Eli Amdur

Vantage Point with Eli Amdur

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This is … VANTAGE POINT The podcast for critical thinkers. Where we make sense of – and excel in – our lives, our jobs, and our world. We’re not political, just critical. **************** Thanks for joining in the first of our inaugural episodes. I’m your host, Eli Amdur. VANTAGE POINT, the podcast for critical thinkers, will bring you: 1. One major commentary. 2. Timely, relevant observations and advice. 3. Eli’s aphorisms – short, pithy, and insightful. 4. Thoughts from great minds in history – and a question to ponder. 5. “What if?” Exciting contemporary ideas. Additionally, from time to ti...

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Eli Amdur

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Alliances Are More Important Than Ever 06.07.2026 24:34

Dialogue Deficiency: The World's Most Insidious Disease 29.06.2026 17:20

Vantage Point - the podcast for critical thinkers. Why the loss of real dialogue may be more dangerous than any other global condition. In this episode A definition and a hard look at the episode's theme, plus 14 of Eli's aphorisms, William Ernest Henley and Merriam-Webster from great minds. Eli’s Aphorisms “If you can honestly state your problem, then you can solve it.” “Look for where...

How the Ancient Greeks Educated Me 22.06.2026 17:43

Vantage Point - the podcast for critical thinkers. What a 1950s public education and a Greek ideal still teach us about holistic learning. In this episode A definition and a hard look at the episode's theme, plus 4 of Eli's aphorisms, a "What If?" to ponder. Eli’s Aphorisms “Everyone dreams at night. It's when you dream during the day that things happen.” “To many people,...

The Critical Decline of Critical Thinking 14.06.2026 28:02

Vantage Point - the podcast for critical thinkers. What critical thinking really is, where it went, and the 10 forms every thinker should know. In this episode A definition and a hard look at the episode's theme, plus 3 of Eli's aphorisms, Einstein and Bohr from great minds, a "What If?" to ponder. Eli’s Aphorisms “Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your lip...