School Sucks: Higher Education For Self-Liberation
829 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsSchool Sucks is a podcast, You Tube channel, and web community empowering parents and self-directed learners.
For 12 years we've promoted freedom in education, and we've called out covert indoctrination.
We discuss:
+ educational alternatives like homeschooling and unschooling
+ career freedom without college
+ the principles of self-directed learning
+ the strategies of critical thinking/information literacy
+ the rewards of self-knowledge/personal development
This is NOT a show about school reform.
The schools will not improve.
Higher education will not improve.
The politics around these institutions will not improve.
Only we can improve.
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Episodes
24. Thinking, Fast and Slow
July 15, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #24 of 50 Theme Three: What It Means To Be Educated We move from self-directed learning to its outcome: critical thinking. Today I'll discuss one of the MOST IMPORTANT aspects of it: our persistent uncritical thoughts and feelings. (November, 2016) What is wrong with John Oliver? What's wrong with Donald Trump? What's wrong the anti-Trump anti-reality protestors? What was wrong with me the other day when I suddenly felt impelled to hatch a conspiracy theory about T...
23. Unenclosed Children
July 13, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #23 of 50 Theme Three: What It Means To Be Educated Kerry McDonald is a home-educating mother of four, who holds an M.Ed. from Harvard University, where she studied education administration, planning, and social policy. She is a writer for Natural Mother Magazine, the Foundation for Economic Education, Forbes, and Intellectual Takeout. She is a founding member of AlternativesToSchool.com, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Self-Directed Educ...
22. Filling the Trough
July 08, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #22 of 50 Theme Three: What It Means To Be Educated Scott Hambrick returns for a discussion on "how people learn and how we help them do that," as he aspires to be a more effective home-educator, Starting Strength coach, and leader at Online Great Books (https://onlinegreatbooks.com/ogb-memberships/?cookieUUID=b0752603-b84f-4b68-8330-3bf3fc074d2c). We begin our discussion with an exploration of the common learning theories practiced in public school and higher ed...
21. What It Means To Be Educated
July 04, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 80.1 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #21 of 50 Theme Three: What It Means To Be Educated Today's show is intended as a resource for listeners looking to share the ideas of alternative education and self directed learning with their friends and family, or with anyone wants to learn more about these subjects. Blake Boles builds exciting alternatives to traditional school for self-directed young people. He runs the company Unschool Adventures and is the author of The Art of Self-Directed Learning, Better...
20. Don't Be Anyone's Useful idiot
June 29, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #20 of 50 Theme Two: Leaving Institutional Schooling and Finding Educational Alternatives In the previous episode you heard my first podcast with Zak from 2016. Today we'll fast-forward five years for updates on life and career advice in times of increasing uncertainty and instability. Favorite School Sucks neighbor Zak Slayback returns to offer some key 2021 updates to his past advice for young people at the beginning of their careers. Our previous conversation on...
20. Don't Be Anyone's Useful Idiot
June 29, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #20 of 50 Theme Two: Leaving Institutional Schooling and Finding Educational Alternatives In the previous episode you heard my first podcast with Zak from 2016. Today we'll fast-forward five years for updates on life and career advice in times of increasing uncertainty and instability. Favorite School Sucks neighbor Zak Slayback returns to offer some key 2021 updates to his past advice for young people at the beginning of their careers. Our previous conversation on...
19. Succeeding Without Schooling
June 25, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #19 of 50 Theme Two: Leaving Institutional Schooling and Finding Educational Alternatives Zak Slayback is an entrepreneur who writes, speaks and takes action on issues of education, innovation, and philosophy. He is an Ivy League dropout and a founding team member of Praxis (https://discoverpraxis.com/schoolsuckspodcast/) - an organization that creates apprenticeships for college-age people that lead directly to full-time jobs. Learn more about Zak at ZakSlayback.c...
18. Learning Without Schooling
June 22, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #18 of 50 Theme Two: Leaving Institutional Schooling and Finding Educational Alternatives Today, an Essential School Sucks compilation of two conversations with natural learning legends: Sandra Dodd and Pam Laricchia. PART ONE: Sandra Dodd is a world-renown unschooling and natural learning advocate, and the mother of three adult unschooled children. Her website SandraDodd.com is one of the most comprehensive unschooling resources on the internet. She joins me for a...
17. Growing Without Schooling
June 20, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #17 of 50 Theme Two: Leaving Institutional Schooling and Finding Educational Alternatives Pat Farenga is a leading unschooling advocate, and the father of three adult unschooled children. He worked closely with unschooling pioneer John Holt on the Growing Without Schooling Magazine, and in the mid-1980s he took over as publisher of GWS and the president of Holt Associates. Today Pat runs the website JohnHoltGWS.com, which archives all the issues of the magazine, pl...
16. Here Is What's Possible Beyond Public School
June 18, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #16 of 50 Theme Two: Leaving Institutional Schooling and Finding Educational Alternatives From (#SchoolSucksAcrossAmerica - DAY SIX - OCT 20 - Harrisburg, PA) Tony Myers and I ask and answer questions with Circle School students and staff. From the The Circle School website: A pioneer in integral education, The Circle School’s program balances freedom and responsibility in a self-directed, democratic community. Students are free to choose their own activities, whil...
15. Building Self-Directed Learning Communities
June 15, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #15 of 50 Theme Two: Leaving Institutional Schooling and Finding Educational Alternatives Diane Murphy taught in public schools for 30 years before she retired early to build BigFish, an innovative self-directed learning community in Dover, NH. I had the pleasure of speaking with Diane at the FreeCoast Festival and of hearing her presentation on BigFish (https://www.bigfishnh.org/). We sat down to discuss her past experience, current efforts and passion for self-di...
14. The Hero's Journey For Teens
June 13, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #14 of 50 Theme Two: Leaving Institutional Schooling and Finding Educational Alternatives (but also for everyone else) Matt Beaudreau returns to map out a hero's journey for teens. We'll also discuss how students are guided through this process at Acton Academy, and how homeschooling and unschooling parents can help nurture this process in their own children. Plus much more on * goals, systems, habits and routines * self-knowledge and challenge * resisting cultural...
13. The Micro School Movement
June 11, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #13 of 50 Theme Two: Leaving Institutional Schooling and Finding Educational Alternatives Kerry McDonald returns to discuss the growing Micro-School movement. What is a Micro-School and why should we be talking about them? (and why am I excited about a school?) We'll also cover blended learning, the question of screen time for children, and a thriving micro-school network in Arizona Kerry recently profiled in Forbes Magazine. That article is called How Micro-School...
12. Purpose and Passion-Driven Education
June 09, 2022 19:00 - 57 minutes - 75.5 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #12 of 50 Theme Two: Leaving Institutional Schooling and Finding Educational Alternatives Connor Boyack is a home-educating parent and the founder of the Libertas Institute. He joins me to discuss his book Passion-Driven Education, which is definitely a nice companion piece for the School Sucks Podcast. Discussed: * School is a tool for social transformation; education is a tool for self-transformation * Addressing Concerns: Structure, "assessment," and protection ...
11. Setting Children Free (In An Age of Mass Panic)
June 08, 2022 12:00 - 49 minutes - 55.7 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #11 of 50 Theme Two: Leaving Institutional Schooling and Finding Educational Alternatives Lenore Skenazy (http://www.freerangekids.com/) was one of the first people to sound the alarm on the dangers of safety. Now, two decades into the "century of the safe" - where safety is the trump card in almost every policy argument - we must recognize that letting go of overprotectiveness is an important step towards treating young people with more dignity. 2013: Lenore join...
10. When Mainstream America Learned College Is A Scam
June 05, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #10 of 50 Theme One: The Real Problems With Public School This show concludes our first section of shows on the problem of institutional schooling. We're told the primary purpose of K-12 is get into a good college. So in this installment we'll use a single news story about corruption to create a comprehensive argument against the content, culture, and cost of higher indoctrination.(for most people) Scott Hambrick and I discuss the so-called biggest scandal in the h...
9. Who Controls Our Children?
June 02, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #9 of 50 Theme One: The Real Problems With Public School This final show - thoroughly remastered - about the problems of K-12 public schooling, is primarily focused on the recent dark history, Outcome-Based Education, how it was applied to the children of the 90s, and how it has been "perfected" since then. Original Notes: Today's show is a followup to the previous conversation with Dave Smith - a deeper level of exploration of the history of school, covering a lon...
8. The Anti-Gun Play
May 31, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 98.9 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #8 of 50 Theme One: The Real Problems With Public School March 27, 2018 - This past weekend hundreds of thousands of ill-informed teenagers participated in a nationwide accidental fundraiser for the NRA called #MarchForOurLives. Thaddeus Russell returns to examine the bigger picture. We'll discuss the fetish-ization of children by both the left and the right. Other themes include politics as a performance on a stage, dangers of absolutist thinking, Manichaeism (the...
7. The Schools of the Plague. The Plague of the Schools.
May 26, 2022 14:00 - 58 minutes - 72.9 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #7 of 50 Theme One: The Real Problems With Public School How will the draconian "safety" measures from the past pandemic (or maybe a future pandemic) affect school children? These measures are new vectors for punishment and surveillance, and they will certainly remain in place beyond any health crisis. Jay, The Honest Teacher returns almost exactly one year after our last conversation. I asked him to offer some up close and personal accounts (from students and fr...
6. The State of the Schools. The Schools of The State.
May 24, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #6 of 50 Theme One: The Real Problems With Public School The story of mass public schooling: a shocking intrusion takes place, and then it becomes normalized, and then it becomes invisible, until another shocking intrusion takes place. And so on... Dave Smith and I discuss a brief history of this intrusion into family and community life, and then we assess the condition of public school and college, as they were, heading into the pandemic (where they definitely did...
5. How Schools Crush Creativity and Critical Thinking
May 22, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #5 of 50 Theme One: The Real Problems With Public School Dr. Peter Gray was a research professor of psychology at Boston College, and author of Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life (https://amzn.to/3sJOtcu). Peter serves on the Organizing team for the Alliance of Self-Directed-Education. He also runs a blog on Psychology Today called Freedom to Learn, where he regularly e...
4. School Has Robbed Young People of Their "Why"
May 20, 2022 19:00 - 59 minutes - 72.4 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #4 of 50 Theme One: The Real Problems With Public School In 2019, teen anxiety and depression levels had reached startling new highs. Then 2020 happened. Dan Sanchez is the Director of Content at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) and the editor-in-chief of FEE.org. Dan is also the main writing coach for our friends at Praxis. He joins me for a fresh take on a familiar problem: young people are drowning and purposelessness, searching for meaning. Political...
3. A Powerful Voice In the FIght For School Choice
May 18, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBThe Essential School Sucks, #3 of 50 Theme One: The Real Problems With Public School Corey DeAngelis (https://twitter.com/DeAngelisCorey) is the director of school choice at Reason Foundation. He is also an adjunct scholar at Cato Institute. He returns to discuss some very promising developments for school choice and educational freedom. A great opportunity is upon us, but it's likely the real fight is just beginning. Corey and I will also talk about the mindset and strategy that he brings to...
2. The Bi-Partisan Conspiracy Against Parents and Students
May 15, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBThe Essential School Sucks, # 2 of 50 Theme One: The Real Problems With Public School School decision-making is moving further and further away from parental control, supervision, and awareness. And this is not a new problem; it's been gradually but steadily progressing for over a century. It's a history worth knowing, because it affected all of us. This episode examines the origins of, and ideologies and motives behind controversial (yet bi-partisan!) school legislation like Common Core and ...
1. The Teacher Who Stood Up and Spoke Out
May 12, 2022 19:30 - 56 minutes - 66.4 MBThe Essential School Sucks, # 1 of 50 Theme One: The Real Problems With Public School A monologue about the courageous life and work of John Taylor Gatto, and the story of how he changed my life. How many teachers reluctantly acknowledge the failure of mass compulsory schooling? How many become disheartened but then relegate themselves to quiet conformity? How many hunt for the villains, but simply wind up sniveling behind the closed doors of the teachers’ lounge, choosing to blame children ...
The Essential School Sucks - Introduction
May 11, 2022 16:00 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MBAn introduction to the 50 most essential episodes - curated, categorized, and sequenced for a new audience. These shows will progress through five core topics (approximately 10 shows each) * The Real Problems With School * Leaving School and Finding Educational Alternatives * The Principles of Critical Thinking and Self-Directed Learning * Personal Development * Information Literacy If you... * have growing concerns and frustrations about institutional schooling at all levels * have children...
732: GRADUATION.
November 11, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBThe final episode of the School Sucks Podcast. After a lengthy monologue about the past and the future, the audience speaks, at the Midwest Peace and Liberty Fest. MCed by Alex "Young Alex" Bell. Organized and introduced by Joe Moutard. This message has never been more relevant, and our work continues on in new forms! Please stay involved.JOIN THE UN-IVERSITY! You are granted access to our Un-iversity private community (and all of its clubs!) when you purchase the downloadable version of The...
Episode 732: GRADUATION.
November 11, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBThe final episode of the School Sucks Podcast. After a lengthy monologue about the past and the future, the audience speaks, at the Midwest Peace and Liberty Fest. MCed by Alex "Young Alex" Bell. Organized and introduced by Joe Moutard. This message has never been more relevant, and our work continues on in new forms! Please stay involved. JOIN THE UN-IVERSITY! You are granted access to our Un-iversity private community (and all of its clubs!) when you purchase the downloadable version...
Episode 731: Savoring the World - With Joel Bein, Wes Bertrand, and Kevin Koskella
September 27, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBIn this penultimate episode of School Sucks Podcast, we aim to offer some hope for the future. I am joined by three of the most optimistic gentlemen I know: Wes Bertrand, Joel Bein, and Kevin Koskella. We discuss the "immunity of awareness" in an age of "menticide," stages of societal development, cultural re-birth, resistance to inner work, re-opening the closing space between stimulus and response, and some reflections on SSP. Music: "Take Your Praise" Camille Yarbrough "Lucky Man" S...
Episode 730: Confidence Men (with Nathan Fraser)
September 13, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 92.2 MB(Emotional Manipulators For Hire, Episode 11) Friend, copywriter, marketer, and Facebook World Champion Nathan Fraser and I continue our monthly conversation about marketing and media manipulation. You'll learn more about the tactics politicians and propagandists use against you, and how you can re-purpose such tactics for good. Today: Confidence The mechanics and facades of confidence, used to manipulate versus genuine confidence and consciousness, used to persuade JOIN THE UN-IVERSITY...
Episode 730: Confidence Men (with Nathan Fraser)
September 13, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 92.2 MB(Emotional Manipulators For Hire, Episode 11) Friend, copywriter, marketer, and Facebook World Champion Nathan Fraser and I continue our monthly conversation about marketing and media manipulation. You'll learn more about the tactics politicians and propagandists use against you, and how you can re-purpose such tactics for good. Today: Confidence The mechanics and facades of confidence, used to manipulate versus genuine confidence and consciousness, used to persuade JOIN THE UN-IVERSITY...
Episode 729: Influence
September 08, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBIn this fifth monthly meeting of the Un-iversity Book Club, participants discuss the timely and timeless Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini. I am very proud to announce this as the very first episode of School Sucks that I am not in!! OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SUMMIT IS NOW ON SEPTEMBER 11+12! Visit MindsetandMastery.com to learn more about this exciting new presentation, the topics, and bonuses JOIN THE UN-IVERSITY! You are granted access to our Un-iversity private comm...
Episode 728: The Story of Getting Somewhere (The Discomfort Zone s04e07)
August 30, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBA Special Free-For-All Episode of The Discomfort Zone Live At the Midwest Peace and Liberty Fest Danny McCarthy is 26 years old and he currently makes his living working on an assembly line at an American auto manufacturer that you've likely heard about. But Danny is not seeking a career there. He is instead very eager to make a greater impact in the world of ideas. Today we'll discuss his ambitions and challenges. A very impressive younger thinker and researcher, Danny studies history an...
Episode 727: Content. (With Professor CJ)
August 26, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBA retrospective conversation about finding happiness and serenity in an unfree world (content) and the ripple effects of meaningful (content) creation. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SUMMIT IS NOW ON SEPTEMBER 11+12! Visit MindsetandMastery.com to learn more about this exciting new presentation, the topics, and bonuses JOIN THE UN-IVERSITY! You are granted access to our Un-iversity private community (and all of its clubs!) when you purchase the downloadable version of The Ideas Into Action Summit. Vi...
Episode 726: The 12th and Final Anniversary of School Sucks Podcast
August 06, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 93.6 MB"Next." With Andrew and Young Alex. A free-for-everyone livestream and release of The Discomfort Zone, Season 4 Episode 6. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SUMMIT IS NOW ON SEPTEMBER 11+12! Visit MindsetandMastery.com to learn more about this exciting new presentation, the topics, and bonuses JOIN THE UN-IVERSITY! You are granted access to our Un-iversity private community (and all of its clubs!) when you purchase the downloadable version of The Ideas Into Action Summit. Visit sspuniversity.com/idea...
Episode 725: Intentional Communities (With Joe Moutard and Shane Radliff)
August 02, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBToday we'll discuss the possibility of departure from the First Realm of society (we'll explain) in pursuit of a peaceful and voluntary Second Realm. The latter is composed of temporary autonomous zones (TAZ) and permanent autonomous zones (PAZ). Joe is one of the organizers of The Midwest Peace and Liberty Fest. [An example of a TAZ] Shane is the host of the Vonu Podcast and the creator of The Free Republic of P.A.Z.NIA. [A n example of a PAZ] The conversation is largely based on a pi...
Episode 724: 724: New York Times Warns About The Dangers of Critical Thinking (2 of 2)
July 29, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBPart 2: "Death By Disinformation!" AN ANALYSIS - WITH SCOTT HAMBRICK Scott and I discuss a timely gem from the New York Times Opinion Dissemination Section. Today we'll finish up the article and move on to the Dirty Dozen of Disinformation "white" paper, written by The Center For Such and Fuck. Main article title: Don’t Go Down the Rabbit Hole Subtitle: Critical thinking, as we’re taught to do it, isn’t helping in the fight against misinformation. The conversation continues beyond thi...
Episode 723: 723: This Is Not About A Virus (Continued) - With Darrell Becker and Tony Myers
July 26, 2021 00:00 - 2 hours - 138 MBThis Is A Test, Part Six A continued update of our 2020 series on the pandemic, encouraging a deeper and broader look at both the ever-shifting scientific consensus and dissenting voices of our current age. Today Darrell and I are joined by our friend Tony Myers, who teaches logic and co-hosts the Grand Theft World podcast. This is a fascinating conversation, not just for its content but also for its conduct. Darrell and Tony have some major points of disagreement, and even without resolvi...
Episode 722: 722: New York Times Warns About The Dangers of Critical Thinking (1 of 2)
July 22, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBAN ANALYSIS - WITH SCOTT HAMBRICK Scott and I discuss a timely gem from the New York Times Opinion Dissemination Section Title: Don’t Go Down the Rabbit Hole Subtitle: Critical thinking, as we’re taught to do it, isn’t helping in the fight against misinformation. JOIN THE UN-IVERSITY! You are granted access to our Un-iversity private community (and all of its clubs!) when you purchase the downloadable version of The Ideas Into Action Summit. Visit sspuniversity.com/ideasintoaction to ...
Episode 721: Engineering Consent and Manufacturing Demand (with Nathan Fraser)
July 13, 2021 00:00 - 2 hours - 113 MB(Emotional Manipulators For Hire, Episode 10) Friend, copywriter, marketer, and Facebook World Champion Nathan Fraser and I continue our monthly conversation about marketing and media manipulation. You'll learn more about the tactics politicians and propagandists use against you, and how you can re-purpose such tactics for good. Today: Problem, Reaction, Solution At this point, we have to acknowledge that Edward Bernays was right. Human beings are driven by irrational forces. OU...
Episode 721: 721: Engineering Consent and Manufacturing Demand (with Nathan Fraser)
July 13, 2021 00:00 - 2 hours - 113 MB(Emotional Manipulators For Hire, Episode 10) Friend, copywriter, marketer, and Facebook World Champion Nathan Fraser and I continue our monthly conversation about marketing and media manipulation. You'll learn more about the tactics politicians and propagandists use against you, and how you can re-purpose such tactics for good. Today: Problem, Reaction, Solution At this point, we have to acknowledge that Edward Bernays was right. Human beings are driven by irrational forces. OUR NEXT V...
720: This Is...Not About A Virus (With Darrell Becker)
June 29, 2021 00:00 - 2 hours - 152 MBThis Is A Test, Part Five Darrell Becker returns to revisit our 2020 series on the pandemic, and to encourage a deeper and broader look at both the ever-shifting scientific consensus and dissenting voices of our current age. Darrell’s website notmedicaladvice.co is a growing collection of informative shows, interviews, and health resources. Not Medical Advice videos are stories that show how various types of practitioners would find effective treatment for a wide variety of chronic problem...
719: Anger! Guilt! Anxiety! Horray!
June 15, 2021 17:23 - 1 hour - 85.2 MB"Huh?" In this fourth monthly meeting of the Un-iversity Book Club, we discuss The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why Being Your Whole Self--Not Just Your "Good" Self--Drives Success and Fulfillment by Todd B. Kashdan and Robert Biswas-Diener. In a nutshell... WHAT IS IT? SAY YES TO IT. MOVE TOWARDS WHOLENESS. Music: "Searchlight" John Fogerty "Lemonade" Chris Rice "Fishin' In The Dark" Nitty Gritty Dirt Band We are now on Locals.com! When you join our Locals community, you'll ge...
Episode 719: 719: Anger! Guilt! Anxiety! Horray!
June 15, 2021 17:23 - 1 hour - 85.2 MB"Huh?" In this fourth monthly meeting of the Un-iversity Book Club, we discuss The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why Being Your Whole Self--Not Just Your "Good" Self--Drives Success and Fulfillment by Todd B. Kashdan and Robert Biswas-Diener. In a nutshell... WHAT IS IT? SAY YES TO IT. MOVE TOWARDS WHOLENESS. Music: "Searchlight" John Fogerty "Lemonade" Chris Rice "Fishin' In The Dark" Nitty Gritty Dirt Band We are now on Locals.com! When you join our Locals community, you'll get immedi...
718: Young Marijuana Entrepreneur Strategy Session
June 04, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 89.2 MB(FREE A/V - DISCOMFORT WEEK! - Part 3 of 4) Today you'll hear "The Discomfort Zone (s03e03) – Nick Hazelton Futures" December 4, 2019 - We're investing! Nick Hazelton is a 21-year-old entrepreneur, farmer, media creator, and a School Sucks favorite guest since he first appeared on the show several year ago. He also loves weed. But hold that thought. Circa 2015, Nick told Brett he wanted to leave high school to pursue yak herding. And then he did it! He shared his self-educatio...
717: Non-False Fabrication, With Nathan Fraser
June 02, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 MB...or How Cherry-Picking Helped Ruin Science, the Economy, Race Relations, Higher Ed, America, and the World (BUT can you put it to work for you?!) (Emotional Manipulators For Hire, Episode 9) Friend, copywriter, marketer, and Facebook World Champion Nathan Fraser and I continue our monthly conversation about marketing and media manipulation. You'll learn more about the tactics politicians and propagandists use against you, and how you can re-purpose such tactics for good. Today...
716: The Map Is Not the Territory
June 01, 2021 20:15 - 2 hours - 114 MB(FREE A/V - DISCOMFORT WEEK! - Part 2 of 4) Recorded February 18, 2019 - How did our week of "do the more uncomfortable thing" go? What awkward social situations did it create? More discussion about block scheduling, the "stairway of influence," and how to identify and accentuate what's working in our business relationships. *This show also addresses cognitive distortions, and the stories we might tell ourselves in search of comfort. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SUMMIT IS JUNE 7&8 Visit Min...
715: The Split Personality of Entrepreneurship
May 31, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB(FREE A/V - DISCOMFORT WEEK! - Part 1 of 4) Recorded January 11, 2019 - Back together in Pittsburgh, Brett and Andrew discuss a book called The E-Myth: Why Most Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It. The book was written decades ago and last updated at the dawn of the digital revolution, but it contains wisdom still very relevant to us today. The E-Myth describes the self-employed or small business owner as a person who initially tries to play three distinct roles: a techni...
714: In Pursuit of Free Enterprise Education
May 26, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBToday a swap-cast with the young (24 years old) and ambitious Noah Blaylock, host of The Noah Blaylock Show and the creator of this helpful infographic: Noah's media mission is to promote the separation of school and state, so we'll discuss some of the lessons I've learned along the way with School Sucks Project. He interviews me for about 10 minutes, and then I have LOTS of questions for him! Mentioned: The underground History of American Education, Audiobook by Unwelcome Guest...
713: fOLloW tHe sCiENcE
May 18, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBToday: medical surveillance, lockdowns, the new segregation, and other crimes against science I am joined by an anonymous member of the SoundMind Creative Group to discuss their upcoming documentary film "Follow the Science: On Lockdowns and Liberty." A timely conversation as we move beyond lockdowns (for now) and on the the next phase of what it means for mediocre minds to follow the science. MUSIC: "Mediocre Minds" Bad Religion "Handlebars" (Instrumental) Flobots "King of the ...