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Category Archives: Guru
Pundits & Gurus (6-2-23)
01:00 I’m bathed in love 04:00 I woke up at 11pm filled with resentment 22:20 Elliott Blatt joins to talk about his alcoholic friend in recovery 23:40 He got on modafinil and feels great 27:30 Ethan Ralph’s redemption arc 30:00 … Continue reading
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Decoding Dennis Prager
Dennis Prager Biography Condensed My Dennis Prager Story AI Summary My Dennis Prager Journey At my lowest, Dennis Prager’s presentation of ethical monotheism gave me a reason to live. When I was confined to bed by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome between … Continue reading
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Dave Rubin’s Rules For Life (5-16-23)
01:00 All About Dave Rubin, https://quillette.com/2022/12/15/all-about-dave/ 03:00 Which Guru Does Dennis Prager Most Resemble?, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=147856 14:20 YT: Commercial Real Estate in San Francisco Just Keeps Getting Worse 27:20 Power grid in trouble, https://lukeford.net/blog/ 48:00 Adam Curtis, Dennis Prager and the … Continue reading
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The New Gurus III (1-16-23)
01:00 Kanye West marries an Australian architect, https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/hook-ups-break-ups/family-of-kanye-wests-new-australian-wife-speak-out-about-exciting-marriage-news/news-story/8c5b44e08340d33b26e060ff645efb49 03:00 Kanye, Nick Fuentes, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGwCeIhUs8c 05:00 Baked Alaska gets 60 days for January 6 riot 07:45 Is Kanye’s new marriage fake? 9:00 J. Otto Pohl vs Cofnas on the JQ: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40806-022-00352-x 13:00 … Continue reading
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The New Gurus II (1-15-23)
01:00 Gurus are demand driven more than supply driven, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-gurus/id1659385785 05:00 Twitter is the most important social network, https://radixjournal.substack.com/p/the-peacocks-tail 23:40 WEHT to Sam Harris? 35:00 Elliott Blatt joins 1:08:00 JF Gariepy returns to Twitter 1:40:00 Vaccines, https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/is-the-covid19-vaccine-safe 2:24:00 Tom Torero … Continue reading
The New Gurus (1-13-23)
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Walkabout Guru: Decoding Joe Rogan, Jocko Willink & Life After Youtube (12-29-21)
00:00 Bullshido, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/special-episode-interview-with-phrost-on-bullshido 04:00 Elliott Blatt joins to discuss office work vs blue collar work 18:30 Elliott’s gambling joy 1:11:30 Some people attract tales of woe 1:18:00 Real estate websites don’t include crime data from property listings due to ‘racial … Continue reading
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The Rise of the Secular Gurus (9-30-21)
From Decoding the Gurus: In the below we discuss a few themes and characteristics that seem to be common among gurus. Some are more common than others, and not all will be characteristic of every guru. Nevertheless, they are often … Continue reading
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