Fresh Lens Podcast
We read books and discuss ideas that help us see the world differently. Hosted by Trish and Hirad, who met at a Vancouver-based book club, focused on reading on topics of evolution and human behaviour. Music for this podcast is courtesy of purple-planet.com.
Podcasting since 2021 • 24 episodes
Fresh Lens Podcast
Latest Episodes
Democracy: The God That Failed (Part 1)
We open this episode with a discussion of the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump and the state of civility in the current climate.We use this to frame our discussion of Hans Herman Hoppe's book, "Democracy: The Go...
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Episode 23
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Pirate Enlightenment
In this episode we discuss David Graeber's final book - Pirate Enlightenment. This was a very short book that promises to teach us about the political organization of the pirates who ended up settling on Madagascar after a lifetime of raiding v...
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Episode 22
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The Techno-Optimist Manifesto
In this episode, Trish & Hirad discuss Marc Andreesen's techno-optimist manifesto, advancements in AI, accelerationism vs decelerationism, the concept of the right-wing progressive, and the historical follies of progressivism.Links ...
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Episode 21
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The Dawn of Everything - Part 3
In this final instalment on The Dawn of Everything, we discuss the 3 forms of domination characteristic of the modern state, anarchism, non-western democracies, civilizations that have reversed course, and all kinds of other goodies.
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Episode 20
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The Dawn of Everything - Part 2
This is part 2 of our coverage of The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity.In this episode, we're still laying the foundations to answer the question of why it is that we're stuck in a single political paradigm. We discuss how ...
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Episode 19
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