The Interesting Times Podcast
1) BEARS! On the streets of my home in Akita, in the US stock & crypto markets...emergent paradigms abound
In this episode I talk about how life transformed nearly overnight as bear sightings, and more gravely, bear attacks skyrocketed in the urban areas of Akita prefecture. To be clear, though bears are a...Show More
2) Doing the Work of Justice & Equality in Education
Very excited for the opportunity to discuss the new edited volume Doing the Work of Equity Leadership for Justice and Systems Change with its co-editor, Prof. Ann Ishimaru, the Killinger Endowed Chair...Show More
3) Lights Blinking RED: Sky Rocking Gold Prices are a MEGA Bad Sign
The price of gold is way, way up at historic levels and save for those who bought into it some time back (but maybe even for them ultimately), it is a very troubling signal of a looming global financi...Show More
4) Little Pete's BIG Meeting, some analysis
Hopped on the mic to record some thoughts and analysis of the strange meeting Defense (War) Secretary Pete Hegseth called. As always, I try to take a step back in think about some of the wider context...Show More
5) The Cuttlefish, a new novel from Chris Tharp
Travel writer extraordinaire, Chris Tharp, joins us to discuss his first major work of fiction, The Cuttlefish. A novel that meets the utmost requirement of any novel, i.e., it tells a great story tha...Show More
6) Capitalism had NO 'Golden Age' & The Factories Will NOT Save us
In this episode we direct a critical gaze at the widely held narrative wherein the erosion of the American industrial base took with it the āgood lifeā and well-being provided by industrial work throu...Show More
7) Techno-capitalists and Authoritarians, like lips on teeth
In this episode I try to think about what the simultaneous thriving of MAG7 companies and the burgeoning authoritarian Trump regime tell us about the purported symbiosis between āadvancedā capitalism ...Show More
8) AI is an Old Ideology Mutating into a New Technology
In this episode I try to drop AI into a bit of a wider historical and political-economic perspective. More a series of propositions than any firm conclusions, but I hope it spurns some consideration o...Show More
9) CEASEFIRE: some snap assessments and analysis
A second attempt at a video post, this time from the serene confines of the Akita countryside. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...Show More
10) How does this end?
Thoughts, analysis, and some (dark) projections. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theinterestingtimes.substack....Show More