Fools and Sages

Thinking about The Odyssey

Wherein The Fools discuss the current and persistent kerfluffle surrounding the soon to be released production of Homer's Odyssey, from an hermeneutical viewpoint, with the predictable Fool's "few stones left unturned" treatment.

Erez Levin: Taboos and Hacking The Body Politic

Erez Levin: Taboos and Hacking The Body Politic 95, wherein The Fools welcome guest, Erez Levin, an advertising technologist who's trying to engineer big pro-social norm shifting changes in that industry. He's an outspoken critic of his former employer, Google. He's now focused on restoring societies big social taboos against overt hatred. He writes on this topic on his substack, Holding The Line.

Speaking the Tao with Dr. David Marshall 94

Join the Fools as they explore the depths of the Tao Te Ching with Dr. David Marshall, a China scholar and expert in world religions. We discuss translation challenges, the metaphysical nature of the Tao, and its relevance to modern life and spirituality.

Mental Health, Materialism and Tripping Balls

In this episode The Fools explore the complex relationship between psychedelics, traditional knowledge, and modern science. It emphasizes the importance of humility, tradition, and responsible use in integrating psychedelics into mainstream medicine and society.

Slicing Up The Pepperoni Of Time

Slicing Up The Pepperoni of Time 92, in which the Fools explore time, how humans relate to it and some of the famous debates about its nature, like that between Albert Einstein and Henri Bergson in the early 20th century. They explore its connection to questions around identity, being and the purpose of life, and some useful takeaways.