Latest Rabbits Podcast Episodes
Bathing as Ritual | WAWTAR #150
Heavy Things Lightly - September 05, 2023 11:00 - 17 minutesPart 2 of our bathing miniseries. Today John takes a historical look at getting clean, both culturally and ritually. Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info,...
Bathing and Baptism | WAWTAR #149
Heavy Things Lightly - August 30, 2023 12:00 - 16 minutesBathing. Washing. Immersing in water to become clean. What is bathing and by extension...baptism? Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at...
Just...War. | WAWTAR #148
Heavy Things Lightly - August 17, 2023 11:00 - 22 minutesOur final installment on war. Is there really a thing as "Just War?" How can we understand modern war as it relates the "Just" theory? Finally, where does the ancient Orthodox East land when dealing with war? Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field...
Conversations: Kilts Khalfan | WAWTAR #147
Heavy Things Lightly - August 09, 2023 13:00 - 1 hourKiltz sits down with us again to talk about what's happening in France (and around the world), the notion of race, homage, and so much more. Kilts is a Medieval thinker, poet, concept artist, and co-author of two books (and counting) published by the Dragon Common Room. Dragon Common Room: h...
War as Martyrdom | WAWTAR #146
Heavy Things Lightly - August 03, 2023 13:00 - 16 minutesWhat happens when the gods go away and war becomes secular? We dive into this by taking a look at the Battle of Bull Run and what it heralded for the New World. Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://f...
War & Heaven | WAWTAR #145
Heavy Things Lightly - July 27, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutesOur continued exploration of war. Today we take a look at the ancient understanding that war and heaven were tied together. Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more...
Total War | WAWTAR #144
Heavy Things Lightly - July 20, 2023 14:00 - 21 minutesWar. Probably as old as mankind itself. But was it always understood to be the same as our modern age? What of ancient, bloody war? And today's wars of drones and surgical strikes? To start the investigation we will try and understand what total war means in our more modern age. Does the deep...
Usury at Last | WAWTAR #143
Heavy Things Lightly - July 13, 2023 14:00 - 23 minutesIt's the final chapter on usury and it's...well, we will let modern advertising tell the story. (Hint: It's not great). But the story is far from over, who knows what future generations will choose? Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! C...
Uncle Seth and A.I. | WAWTAR #142
Heavy Things Lightly - July 05, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourUncle Seth is back and A.I. is the battleground. Where does this technology lead and what does it ultimately mean for all of us? Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great music! Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check...
From Fearing to Embracing Usury | WAWTAR #141
Heavy Things Lightly - June 27, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutesWhy was the Old World so fearful of usury? What did ancient scholars have to say about it? And how were all the warnings slowly ignored to land us in the land of usury today? Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great music! Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You s...
From Fearing to Embracing Usury | WAWTAR #141
Heavy Things Lightly - June 27, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutesWhy was the Old World so fearful of usury? What did ancient scholars have to say about it? And how were all the warnings slowly ignored to land us in the land of usury today? Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great music! Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You s...
Usury & the Old World | WAWTAR #140
Heavy Things Lightly - June 22, 2023 14:00 - 24 minutesUsury. An empire building tool? A necessary evil? A path to build wealth? John walks us through the beginnings of usury in the Old World and in later episodes how we arrived at modern usury (like pre-approved credit cards aimed at unemployed teenagers with unreasonable interest rates). Big sh...
Conversations: Graham Pardun | WAWTAR #139
Heavy Things Lightly - June 14, 2023 13:00 - 1 hourOrthodox poet, author, and essayist Graham Pardun joins John to talk about modern Orthodoxy, enlightenment, and the value of choosing the right words, in the right order. He has gained recent notoriety for his self-published collection of essays titled, The Sunlilies. Graham's Substack: https:/...
Magic Never Really Left... | WAWTAR #138
Heavy Things Lightly - June 06, 2023 11:00 - 12 minutesAs we wrap up this White JuJu series, John looks at the future. Is magic, spiritualism, religion, or "how we make meaning in the post-modern world" really gone? And what happens when the irrational world view gets its revenge? Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great music! For...
How the West Rid Itself of Magic | WAWTAR #137
Heavy Things Lightly - May 31, 2023 12:00 - 17 minutesWhite JuJu. Public Schooling. And this week the rise of the mechanistic mind. The expulsion of magic from society. Join John as we take a look at the beginning of how the West today started to expel "magic" and "religion" from society. Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great ...
Conversations: Fr. Peter Heers | WAWTAR #136
Heavy Things Lightly - May 24, 2023 13:00 - 1 hourJohn is joined by his brother Fr. Peter Heers to talk life, Orthodoxy in America, and his current state of affairs in an almost perfect rendition of heavy things done lightly. Take a moment to visit the Orthodox Ethos here: https://www.orthodoxethos.com/ Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and ...
Quantifying Religion | WAWTAR #135
Heavy Things Lightly - May 16, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutesLast week was Juju, both here in the Americas and overseas, and the Old World mindset that accompanied it. And like magic, religion would be "explained" to us by those uncomfortable with mystery. Join us as we peel back history to reveal the roots of Babylon (maybe) and future America's DNA in t...
White People JuJu | WAWTAR #134
Heavy Things Lightly - May 09, 2023 15:00 - 18 minutesMagic. Juju. Voodoo. It's Old World and for us new worlders, incomprehensible, nonsensical, and quite often frightening. Using magic as our springboard, we are going to explore how we went from a time of mystery to quantity. From magic to data and beyond. Links: Documentary on Appalachia Magic:...
Paul Kingsnorth: The End of Anthropology | WAWTAR #133
Heavy Things Lightly - March 30, 2023 19:00 - 59 minutesJohn is delighted to welcome back Paul Kingsnorth for a fascinating look at some of the narratives the modern world is wrestling with. Evolution, transhumanism, and more. Discover Paul's work: Substack: https://paulkingsnorth.substack.com/ Website: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/ Youtube: ...
Ben Stamper - Filmmaking & The Making of the Soul | Immersion Series #7 | WAWTAR #132
Heavy Things Lightly - March 23, 2023 13:00 - 1 hourBen Stamper is a director, cinematographer, editor and production designer whose body of work includes acclaimed short films like "The Deep Place," "Jonah," and "Stay With." In his own words, his work looks to "[...] capture intimate and moving portraits of everyday humans doing the extraordina...
Austin Klise - Re-immersion | WAWTAR #131
Heavy Things Lightly - March 15, 2023 18:00 - 49 minutesAustin Klise, former Field Worker for FTF, entrepreneur, businessman, and all round great guy talks about the transition back to America, the perception of money, and a little on foreign NGOs. Does the deep immersive experience interest you? We want you to join us in Georgia and Guatemala! Che...
Esther Lightcap Meek - The Act of Knowing | WAWTAR #130
Heavy Things Lightly - March 07, 2023 14:00 - 45 minutesEsther Lightcap Meek is a professor emeritus at Geneva College and author of multiple books examining our understanding of knowledge. More specifically she aims to illumine how we know what we know. She talks with John today about the erosion of embodied learning in the modern world and how we c...
Texas Slim - Back to the Roots of Health | WAWTAR #129
Heavy Things Lightly - February 21, 2023 12:00 - 1 hourTexas Slim joins WAWTAR to talk about food intelligence and the state of American health (spoiler alert: it's not great). What happened to our healthy foods? How can we get back to quality, high-energy proteins that aren't full of filler? And what does this look like for our communities and nei...
Joshua Gibbs - What is the Enlightenment? | WAWTAR #128
Heavy Things Lightly - February 16, 2023 00:00 - 1 hourToday John sits down with Joshua Gibbs, writer, philosopher and educator. Joshua's books, including "How to Be Unlucky" have received national acclaim and his forthcoming book "Love What Lasts" is due to release this year. Josh and John take a deep look into the enlightenment and what exactly th...
Rogan, Walsh, & Mismarriage | WAWTAR #127
Heavy Things Lightly - February 01, 2023 17:00 - 46 minutesJohn's head popped off, but he managed to get it placed back on long enough to deliver his thoughts on a discussion between Matt Walsh and Joe Rogan (the very discussion that caused the head popping). What is marriage? What is it for? And where do we all get it so wrong? Does the deep immersive...
Reisha Perlmutter - The Deep End of Art | Immersion Series #6 | WAWTAR #126
Heavy Things Lightly - January 24, 2023 21:00 - 57 minutesReisha Perlmutter is a painter (and we would say philosopher of sorts) whose paintings have captured the fascination and acclaim of both critics and lovers of art in general. Her "classical" training has complemented her drive to answer life's most profound questions to produce incredible pieces...
Fabio Leite - Brazil, Syncretism and Being All Things at Once | WAWTAR #125
Heavy Things Lightly - January 20, 2023 01:00 - 1 hourThis week Fabio Leite and John sit down to talk Brazil: the mindset, philosophy, history, and everything in between. Mostly they talk about the syncretic nature of Brazil and its eclectic nature. Fabio recommends: Aristotle in a New Perspective, Olavo de Carvalho (https://tinyurl.com/ms9wn2rf) ...
Uncle Seth and the Great Experiment | WAWTAR #124
Heavy Things Lightly - January 04, 2023 14:00 - 1 hourUncle Seth, after a prolonged hiatus, is back! John shares an interesting video feature a biologist named Jeremy from the World Transformation Movement and, well, things go from there. The Full Interview with Jeremy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-TK6_aWqGU Does the deep immersive experienc...
Voice of the New World | WAWTAR #123
Heavy Things Lightly - December 31, 2022 12:00 - 37 minutes*Apologies for the audio! The problem has been located and since fixed. Thank you for your patience. A.I., machine learning, and where it all leads. What is the deeper meaning behind the drive towards an artificial intelligence? Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should co...
Arthur Kwon Lee - Towards a Transcendent Art
Heavy Things Lightly - December 20, 2022 15:00 - 1 hourJohn sits down with the very talented Arthur Kwon Lee to talk about beauty, art, and culture. About Arthur (from his website): Arthur Kwon Lee is an American painter whose gestural mark making harmonizes expressive color palettes with world mythologies and religious icons. His work has won awa...
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