The 2 Best Fresh Lens Podcast Episodes
1) Episode 4 – Who We Are & How We Got Here
In this episode, we discuss David Reich's book, Who We Are & How We Got Here. Starting with an overview of DNA sequencing technology and how it helps paint a picture of our past, we review what w...Show More
2) Episode 1 – The Selfish Gene
In this inaugural episode of the Fresh Lens podcast, we talk about a book that has had a profound impact on how both of us see the world – The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. We give a quick overview...Show More
3) Democracy: The God That Failed (Part 2)
In this episode, we wrap up our discussion of Hans Herman Hoppe's Democracy: The God that Failed.In this episode, Hirad and Trish clash about the ways in which democratic systems have failed their ori...Show More
4) 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 Her...Show More
5) 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 set...Show More
6) 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 histo...Show More
7) 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...Show More
8) 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 i...Show More
9) The Dawn of Everything - Part 1
In this episode, we kick off our discussion of The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow.We liked Bullshit Jobs so much that we decided to keep going with th...Show More
10) #MahsaAmini
In this mini-episode, we talk about the recent events in Hirad's home country of Iran. Hirad shares some recollections about life there, and we use the recent events as a perspective on western i...Show More