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  • The Cultured Thug Handbook

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Dec 16th 2024 2:28am EST

    In the history of Western civilization, there have been periods of relative peace, followed by stagnation, war and rebirth. This cycle has repeated multiple times, and is seemingly brought about by inexorable cultural processes. Many have speculated the West is in a period of decline, but signs of a rebirth are not completely absent. Tonight’s […]

  • The Cultured Thug Handbook (Myth20c – Ep283)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Dec 15th 2024 9:48pm EST

    In the history of Western civilization, there have been periods of relative peace, followed by stagnation, war and rebirth. This cycle has repeated multiple times, and is seemingly brought about by inexorable cultural processes. Many have speculated the West is in a period of decline, but signs of a rebirth are not completely absent. Tonight’s […]

  • Charles Haywood – The Worthy House (Myth20c – Ep282)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Dec 8th 2024 11:52pm EST

    In the arena of competing ideas of the political right, some have argued for allowing the rot in the system to fall away and collapse, while others have advocated for taking a chainsaw to the problems. Our guest, Mr. Charles Haywood, unambiguously favors the latter. From his vantage point of having worked successfully in the […]

  • Elon Musk

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Nov 25th 2024 12:26am EST

    Legend has it that before setting out for the Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914, Ernest Shackleton posted an ad in a London newspaper proclaiming, “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in event of success.” If there is a parallel to the audacity […]

  • Elon Musk (Myth20c – Ep281)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Nov 24th 2024 11:47pm EST

    Legend has it that before setting out for the Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914, Ernest Shackleton posted an ad in a London newspaper proclaiming, “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in event of success.” If there is a parallel to the audacity […]

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  • Return of the Champion – James LaFond – After Dark

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Nov 11th 2024 10:45pm EST

    America has a relatively short modern history, often glossed over by historians more interested in the old and ancient world. To author and independent historian James LaFond, however, this has created an opportunity to uncover some of the more fascinating yet often unspoken truths spanning from the history of slavery, combat and sports culture, and […]

  • Return of the Champion – James LaFond – After Dark (Myth20c – 280)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Nov 11th 2024 8:34pm EST

    America has a relatively short modern history, often glossed over by historians more interested in the old and ancient world. To author and independent historian James LaFond, however, this has created an opportunity to uncover some of the more fascinating yet often unspoken truths spanning from the history of slavery, combat and sports culture, and […]

  • Masters of Doom – After Dark

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Oct 28th 2024 4:56am EDT

    On December 10th, 1993, Id Software released the video game Doom, unleashing a wave of digital monsters on millions of plasma rifle wielding gamers eagerly awaiting this genre-piercing work of action horror. Considered the Godfather of first-person shooters, the game inspired hundreds of imitators in this category over the years, propelled by advances in graphics […]

  • Masters of Doom – After Dark (Myth20c – Ep279)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Oct 28th 2024 3:18am EDT

    On December 10th, 1993, Id Software released the video game Doom, unleashing a wave of digital monsters on millions of plasma rifle wielding gamers eagerly awaiting this genre-piercing work of action horror. Considered the Godfather of first-person shooters, the game inspired hundreds of imitators in this category over the years, propelled by advances in graphics […]

  • Enron – The Smartest Guys in the Room (Myth20c – Ep278)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Oct 13th 2024 2:46am EDT

    Capitalism, like any large scale socioeconomic system, has had its share of successes and failures. But the story of Enron, which went from the ranks of the Fortune 500 and darling of Wall Street to bankruptcy in a matter of months in late 2001, served as a lowmark for American business culture in terms of […]

  • Prisoners of Geography (Myth20c – Ep277)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Sep 29th 2024 1:30am EDT

    Geography is the study of how people and place interact. In our modern, interconnected world, with globe-spanning supply chains and near-light speed internet, it becomes easy to forget just how critical the land we inhabit has shaped our civilization’s culture, technology, economy, and over time the very people that call these places home. Tonight, we […]

  • Editing Humanity – Part II – American Genomics and the Truth about CRISPR

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Sep 13th 2024 1:38am EDT

    Recently we spoke with Corey from the Stone Choir podcast to talk about the moral, legal and societal ramifications of the CRISPR gene editing technology. Tonight we are honored to have a genetic researcher offer his technical expertise and experience with the inner workings of the biotechnology field, including areas ranging from the increasing computational […]

  • Editing Humanity – Part II – American Genomics and the Truth about CRISPR (Myth20c – Ep276)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Sep 13th 2024 12:23am EDT

    Recently we spoke with Corey from the Stone Choir podcast to talk about the moral, legal and societal ramifications of the CRISPR gene editing technology. Tonight we are honored to have a genetic researcher offer his technical expertise and experience with the inner workings of the biotechnology field, including areas ranging from the increasing computational […]

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  • American Spirit – Charles Lindbergh and the America First Movement (Myth20c – Ep275)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Aug 18th 2024 3:32am EDT

    On the morning of May 20th, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Long Island, New York in a plane he helped design on the first successful solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. 33 hours later, after braving 3,600 miles over ice cold water and bone chilling fog in the North Atlantic, Lindbergh touched down in […]

  • American Spirit – Charles Lindbergh and the America First Movement (Myth20c – Ep275)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Aug 18th 2024 12:57am EDT

    On the morning of May 20th, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Long Island, New York in a plane he helped design on the first successful solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. 33 hours later, after braving 3,600 miles over ice cold water and bone chilling fog in the North Atlantic, Lindbergh touched down in […]

  • Editing Humanity – The CRISPR Revolution and the New Era of Genome Editing

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Aug 4th 2024 6:22am EDT

    As technology has advanced throughout human history, societies have adapted their way of life to try to incorporate the advantages offered while limiting the consequences. The automobile for example freed people from the limited range and unpredictable nature of the horse, but also created a need for traffic safety laws and research into pollution controls. […]

  • Editing Humanity – The CRISPR Revolution and the New Era of Genome Editing (Myth20c – Ep274)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Aug 4th 2024 4:17am EDT

    As technology has advanced throughout human history, societies have adapted their way of life to try to incorporate the advantages offered while limiting the consequences. The automobile for example freed people from the limited range and unpredictable nature of the horse, but also created a need for traffic safety laws and research into pollution controls. […]

  • Soldiers of Reason – The RAND Corporation – with Thomas777

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Jul 15th 2024 7:24pm EDT

    The world has rarely seen a time where two powers dominate the entire globe – almost utterly and completely – like in the latter half of the 20th Century with the United States and the Soviet Union, as our guest Thomas777 tonight points out. After the end of the Cold War in 1991, it also […]

  • Soldiers of Reason – The RAND Corporation – with Thomas777 (Myth20c – Ep273)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Jul 15th 2024 4:59pm EDT

    The world has rarely seen a time where two powers dominate the entire globe – almost utterly and completely – like in the latter half of the 20th Century with the United States and the Soviet Union, as our guest Thomas777 tonight points out. After the end of the Cold War in 1991, it also […]

  • Marcus Aurelius – Stoicism in a time of Empire

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Jun 21st 2024 2:07am EDT

    Serving as emperor of Rome from 161AD to 189AD, Marcus Aurelius was considered the last of the five ‘good emperors’, and oversaw a time of relative peace and prosperity at home while stabilizing the empire’s frontiers abroad. Noted for his modesty and dedication to stoic philosophy, Aurelius’ writings serve as a guidepost for many seeking […]

  • Marcus Aurelius – Stoicism in a time of Empire (Myth20c – Ep272)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Jun 21st 2024 12:23am EDT

    Serving as emperor of Rome from 161AD to 189AD, Marcus Aurelius was considered the last of the five ‘good emperors’, and oversaw a time of relative peace and prosperity at home while stabilizing the empire’s frontiers abroad. Noted for his modesty and dedication to stoic philosophy, Aurelius’ writings serve as a guidepost for many seeking […]

  • Confessions of a Private Equity Operator (Myth20c – Ep271)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - Jun 2nd 2024 4:41am EDT

    Wall Street has famously been a place for young and ambitious people looking to make a career in finance, and has been host to numerous boom and bust phases, whether it be the IPO craze of the late 90s or the mortgage derivative boom in the 2000s. In the 1980s, leveraged buyout (LBO) firms like […]

  • Deus Ex Machina – Apple and the Ghost of Steve Jobs

    Myth Of The 20th Century - May 20th 2024 5:34am EDT

    Since its founding in 1976, Apple has been at or near the center of personal computing. Led by legendary founder Steve Jobs, who described the company as lying at the intersection between liberal arts and technology, Apple pioneered the introduction of the graphical user interface, the music player, and the smartphone to everyday people around […]

  • Deus Ex Machina – Apple and the Ghost of Steve Jobs (Myth20c – Ep270)

    Myth Of The 20th Century - May 20th 2024 3:28am EDT

    Since its founding in 1976, Apple has been at or near the center of personal computing. Led by legendary founder Steve Jobs, who described the company as lying at the intersection between liberal arts and technology, Apple pioneered the introduction of the graphical user interface, the music player, and the smartphone to everyday people around […]

  • Statistician to the Stars – William M Briggs

    Myth Of The 20th Century - May 9th 2024 5:12am EDT

    Mark Twain once quipped, regarding truth in journalism, that “there are lies, damned lies – and then there are statistics.” Interpretations vary, but a common take away is that people lie to others using fancy numbers. This is almost certainly true – but what is explored with tonight’s guest, statistician and professor William M. Briggs, […]