The Absurd Podcast

Hey guys. It's great to be back in the patio studio. We cut a fast 1.5 hour podcast last night but we covered a lot of ground from Biden's loan "forgiveness", vaccination regret in light of new myocarditis studies, 6 month war mark in Ukraine and America's place in world conflict, and the continued rise of Ron "DeSavage" out of Florida. As always, thanks for listening.

Hey everyone, don't let the title mislead you. We (special guest Dr. Francesc Morales of University of Alabama) cover a lot more than the Roe v Wade leak and the underpinnings of the abortion debate. We also talk about the latest developments in Ukraine, ibonds reaching 9.62%, Amber Heard/Johnny Depp circus trial, Governor Desantis vs Disney of Parental Rights Education Act, House Bill 7 and its effects in academia so much more! Thanks for listening.

In this episode, Andrew and I with the help of special guest Dr. Francesc Morales, professor at University of Alabama, unpack what is going on inside and outside of Ukraine. Competing visions of American power and responsibility inform much of the discussion and debate as Andrew and I consider each other's point of view and develop our own in real time. Francesc brings invaluable historical analysis and his Ph'D take on the concept of Translatio Imperii as a means of understanding Putin's otherwise irrational behavior as form of conserving nationalism in a declining power. When we talk about the marketplace of ideas, discussions like this come to mind. Thanks for listening.

We are back after a 4 month hiatus. In this episode we discuss the problem of moving the goal post with respect to Covid policy, the difference between Science as a method and "The Science" as political propaganda, and as always the proper role of government to safeguard a prosperous and free society. We also get into the emerging economic landscape of Year 2 of Covid World and offer some sanguine and practical financial advice.

After a 3 month hiatus, we are back with a great episode for you guys. We cover cancel culture from Dr. Seuss to Gina Carrano/Bill Burr from Disney's The Mandalorian. We discuss the Meghan Markle story. We dissect the most recent bailout package passed in America. We dive into the Bitcoin market. We also touch on Andrew Yang's NYC mayoral race and a smattering of other international happenings. There's something for everyone in this episode. Thanks again for your patience and for listening. Enjoy.

For those of you who complain that our podcast is just 2 hours of libertarians dunking disproportionately on the Left while high-fiving one another, this is the episode for you. Andrew and I spar for the better part 2 hours over the politics of vaccines from mandatory vs voluntary, competing libertarian principles of pollution externalities vs body integrity, individual freedom vs collective responsibility etc We also tackle some international news from the BBC highlights of the day from Trump's death penalty/blanket pardon schemes to France's new anti-radicalism laws. Enjoy and as always, thanks for listening.

Recorded 2 days after Thanksgiving, our guest is Dr. Francesc Javier Morales Garcia, Professor of History at University of Florida and University of North Florida. We dive into the election results, potential for fraud, split ticket voting, record turn out, mail in ballot vs absentee ballot etc. We also talk about what a post Trump political landscape looks like and look to recent European politics for comparison. 

On my way back in Iceland, I laid over in Boston for a couple nights and was invited to be on The Movie Loft Podcast. If you're ever in Danvers, Massachusetts and want to see the best podcast physical set on the East Coast, I highly recommend it. Tom and Phil are great conversationalists and have a full bar. Taking a break from their normal content of Film Analysis, on this episode we discuss the upcoming American election with emphasis on the candidates themselves and how people translate their values and experiences into votes, particularly when not a partisan. We also get into personal political evolution as well as the on going Covid-crisis. Thanks for listening!

In this episode we discuss the Nomination and politicization of Amy Barret to the Supreme Court and related phenomena  such as court packing schemes, the recent Islamic Terrorist attacks in France and the media response and lack thereof, America's Endgame, the 2020 election, the legacy media landscape (which gets abruptly cut off haha)  and much more. Thanks for listening.

Today's guest is Dr. Francesc Javier Morales Garcia, a historian and languages professor at UF and UNF. We get into life in the Covid era, the failed responses politically, media, and socially, hysteria and priming people for fear, our personal trials and tribulations, the impending American election, and much more. A great time for laughing and learning

We cover the Super Bowl/Half time manufactured controversy, Kobe Bryant's untimely death and the role that we all play in our own demise, the Impeachment as it related to strategy and tactics, The raucous that was the Iowa Caucus, the Democrat Primary horserace,  Trump's Israeli "peace plan",  and much more

What, what?! The first episode of the new brand is here!

Today, Andrew and I interview Don Dr. Francesc Javier Morales Garcia de la Fuente. He has a Ph D in Romance Languages from the University of Florida where he is currently teaching Terrorism and Audio Visual Culture, and Spanish Literature. We discuss Dr. Morales' take on contemporary Spanish politics with regard to the Catalan independence movement while tracing his own political evolution in tandem with the historical events of Spain and the world at large. 

Today's episode covers topics from Trump Impeachment proceeding, 2020 US election, Transgenderism,  world events including abdication of Bolivian presidency and Hong Kong protests, language games and thought police, NCAA athlete compensation ruling,  Silicon Valley and mass communications company bias, Douglas Murray's book The Madness of Crowds, Obama on Woke Culture, and Trump on the ISIS Top 2 kills and media's reaction and much more!

Here's your crash course in the last six weeks of global happenings! Enjoy! 

After the summer break, we reunite to bring you the content you crave and catch up on all the exciting events that transpired while we were hibernating.

Description forthcoming

This episode, we host the best, by any objective standard, guest we've ever had (irrespective of it being our first and only guest). Our friend Adrian Flynn, a self-avowed Leftist, stops by to smash the orthodoxy of the podcast. It probably doesn't need to be said, but there were plenty of passionate disagreements. We find common ground in some expected areas as well as some unexpected areas. This description would be unconscionably long if we tried to summarize all of the topics we touched on here, so you'll just have to give it a listen. We're certainly going to have Adrian back, because, as you'll hear, we have plenty more to discuss.  

We are back after an extended vacation to discuss hate and its most compelling culmination: terrorism. We speak briefly about election funding and 2020 hopefuls. Civil liberties are discussed throughout and we touch on where our tech overlords are taking us. 

Mixed by Edwin Jantunen 

Venezuela diplomatic crisis, Content creators/curators in social media, State of the Union Address, Technology and Futurism, Brief Special Guest Edwin Jantunen aka music artist Henry Krinkle

The Team discovers a new feature on the recording device. We get rolling, finish some thoughts from the previous Episode, and get hot and heavy into some current events, touch on the Democratic Nomination hopefuls, and work through a few conundrums in real-time.