Shores Of Ignorance

Recorded September 23rd. BLM, 1619, and the New York Times, all backed off of their most controversial positions. What gives?

Recorded September 16th. What is Critical Race Theory, and how does it interact with our relationships, our institutions, and our country. Show Notes: Critical Race Theory https://newdiscourses.com/tftw-critical-race-theory/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_race_theory Sherwood Thompson https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Diversity-Justice-Sherwood-Thompson/dp/1442216042 Whitehouse declarati...

Recorded September 9th. School, COVID, Quotas at Oscars and artistic freedom, and defunding critical race theory instead of the police.

Recorded September 2nd. Hey, wanna get together and take our masks off?

Recorded August 26th. How have you changed since COVID?

Recorded August 19th. Instead of a yard sign that say "I'm so gonna vote" I want a sign that says "I'm so glad you get to vote"

Recorded August 12th. How do you stay informed without going crazy? Tiger King has come to Matt’s house. Max Weber suggested that the state should have a monopoly on violence.

We've been behind uploading our episodes, this one was recorded on August 5th. 2020 has been a year of so much input, we've felt a little bit like over watered plants.

We’ve struggled recently with what to say, which topics to engage, and how to approach them. The result of that struggle has been a lack of engagement. I can hear it in our voices, and I don’t like it. This week we invited Alison back to join the conversation and she pushed us to break the lines we’ve been avoiding. When I listened back to this episode I felt encouraged again about what we’re doin...

Part of achieving understanding is making room for it. Much like spring cleaning, when you purge a lot of your stuff, you can then re-examine what remains. The resulting psychological state is one of renewed and refreshed clarity. It is helpful in a period of waiting to ask, what might I remove. What could I give up as a way to prepare myself or open myself to the things I don’t know yet.

Are we seeing some kind of breaking point? We've noticed that comedy can make way for clarity out of confusion. Not that we're funny, that's not what we do here. Travis county Co-parenting class: https://www.traviscountytx.gov/dro/parenting-class Bret Weinstein's DarkHorse Podcast - Black Intellectual Roundtable https://youtu.be/pHGt733yw3g "We, as a populace, are overreacting in haste to highly i...

We made a commitment, and did not keep it. Matt and Michael discuss the Declaration of Independence, Bret Weinstein's refreshing plan to save the republic, the sovereignty of the individual, and the proper orientation between government and personal potential. Glad to be back. Unity 2020 https://medium.com/@ArticlesOfUnity/the-articles-of-unity-f544f930d336 The Declaration of Independence https://...

A poem by Michael kicks off a conversation about information theory and the mechanics of communication. The message spoken, That which is received Are they the same? Do we hear only what we anticipated or expected? Distortion in the one speaking and the one receiving. Yet we desire understanding? Conversation and communication, Endless yet wonderful, Unless to deceive. What do you desire?

A corona update turns into a conversation about the relationship between narrative and reality in our lives. What are we waiting for? What is actually happening? And what is the narrative that is being told? Show references: Speaker Nancy Pelosi | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) https://youtu.be/D4n9MvLeIuA Rep. Dan Crenshaw: Fortitude | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) https://youtu.be/RTGBJMDcras...

Seek and you shall find. Ask and you shall receive. You might hear these phrases and dismiss them as a petition to the supernatural, but the ideas seem to be woven into the fabric of our consciousness, science, and even our lives on social media. They emerged as a theme in our conversation by way of particle physics, and thoughts about growing into new specialties. Show Notes: Harry Cliff on Lex F...

Another Pod from the Quar! This is a lively conversation continuing on our theme of Character and exploring into the deep metaphors around fertile soil. Lots of great people, ideas, and quotes referenced, and we tried to link to as many of them as we could remember below! Character can be traced back to the Greek charassein, meaning “to sharpen, cut in furrows, or engrave.” This word gave the Gree...

Last week our discussion about freedom and structure led us into thoughts on character in times of adversity. This week we pick up that thread to see where it takes us. Join us on this journey to the shores of ignorance.

What is the relationship between freedom and structure, and how is Character build and revealed while interacting with that relationship?

In the midst of uncertainty and fear we sat down to talk about how we can find hope and beauty in these times.

We figured out podcast distancing and recorded our first remote episode. Of course we talked about Corona, and the uncertainty and questions that seem to be causing so much anxiety right now.

(Recorded February 26, 2020) Matt and Michael sit down to talk about presence and respect in family, friend and work relationships, community, parenting, consciousness and sense of time.

(Recorded Wednesday March 11th)Alison Vaclav joins us for a discussion about ritual, responsibility, and hope amidst the anxiety and fear of the Corona pandemic and an election year.

This is part 3 of a 3 part series where we sit down and talk with our children. In this episode we talk with Evelyn, Hannah, and Hazel, the 3 youngest kids in the group of 8 children between Michael and Matt.

What starts as a brief history about starting a business leads us hesitantly into the political landscape. It feels dangerous, but a lively and hopeful conversation arises by confronting the uncomfortable. Linked References: Elon Musk Documentary: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07KSCZJX4/ref=share_ios_movie The Madness of Crowds - by Douglas Murray https://www.amazon.com/Madness-Crowds-Ge...

This is part 2 of a 3 part series where we sit down and talk with our children. In this episode we talk with Estella and Emerson, the 2 middle kids in the group of 8 children between Michael and Matt.