After three episodes, we thought we’d take a crack at explaining why we created Scooping Sanity. Did we succeed? Probably not, but we do talk about a lot of interesting stuff including a certain world famous musician. So, yeah, everyone who likes Taylor Swift will be super pissed when they realize you didn’t tell them to listen to Scooping Sanity. Don’t be a bad friend. We think we have some pretty insightful stuff to say about the role of human psychology in politics, why the wealthy are parasites part 1,492, how to sound smarter, and as a special gift to you, dear listener, we offer the possible secret to eternal life. West Virginia internet service and Jorn’s ancient laptop once again announce their presences with authority, but we bravely soldier on and, wouldn’t you know it, we end up divulging a theory of history that will blow your freakin mind.
We would really appreciate it if you shared this episode with a friend … or, perhaps more appropriately, an enemy.
Chapters:
- Brain Freeze, 0:00 – 12:59 — Socio-political mindlock is endemic in the United States. What made our gray matter even grayer this week? Hint: Right-wing radicals freaked out about a woman who wears T-shirts. Now we got bad blood.
- How to sound like less of an idiot., 13:00 – 29:42 — Jørn had COVID and Chris endured his third major tooth procedure in the last eight months. It’s good to be wrong and it’s OK to be conflicted. Why are we doing Scooping Sanity?
- Retreat into your cave!, 29:43 – 43:15 — Understandably, our worldviews run deep, but it doesn’t mean it’s OK to hold on to them. For instance, Jørn’s Everton fandom is morally wrong. Why do we so often fight or flee from reality? Don’t be late to settler colonialism.
- Where’s my internet check, bitch?!, 43:16 – 54:20 — Scarcity is a scam. The wealthy are just hoarders with enough space for all their shit. The magic of primitive accumulation. Profit is just us paying for the right to pay somebody for something.
- Kolb’s Job Creator/Wealth Producer Dialectic., 54:21 – 1:03:15 — Did you know the wealthy give us jobs out of the goodness of their hearts? Freedom is the freedom to die for somebody else’s profit. Have you considered hedge funding your family?
- Obama was no FDR., 1:03:16 – 1:09:08 — Once again, capitalists love socialism as long as it’s for them. Jørn’s audio cuts out.
- Thou shalt exploit!, 1:09:09 – 1:16:10 — Whatever you do, don’t discover a valuable natural resource.
- President Chuck E. Cheese., 1:16:11 – 1:23:01 — We have the courage to ask the most important question of the era: Are we slouching toward apocalypse with time-traveling hate robots? And we end by considering if the Soviet Union is playing the longest con in geopolitical history.
We want to hear from you! Send us your thoughts on the issues we discuss, tell us why that thing we said was really dumb, let us know how you’re doing, or send us random comments and questions on anything at all. Chris: [email protected], Jørn: [email protected]
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Logo by Dave Sharpe
Music: “Life of a Wandering Wizard” by Serge Quadrado Music.
