I discuss:
– Winter in March
– I don’t care what John Wayne said that was “insensitive”
– Nostalgia is subversion
– Why physical proximity is so important for relationships
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I discuss:
– Why The Wall won’t solve America’s problems
– The myth of the Strong Independent Hermit
– Freedom and independence must be earned
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I recently wrote an essay for Masculine Geek titled “Thoughts on “A More Complete Beast” by Jack Donovan,” examining his latest book.
An excerpt from the essay:
It is no coincidence that the same people who argue that masculinity is a fluid concept then turn around and argue in no uncertain terms that certain traits and behaviors compose “toxic masculinity.” Like so much deconstructionism that occurs today, they don’t have a clear definition of what something is when speaking of it positively, until they decide they want to attack it.
The debate over “toxic masculinity” fundamentally comes down who writes the narrative of a man’s life. “Toxic masculinity” contains traits that are both admirable and disreputable. A man who mistreats his girlfriends while belligerently attacking other men for no reason would fit the definition, but according to the American Psychological Association so would a father who teaches his sons to be stoic in the face of hardship and aggressive when pursuing excellence.
You can read the whole thing here.
I discuss:
– How rural Washington deals with snow compared to urban Washington
– The assault on stoicism by the American Psychological Association
– Saving old cell phones for backup radios
– How political correctness (at the time) caused the South to lose the Civil War
– A recitation of the Anglo-Saxon poem “The Wanderer”
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Roadtrip edition, in which I discuss:
– Writing for a 21st Century audience
– What went wrong with Star Wars and other modern Hollywood films
– Further reflections on personal narratives
– General Patton and the true cost of Operation Market Garden in WW2
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I discuss:
– Book plans for this year
– The rookie move by Rep. Steve King (don’t talk to Fake News)
– The idiocy of corporate America (looking at you, Gillette).
– Why we should be open to conspiracy theorists like Owen Benjamin
– What is an American?
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I join a group of fellow masculine men to discuss how you can also enjoy interests and hobbies considered to be a part of “geek culture.”
Note: Some adult language and verbal sparring.
The Christmas Special:
– Singing Silent Night in German (I discuss it, not sing it)
– My early Christmas miracle
– A recitation by me of a SJW version of “The Night Before Christmas”
– Why contrarians are wrong; Scrooge and Mr. Potter were not good people
– Two old newspaper columns of mine on Christmas pageants and my family’s long association with the Real Santa Claus™
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I discuss:
– My upcoming Christmas Special on Christmas Eve.
– Trump’s gun control and The Wall
– How independent thinking can lead to mild PTSD
– Modern parenting and Fortnite
Intro song: “Alcoholic Blues” performed by Vernon Dalhart
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