The Regular People Podcast

The Principles of Imperial Triarchy is a book written by Isaiah Gorski. Imperial Triarchy is a system of government proposed by Isaiah (as well as a critique of modern democracy and the notion of democratic republics) that establishes three central tenets for society to uphold: Liberty, Order, and Prosperity. Each tenet also contains three points that are necessary. Liberty's three points are: Equ...

A conversation with Brian Ore. We discuss saying the alphabet backwards and drunkenness, the longest walkable road, traveling alone or with another person, sharing your experiences with others, The Three Body Problem, adapting books into tv shows or movies, Lin Qi's poisoning, Dan Weiss and David Benioff, entertainment made by one mind versus many minds, modern myths and the lack of a unifying sto...

A conversation with Aaron Taylor. We discuss Aaron's background in college and as a science teacher, being a carpenter, political canvassing, teaching people, ignorance as the root of all evil, natural evils, what is evil, good suffering and evil joy, selfishness and selflessness, being wisely selfish, fairness and wealth inequality, charity and mutual aid, effective altruism, reciprocal altruism...

A discussion with Ian Curtis. We talk about the followings things: being recorded and how that changes your behavior, Ian's color blindness, how other animals see color, possible similarities between color blindness and dyslexia, colorblind mode on video games, all the unfathomable colors that supposedly exist in heaven, heaven getting filled up, how Timmy Turner remained 10 years old for 15 years...

A conversation with professional ballet dancer Craig Freigang. Our discussion includes topics such as: ancestry, Craig's time in Germany, Craig's childhood and teenage years, how Craig got into ballet, childhood hyperactivity, dancing as a sport rather than an art form, dancing and acting, the self-critique required of being a ballet dancer and how dancing is as physical as it is mental, the body...

A conversation with Josh Frederick. We discuss: the Alaskan town of Sitka, the special skill required of three-man bands, one of Josh's old bands: Idle Empress, the studio recording process, Agbekor (a music/dance style of Ghana), Jazz, my musical background as a very bad drummer, the soullessness of typical piano lessons, the 10,000 hours rule, talent vs effort, Josh's experience learning to play...

A conversation with Brooklyn. We discuss such things as: why I don't drink coffee, the 10 minute version of Brooklyn's life story, having a shallow sense of purpose, the hyper-effective escapism of heroin, the antidote to addiction, Brooklyn's joy of life, the rat park addiction experiment, the role of determination in overcoming addiction, the importance of accepting help from others and saying y...

In this episode I have a discussion with Matt, who is a vegan and a theology teacher. We discuss our long transitions to veganism, the b12 counterargument among others, beginner's doubts, the main point of veganism as Matt sees it, deontological veganism, deontology vs consequentialism, hierarchical veganism, the possible conflict between veganism and pro-choice, abortion, whether human life has i...

In episode 5 of the podcast I have a discussion with Josie. She is a history major who is interested in vegan cooking and baking; she even has her own vegan cake business (and I've tried her cakes, they're very good). We discuss Josie's background, cake decorating, vegan cooking, originality in cooking, how knowledge should be free, creative writing and creativity, procrastination, whether true or...

In episode 4 I'm talking to PPE student Kaden Endres. We discuss a wide range of subjects, including Kaden's background as a student, my issue with reddit and social media and search algorithms, confirmation bias, Trump, climate change deniers, immigration and religious refugees, worries about Islam and religion in general, how racist America is compared to other countries, Christianity, god as a...

In this episode my guest is Nate Godfrey, a history graduate student who is currently working on his master's thesis. We discuss Critical Theory and Nate's issues with it, critical race theory, liberalism, conservatism, Thomas Sowell, CS Lewis, abortion, and Christianity. I don't agree with Nate on several things, however my mindset while making this podcast is less to have arguments with people a...

In the second episode of the Regular People podcast I'm joined by Brian Ore. Brian and I discuss a wide variety of topics. We discuss the unpleasant smell of Mcdonald's parking lots, our musical childhoods, psychology, language and why people disagree and misunderstand one another, whether brains create consciousness, the possibility that we're living in a dream, CHIM and amaranth, Carl Jung, movi...

Welcome to the Regular People Podcast! In this inaugural episode of the podcast I am joined by one of my good friends. At the time of recording, she was finishing her literature review to complete her master's degree program in education. She is currently an english teacher. We discuss her experience as a teacher, the problems that many urban schools face, the discipline measures used against blac...