Need For Nuance Podcast
1) #30: Monsters Don't Exist
In which Preston and Blake talk about adult friendships: are they qualitatively different than childhood friendships? Blake relays his worries about identity and vocation.
2) #29: Stepping on Cultural Legos
In which Preston and Blake discuss how language works in terms of the way our brains remember names and ideas. We talk for a long while about this idea of "The Loneliness Generation": Where do we soci...Show More
3) #28: Repackaging Cultural Wisdom
In which we discuss the Intellectual Dark Web, its implications and how to think about it as an ideological group. Preston brings up his thoughts on post-activism and Blake relates his irritations abo...Show More
4) #27: Social Proprioception
In which we discuss the horseshoe of genus & madness. Blake brings up some of G.K. Chesterton's arguments about reason and madness. Blake also brings up the issue of "phonelash," the state of getting...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) #26: Divorced From Instrumentality (with Jensen Alex)
A part II, in which we converse with Jensen Alex, a student of Philosophy and English who associates with ANTIFA and the far left. This interview takes place immediately after episode #25. This conv...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) #25: You Are What You Do (with Joseph Lusi)
In which Preston and Blake attend a Nazi vs Antifa, or Fascist vs Communist, or White Nationalist vs Multicultural Globalist, rally. We interview a good friend who we respect, Joseph Lusi. In this int...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) #24: The Spider
In which we relate occasions when we've emotionally lost control (e.g. anger). Then we shift into a discussion, tangential with Ben Shapiro's recent podcast, of the contemporary culture of (valid) ang...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) #23: Prefacing Into Oblivion
In which we discuss body language, confidence, competence and vulnerability. We then move into discussion of kindness and self-compassion, as well as the purpose of anger. The second portion of this e...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) #22: A Spiritual Moment with the Door
In which we begin "season two"! This episode features a bit of recap on "season one," and then moves into a recap of why Preston and Blake have been incognito for the past six weeks.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.10) #21: Children
In which we briefly discuss our thoughts on having children.
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