David Gornoski
1,786 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsA Neighbor's Choice radio show and THINGS HIDDEN podcast are the two main audio programs of David Gornoski.
THINGS HIDDEN is a deep-dive podcast into the world of mythology and current events guided by the Mimetic theory of Rene Girard and grounded in the personhood revolution of Jesus.
Hosted by David Gornoski, A Neighbor’s Choice Radio examines the role of violence and religion in society. From victims of state violence against nonviolent behaviors to public figures and contrarian voices, the conversations that unfold create an illuminating and surreal journey for listeners.
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Episodes
Dr. Yu Takes on Physics Myths and Mysteries (Part 1) - A Neighbor's Choice
April 10, 2020 05:11 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBDr. Weiping Yu joins David Gornoski for Thursday's Science and U edition of A Neighbor's Choice. Together they explore their research on Z-Pak, cancer, the Covid-19 virus, as well as black holes, how LED lights work, gravity, and more! All this and more on A Neighbor's Choice! Original airdate: April 9th, 2020 Email A Neighbor's Choice with a guest suggestion, story tip or question at [email protected] Find David Gornoski on YouTube Visit the A Neighbor's Choice website at w...
The Unquestionable Potential of Z-Pak in treating Covid-19
April 09, 2020 19:22 - 44 minutes - 61 MBDavid Gornoski reflects on his interview with Dr. Michael Lisanti and his latest columm on the potential for the use of Z-Pak (also known as Azithromycin) in the treatment of COVID-19 and aging-related illnesses. Also, listen to David Gornoski's epic monologue against Mike Pompeo as he urges the secretary of state and president Trump to bring the troops home right now. All this and more on A Neighbor's Choice! Original airdate: April 8, 2020 Read David Gornoski's columm here. https://f...
The Remarkable Potential of Z-Pak in treating Covid-19
April 09, 2020 19:22 - 44 minutes - 61 MBDavid Gornoski reflects on his interview with Dr. Michael Lisanti and his latest column on the potential for the use of Z-Pak (also known as Azithromycin) in the treatment of COVID-19 and aging-related illnesses. Also, listen to David Gornoski's epic monologue against Mike Pompeo as he urges the secretary of state and president Trump to bring the troops home right now. All this and more on A Neighbor's Choice! Original airdate: April 8, 2020 Read David Gornoski's columm here. https://f...
Sir Owen Takes On The Statist Mania!
April 09, 2020 15:19 - 45 minutes - 21.3 MBIn this age of decentralized power, we're going to find out that there is a whole world of progress right under our noses! Join David Gornoski as he interviews Sir Owen, commercial intelligence analyst and geopolitical commentator, and discuss the mental state of society under the state-imposed COVID-19 shutdown. All this and more on A Neighbor's Choice! Original airdate: April 8, 2020 Join Sir Owen's newsletter by emailing him on [email protected]
Reject Fear and Embrace Positivity and Creativity (Part 2) - A Neighbor's Choice
April 08, 2020 13:00 - 32 minutes - 30.7 MBDid you know that non-violent offenders of the law are now increasingly exposed to the COVID-19 cirus in crowded prisons? Host David Gornoski is joined by Anrica Caldwell and Amy Ralston Povah from CAN-DO Clemency, and together they discuss how to bring about true justice and CAN-DO Clemency's mission of advocating clemency for non-violent drug offenders. Also, David Gornoski brilliantly explains how we can become the modern-day embodiments of the good Samaritan that Jesus envisioned. Al...
Reject Fear and Embrace Positivity and Creativity (Part 1) - A Neighbor's Choice
April 08, 2020 12:30 - 42 minutes - 38.3 MBReject the fear and discouragement perpetuated by the media. We can use our lives as role models for positivity, creativity and empowerment. Host David Gornoski is joined by constitutional scholar, historian, and author of 'Thomas Jefferson – Revolutionary', Kevin Gutzman. Together they discuss the state of liberty in the midst of political lying, conniving and scapegoating. All this and more on A Neighbor's Choice! Original airdate: April 7th, 2020 Visit Kevin Gutzman's website kevingu...
Slaying the Sacred Cows in DC (Part 2) - A Neighbor's Choice
April 07, 2020 10:59 - 42 minutes - 39 MBIn the ancient world, people ran their societies by scapegoating designated 'sources' of the plague and then sacrificing the accused. The political actors and the mainstream media of our day try to revive this ancient ritual by playing blame games, but their attempts are futile; join David Gornoski as he explains why. Also in the show, Brad Smith, a retired businessman, joins David Gornoski to discuss through his experience how bureaucracy can often be a hurdle to free-market values. Al...
Slaying the Sacred Cows in DC (Part 1) - A Neighbor's Choice
April 07, 2020 10:54 - 43 minutes - 42.1 MBHost David Gornoski takes you on a roller coaster ride through toxic groupthink in politics and regulatory bureaucracy to real freedom and radical transformation of society by helping your neighbor next door. All this and more on A Neighbor's Choice! Original airdate: April 6th, 2020 Find David Gornoski on YouTube Visit the A Neighbor's Choice website at www.aneighborschoice.com
Reject the False Gods in DC (Part 2) - A Neighbor's Choice
April 04, 2020 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBIn this mega Monday edition of the show, host David Gornoski contemplates and illustrates, with real-life examples, on how we can break away from groupthink and gain the courage to innovate and come up with radical solutions that would enable us to help and protect our neighbors. In the interview with Dr. Michael Lisanti, we learned how generic antibiotics can destroy senescent cells which act as host receptors for COVID-19. David Gornoski expands on Dr. Lisanti's findings and its surprisi...
Reject the False Gods in DC (Part 1) - A Neighbor's Choice
April 04, 2020 12:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBIn this mega Monday edition of the show, host David Gornoski contemplates and illustrates, with real-life examples, on how we can break away from groupthink and gain the courage to innovate and come up with radical solutions that would enable us to help and protect our neighbors. Can we rely on 'the right' political candidates to fix things for us? Can we rely on dishonest mainstream media and corrupt political establishments? No, we can't. It's up to us to get things done! David Gornoski ...
Jeff Deist and Jeff Ebin on Liberty, Economy and Innovation - A Neighbor's Choice
April 03, 2020 22:41 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBIn this episode, Jeff Deist, president of the Mises Institute, returns to the show to discuss the futility of minting trillion-dollar coins for welfare and bailouts and how the politicization of the COVID-19 crisis is hurting the economy. Also in the show, Jeff Ebin, a young doctor, talks about how he rolled up his sleeves and decided to create low-cost ventilators to alleviate respiratory issues for folks in need, thus proving how we can protect our neighbors through innovation in medical...
Mind and Body with Rudy Ruettiger and Dr. Ken Berry MD - A Neighbor's Choice
April 03, 2020 13:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBIn this current situation we need to roll up our sleeves and get things done. But most importantly, we need a winning mindset. And who better to explain how we can inspire one another in our everyday lives than motivational speaker and author, Rudy Ruettiger—the real life inspiration behind the cult classic movie 'Rudy'! How can we take care of our immunity regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic? Dr. Ken Berry MD gives us some surprising insights on how our body works and advises on how we ca...
Jeff Deist, Mark Sunwall and Dr Yu on government shutdowns, fear and Uranus - A Neighbor's Choice
April 03, 2020 09:50 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBAre government shutdowns the solution to the COVID-19 pandemic? Did you know that some politicians are actually calling for military involvement in response to the coronavirus crisis? Jeff Deist joins David Gornoski, president of the Mises Institute, to dissect the current situation and discuss on how calmer heads should prevail. Why are politicians driven by fear and not faith? Anthropologist and economist Mark Sunwall joins the show and gives some fascinating insights on the collective m...
Kerry Baldwin on moral panic - A Neighbor's Choice
April 02, 2020 21:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBShould our freedoms be negotiable? Should our liberties be enjoyed only during good times and discarded in times such as the COVID-19 crisis? Government authorities want to use central coercion, top down solutions but in Jesus' personhood revolution people imitate good role models and voluntarily lay down their lives for their neighbors. David Gornoski joins writer, speaker and independent researcher Kerry Baldwin to explore these topics as well as the psychological origins of moral panic, v...
James Bovard on the state of journalism, the FDA and more - A Neighbor's Choice
April 02, 2020 20:30 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBIs there an explanation for the close association between corporate media and establishment bureaucracy? Why did the FDA block COVID-19 testing kits from getting to the market in favor of the botched testing kits from CDC? Host David Gornoski speaks to acclaimed journalist and USA Today columnist James Bovard for answers. Why do people instinctively reach for authoritarian solutions in the face of crisis? David Gornoski contemplates on the mimetic nature of human beings, how this can lead ...
Theme Parks and COVID-19 with Steve Baker and Ryan McMaken - A Neighbor's Choice
April 02, 2020 19:52 - 41 minutes - 38 MBDavid Gornoski speaks to Steve Baker, a former executive in Walt Disney and an expert in the theme-park industry. Steve Baker talks about his experience in the industry and provides some fascinating insights into the corporate world of Disney and its part in American culture. Ryan McMaken, senior editor at Mises Institute, also joins the show and discusses the current coronavirus crisis, particularly the hightened fear on social media and the negative impact of government initiated lockdow...
Jerry Bowyer and Weldon Angelos - A Neighbor's Choice
April 02, 2020 16:25 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBWhen politicians are playing the blame game and nations are blaming nations for the COVID-19 virus, how can we avoid the accusing spirit that seems to have arisen in this global epidemic? Forbes contributor, frequent Fox News and CNBC guest, editor of Townhall Finance, Jerry Bowyer joins physicist Weiping Yu and host David Gornoski in an exciting discussion on how to overcome fear, anger, and scapegoating. Later on, Weldon Angelos, former music producer and founder of the Weldon Project,...
Michael Lisanti on Antibiotics, Anti-Aging Drugs for COVID-19, Cancer
March 31, 2020 13:44 - 1 hour - 148 MBProfessor Michael Lisanti, Chair of Translational Medicine at the University of Salford joins David Gornoski and physicist Weiping Yu to discuss his work using antibiotics to destroy senescent cells-dysfunctional aging cells-as well as cancer stem cells. These generic, very inexpensive antibiotics have studies showing antiviral effects in other viruses. Dr. Lisanti proposes that clinical trials should be conducted using these antibiotics for COVID-19 coronavirus. Senescent cells in the lungs...
Catherine Bernard on Our Jury Power, Tho Bishop on Bailouts, FDA - A Neighbor's Choice
March 26, 2020 02:07 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBNoted criminal trial attorney Catherine Bernard joins David Gornoski to explore how juries have the power to judge the morality and appropriateness of laws, not just the facts of cases. Also, Mises.org assistant editor Tho Bishop stops by to take on the handout hurricane from DC and the CDC and FDA's self-created roadblocks to solving the COVID-19 pandemic. Follow Catherine Bernard's Facebook. Follow Tho Bishop's Twitter. Read Tho's FDA article on Mises.org here. Email David Gornosk...
Iain McGilchrist on Pandemics, The Divided Brain, Physics, Morphic Fields, and Rene Girard
March 24, 2020 18:36 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBDavid Gornoski talks with renowned neuroscientist Iain McGilchrist on his groundbreaking paradigm of how the left and right hemispheres shape our world, institutions, and culture. Julian Jaynes's bicameral mind, Rupert Sheldrake's morphic field hypothesis, Rene Girard's mimetic theory, and Weiping Yu's dipolar particle theory are all explored with the premise of McGilchrist's "The Master and His Emissary" thesis in mind. Also, we explore how to teach children to employ right hemisphere bal...
Azithromycin (Zpack) for COVID19 Coronavirus? Plus How to Fix Fusion - A Neighbor's Choice
March 19, 2020 20:20 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBDavid Gornoski and Dr. Yu continue their ongoing investigation of potential profound medical applications of the generic antibiotic Azithromycin (Zpack). Reports of doctors finding success in non-randomized trials for Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin confirm our past shows' praise for the promise of the antibiotic for multiple applications, including fighting cancer stem cells. Also, what's wrong with nuclear fusion research and how to fix it. A Neighbor's Choice original air date 3-1...
Government Monopolies Worsen Contagions - A Neighbor's Choice
March 19, 2020 19:52 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBDuring challenges like pandemics, the rule of law is essential to protect. Without a moral foundation for law, societies breakdown, families are torn apart, and cures for diseases are prevented. Collectivism depends on scapegoats. Freedom depends on self-sacrifice and skin in the game. David Gornoski explores what's at stake. Also, cow's milk and nuclear fusion. A Neighbor's Choice original live air date 3-18-20
THINGS HIDDEN 11: Coronavirus Scapegoating and Rainmakers
March 13, 2020 17:57 - 22 minutes - 31 MBDavid Gornoski explores the anthropological origins of the recent attempts to quarantine guilt onto the back of President Trump, China, and other entities for the coronavirus pandemic emergency. Sir James Frazer's classic book "The Golden Bough" is explored to see how primitive societies used rainmakers, chiefs in charge of good weather to blame when bad weather and drought occurred.
THINGS HIDDEN 10: Tom Holland Interview
February 17, 2020 17:00 - 48 minutes - 66 MBHow did Christianity change the world? Can we trace a path towards a less violent world due to the impact of the story of Jesus's death on humanity's sense-making? David Gornoski talks with acclaimed historian Tom Holland on his new book Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World and how his study of history is drawing him back to the faith of his youth.
THINGS HIDDEN 9: The Impotent Sacrifice
February 10, 2020 17:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MBDavid Gornoski explores how our forms of collective violence increasingly fail to deter violence because of our lack of appetite for publicly sanctioned brutality. This phenomenon, a product of the Gospel's influence in the West, will continue to render state coercion impotent in foreign nation building campaigns and domestic wars on nonviolent choices. Media ecology and anthropology are employed to see this trajectory.
THINGS HIDDEN 8: The Origins of Political Correctness
February 03, 2020 17:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBWhere did political correctness come from? Why is it unique to the West? What force provides the context by which this contagious complex of victim-posturing for power arose? David Gornoski explores how our gradual demystification of historical texts acts as a blame-the-messenger self-obsession with attacking Western institutions and traditions.
THINGS HIDDEN 7: Why Nations Rage
January 30, 2020 17:34 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBDavid Gornoski explores why politics is failing to contain our violence and animosity increasingly in AD 2020. We examine the anthropological forces at play as division grows in politics the longer cultures steep in the story and values of the crucified one.
THINGS HIDDEN 6: How Myth Makes Modern and Ancient News
November 11, 2019 19:30 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBIn this episode, David Gornoski analyzes the Apollonius of Tyana mythologically-intermediate story of a miracle in Ephesus. The pagan miracle worker is often favorably compared with Jesus of Nazareth by moderns anxious to posture rebellion towards their parents' Christian affinity. We then use this demystification process to deconstruct a modern news report on a pharmaceutical drug for Alzheimer's disease.
Keto Heals Depression, Bipolar, Schizophrenia? Dr. Chris Palmer Interview - A Neighbor's Choice
November 04, 2019 20:00 - 44 minutes - 60.6 MBFor many years, conventional medical science has concluded that mental disorders were genetic only partially manageable via pharmaceuticals. But Harvard psychiatrist Chris Palmer MD discovered a whole new paradigm of treating mental disorders through metabolic treatment: getting patients to do a carefully monitored ketogenic diet. Patients are treating depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and other conditions through this paradigm shifting breakthrough. This is an episode of A Ne...
THINGS HIDDEN 5: The Sign of Jonah, Susanna, and Mythic Justice
November 04, 2019 14:54 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBDavid Gornoski explores how the story of Jonah, Susanna's persecution, and Daniel's imprisonment serve as evidence of early Christianity's deeply anti-sacrificial meaning and aesthetic. These stories deal with averted sacrifice and mercy for the weak, misfits, and outsiders.
Rene Girard, Culture, and Politics with Craig Stewart
October 28, 2019 14:27 - 1 hour - 129 MBDavid Gornoski and Craig Stewart have a wide-ranging discussion on the cultural, media, political, and ethical implications of Rene Girard's groundbreaking Mimetic Theory. Does it lead to political atheism? Does the Gospel have a media technological effect? Will Mimetic theory become a dominant intellectual force in the near future?
THINGS HIDDEN 4
October 22, 2019 20:28 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBWe talk about human sacrifice in history and our modern times. What binds us together? What is the psychological-social force that unites us out of our personas? We look at the earliest depiction of the Cross of Christ in history--a telling piece of street graffiti meant to deride the new concept of Christ followers that the highest social good belongs with the outcast, misfit, and wrongful victim.
THINGS HIDDEN 3
October 11, 2019 04:37 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBDavid Gornoski analyzes the new Joker movie, uncovering its themes about culture, scapegoats, hierarchy, doubles, envy, and the breakdown of myth with the support of the Mimetic theory of Rene Girard. Saturnalia and other winter solstice carnival festivals preceding sacrifice, Cain and Abel, Romulus and Remus, Jesus and the Demoniac and other stories are brought in to illuminate why this film strikes a nerve in our times.
THINGS HIDDEN 2
October 07, 2019 15:36 - 23 minutes - 33.1 MBJesus's persecution looks like the Saturnalia sacrificial festival of the Romans as well as the scapegoat ritual of Leviticus and the Greek pharmakos purge. This was a feature of Jesus's plan in demonstrating the ugly reality of how humans make culture, order, and peace. Find out how this social mechanism Jesus uncovers operates in world history and political power. THINGS HIDDEN picks up the headlines and uncovers the similar patterns in history so that we can discover the error of collec...
THINGS HIDDEN
September 23, 2019 18:24 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBIn this inaugural episode of THINGS HIDDEN, we learn about the phenomenon Jesus describes as "Satan casting out Satan." How does this seemingly obscure passage inform your world, meaning, and order of your life? Along the way, we will use the Mimetic theory of the late French anthropologist Rene Girard to help us dissect the ancient and modern world through the ultimate toolkit of the Bible.
Mt Dora 'Starry Night' House Couple Wins! - A Neighbor's Choice
July 26, 2018 22:00 - 42 minutes - 23.8 MBImagine facing tens of thousands in fines and foreclosure just because you painted your house to soothe your child's medical needs. Nancy Nemhauser joins David in studio for a fascinating story of how she triumphed against the city of Mt Dora with the help of Pacific Legal Fund. Also on the show, NASA physicist Dr. Weiping Yu joins us again for our Science segment of the show where he shows how rethinking electricity can open up new technological breakthroughs in engineering. Visit aneighb...