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Mountain Pass Podcast

Mountain Pass Podcast Episode 37

I discuss:

– The arrival of spring (finally)
– Fixing the food disposal
– A tale of two films; Cromwell v. The Godfather Part II
– One reason Zoomers don’t like driving
– Why you should avoid debt

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Mountain Pass Podcast

Mountain Pass Podcast Episode 35

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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Mountain Pass Podcast

Mountain Pass Podcast Episode 34

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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Mountain Pass Podcast

Mountain Pass Podcast Episode 32

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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Mountain Pass Podcast

Mountain Pass Podcast Episode 31

I discuss:

– The #MAGA smile and the history of Western media scandals
– Why you shouldn’t go to political protests/rallies
– Focusing on personal success over politics
– You’re on your own
– The demise of the USA and beyond



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Mountain Pass Podcast - The Christmas Special

Mountain Pass Podcast – Christmas Special

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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Mountain Pass Podcast

Mountain Pass Podcast Episode 28

I discuss:

– “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and how feminists are like Grendel from “Beowulf”
– Fake Americans don’t like America – surprise!
– The romantic v. efficient view of life
– The latest in #MeToo rationalizations
– The need for inner dialogue
– Men in the Gulag could celebrate Christmas, but American school kids can’t
– The decline of honor in the West

Intro song: “Alcoholic Blues” performed by Vernon Dalhart

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Mountain Pass Podcast

Mountain Pass Podcast Episode 27

I discuss:

– Starting my community’s first tree lighting ceremony
– Being vindicated on self-publishing
– The fundamental question: Are dogs or cats the superior pet?
– How culture shapes narratives that help people deal with the illusion of unlimited choice
– Rethinking the merit of interest-based loans
– How the film “The Passengers” was a flawed, but fascinating and likely unintentional rebuke of feminism.

Intro song: “Alcoholic Blues” performed by Vernon Dalhart

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Mountain Pass Podcast

Mountain Pass Podcast Episode 26

I discuss:

– Falling into a snow-covered lake
– Having to show ID for everything now
– The Californication of Washington state
– The importance of seasons
– Why #MAGA will never happen
– Armistice Day and how the Great War killed Western Civilization
– How a Bible story demonstrates the relationship between the young and old today

Intro song: “Alcoholic Blues” performed by Vernon Dalhart

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A link to Adam Piggott’s essay on the Great War.

Mountain Pass Podcast

Mountain Pass Podcast Episode 25

I discuss:

– Why I’m not discussing the midterm elections
– “No social media” November
– Modern Potemkin villages and the illusion of wealth and prosperity
– How our society rejects the notion of fathers’ rights

Intro song: “Alcoholic Blues” performed by Vernon Dalhart

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