Hello friends,
I know it’s weird to say, “wow, I’m on Episode 9 already!” instead of waiting for Episode 10 to say it.
But I dunno, for some reason, I’m just very excited that I’ve made it this far. I love my small but mighty web series, and I’m happy the subscribers are growing. Are you one?
Each time I record a show, I write the lecture, practice it, record it, make notes for my editor, post it, post the show notes, send these emails out, post a blog, and promote it. Wowzah. This is, of course a not-so-subtle-plea for you to support the show via my patreon
Episode 9, How To Break Up With A Country or We Deserve Better is all about the antagonistic and increasingly outmoded relationship with the state. I bring in writers like Rebecca Solnit and Zygmunt Bauman to talk through some of this. I also do a long bit on why stop signs kinda suck.
In this ep:
- Yes We Can! Campaign slogans as evidence of dwindling nationalism: 2:15
- We unveiled the rotted roots of our system, but pretended it was just bad apples: 4:45
- Centrism is what happens when you walk into the realm of evil and it benefits you 7:10
- Stop signs as evidence that the state doesn’t work 10:15
- We handle disasters well. The state? Not so much.: 13:00
- “…it takes powerful forces to keep…paradise at bay…”: 16:25
- What this cute Argentine taught me about governments: 17:20
- The “election” of 2016.: 21:15
- Voting matters, but HOW does it matter?: 22:25
- “We are at the start of a long and torturous process…”: 28:10
Thanks for hanging with me on this journey, for watching my show, and for being awesome.
Love,
CH
Conner Habib 
Hey Conner! Following up from Twitter, let’s get you on Future Fossils Podcast… I’m super excited at all the prospects for how we could discuss a long-term view of some of your favorite topics…
😀
Michael
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