CONmen Radio

In this episode we talk about Ezra Klein's interview with Noam Chomsky and Ben and Keith get real bogged down and Geoff fails to un-bog them as we and tap into our inner mantis.  Jesus, Trump, Musk or QAnon. Who is the real legitimate authority and who decides? Can we even apply Chomskyism to today's f*@ked up world? To suicide or not to suicide, is this the only question? https://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Seminar-Jacques-Lacan/dp/1509506829 Professor Robert Sapolsky on language discussion about schizophrenia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEnklxGAmak

Modern hip hop, child rearing, why you should like Bieber and Jaden Smith, artificial rap vocals, nature versus nurture aaand oh boy.....we're at free will again. Saul's Music and Part Time Cooks on Youtube [https://youtu.be/-E_xfOlkOr4] JAY-Z AI Rap [https://youtu.be/m7u-y9oqUSw] Has Anti-Racism Become as Harmful as Racism? John McWhorter vs. Nikhil Singh [https://youtu.be/mzPKk19t3Kw] How anti-racism hurts black people - John McWhorter [https://youtu.be/mT2rlJe9cuU]

Ben shares his one and only tweet. Burnout. Commodification of the Self aand we've hit free will and late-stage capitalism... Links: The Burnout Society - Byung Chul Han [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012IEEJVQ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1] Thomas Midgley Jr.– the world’s most tragic inventor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.] The "video" mentioned at the top of part 2 - Plastic Pills - Depression and Creativity [https://youtu.be/H13Unfk6UHs] Sperm Counts Continue to Fall – The Atlantic [https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/10/sperm-counts-continue-to-fall/572794/]

What will be the next big rule change in major sports? Should we root for dynasties? Should you get a cat?

Hagwon after school academies, hobbies, music and life in Korea as an elementary school kid in this pilot episode of Korea Talk.