Luke Ford
1,562 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★ - 4 ratingsI've written five books (see Amazon.com). I've appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Rolling Stone as well on 60 Minutes, ABC News, and Entertainment Tonight. I teach Alexander Technique in Beverly Hills (Alexander90210.com).
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Why Does Liberalism Deny The Reality Of Joe Biden's Decline? (7-2-24)
July 03, 2024 02:10 - 1 hour - 47.5 MB01:00 Where was the MSM on Joe Biden's cognitive decline? https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/07/02/2024/mixed-signals-special-blame-the-media 03:30 Joe Biden Must Go Because The Desperate Nature Of The Situation Will Prevail Over Precedent (7-2-24) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K-xB2alFDA 11:20 Japan's pacifistic and helpless tradition since WWII, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_9_of_the_Japanese_Constitution 15:00 Joe Biden and the tragedy of liberal denialism, https://www.ft.com/co...
Joe Biden Must Go Because The Desperate Nature Of The Situation Will Prevail Over Precedent (7-2-24)
July 03, 2024 02:06 - 18 minutes - 8.49 MBBiden is manifestly unfit to be president of the United States. He made that clear at Thursday night's debate. What kills me about the majority of pundit reaction is that Joe Biden is perfectly capable of operating as president in the United States, Biden is just not capable of campaigning for president of the United States. So Biden apparently has a hard time getting going before 10AM, and he has a hard time operating after 4PM. So he has about 6 hours a day. And this is acceptable for the...
Decoding The Suicidal Loyalty To Joe Biden (7-1-24)
July 02, 2024 01:16 - 1 hour - 42.4 MB01:00 Loyalty over truth is usually an effective life strategy 04:00 Joe Biden's brief reaction to Supreme Court immunity ruling 16:00 Victor Davis Hanson on Biden's speech 23:00 James Carville says the country is clamoring for change 28:30 WSJ: Democracy’s Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated, https://www.wsj.com/articles/democracys-death-has-been-greatly-exaggerated-election-vote-a32f2a88 33:00 January 6 did not affect the lives of 99.99% of Americans, it was just embarrassing 38:00 Trump ...
Decoding The Significance Of Joe Biden's Disastrous Debate Performance (6-30-24)
July 01, 2024 02:03 - 4 hours - 126 MB03:00 The Biden Crisis: Deep State Theory vs. Peak State Theory, https://www.stevesailer.net/p/the-biden-crisis-deep-state-theory 04:00 Mark Halperin's post debate analysis, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sbxLN_WPSc 06:00 Dr. Jill Biden gets the blame, https://www.yahoo.com/news/jill-biden-encourages-husband-stay-114018139.html 31:30 Claire Khaw joins 1:24:00 Who's running Joe Biden? https://www.stevesailer.net/p/the-biden-crisis-deep-state-theory 1:27:00 Trump's relentless attacks on Bide...
Hitler's Panzer Generals: Guderian, Hoepner, Reinhardt and Schmidt Unguarded (6-30-24)
July 01, 2024 02:02 - 7 minutes - 3.25 MBThe Role Of God In Hitler’s Panzers East, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=154804 David Stahel writes in his 2023 book Hitler’s Panzer Generals: Guderian, Hoepner, Reinhardt and Schmidt Unguarded: A common set of beliefs that all four generals shared was their relationship to the Protestant Church and the significance this assumed in explaining their values and behaviour. Germany under Hitler was made up of 95 per cent Christians, and of these some 55 per cent were Protestants. The elite of th...
Oppenheimer & Hitler's Panzer Generals (6-30-24)
July 01, 2024 02:01 - 7 minutes - 3.38 MBhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppenheimer_(film), https://www.takimag.com/article/thin-man/ Steve Sailer writes: I praise Oppenheimer strongly even though I don’t particularly like Nolan’s penchants and predilections. For instance, Nolan has practically no sense of humor. Despite his flair for self-dramatization, J. Robert Oppenheimer himself recognized that playing up his 1954 star chamber security clearance hearing as a historic cataclysm was overblown: “The whole damn thing was a farce, a...
The Freak Show That Ate America (6-27-24)
June 28, 2024 02:34 - 2 hours - 64.2 MB01:00 You've been thunderstruck, https://www.netflix.com/title/81685878 03:00 LAT: Protesters on both sides criticize LAPD response to violent demonstration outside synagogue, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-27/more-details-emerge-protest-outside-la-synagogue 10:00 Reading Against The Novel, https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/07/18/reading-against-the-novel-james-fitzjames-stephen/ 57:00 Debate coverage begins 1:01:00 Samuel Moyn, Professor of History, Harvard University: ...
Decoding The Winning Strategy Of The Palestinians Part Two (6-25-24)
June 27, 2024 02:05 - 1 hour - 53.4 MB01:00 Great Netflix documentary on the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/06/americas-sweethearts-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-netflix/678779/ 07:00 A Blockade Is An Act Of War, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155919 16:30 Media BLATANTLY LIES About LA Synagogue Protests, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnLwmXTTWWM 30:00 WSJ: Mob Targets Synagogue As LAPD Stands By, https://www.wsj.com/articles/mob-targets-synagogue-as-lapd-stands-by-los-angeles-jews-anti-...
Decoding The Winning Strategy Of The Palestinians (6-25-24)
June 26, 2024 02:14 - 2 hours - 62.7 MB01:00 What are real moral categories vs fake moral categories (racism, imperialism, sexist) 02:00 Tucker interviews Steve Sailer, https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1805648013362188518 07:00 Dooovid joins, https://x.com/RebDoooovid 21:20 NYT: Israeli Military Must Draft Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Supreme Court Rules, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/world/middleeast/israel-military-ultra-orthodox-jews-supreme-court.html 39:00 Elliott Blatt joins with a juicy story 1:05:00 Love removes our defens...
Decoding The Brawl Outside Adas Torah Synagogue (6-24-24)
June 25, 2024 02:30 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MB01:00 Fox News: Violent 'pro-Hamas mob' targets Los Angeles synagogue 23:00 Dooovid joins the show, https://x.com/RebDoooovid https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-23/pro-palestinian-protesters-and-supporters-of-israel-engage-in-violent-clash-outside-a-west-l-a-synagogue https://abc7.com/post/clashes-break-involving-pro-palestinians-protesters-front-synagogue/14993656/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/local-news/israel-palestine-protest-los-angeles-synagogue-1235931226/ https...
Decoding The Brawl Outside Adas Torah Synagogue Part 2 (6-24-24)
June 25, 2024 02:01 - 1 hour - 31.7 MB01:00 Fox News: Violent 'pro-Hamas mob' targets Los Angeles synagogue 03:00 Dooovid joins, https://x.com/RebDoooovid https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-23/pro-palestinian-protesters-and-supporters-of-israel-engage-in-violent-clash-outside-a-west-l-a-synagogue https://abc7.com/post/clashes-break-involving-pro-palestinians-protesters-front-synagogue/14993656/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/local-news/israel-palestine-protest-los-angeles-synagogue-1235931226/ https://www.cn...
What's Wrong With Human Rights? (6-23-24)
June 23, 2024 18:10 - 3 hours - 91.4 MB01:00 Every major religion regards masturbation as a sin 02:40 The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqtFJZB27M8 06:00 What's wrong with human rights? https://www.theamericanconservative.com/whats-wrong-with-human-rights/ 14:00 Christopher Caldwell: Against Human Rights, https://thelampmagazine.com/issues/issue-21/against-human-rights 18:00 Christopher Caldwell: The E.U. Is Revealing Its True Identity. Europeans Don’t Like It., https://www.nytimes.com/2024/...
Human rights - the key to all mythologies! (6-21-24)
June 21, 2024 23:46 - 6 minutes - 2.89 MBIs Israel Committing Genocide? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155365 Revolutions in International Law: The Legacies of 1917, https://www.amazon.com/Revolutions-International-Law-Legacies-1917/dp/1108495036 A Short History of International Humanitarian Law, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155471 Who determines the winning narrative? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155583 Decoding Christian Nationalism, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155459 https://odysee.com/@LukeFordLive, https://rumble.com/lukeford, ...
Decoding Israel's Coming War With Hezbollah (6-20-24)
June 21, 2024 01:57 - 1 hour - 52.9 MB01:00 Caitlin Clark Conundrum, https://www.takimag.com/article/34053/ 08:00 Col Douglas Macgregor: Israel Prepares for All Out War in Lebanon, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXD8t7gYpTo 17:30 Turkey invades Cyprus with Russia's blessing if Israel attacks Hezbollah 28:00 Is Israel Committing Genocide? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155365 41:00 Revolutions in International Law: The Legacies of 1917, https://www.amazon.com/Revolutions-International-Law-Legacies-1917/dp/1108495036 44:00 A Short H...
PhD History Student Matt "History Speaks" On The Middle East Conflict (6-19-24)
June 19, 2024 18:40 - 4 hours - 126 MB01:00 Matt's substack, https://historyspeaks.substack.com/ 03:00 Matt's Twitter, https://x.com/History__Speaks 09:00 Realism vs moralism in international conflict 21:00 The sources of our self-esteem 26:00 The seasons of a man's life 27:00 Matt is a lawyer (University of Chicago) 29:00 Why did Luke never marry? 31:00 Luke diagnosed with ADHD, Matt with obsessive-compulsive disorder 33:50 Enlightenment means respect for fact 42:00 The buffered identity vs the porous identity, https://lukeford...
An Example From Israel Helps Us Understand The Appeal of Conspiracy Theories (6-16-24)
June 19, 2024 01:35 - 9 minutes - 4.12 MBFull video: https://rumble.com/v51xogf-who-determines-the-winning-narrative-6-16-24.html Join us as we delve into conspiracy theories, alternative media, and the quest for truth. Gain a deep understanding of the world around us and the hidden narratives that shape our perception. #BreakingFree #AwakeningJourney #ConspiracyTheories #AlternativeMedia #QuestForTruth #UnderstandingTheWorld #HiddenNarratives #Perception #Empowerment #UnveilingTheTruth
Decoding The Israel v Hezbollah War (6-18-24)
June 19, 2024 01:33 - 1 hour - 48.4 MB01:00 Is it safe to go out on Juneteenth? 03:00 Why so many events getting canceled for safety reasons on Juneteenth? https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-05/leimert-park-juneteenth-festival-postponed-over-safety-concerns 11:00 I'm in love the tv newsreader but she only brings me bad news, https://genius.com/Alex-lahey-newsreader-lyrics 15:00 Trans whistleblower charged with four felonies 19:00 What will an Israel v Hezbollah war look like? https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/18/isr...
Is Woke A Secularized Type Of Protestantism? (6-16-24)
June 18, 2024 03:44 - 14 minutes - 6.58 MBFull video: https://rumble.com/v51xogf-who-determines-the-winning-narrative-6-16-24.html Decoding Dominant Narratives: Unraveling the Why and How Explore the intriguing dynamics behind the emergence of dominant narratives in media and society. Understand the factors influencing their creation and dissemination. Join the discussion on the role of the public in shaping these narratives. #NarrativeAnalysis #MediaInfluence #PublicOpinion #DominantNarratives #SocietalImpact #PowerofMedia #MediaM...
Did The ICC Betray The Legacy of Nuremburg? (6-17-24)
June 18, 2024 01:58 - 1 hour - 54.9 MB01:00 WSJ: The ICC Betrays the Legacy of Nuremberg, https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-icc-betrays-the-legacy-of-nuremberg-c44d850f 02:00 How the Gaza genocide will lead to Israel's collapse, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly7qO9fGYZA 03:00 A Short History of International Humanitarian Law, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155471 09:00 Revolutions in International Law: The Legacies of 1917, https://www.amazon.com/Revolutions-International-Law-Legacies-1917/dp/1108495036 24:00 Dooovid joins 24:15 D...
Who Determines The Winning Narrative? (6-16-24)
June 16, 2024 19:53 - 3 hours - 106 MB01:00 Who determines the winning narrative? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155583 03:00 Christian nationalism as niche construction, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155459 05:00 LEADERSHIP LAB: The Craft of Writing Effectively, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtIzMaLkCaM 10:00 Electronic Intifada: How the Gaza genocide will lead to Israel's collapse, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly7qO9fGYZA 41:20 Dooovid joins, https://x.com/RebDoooovid 42:00 The stories we tell about ourselves: understanding o...
Decoding Masculinity (6-11-24)
June 12, 2024 01:39 - 1 hour - 46.6 MB01:00 What is masculine? 14:00 Matter of Opinion: Trump and masculinity, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ2h3PX43iE 32:00 Politico: Evangelicals Hate Stormy Daniels But Love Trump. Here’s Why., https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/05/07/stormy-daniels-donald-trump-evangelical-appeal-00156488 48:00 Sociologist Samuel L. Perry on White Christian Nationalism 1:23:00 Samuel L. Perry Lecture: "A House Dividing: Why White Christian Nationalism is Everyone’s Problem" 1:29:00 Niche construct...
Decoding Doxxing (6-10-24)
June 11, 2024 02:28 - 1 hour - 54.7 MB01:00 The Far Right’s New ‘Badge of Honor’, https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/06/doxxing-far-right-influencers-anonymity/678645/ 03:00 Mark Lilla on left v right, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea0f_wCYW7Y 20:30 DTG on the lab leak hypothesis, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/supplementary-materials-7-lab-leak-discourse-toxic-youtube-dynamics-and-the-metaphysics-of-peppa-pig 31:00 Problematic, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155417 37:10 10 Days That Shaped Mode...
Decoding Israel's Stunning Hostage Rescue (6-9-24)
June 09, 2024 15:38 - 3 hours - 96.6 MB01:00 NYT: Israel’s Euphoria Over Hostage Rescue May Be Fleeting, https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/06/09/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas#the-audacious-operation-did-little-to-resolve-the-many-challenges-facing-israels-government 02:00 The Hill: At least 210 Palestinians reportedly killed during Israeli hostage recovery operation, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155398 03:00 NYT: The audacious operation did little to resolve the many challenges facing Israel’s government. 05:00 Nahum Barnea: The mil...
Decoding Joe Biden (6-5-24)
June 07, 2024 01:52 - 1 hour - 41.3 MB01:00 In which room and in which clothes do you watch this show? 03:00 New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West, https://www.amazon.com/New-Cold-Wars-Invasion-Americas/dp/0593443594 13:00 Stephen Walt: Biden's Foreign Policy Problem Is Incompetence, https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/04/biden-foreign-policy-gaza-ukraine-foreign-policy-incompetence/ 20:00 Shut Up Joe Biden, https://newrepublic.com/article/153762/mighty-mouth 25:30 DTG: Slavoj Žiž...
Decoding Unlimited Intimacy (6-5-24)
June 06, 2024 01:58 - 1 hour - 47.6 MB01:00 New fungus attacking gay men, https://nypost.com/2024/06/05/lifestyle/new-sexually-transmitted-fungal-infection-detected-in-nyc/ 02:00 Unlimited Intimacy: Reflections on the Subculture of Barebacking, https://www.amazon.com/Unlimited-Intimacy-Reflections-Subculture-Barebacking/dp/0226139395 05:00 Video: How I Treated HPV - Full Timeline 16:30 WHO recommends gay and bisexual men limit their sexual partners amid the Monkeypox outbreak 18:30 Why Are Gay Men at Greater Risk for HIV? 28:00 T...
Decoding The Lab Leak (6-4-24)
June 05, 2024 02:03 - 1 hour - 49.8 MB01:00 Three anecdotes 07:00 Unlike the fall of 2000, Republican legal elites are lined up behind Trump 13:20 Steve Sailer says this is his best interview, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fitLTIwao3Y 16:20 Women questioning their sexuality, https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/television/am-i-ok-review-dakota-johnson-tig-notaro-max-7ec20ba2?mod=arts-culture_lead_pos2 18:30 Joe Biden's border crackdown 29:00 Paul Gottfried talks to Joseph Cotto about the Trump conviction, https://x.com/i/broadcasts...
Decoding the Reactions to the Trump Conviction (6-3-24)
June 04, 2024 01:46 - 1 hour - 49.6 MB01:00 Young men looking for a fight 05:00 One moron destroys the public space 08:00 Caitlin Clark getting pounded by the lesbian WNBA 17:45 Why is the left more effective than the right? 21:30 ‘War will break out’ | Alan Dershowitz reacts to Trump’s felony 23:30 Pride month in the U.S. military 54:00 The Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism Is Tearing America Apart by Jeremy Carl, https://www.aporiamagazine.com/p/call-it-anti-white-racism-jeremy 1:46:00 The devastating impact of disparat...
Decoding The Trump Conviction, Ukraine, Israel, Science, Liberalism, Academy (6-2-24)
June 02, 2024 21:46 - 14 minutes - 6.71 MB01:00 Liberal catharsis after law does what politics can't -- constrain Trump, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NweVBH_QLtgIs a Second Civil War INEVITABLE?, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCogKGV2NDw The Axis of Chaos, with Matt Pottinger, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBhL1kV1EeQ Prof. John Mearsheimer on the Israel Lobby's Grip on U.S. Politics, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKXSReKRWaQ Hypervigilance and diversity, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py0lBpkSyHM Secure attachment, https:/...
Decoding The Trump Conviction, Ukraine, Israel, Science, Liberalism, Academy Part II (6-2-24)
June 02, 2024 21:38 - 1 hour - 32.6 MB01:00 Liberal catharsis after law does what politics can't -- constrain Trump, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NweVBH_QLtg 07:00 Male sex drive is stronger than the female sex drive, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/15/well/family/sex-myths.html, 21:00 More Americans identify as Republican than Democrat 31:00 Robert Barnes on the Donald Trump Conviction, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB0UtOpoq8A 37:00 Hitler and Abductive Logic: The Strategy of a Tyrant, https://www.amazon.com/Hitler-Abduct...
Decoding The Trump Conviction, Ukraine, Israel, Science, Liberalism, Academy Part Three (6-2-24)
June 02, 2024 21:32 - 3 hours - 102 MB01:00 My livestream keeps getting shutting down after I make a point about politicians and public officials lying 03:00 The Axis of Chaos, with Matt Pottinger, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBhL1kV1EeQ 11:45 Israel enters Rafah 15:00 How do RW academics make it? Should they diversify to podcasts? 18:00 Prof. John Mearsheimer on the Israel Lobby's Grip on U.S. Politics, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKXSReKRWaQ 25:00 Vali Nasr: Iran, Israel, and America’s Future in the Middle East | Foreig...
Donald Trump Convicted On 34 Felonies (5-30-24)
May 31, 2024 03:02 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBhttps://www.theamericanconservative.com/after-conviction-trump-is-the-outsider-tribune-again/ The reason the prosecutorial apparatus isn’t overtly weaponized more often is that leaders in both parties have a common interest in keeping such prosecutions to a minimum. Donald Trump, however, is a common foe: Establishment Republicans are not about to prosecute a Biden or a Clinton to the fullest extent of the law simply because a Democrat goes after Trump. In the ways that count, Donald Trump i...
Decoding War (5-29-24)
May 30, 2024 01:43 - 1 hour - 42.3 MB01:00 You're Being Lied To By Billionaire-Funded Fake Racialist Boomers | JFGT #1108, https://odysee.com/@JFGTonight:0/jfgt1108:f 04:00 NPR: Americans Are Shrinking, While Chinese And Koreans Sprout Up, https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/07/27/487391773/americans-are-shrinking-while-chinese-and-koreans-sprout-up 06:00 Why are Asian-Americans taller than their parents?, https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Asian-Americans-taller-than-their-parents 10:30 Realism in the Age of Rising Disord...
Decoding International Relations (5-28-24)
May 29, 2024 01:59 - 1 hour - 51.9 MB01:00 Why no cold war yet with China, https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/07/cold-war-cold-peace-united-states-china-xi-decoupling-trade/ 04:00 Three cheers for Donald Trump, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155233 09:30 On Realism, Interview with Randall Schweller, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm30l0ycwLs 10:10 The Paper Chase (1971), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paper_Chase_(film) 11:00 IR scholar Randall Schweller, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Schweller 20:00 Destiny is the king...
Different Peoples, Situations Require Different Styles Of Government (5-27-24)
May 27, 2024 23:57 - 16 minutes - 7.76 MBhttps://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2018-08-13/three-cheers-trumps-foreign-policy https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/07/cold-war-cold-peace-united-states-china-xi-decoupling-trade/ ForeignPolicy.com: So why are so many observers putting the worst possible face on the conflict? In an interview with Foreign Policy, [Randall] Schweller said that when he first entered the academic job market in 1993, just after the collapse of the Soviet Union, international security (IS) studies were f...
Decoding The Arab-Israeli West Bank Conflict (5-27-24)
May 27, 2024 18:19 - 3 hours - 83.9 MB01:00 Racial reckoning after George Floyd's death leads to 50,000 extra deaths, https://www.unz.com/isteve/repeat-after-me/ 03:00 Steve Sailer on Filthy Armenian Adventures, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/72-sailer-on-the-green/id1591842383?i=1000653626248 12:00 Eucalpytus as an invasive species, https://www.cal-ipc.org/plants/profile/eucalyptus-globulus-profile/ 15:00 Israeli settlers, https://www.nytimes.com/video/magazine/100000009469710/west-bank-settler-violence-israel.html 17:00 ...
Decoding The Campus Protests (5-26-24)
May 26, 2024 21:30 - 1 hour - 37.8 MB01:00 Philosopher and author Rony Guldmann, https://ronyguldmann.com/ 17:00 Why the swift crackdown on the protests? 33:00 Conservative Claims of Cultural Oppression, https://ronyguldmann.com/conservative-claims-cultural-oppression/ 36:00 Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, Stanford Law profs and progenitors of disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. https://ronyguldmann.com/faq/ 42:00 Affirmative action and student protests 57:30 Rony's memoir: The Star Chamber of Stanford, https://ronyguldm...
Decoding Destiny aka Steve Bonnell Part IV (5-26-24)
May 26, 2024 18:43 - 3 hours - 97.9 MB00:10 Decoding Destiny Part One, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=154833 00:20 Decoding Destiny Part Two, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=154837 00:30 Decoding Destiny Part Three, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=154910 00:50 DTG: Destiny- Discussing Debates, Drama, Depravity & 'Doing Your Own Research', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf1IjlbQ33E 05:45 Destiny wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny_(streamer) 12:30 Destiny clip on allegations about JF and the missing Mama JF, https://www.yout...
Decoding Israel's Growing Isolation (5-22-24)
May 23, 2024 01:54 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB01:00 NYT: What to know about Karim Khan’s decision to seek arrest warrants, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/world/europe/icc-warrants-israel-hamas-khan.html 07:00 Which first world nations have become more Muslim and more free? 14:20 Prof. John Mearsheimer: How Will the War in Gaza End? 36:00 WSJ: The Israelis Prove Biden Wrong on Rafah, https://www.wsj.com/articles/rafah-evacuation-israel-biden-administration-antony-blinken-jake-sullivan-hamas-3e3c85f7 43:30 Dennis Prager and Julie Hart...
Decoding Politics: Identity v Policy, Interests v Principles (5-21-24)
May 22, 2024 02:15 - 2 hours - 62.6 MB01:00 NYT: The Dangerous Political Headwind Facing Biden, https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/21/opinion/thepoint#biden-trump-popularity 12:00 Ideology vs. Identity: What Drives Political Preferences? 1:02:00 Janan Ganesh: Maybe politics, which for decades has been dysfunctional in the US, doesn’t matter that much, https://www.ft.com/content/4effcabc-8b5b-4cd4-a3e7-b5a38f487863 1:08:00 NYT: How Extremists Took Over Israel, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/magazine/israel-west-bank-settler-...
Decoding The Netflix Show 'Love is Blind' (5-20-24)
May 21, 2024 01:49 - 1 hour - 47.9 MB01:00 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/27/is-love-is-blind-a-toxic-workplace 03:40 Dennis Prager's Thoughts On Harrison Butker's Speech 07:00 Love is blind expose, https://www.avclub.com/love-is-blind-new-expose-renee-poche-lawsuit-netflix-1851488994 12:00 Love Is Blind Allegations EXPOSED! Contestants SUING Netflix Show! 28:00 Inside Love Is Blind’s Brutal Conditions on Set 50:10 Destiny: Debate King and/or Degenerate?, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/destiny-the-ed...
Decoding The Social Safety Net (5-19-24)
May 19, 2024 20:31 - 2 hours - 81.7 MB01:00 A Modest Proposal For Expanding The Social Safety Net,https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155099 03:00 Social safety net, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_safety_net https://www.theamericanconservative.com/fragmented-future/ 07:45 WP: Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show, https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05/16/business-leaders-chat-group-eric-adams-columbia-protesters/ 14:45 Iranian helicopter crash with no sign of the country...
Decoding Stormy Daniels (5-15-24)
May 16, 2024 02:07 - 1 hour - 29.6 MB01:00 Robert Stark interviews me about Stormy Daniels, https://robertstark.substack.com/ 05:00 My Stormy Daniels interviews, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155046 08:00 Who is Stormy Daniels? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormy_Daniels 27:20 Matt Pegas's new book, The Black Album, https://robertstark.substack.com/p/robert-stark-talks-to-matt-pegas 28:45 Anatoly Karlin talks about his intellectual restructuring, https://robertstark.substack.com/p/anatoly-karlin-talks-about-his-intellectual 29:2...
Decoding Dan Rather (5-12-24)
May 12, 2024 18:45 - 3 hours - 107 MB01:00 Dan Rather, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Rather 07:00 Did the press uncover watergate? https://www.commentary.org/articles/edward-epstein-3/did-the-press-uncover-watergate/ 09:00 Netflix documentary on civil rights, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=148976 11:00 The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties--A Conversation with Author Christopher Caldwell, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36-nBl5uBmc 20:00 Women, mediocrity and excellence, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=129132 25:00 Th...
Stormy Daniels And Poles For Holes (5 - 10 - 24)
May 11, 2024 00:50 - 10 minutes - 5 MBMy Stormy Daniels Interviews, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155046 ‘The Pole’ and Other Stories by J.M. Coetzee, https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n05/nicholas-spice/mothers-and-others https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05/10/stormy-daniels-voluble-specificity/ https://www.axios.com/2024/05/09/trump-trial-stormy-daniels-new-york https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-05-10/commentary-being-a-porn-star-doesnt-make-stormy-daniels-is-a-liar https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Decoding The Violence Problem In LA Public Transport (5-9-24)
May 10, 2024 01:47 - 1 hour - 36.5 MB01:00 Column: They want to ride buses and trains, but they’re afraid. For riders old and young, Metro must be safer, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-09/they-want-to-ride-buses-and-trains-but-theyre-afraid-for-riders-old-and-young-metro-must-be-safer 29:00 WSJ: Rising Crime Rates Are a Policy Choice: Progressives can’t solve the problem because they won’t abandon the practices that cause it. https://www.wsj.com/articles/safe-streets-are-a-policy-choice-incapacitation-incarcera...
Decoding Work (5-7-24)
May 08, 2024 02:25 - 2 hours - 66.9 MB02:00 New Yorker: Work Sucks. What Could Salvage It? https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/work-sucks-what-could-salvage-it 19:00 Elizabeth Anderson Lecture: The Work Ethic: Its Origins, Legacy and Future, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzRKsprglDs 22:00 Are half of jobs bs? 23:00 NYT: Your Neighbors Are Retiring in Their 30s. Why Can’t You? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/07/magazine/retire-early-saving.html 35:00 “Is Vegetarianism Healthy for Children?,” Critical Reviews in Food Sc...
Decoding Culture (5-6-24)
May 07, 2024 01:45 - 1 hour - 42.4 MB01:00 Where does culture come from? https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n08/terry-eagleton/where-does-culture-come-from 02:00 Literary critic Terry Eagleton, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Eagleton 06:00 My favorite songs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1_xDytEB1Q&list=PLhQp0uq1786ISg586sYF7k8cDug1-avU0 12:00 American Hearts by Air Supply 15:00 Work sucks - what could salvage it?, https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/work-sucks-what-could-salvage-it 28:00 Simon Kuper: Europeans...
NYT: Just How Dangerous Is Europe’s Rising Far Right? (5-5-24)
May 06, 2024 00:42 - 6 minutes - 2.97 MBRoger Cohen writes: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/world/europe/europe-far-right.html Mass immigration — some 5.1 million immigrants entered the European Union in 2022, more than double the number the previous year — is the core issue behind the changing nature of the right in Europe. It is widely resented, particularly because aging populations have put enormous financial pressure on the cherished social safety nets that they, and previous generations, have long paid into. Overlooked ar...
NYT: Just How Dangerous Is Europe’s Rising Far Right? Part Three (5-5-24)
May 06, 2024 00:34 - 13 minutes - 6.38 MBRoger Cohen writes: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/world/europe/europe-far-right.html Mass immigration — some 5.1 million immigrants entered the European Union in 2022, more than double the number the previous year — is the core issue behind the changing nature of the right in Europe. It is widely resented, particularly because aging populations have put enormous financial pressure on the cherished social safety nets that they, and previous generations, have long paid into. Overlooked ar...
NYT: Just How Dangerous Is Europe’s Rising Far Right? Part Two (5-5-24)
May 06, 2024 00:34 - 10 minutes - 4.92 MBRoger Cohen writes: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/world/europe/europe-far-right.html Mass immigration — some 5.1 million immigrants entered the European Union in 2022, more than double the number the previous year — is the core issue behind the changing nature of the right in Europe. It is widely resented, particularly because aging populations have put enormous financial pressure on the cherished social safety nets that they, and previous generations, have long paid into. Overlooked ar...