School Sucks: Higher Education For Self-Liberation
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I host the Freedomain Radio Sunday Call-In Show in the place of Stefan Molyneux. Thank you to Stef, Michael and James. This show is unedited and was recorded live on 3-24-13. Set List: -Is Liberty a Movement? -Liberty is personal -Being a hater is easy... -My transformation -Appealing to emotion -Stef's view of the family -Sudbury School -Democracy and negotiation -Could any kind of school be beneficial? -Costs of keeping up with the Joneses -Bullying people with the truth -Nonviolent communication -Being a hater is easy...(reprise) -Living consciously -Unschooling is not unparenting -cost-prohibitive educational alternatives -Push marketing -Connecting with peers -Twelve-Step programs -The Secret -College advice The A/V Club Look Closer: Freedomain Radio http://www.freedomainradio.com/ Breaking Free by Nathaniel Branden http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Free-Nathaniel-Branden/dp/0553265881 The Heart of Parenting: Nonviolent Communication in Action http://www.parentingwithpresence.net/index.php?pageid=970
I host the Freedomain Radio Sunday Call-In Show in the place of Stefan Molyneux. Thank you to Stef, Michael and James. This show is unedited and was recorded live on 3-24-13. Set List: -Is Liberty a Movement? -Liberty is personal -Being a hater is easy... -My transformation -Appealing to emotion -Stef's view of the family -Sudbury School -Democracy and negotiation -Could any kind of school be beneficial? -Costs of keeping up with the Joneses -Bullying people with the truth -Nonviolent communication -Being a hater is easy...(reprise) -Living consciously -Unschooling is not unparenting -cost-prohibitive educational alternatives -Push marketing -Connecting with peers -Twelve-Step programs -The Secret -College advice The A/V Club Look Closer: Freedomain Radio http://www.freedomainradio.com/ Breaking Free by Nathaniel Branden http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Free-Nathaniel-Branden/dp/0553265881 The Heart of Parenting: Nonviolent Communication in Action http://www.parentingwithpresence.net/index.php?pageid=970
Picture: The alternative name and nutritional value of most online, cable news, political and religious debates. Logic is about understanding reality in a non-contradictory way and how can we see things for what they are. Metaphysical Laws 1.Identity 2.Causality 3.Non-Contradiction Topic: A conversation about balancing a knowledge of logic with emotional intelligence and effective communication strategies. It originates from a forum post in the Logic Saves Lives Group called "Using logical fallacies as a form of bullying." We watch and discuss this video: Authenticity: (how NVC becomes natural) Do you want to want to have a meaningful connection with the person? What are your intentions? NVC is not a script; it's a language that you speak to yourself first. If you're not interested in cooperating or even connecting with a person or acknowledging their humanity, using NVC language will not work. Fallacies Covered: Fallacy Fallacy Presupposition/Loaded Language Straw Man Fallacy Reductio ad Absurdum Look Closer: lifeishowitis's channel http://www.youtube.com/user/lifeishowitis?feature=watch The argumentative theory of reasoning http://www.sjsu.edu/people/anand.vaidya/courses/c5/s2/Why%20Do%20Humans %20Reason%20Sperber.pdf Complete Liberty Podcast http://completeliberty.com/ Logical Fallacies Handlist http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/fallacies_list.html The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem (Summary) http://www.tommcmahon.net/2003/12/the_six_pillars.html How Cognitive Distortions Cause Emotional Distress http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/popular.html How to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCDV_59.htm NATURALIZING NVC http://schoolsucksproject.com/community/links/naturalizing-nvc/
Picture: The alternative name and nutritional value of most online, cable news, political and religious debates. Logic is about understanding reality in a non-contradictory way and how can we see things for what they are. Metaphysical Laws 1.Identity 2.Causality 3.Non-Contradiction Topic: A conversation about balancing a knowledge of logic with emotional intelligence and effective communication strategies. It originates from a forum post in the Logic Saves Lives Group called "Using logical fallacies as a form of bullying." We watch and discuss this video: Authenticity: (how NVC becomes natural) Do you want to want to have a meaningful connection with the person? What are your intentions? NVC is not a script; it's a language that you speak to yourself first. If you're not interested in cooperating or even connecting with a person or acknowledging their humanity, using NVC language will not work. Fallacies Covered: Fallacy Fallacy Presupposition/Loaded Language Straw Man Fallacy Reductio ad Absurdum Look Closer: lifeishowitis's channel http://www.youtube.com/user/lifeishowitis?feature=watch The argumentative theory of reasoning http://www.sjsu.edu/people/anand.vaidya/courses/c5/s2/Why%20Do%20Humans %20Reason%20Sperber.pdf Complete Liberty Podcast http://completeliberty.com/ Logical Fallacies Handlist http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/fallacies_list.html The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem (Summary) http://www.tommcmahon.net/2003/12/the_six_pillars.html How Cognitive Distortions Cause Emotional Distress http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/popular.html How to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCDV_59.htm NATURALIZING NVC http://schoolsucksproject.com/community/links/naturalizing-nvc/
Show notes from First Degree Liberty Brett Veinotte of School Sucks Podcast joins Chase and Mike to talk about media propaganda. In the wake of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the media has been turning up the propaganda in order to create a sense of fear over guns. Brett helps the guys analyze the mainstream media's approach, and introduces the guys to his work. Check out Brett's work at www.schoolsucksproject.com Here's a link to the clip with Soledad O'Brien Vs. John Lott http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C6Wkkabcbs The clip of JOe Scarborough's Morning Joe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFlR0CYvPJU Larry Pratt Vs. Piers Morgan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avOV6_42xe4 And finally, check out this clip of journalist Ben Swan's segment called "Fact Check" for a rebuttle to the so called "facts" that Piers Morgan has been using: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/83015186/ Look Closer: First Degree Liberty http://firstdegreeliberty.podomatic.com/ $6.00/Month - Join the A/V Club and Receive Bonus Content We need 150 monthly subscribers! If you listen to the show and enjoy the videos, please consider making a commitment of $6.00 per month, or about $.20 per day. When we launch the new site, you'll have access to a bonus content section that will be updated weekly. Please sign up right here.
Show notes from First Degree Liberty Brett Veinotte of School Sucks Podcast joins Chase and Mike to talk about media propaganda. In the wake of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the media has been turning up the propaganda in order to create a sense of fear over guns. Brett helps the guys analyze the mainstream media's approach, and introduces the guys to his work. Check out Brett's work at www.schoolsucksproject.com Here's a link to the clip with Soledad O'Brien Vs. John Lott http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C6Wkkabcbs The clip of JOe Scarborough's Morning Joe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFlR0CYvPJU Larry Pratt Vs. Piers Morgan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avOV6_42xe4 And finally, check out this clip of journalist Ben Swan's segment called "Fact Check" for a rebuttle to the so called "facts" that Piers Morgan has been using: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/83015186/ Look Closer: First Degree Liberty http://firstdegreeliberty.podomatic.com/ $6.00/Month - Join the A/V Club and Receive Bonus Content We need 150 monthly subscribers! If you listen to the show and enjoy the videos, please consider making a commitment of $6.00 per month, or about $.20 per day. When we launch the new site, you'll have access to a bonus content section that will be updated weekly. Please sign up right here.
Photo: David explains the trillion dollar coin. Topic: A conversation with comedian and Emmy-nominated writer David Angelo. As a long-time fan of David's, I was very excited to learn about his You Tube channel eEconomics. Discussion: -Influences/What inspired you to start this channel? -Economic literacy in Hollywood -College economics, all Keynes -Hollywood politics -Stand-up audiences -Angelo vs. Chomsky -My praise for David's comedy style -Twitter Bumper Music: Slick Rick, "Children's Story (Instrumental)" Look Closer: eEconomics on You Yube - http://www.youtube.com/user/eEconomics/videos?view=0&flow=grid David's Website - http://www.davidangelo.info/ David's Twitter - https://twitter.com/dwangelo $6.00/Month - Join the A/V Club and Receive Bonus Content We need 150 monthly subscribers! If you listen to the show and enjoy the videos, please consider making a commitment of $6.00 per month, or about $.20 per day. When we launch the new site, you'll have access to a bonus content section that will be updated weekly. Please sign up right here.
Photo: David explains the trillion dollar coin. Topic: A conversation with comedian and Emmy-nominated writer David Angelo. As a long-time fan of David's, I was very excited to learn about his You Tube channel eEconomics. Discussion: -Influences/What inspired you to start this channel? -Economic literacy in Hollywood -College economics, all Keynes -Hollywood politics -Stand-up audiences -Angelo vs. Chomsky -My praise for David's comedy style -Twitter Bumper Music: Slick Rick, "Children's Story (Instrumental)" Look Closer: eEconomics on You Yube - http://www.youtube.com/user/eEconomics/videos?view=0&flow=grid David's Website - http://www.davidangelo.info/ David's Twitter - https://twitter.com/dwangelo $6.00/Month - Join the A/V Club and Receive Bonus Content We need 150 monthly subscribers! If you listen to the show and enjoy the videos, please consider making a commitment of $6.00 per month, or about $.20 per day. When we launch the new site, you'll have access to a bonus content section that will be updated weekly. Please sign up right here.
(2013 NH Liberty Forum Series, Part Five) An eye-opening discussion with historian Thaddeus Russell, the author of A Renegade History of the United States. -A Renegade History (synopsis) -The question of morality -Bernays and marketing -Thaddeus vents about public education Recorded at the 2013 New Hampshire Liberty Forum. Look Closer: Thaddeus Russell's Site - www.thaddeusrussell.com Thaddeus On Stossel - http://youtu.be/xpelVE7trK0 ReasonTV: What Happened to the Antiwar Movement? - youtu.be/N_VHEts3fqk Why I Got Fired From Teaching American History - www.huffingtonpost.com/thaddeus-russell/fired-teaching-american-history_b_767172.html
(2013 NH Liberty Forum Series, Part Five) An eye-opening discussion with historian Thaddeus Russell, the author of A Renegade History of the United States. -A Renegade History (synopsis) -The question of morality -Bernays and marketing -Thaddeus vents about public education Recorded at the 2013 New Hampshire Liberty Forum. Look Closer: Thaddeus Russell's Site - www.thaddeusrussell.com Thaddeus On Stossel - http://youtu.be/xpelVE7trK0 ReasonTV: What Happened to the Antiwar Movement? - youtu.be/N_VHEts3fqk Why I Got Fired From Teaching American History - www.huffingtonpost.com/thaddeus-russell/fired-teaching-american-history_b_767172.html
(2013 NH Liberty Forum Series, Part Five) An awesome discussion with Jeffrey Tucker, the Laissez Faire Club's Primus Inter Pares. -Jeffrey's teenage resume -Child Labor and liberation -Ideal learning times and the value of work -Fashion advice -Conformity vs. social attentiveness -Career and money-management advice Recorded at the 2013 New Hampshire Liberty Forum. Look Closer: Laissez Faire Club - http://lfb.org/ Kids: Smarter Than Adults, by Jeffrey Tucker - http://lfb.org/today/kids-smarter-than-adults/
(2013 NH Liberty Forum Series, Part Five) An awesome discussion with Jeffrey Tucker, the Laissez Faire Club's Primus Inter Pares. -Jeffrey's teenage resume -Child Labor and liberation -Ideal learning times and the value of work -Fashion advice -Conformity vs. social attentiveness -Career and money-management advice Recorded at the 2013 New Hampshire Liberty Forum. Look Closer: Laissez Faire Club - http://lfb.org/ Kids: Smarter Than Adults, by Jeffrey Tucker - http://lfb.org/today/kids-smarter-than-adults/
(2013 NH Liberty Forum Series, Part Four) A discussion with Derrick J. Freeman, the subject of the documentary Derrick J's Victimless Crime Spree and the host and creator of Peace News Now. -School outreach and student Stockholm Syndrome -School lesson: all activists are crazy -Civil disobedience and public relations -Self-critiques of civil disobedience -The mission of Peace News Now Recorded at the 2013 New Hampshire Liberty Forum. Look Closer: Live Free Or Dance - http://livefreeordance.com/ Peace News Now - http://peacenewsnow.com/
(2013 NH Liberty Forum Series, Part Four) A discussion with Derrick J. Freeman, the subject of the documentary Derrick J's Victimless Crime Spree and the host and creator of Peace News Now. -School outreach and student Stockholm Syndrome -School lesson: all activists are crazy -Civil disobedience and public relations -Self-critiques of civil disobedience -The mission of Peace News Now Recorded at the 2013 New Hampshire Liberty Forum. Look Closer: Live Free Or Dance - http://livefreeordance.com/ Peace News Now - http://peacenewsnow.com/
(2013 NH Liberty Forum Series, Part Three) A quick(2-segment)discussion with Stephanie Murphy and Brian Sovryn about School Sucks and my teaching experience, recorded at the 2013 New Hampshire Liberty Forum. Look Closer: Porc Therapy - http://www.porctherapy.com/ $6.00/Month - Join the A/V Club and Receive Bonus Content We need 150 monthly subscribers! If you listen to the show and enjoy the videos, please consider making a commitment of $6.00 per month, or about $.20 per day. When we launch the new site, you'll have access to a bonus content section that will be updated weekly. Please sign up right here.
