Verv the Varyag

A shorter form podcast aiming to cover politics, culture, philosophy, and spirituality from a traditionalist Christian perspective.

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Friday Dec 13, 2019

Some analysis on the topic. 
@VervTheVaryag
Link to quoted article: https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2019/12/11/german-bishops-pronounce-homosexuality-normal-and-unchangeable/

Goo Hara, Women, & Suicide

Tuesday Dec 03, 2019

Tuesday Dec 03, 2019

Concerning Goo Hara, Women, and Suicide. Source cited: 
https://summit.news/2019/11/28/binge-drinking-doubles-amongst-american-women-without-children/

Wednesday Nov 06, 2019

On the importance of steady administration & not politics as a mobcentric process for charlatans. Theomemtic diarchy is mentioned! Emperor Charles III is quoted! Expand your mind with a slice of something nice & the Kingly life. 

Morality without God Part II

Wednesday Oct 30, 2019

Wednesday Oct 30, 2019

The second part of two. Lots of content about reason and its limitations. 

Divorce

Tuesday Oct 22, 2019

Tuesday Oct 22, 2019

Concerning divorce and the general impact on society in an abstract sense. 

The Kurds & China

Sunday Oct 13, 2019

Sunday Oct 13, 2019

A longer episode dealing with the issues of the Kurds and the Hong Kong protests -- two very hot and fast moving topics. 

Morality without God Part I

Sunday Oct 06, 2019

Sunday Oct 06, 2019

Part I on God without morality -- the topic is introduced and the show ends with an excellent quotation from Wittgenstein's Tractatus -- 6.51 & 6.52.
http://www.kfs.org/jonathan/witt/t65en.html
 
There were some issues with the recording quality and for that I apologize. 

Monday Sep 16, 2019

A review of the great film 'the Outlaw Josie Wales.' Apologies for the lateness and sound issues.
The book referenced is actually A North-Side View of Slavery by Benjamin Drew and the second book referenced whose name I forgot was Cannibals, All! Or Slaves without Masters by George Fitzhugh, both books that I recommend though are perhaps problematic in places. 

Monday Aug 26, 2019

 Slavoj Zizek's ideas on tech censorship & some musing about what it means. José Ortega y Gasset is also mentioned.
Links:+ Zizek article:  https://www.rt.com/news/466738-zizek-google-internet-censorship/
+ Lasers and cardiac signatures: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613891/the-pentagon-has-a-laser-that-can-identify-people-from-a-distanceby-their-heartbeat/
+ Iris detection  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_recognition

Free Speech & Mass Shootings

Sunday Aug 18, 2019

Sunday Aug 18, 2019

With the 2020 election approaching, free speech issues are incredibly important. I believe that paranoia surrounding mass  shootings will be used to chip away at free speech in the US. 

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