Life Doula, Death Educator, and Licensed Willow EOL Facilitator . She is a member of the End of Life Doula Association of Canada an...

Jules ruminates on the topic of death, existential philosophy, and the afterlife. Intro / Outro Music by Samuel Thomas (Self-Taut) --- Follow us on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Medium Patreon --- Join the discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/noeasyanswerspodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/noeasyanswers/message --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/noeasyanswers/support...

Introducing: Dr. Maximillian Alvarez and Working People  This is a crossover / collaborative episode between No Easy Answers and Working People. Follow Working People on Twitter: @WorkingPod Follow Dr. Maximillian Alvarez on Twitter: @maximillian_alv Working People Listen Now: Working People Music by: Self-Taut --- Follow us on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Medium Patreon --- Join the discus...

Today on the show is another longtime friend of mine, Brandon Villarreal.  He's a guy I met while I was still too young to legally drink or buy my own smokes.  This is the guy who took me to my first strip club while I was still underage.  He's like an older brother to me in a lot of ways.  He was always down to get into trouble, and he was sometimes a bad influence, but you ne...

Today on the show I'm speaking with another longtime friend of mine, Nick Ross. I met Nick while we were working for the same music store in Nashville. We were both wet behind the ears punks at the time. He was a sales hotshot and I had just been made manager over our department, so Nick and I tended to clash on the sales floor. You could probably say that we didn't like each other when we first m...

Today on the show I'm talking with Samuel Thomas. Sam is a longtime friend of mine I met while we were both attending college in Phoenix. He's a music producer and audio engineer, and his artist name is 'self-taut'. If you like the music on this podcast, well that's my friend Sam and I always link to his work in the show notes. The reason I wanted to have Sam on the show is partly that he's my fri...

Today on the show I'm talking with Samuel Thomas. Sam is a longtime friend of mine I met while we were both attending college in Phoenix. He's a music producer and audio engineer, and his artist name is 'self-taut'. If you like the music on this podcast, well that's my friend Sam and I always link to his work in the show notes. The reason I wanted to have Sam on the show is partly that he's my fri...

Today on the show I'm talking with Rainer Shea. Rainer is a friend and comrade I've gotten to know over Facebook and Twitter. He's a writer, a podcaster, and a revolutionary socialist. We're talking about Anti-Imperialism, and the reason I feel this is a conversation worthy of having in his historical moment is that I think many Americans are feeling like we're witnessing the decline of the Americ...

This week we're talking about Truth, as in capital T truth, and what happened to it.  It's a deep question.  We examine truth from the lens of continental philosophy, taking into account the ancient philosophers that French intellectuals were problematizing and answering to.  It's a short episode, but the content is dense.  Hit us up with questions at noeasyanswerspodcast@gmail...

This one is sure to ruin your national pride, patriotism, or whatever positive sentiments you have left about America.  Just in time for your 4th of July holiday weekend.  Topics discussed include:  Francis Bellamy and the pledge of allegiance, the declaration of independence, the American Revolution, Sally Hemings, American Ideology Questions?  Comments?  Hit me up noeasy...

This week's episode is about the George Floyd uprising, calls for defunding police, and the global challenge to racism and colonialism.  Topics covered include criminology, historical racism, and the global impact of the murder of George Floyd.  If you like the show and wish to support us, you can donate to https://www.paypal.me/julestaylormusic .  A percentage of the donations will...

In this episode, Jules tries to relate the whole of moral theory to politics and philosophy over a broad stroke of human history.   Mentioned in this episode:  Immanuel Kant, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Stuart Mill, Jeremy Bentham, James Mill, Robert Nozick --- Follow us on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Medium Patreon --- Join the discussion: https://www.reddi...

In this episode, Jules takes some philosophical premise he's heard recently and tries to direct it into something meaningful we can apply towards our world.  He refers to it as 'The Notion'. There is a right answer for every question There is a solid pathway for obtaining the answer to any question The right answers fit together in some sort of cosmic jigsaw puzzle If you like what you hear,...