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Buddhas by the Roadside

Buddhas by the Roadside

By Buddhas by The Roadside

This podcast is a series of conversations between Dominic Venter, Helena Roth and Caspian Almerud. We have these conversations because we think they will provide value in the form of information, knowledge, wisdom and hopefully some new thoughts.
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46. Doing the roona-thing

Buddhas by the RoadsideNov 24, 2021

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46. Doing the roona-thing
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53. Where the road ends for the buddhas

53. Where the road ends for the buddhas

This episode was recorded on 210929

Nov 23, 202101:34:47
52. Julius Caesar and Shakespeare make an appearance
Nov 23, 202102:01:10
51.

51.

This episode was recorded on 210331.

Nov 23, 202101:50:21
50.

50.

This episode was recorded on 210629

Nov 23, 202101:57:26
49. There are two kinds of people
Nov 23, 202102:02:12
48. Heroes and sticky conversations

48. Heroes and sticky conversations

This episode was recorded on 210324. 

When Helena became the hero of a 16-year old desperate kid who'd bought her son's Fortnight account, Dominic playing the evil Easter bunny and Caspian counters Helena's cute story with a crazy Santa-movie.

Then we go down a rabbit hole where the former Swedish chancellor was arrested and locked up for a few days for a #metoo-ish issue, and out collective and individual difficulty of having the sticky, messy and hard conversations. Malmö University had a public spat on a similar topic with a group of sexology students having some serious issues with the teachings and culture of the department. And then there's the issue of the power dynamics on and on social media platforms, and the dumbing down effect of our "modern lifestyle".
About role models and airing dirty laundry in the open or behind closed doors, ending on a fairly serious note, asking if there is a way to help someone start to look within and reflect?

Nov 23, 202101:44:05
47. What's your pronoun?

47. What's your pronoun?

We go all over the place, from pronouns to atomic connections, from SoMe (i.e. Social Media) to MySpace, from Justin Bieber-roasts to honey-roasting Buddhas. This episode was recorded on 210615.

Read/Listen to more here:
Jordan B Peterson: https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/

Jenny Koos aka Vulverine on 4health by Anna Sparre (in Swedish): https://4health.se/265-vulverine-jenny-koos-den-unika-kvinnokroppen-hormoner-stress-kost-traning-och-mycket-annat

Our WEIRD-episode '44. The Catholic Church banning gym memberships and GameStop' found at https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e12puq1 


Nov 23, 202101:46:03
45. The wokeness of gray scales
Nov 23, 202101:47:40
44. The Catholic Church banning gym memberships and GameStop
Jun 15, 202101:47:01
43. Despicables vs the Appalling and the Poetry Revolution
Apr 26, 202101:40:31
42. The postmodern science of curiosity
Apr 20, 202101:44:37
41. Inaugurating Biden and logging it.

41. Inaugurating Biden and logging it.

New years resolutions, vaccine manufacturers getting filthy rich and Orphan Black on human cloning. The up/downside to logging just about everything that can be logged - and what for?

A primer for forgetting by Lewis Hyde
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/41940448 and our respective take on what we log, why and how. What should be forgotten? What remembered?

On education and M-GAP and LGGI:ing that, as well as what happens when families are actually at home together so much more of the time than apart. 

Joseph Tainter https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/477.Collapse_of_Complex_Societies?

Apr 05, 202101:35:45
40. Flat earth environmental society
Mar 29, 202101:57:10
39. But the Russians started it!
Mar 02, 202101:44:56
38. Are we going to become fat blobs in space?
Feb 22, 202102:01:57
37. Digging in to the vaccine without any answers.
Feb 15, 202102:00:38
36. A highly sensitive messy conversation.

36. A highly sensitive messy conversation.

In this episode we speak roughly about: Environmental activism
Derek Jensen:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Jensen

Highly sensitive people - the "diagnosis"/label --> On labels in general and the need of IDENTIFICATION

Where are you from? https://www.ted.com/talks/taiye_selasi_don_t_ask_where_i_m_from_ask_where_i_m_a_local?language=en
Being interested in "the other" or not - wanting to find the connectors rather than the differences?
Humanism

https://onbeing.org/programs/derek-black-and-matthew-stevenson-befriending-radical-disagreement/

The FB-post on Peanuts:
https://www.facebook.com/allegra.chelllewis.9/posts/164412915268490

Messy conversations - and ask to the listeners: go out and engage in messy conversations!


The episode was recorded on 20201107.

Feb 08, 202101:52:37
35. The reality of violence.

35. The reality of violence.

In this episode we touch on: violence, gun-ownership, many first-time-gun-owners in the US right now.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/29/podcasts/the-daily/political-violence-washington-north-carolina.html

On weaponization and binge-watching a lot of violent tv-series... --> "The reality of violence",
psychological martial arts = emotional judo
The difference between feelings and emotions

Stanislav Grof: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Grof

It was recorded on 20201031

Feb 01, 202101:45:36
34. I sing of Olaf

34. I sing of Olaf

In this episode, we touch on the following topics: Dreamwork and embodiment, SARS and Corona, Hamid Zafar and Deeyah Khan on "A bit of optimism" with Simon Sinek, polarization, shadow side. 


The episode was recorded on 20201018. 

Jan 25, 202102:02:47
33. How old do you need to be in order to binge Game of Thrones?

33. How old do you need to be in order to binge Game of Thrones?

In this episode, we speak broadly on the topics of: generations (X, Y, Z etc), the "new" wordpress block editor, on normalization of Corona-restrictions, social media-platforms, the state of polarization, bingewatching GoT and Handmaid's Tale making Helena get all existential, the EU report on drug-related deaths, CIA black ops fundraising, the uncomfortable truth of "We don't need to fix anything.", antifragile food-intake and the harbor of Pain.


The episode was recorded on 20201003

Nov 08, 202001:48:49
32. Life is chaos, be nice.

32. Life is chaos, be nice.

In this episode, we start off by talking about Antifragile by Nassim Taleb, volatility and stimuli to systems. We move on from there to talk about chaos and order in the world, Sweden and Denmark and the Swedish school system. In the end we circle back to chaos and order, and finish off by talking about the catholic church. 


The episode was recorded on 20200912.

Oct 25, 202001:19:29
31. the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

31. the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

In this episode, we talk about Helena fasting. We speak about neoliberalism, and the modern capitalism. We move on to talk about software development. We move on to talk about intentions, both our own and intentions as a concept. We have our first actual argument on the podcast! And then we speak a little bit about human rights at the end.

This episode was recorded at the 20200830.

Oct 18, 202001:48:58
30. Culture clashes and breaking things that benefit from breaking

30. Culture clashes and breaking things that benefit from breaking

In this episode, we talk about being Swedish in different contexts and not being very Swedish in Swedish contexts. We talk about media, about antifragility, indian fuzzy logic and much much more. 


The episode was recorded 20200808.

Oct 11, 202002:05:04
29. We try 11 questions from Tim Ferriss

29. We try 11 questions from Tim Ferriss

In this episode, we pick up 11 questions from the book "Tribe of Mentors" by Tim Ferriss. It didn't really go the way I, Caspian, expected when I set this up. It became a monster of a conversation with a magnificent reading list, some deep insights and as per usual, a mighty rant from Dominic on the self-help industry. 


We really hope you enjoy this episode, which was recorded on 20200804.

Oct 05, 202002:06:39
28. What traditions do we need to keep?

28. What traditions do we need to keep?

On this episode we talk, among other things, about: confirmation, how people "working from home" is affecting real estate and Push the film, lock-down and online-meetings.


It was recorded on 20200802

Sep 27, 202001:08:12
27. How right is the far right?

27. How right is the far right?

On this episode we speak about, among other things, satire, immigration, Swedish politics, journalism and podcasts. We touch on the far right in Sweden, and discuss how much they are in the right. 


The episode was recorded on 20200731

Sep 27, 202001:41:50
26. Culture isn't always easy to speak about.

26. Culture isn't always easy to speak about.

In this episode, we speak about culture, and what's typically Swedish. Swedes are rarely able to point out the very distinct nature of our culture, yet we tend to know about it, the dos and don'ts. It causes havoc for people coming here, and Dom has some first hand experience with that. 


The episode was recorded at the 28:th of July, 2020. 

Sep 21, 202001:46:19
25. Researching different views of news.

25. Researching different views of news.

In this episode we talk broadly on the topic of research. Dom has made a tab-cleaning, opening more tabs as he went. We speak about research, about digging in to things and on the way we talk about the pandemic. 

The episode was recorded on the 18:th of July, 2020, in Malmö. 


Sep 21, 202001:12:38
24. What walking does to us and about owning land.

24. What walking does to us and about owning land.

This week, we speak broadly about walking as Caspian embarked on a walking quest, to then move on to culture, pilgrimage and ownership regarding land. The episode is packed with anecdotes and information, as per usual. 


It was recorded 20200712. 

Sep 13, 202001:35:35
23. The law of the least generous interpretation and its opposite.

23. The law of the least generous interpretation and its opposite.

In this episode Dominic describes a phenomena that all of us have seen: people interpreting each other in a not so generous way. All three of us talk about how we've come to that point, we all tell stories about when we've seen it happen, and we discuss the opposite: the most generous adjacent possible. 


We also want to take this time to apologise for not releasing episodes regularly. The coming weeks, there'll be 2 episodes á week, and then we'll have to see. 


This episode was recorded 20200705.

Sep 13, 202001:32:07
Buddhas on Corona 28JUNE2020

Buddhas on Corona 28JUNE2020

On this episode, we talk about the following: 

On Almedalsveckan (https://almedalsveckan.info/), dissent and purpose of education being gaining consent. Closed borders.

On making decisions and sticking with them. WHY do we struggle with making decisions vs HOW do we struggle with making them? Playing cards. Slow and fast thinking. 

"You cannot tell the quality of a decision from the outcome. [..] You can make the best decision you can, based on what you know, but the success of your decision will be heavily influenced by (a) relevant information you may lack and (b) luck or randomness." — Howard Marks, Oaktree Capital

On winning as the basic premise which we make our decisions off of (winner/loser). Allowed to think, and provide your expertise. What decisions are worth your energy? Process-oriented model and patterned behaviours. Theory U. (https://www.presencing.org/aboutus/theory-u)
Keeping yourself grounded. Boringness.
Haruki Murakami, Paul Erdö, Kanye West.
Curiosity and Tinder.
Sommar i P1 - Anders Tegnell, Greta Thunberg.
And touching on testing for COVID-19, again.

Aug 15, 202001:34:31
Buddhas on Corona 20JUNE2020

Buddhas on Corona 20JUNE2020

Episode on: morning rituals, dreaming and dreamwork, the cyclic nature of the world, the menstrual cycle, NoMind-festival at Ängsbacka, embodiment/disembodiment and proprioception

Aug 02, 202001:36:34
Buddhas on Corona 18JUNE2020

Buddhas on Corona 18JUNE2020

Episode on: language, Are you a nationalist?, what drives change, Carl Jung, Elon Musk, George Floyd, the origin of police forces, generalities, black lives vs all lives matter, not daring to speak out, people are not their behaviour.

Aug 02, 202001:25:43
Buddhas on Corona 30MAY2020

Buddhas on Corona 30MAY2020

In this episode, we talk about death and everything that comes with someone dying. Caspian's Grandmother passed in Covid-19 a couple of days before the episode was recorded, which initiates this conversation. 

Aug 02, 202001:08:43
Buddhas on Corona 23MAY2020

Buddhas on Corona 23MAY2020

In this episode, we touch on the following subjects: 

- Testing 

- "Getting control of Corona" - Taiwan and New Zealand

- What's the cost of (social) physical distancing 

- The irrationality of human behaviour 

- Rules and regulations don't apply to me 

- Social media platforms 

- On making choices 

- "What would Phoebe do?" 

- The shifting states of introversion and extroversion

Jul 20, 202001:23:38
Buddhas on Corona 6MAY2020

Buddhas on Corona 6MAY2020

In this episode, we touch on the following subjects:

MOOCS https://www.mooc.org/

Litmus https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/litmus_test  https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litmus%20test

Netocracy book https://www.amazon.com/NETOCRACY-power-elite-after-capitalism/dp/1903684293

Netocracy concept https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netocracy

Marshall Mcluhan https://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/mcluhan.html

 https://web.mit.edu/allanmc/www/mcluhan.mediummessage.pdf

Godwin's Law https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2017/08/14/the-creator-of-godwins-law-explains-why-some-nazi-comparisons-dont-break-his-famous-internet-rule/

Zygmunt Baumann https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/ResearchAndStudies/Pages/Modernity-and-the-Holocaust,-Introduction-to-the-Arabic-Edition.aspx

 http://routledgesoc.com/category/profile-tags/liquid-modernity

 https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2016/01/19/inenglish/1453208692_424660.html

Japanes social isolation https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/a-psychological-ailment-called-hikikomori-is-imprisoning-500-000-japanese-people-in-their-homes/

Jul 08, 202001:35:03
Buddhas on Corona 2MAY2020

Buddhas on Corona 2MAY2020

In this episode, we touch on the following subjects: female mystics

plague

money

poverty 

sustainability - resilience - regeneration

global procrastinator at work

inner work

Jun 25, 202001:33:27
Buddhas on Corona 29APR2020

Buddhas on Corona 29APR2020

In this episode, we touch on the following subjects: On personality and routines, on what to do, how to be, in contexts "out of the ordinary". 

Jun 25, 202001:27:12
Buddhas on Corona 18APR2020

Buddhas on Corona 18APR2020

Sorry for taking so long to publish this episode! We'll get better from here on forward! In this episode, we touch on the following subjects: Major themes migration, refugees, legal guardianship. Being stewards of our personal energy. Education, information, knowledge and wisdom.

Jun 25, 202001:41:15
Buddhas on Corona 16APR2020

Buddhas on Corona 16APR2020

In this episode, we touch on the following subjects: Shifting energies in the news. Herd immunity. Dictatorial powers. Hitchikers guide offering Trumpian insights. Who to listen to in an age of confusion. What do we need to know? Wag the Dog.

Chomsky’s Manufacturing Consent. Compasses and GPS in a media storm and/or personal transformation. 

May 10, 202001:14:49
Buddhas on Corona 14APR2020

Buddhas on Corona 14APR2020

In this episode, we continue talking about money, and develop on Empathy and unaccompanied minors/refugees, and move on to talking about systems and the human touch.

May 10, 202001:05:17
Buddhas on Corona 12APR2020

Buddhas on Corona 12APR2020

In this episode, we talk about money and it's function in society. 


Some of the things we reference: 

LET'S: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_exchange_trading_system 

Aldous Huxley: Brave new world

Morphogenic field theory: 

https://www.sheldrake.org/ 

— 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failure_mode_and_effects_analysis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazard_analysis_and_critical_control_points

— 

Being wrong, 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7811050-being-wrong

— 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bame

— 


May 10, 202001:27:49
Buddhas on Corona 9APR2020

Buddhas on Corona 9APR2020

In this episode, we talk about the long arc of patriarchy and quality. 


Some of the things that we reference: 

Charles Eisenstein (not Eisenberg) (blog)

https://charleseisenstein.org/short-reflection-essays/activism-in-the-new-story/

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Det omätbaras renässans - Jonna Bornemark (book: The renaissance of the unmeasurable)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42088911-det-om-tbaras-ren-ssans

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Hammurabis law (kilskrift = cuneiform) https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/hammurabi

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Robert Ardrey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_of_Man_Series

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Riane Eisler https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/470367.The_Chalice_and_the_Blade

May 01, 202001:07:14
Buddhas on Corona 7APR2020

Buddhas on Corona 7APR2020

In this episode we explore energy and feelings in the body, dealing with despair and hopelessness. We dive into the opposite direction, what are the alternative visions and mechanisms. What happens during change and what role do the early adopters have.  The enlightening power of Terry Pratchet, egyptian worldviews and psychological development in the modern age. What makes for a new way? Start with an egg .


We've been working on this podcast for about 8 months without releasing anything. We have had troubles finding our format, some technical issues and so on. Now, we want to talk about the elephant in the room. All of these episodes are fairly unedited and we try to shine some light on the Covid-19 pandemic from as many angles as we can.

Please note that the name of the episode is also when we recorded the episode.

Buddhas by the Roadside is a podcast by Helena Roth, Dominic Venter and Caspian Almerud. All three of us live in Sweden.

Apr 19, 202001:24:16
Buddhas on Corona 04APR2020

Buddhas on Corona 04APR2020

In this specific episode, we speak about the corona virus, and how states are handling it in terms of both sprints and marathons. 


We've been working on this podcast for about 8 months without releasing anything. We have had troubles finding our format, some technical issues and so on. Now, we want to talk about the elephant in the room. All of these episodes are fairly unedited and we try to shine some light on the Covid-19 pandemic from as many angles as we can.

Please note that the name of the episode is also when we recorded the episode.

Buddhas by the Roadside is a podcast by Helena Roth, Dominic Venter and Caspian Almerud. All three of us live in Sweden.

Apr 18, 202001:26:16
Buddhas on Corona 31MAR2020

Buddhas on Corona 31MAR2020

In this specific episode, we speak about change and early adopters.


We've been working on this podcast for about 8 months without releasing anything. We have had troubles finding our format, some technical issues and so on. Now, we want to talk about the elephant in the room. All of these episodes are fairly unedited and we try to shine some light on the Covid-19 pandemic from as many angles as we can.

Please note that the name of the episode is also when we recorded the episode.

Buddhas by the Roadside is a podcast by Helena Roth, Dominic Venter and Caspian Almerud. All three of us live in Sweden.

Apr 18, 202057:12
Buddhas on Corona 30MAR2020

Buddhas on Corona 30MAR2020

In this specific episode we speak about the topics personal freedom vs calls for policy. 


We've been working on this podcast for about 8 months without releasing anything. We have had troubles finding our format, some technical issues and so on. Now, we want to talk about the elephant in the room. All of these episodes are fairly unedited and we try to shine some light on the Covid-19 pandemic from as many angles as we can.

Please note that the name of the episode is also when we recorded the episode.

Buddhas by the Roadside is a podcast by Helena Roth, Dominic Venter and Caspian Almerud. All three of us live in Sweden.

Apr 18, 202001:18:45
Buddhas on Corona 28MAR2020

Buddhas on Corona 28MAR2020

We've been working on this podcast for about 8 months without releasing anything. We have had troubles finding our format, some technical issues and so on. Now, we want to talk about the elephant in the room. All of these episodes are fairly unedited and we try to shine some light on the Covid-19 pandemic from as many angles as we can.

Please note that the name of the episode is also when we recorded the episode.

Buddhas by the Roadside is a podcast by Helena Roth, Dominic Venter and Caspian Almerud. All three of us live in Sweden.


In this episode, we talk about: Zoonosis, Save the economy vs save human lives?, Natural vs unnatural, Georgism, a parallel universe and saying Hi to your neighbors, and trust.

Apr 04, 202001:20:58
Buddhas on Corona 23MAR2020

Buddhas on Corona 23MAR2020

We've been working on this podcast for about 8 months without releasing anything. We have had troubles finding our format, some technical issues and so on. Now, we want to talk about the elephant in the room. All of these episodes are fairly unedited and we try to shine some light on the Covid-19 pandemic from as many angles as we can.

Please note that the name of the episode is also when we recorded the episode.

Buddhas by the Roadside is a podcast by Helena Roth, Dominic Venter and Caspian Almerud. All three of us live in Sweden.

Apr 04, 202041:32