Latest Contrapoints Podcast Episodes
A Response to Rose of Dawn's Response to ContraPoints
Infinite Lunchbox - May 29, 2020 21:41 - 21 minutesIn the last episode of Infinite Lunchbox -- Uncanceling ContraPoints -- we explored how YouTube Left superstar ContraPoints embodies *integral philosophy*. We theorized that integral philosophy can help her jujitsu with her detractors. And so: let's put that theory to the test! Let's see how int...
ContraPoints vs. Rose of Dawn? (Anti-Debate)
Infinite Lunchbox - May 29, 2020 21:41 - 21 minutesIn the last episode of Infinite Lunchbox -- Uncanceling ContraPoints -- we explored how YouTube Left superstar ContraPoints embodies *integral philosophy*. We theorized that integral philosophy can help her jujitsu with her detractors. And so: let's put that theory to the test! Let's see how int...
ContraPoints vs. Rose of Dawn?
Infinite Lunchbox - May 29, 2020 21:41 - 21 minutesIn the last episode of Infinite Lunchbox -- Uncanceling ContraPoints -- we explored how YouTube Left superstar ContraPoints embodies *integral philosophy*. We theorized that integral philosophy can help her jujitsu with her detractors. And so: let's put that theory to the test! Let's see how int...
Uncanceling ContraPoints (Integral Left)
Infinite Lunchbox - May 12, 2020 18:59 - 21 minutesShe's been called the "Oscar Wilde of YouTube," and her videos have been archived by the Library of Congress. I'm talking about ContraPoints, aka Natalie Wynn -- a transgender ex-philosopher and leading personality of the YouTube left, who was recently canceled by many on the far left. In this e...
How ContraPoints Embodies Integral Philosophy
Infinite Lunchbox - May 12, 2020 18:59 - 21 minutesShe's been called the "Oscar Wilde of YouTube," and her videos have been archived by the Library of Congress. I'm talking about ContraPoints, aka Natalie Wynn -- a transgender ex-philosopher and leading personality of the YouTube left, who was recently canceled by many on the far left. In this e...
Biden, #MeToo, & Growing in Public
Infinite Lunchbox - April 22, 2020 22:31 - 11 minutesJoe Biden stands accused of sexual assault. And the Democratic Party leadership, which has been loud in its support for #MeToo, is conspicuously……..silent. Is it possible to support Biden's candidacy without abandoning #MeToo? Infinite Lunchbox is better viewed than heard — consider *watching*...
Our Love-Hate Relationship with Tech (Hype Cycle)
Infinite Lunchbox - April 16, 2020 17:07 - 9 minutesAs we sit at home — social-distancing and sheltering-in-place — we're suddenly feeling pretty grateful for Zoom, Google Hangouts, Facebook, and Twitter. And perhaps, not so resentful of our tech overlords. How does our relationship with different technologies *change* over time? In this episode ...
Our Love-Hate Relationship with Tech, Explained (Hype Cycle)
Infinite Lunchbox - April 16, 2020 17:07 - 9 minutesAs we sit at home — social-distancing and sheltering-in-place — we're suddenly feeling pretty grateful for Zoom, Google Hangouts, Facebook, and Twitter. And perhaps, not so resentful of our tech overlords. How does our relationship with different technologies *change* over time? In this episode ...
How to Cover Trump's Lies (Post-Truth Jujitsu)
Infinite Lunchbox - April 09, 2020 19:45 - 14 minutesHow do we cover the communications of a White House that has little allegiance to truth? Especially in the context of a public health crisis, when lies can be fatal? Get ready for some *post-truth jujitsu*. NOTE: Infinite Lunchbox is better viewed than heard — consider watching on YouTube. S...
How to Tackle Trump's Lies (Post-Truth Jujitsu)
Infinite Lunchbox - April 09, 2020 19:45 - 14 minutesHow do we cover the communications of a White House that has little allegiance to truth? Especially in the context of a public health crisis, when lies can be fatal? Get ready for some *post-truth jujitsu*. NOTE: Infinite Lunchbox is better viewed than heard — consider watching on YouTube. S...
10 Lights in the Quarantine Darkness
Infinite Lunchbox - April 02, 2020 15:45 - 18 minutesAt the Infinite Lunchbox, we don't just make sense of this moment. We also make *lemonade*. And in that spirit, let's savor 10 political-yet-hopeful things that can give us faith in our capacity to navigate the pandemic. NOTE: Infinite Lunchbox is better viewed than heard — consider watching o...
10 Sources of Political Hope
Infinite Lunchbox - April 02, 2020 15:45 - 18 minutesAt the Infinite Lunchbox, we don't just make sense of this moment. We also make *lemonade*. And in that spirit, let's savor 10 political-yet-hopeful things that can give us faith in our capacity to navigate the pandemic. NOTE: Infinite Lunchbox is better viewed than heard — consider watching o...
3. The Left-Right Political Spectrum is About Class Conflict
WHAT IS POLITICS? - March 28, 2020 18:01 ★★★★★ - 106 ratingsMost journalists and Doctor-Professor academics don’t really know what the left-right political spectrum is about, but you will after listening to this episode! FULL TRANSCRIPT tweeter: @WorbsIntoWords help! http://www.patreon.com/whatispolitics video version: https://youtu.be/P3cmjNrXWms https:/...
Building Consensus on Coronavirus (Post-Normal Science)
Infinite Lunchbox - March 25, 2020 20:42 - 12 minutesScience is amazing at building public consensus……except when it's not. Think science on climate change, vaccines, and coronavirus. In these circumstances, the stakes and uncertainty are so high, that normal peer-reviewed science fails to reach public consensus. But if not normal science, what ty...
How to Agree on Science (Post-Normal Science)
Infinite Lunchbox - March 25, 2020 20:42 - 12 minutesScience is amazing at building public consensus……except when it's not. Think science on climate change, vaccines, and coronavirus. In these circumstances, the stakes and uncertainty are so high, that normal peer-reviewed science fails to reach public consensus. But if not normal science, what ty...
The Backlash That Led to Trump & Tribalism (Spiral Dynamics)
Infinite Lunchbox - March 19, 2020 00:18 - 18 minutesHow did we get so tribal? And where did Trump come from?! There have been a gazillion attempted answers to those questions, and this episode, the Infinite Lunchbox offers a fresh one -- from the perspective of the evolution of *human consciousness*. You thought Maslow's hierarchy was good? Buckl...
Spiral Dynamics of Consciousness
Infinite Lunchbox - March 19, 2020 00:18 - 18 minutesThe Spiral Dynamics of Consciousness is one meticulously-researched answer to the question: how do humans *evolve* over time? Spiral Dynamics identifies specific stages that individuals as well as societies go through. Don't you want to know what those stages are?! Let's talk through them and co...
How Did We Get So Tribal? (Spiral Dynamics)
Infinite Lunchbox - March 19, 2020 00:18 - 18 minutesHow did we get so tribal? And where did Trump come from?! There have been a gazillion attempted answers to those questions, and this episode, the Infinite Lunchbox offers a fresh one -- from the perspective of the evolution of *human consciousness*. You thought Maslow's hierarchy was good? Buckl...
Leadership in Times of Crisis (Integral Strategy)
Infinite Lunchbox - March 18, 2020 17:12 - 10 minutesWhy do we suddenly love New York Governor Andrew Cuomo? Perhaps because effective leadership is suited to its circumstances, and Cuomo's leadership style is uniquely suited to our public health crisis? In this episode of the Infinite Lunchbox, we get a fresh take on leadership in times of crisis...
Leadership in Times of Crisis (Integral Theory)
Infinite Lunchbox - March 18, 2020 17:12 - 10 minutesWhat kind of leadership do we need to face Coronavirus? Autocratic China dealt swiftly with the pandemic, but can a democracy do something similar? And why do we suddenly love New York Governor Andrew Cuomo?! Integral theory and strategy offer us insight. NOTE: Infinite Lunchbox makes for bett...
Integral Theory & Strategy
Infinite Lunchbox - March 18, 2020 17:12 - 10 minutesIntegral Theory. You may have heard of it. You may have tried to read Ken Wilber’s A Theory of Everything, but you got stuck in all the diagrams and spirals and quadrants. You may be totally into it. And still: how do you actually *apply* integral theory, i.e. use integral strategy? NOTE: Infi...
Why We Suddenly Love Cuomo (Integral Strategy)
Infinite Lunchbox - March 18, 2020 17:12 - 10 minutesWhy do we suddenly love New York Governor Andrew Cuomo? Perhaps because effective leadership is suited to its circumstances, and Cuomo's leadership style is uniquely suited to our public health crisis? In this episode of the Infinite Lunchbox, we get a fresh take on leadership in times of crisis...
What's the Infinite Lunchbox?
Infinite Lunchbox - March 18, 2020 15:44 - 2 minutesWelcome to the Infinite Lunchbox, where we're making sense of (and lemonade with) this moment. SWEET. And….what does that actually mean? Infinite Lunchbox is better viewed than heard — consider *watching* on YouTube. If you appreciate the Infinite Lunchbox, please keep it alive! Thank you: p...
2. What is Politics and Why Should I Care? (video)
WHAT IS POLITICS? - January 15, 2020 15:17 ★★★★★ - 106 ratingsHow can people who don’t have official decision-making power exert their influence over those who do? A quick overview of some basic political concepts: POLITICS PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE POLITICS POLITIES GOVERNMENT DEMOCRACY AUTOCRACY CONSENSUS POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS ECONOMICS CAPITALISM IDEOLOGY CLAS...
1. Worbs: when political terms have no meaning
WHAT IS POLITICS? - December 06, 2019 19:40 ★★★★★ - 106 ratingsPolitics is unique among practical fields in that almost all of the main political terms are worbs: words that everyone (including academics and journalists) uses without really knowing what they mean. This rots our brains. It makes us easy to... Continue Reading →
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