In the third installment of the psychology series, things get a little more personal as I discuss the concept of DeFOOing and breaking free of the chains of your family.

Direct download: Episode_0008.mp3
Category:Psychology -- posted at: 12:33 AM
Comments[2]

This week's episode gets more emotional and real as we delve into the third pillar of my approach to psychology and talk about child abuse and how it creates the world we live in.

Here is the recommended additional material as promised:
* Note: Recommendation of a book/video/etc. should not be interpreted as a wholesale endorsement of its contents or its author!

Books on Evolution/Evolutionary Psychology
- The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkings
- The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker
- Virus of the Mind by Richard Brodie

Books on Childhood/Developmental Psychology
- Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn
- How Children Fail by John Holt
- Instead of Education by John Holt
- On Truth: The Tyranny of Illusion by Stefan Molyneux

Books on Therapy/Honest Communication
- Mindsight by Dr. Dan Siegel
- Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
- Self-Therapy by Jay Earley
- Healing The Shame That Binds You by John Bradshaw
- Real Time Relationships by Stefan Molyneux

Good Youtube Videos
- Childhood Trauma and the Process of Healing (by Daniel Mackler): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb-pke3ud0E
- Aaron0883's Education Series: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFJmmz80er8
- Freedomain Radio (Particularly, older listener conversation podcasts): http://www.freedomainradio.com/

Direct download: Episode_0007.mp3
Category:Psychology -- posted at: 2:31 AM
Comments[5]

In this episode, I begin part 1 of a series discussing basic concepts of psychology.

Direct download: Episode_0006.mp3
Category:Psychology -- posted at: 2:50 AM
Comments[1]

In this nifty little minisode, I discuss what liberty is and whether any of us truly have it or even can have it.

Direct download: Minisode_0002.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 2:32 PM
Comments[1]

In this week's episode, I give a very brief and necessarily incomplete history of Western philosophy concerning epistemology to show the context in which pragmatism arose as a philosophical approach.

Direct download: Episode_0005.mp3
Category:Philosophy -- posted at: 3:12 AM
Comments[1]

In this week's episode, I discuss why voting is a pointless and self-destructive activity. Some explicit language is involved.

Direct download: Episode_0004.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 11:03 PM
Comments[0]

In the first minisode of The Pragmatic Libertarian, I discuss whether big business in our mixed economy can be considered wholly good or wholly bad, and the complexity of the issues involved.

Direct download: Minisode_0001.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 2:27 PM
Comments[0]

In the third episode of The Pragmatic Libertarian, I discuss the dangers of ideology, how ideologies came about, how they affect libertarianism and the broader liberty movement, and what we can do to avoid the pitfalls of ideology.

Bitcoin donations can go to 1JBnAQEeCCzQtgm5u3TGiiNuqosxs512Wu

Direct download: Episode_0003.mp3
Category:The Basics -- posted at: 6:39 PM
Comments[0]

In the second episode of The Pragmatic Libertarian, I give a brief overview of pragmatism and its advantages over other, more popular theories of truth.

Bitcoin donations can go to 1JBnAQEeCCzQtgm5u3TGiiNuqosxs512Wu

Direct download: Episode_0002.mp3
Category:The Basics -- posted at: 1:22 PM
Comments[4]

The introductory episode where I discuss the general direction and purpose of the podcast.

Bitcoin donations can go to 1JBnAQEeCCzQtgm5u3TGiiNuqosxs512Wu 

Direct download: Episode_0001.mp3
Category:The Basics -- posted at: 12:06 AM
Comments[3]