Virtue in the Wasteland Podcast

At the end of a thoughtful and enriching week (Jeff was a speaker and MC of the weeklong experience at Concordia University Irvine), the guys brought the podcast to the live audience to reflect on issues related to transhumanism, the future economy, and careers that will remain in a world of increasing AI and automation.  We had a lot of fun. We play a game about robots, and interact with some very interesting young people, who got the chance to hear from some theologians, but also from Zoltan Istvan, California's upcoming Libertarian gubernatorial candidate and internationally known transhumanist.

 

For more information on the institute:https://www.cui.edu/academicprograms/christcollege/crosswise 

www.virtueinthewasteland.com 

www.themasks.org 

 

 

Direct download: Live_at_Crosswise_Institute.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:00pm PDT

The world got you down? Freaked out? Nothing new under the sun. First half: a discussion of Jeff's experience traveling to Madrid to view Bosch's "Garden of Earthly Delights" and other pieces. What was he saying with this bizarre work? Second half: a discussion of how echo chambers cause us to beat down people of principle. The example we primarily use is the case of leftist hysteria at Evergreen State College, but it can apply to most other groups that get into their own loops without generously listening to others in the world.

Direct download: Mad_World.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:00pm PDT

The newest mask Blake Flattley joins the show to talk about liturgy, art, music, emotion, and the tricky music industry.

http://www.virtueinthewasteland.com

http://www.themasks.org 

http://www.blakeflattley.com/ 

http://www.1517legacy.com  

Direct download: Sacred_and_Profane_Music.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:00pm PDT

Hold on to your hats kids! You might be in for some cognitive dissonance depending on where your sensibilities might be found. How about we talk about Trump, Jesus, and Reefer Madness. Listen up. Unless you are a sensitive type who can't abide by perplexing questions and evidence that we might all be wrong. Enjoy the Show!

Direct download: Baseball_Mom_on_Jesus_Trump_and_Reefer_Madness.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:56pm PDT

Marcos Ruiz introduces, then joins the show for the second live podcast of the Sexy/Monsters summer tour. There are few venues as cool for this sort of thing as Cubaocho, in Little Havana, Miami. Art, cocktails, music and dancing abound. So does good conversation.

On this show, Jeff and Dan discuss the spiritual peace we call "blood orange" and explain how the best way to get there is to confront what Jung described as the shadow self, and what Dan calls monsters. Then there's an interview with Marcos Ruiz, founder of the El Lector feast, talking about Cuban Americans and changing relations with Cuba itself these days. Finally, we take questions about sex drugs and religion from the audience, using the new Virtue in the Wasteland wheel.

http://www.exiledlector.com/

http://www.virtueinthewasteland.com/ 

Direct download: Blood_Oranges_and_the_Shadow_Self_at_El_Lector.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

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