Episodes

In this monologue episode, Jules talks about the ways a secular society relocates the sacred to objects of liberal worship. Along the way, he speaks to the volatility of spirituality, in that vague senses of spirituality can lead one into other thoughts that are useful for inchoate fascism. Ultimately, he argues we must take seriously the ways in which spirituality can lend itself to fascism, as there are actual fascists in the world who would leverage spirituality to spread their ideology. Add...

The fabulous Laura Jedeed joins Jules for a conversation about the alt-right. In an effort to decode the alt-right, and examine their psychological workings, Jules and Laura flex their empathy muscles (but not too much) - because these fuckers aren't deserving of too much sympathy beyond that required of gaining an understanding of their motives and how they operate. About our guest… Laura Jedeed's website, Twitter *Laura should be coming back to Twitter around 4/20/21 Laura Jedeed's YouTube ...

Jules speaks with Roderic Day about his article "The Xinjiang Atrocity Propaganda Blitz". This interview is preceded by a monologue about the Afghan Trap Doctrine. Follow Roderic Day on Twitter, and visit his website "The Xinjiang Atrocity Propaganda Blitz" by Roderic Day Alberta Advantage - Corporate welfare bums "Reforming to Survive: The Bolshevik Origins of Social Policies" by Magnus Rasmussen and Carl Knutsen Canada Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation Wilfred Chan's ties to the White Ho...

Jules speaks with Dr. Asatar Bair about the Uyghur population in Xinjiang, China. Dr. Bair is a professor of economics and statistics at Riverside City College. Additional Links Below… Follow Dr. Asatar Bair on Twitter and YouTube Prison Labor in the United States: An Economic Analysis by Dr. Asatar Bair Six Basic Problems with the Uyghur Genocide Narrative by Dr. Asatar Bair Image of US Military Bases in the Pacific Who are the Uyghurs? China's Belt and Road Initiative Who is Adrian Zenz? Th...

Jules speaks with Comrade Gomer about 'baby leftists' and how to best guide and direct new revolutionaries in their radical development. This episode is preceded by a monologue about capitalist spiritualism and the internalization of the contradictions of capitalism. Links for Comrade Gomer… Comrade Gomer's YouTube Channel, Twitch Channel, Twitter Radical Reparations The Communist Org Recommended reading from Comrade Gomer… Principles of Communism by Frederick Engels State and Revolution by V...

Jules joins Pearson on Coffee with Comrades to reflect on one year’s time living in the age of COVID-19. Along the way, they discuss how the coronavirus has impacted society, emerging conspiracy theories, and the way capitalism has exacerbated the crisis. This is a heavy discussion that leaves space to mourn and grieve, not just for those we have lost, but for our ways of making our way in the world that have been stripped from us. Additional Links… Listen to Coffee with Comrades, a part of th...

Jules speaks with cult deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross about destructive cults, and their methods of indoctrinating their members. This interview is preceded by a monologue about destructive cults, and their links to capitalist spiritualism. Additional Links below… 60 Minutes | Landmark Forum | Originally aired on March 3rd, 1991 Cults Inside Out: How People Get In and Can Get Out by Rick Alan Ross Outrageous Betrayal: The Dark Journey of Werner Erhard from EST to Exile by Steven Pressman Seduced...

Jules speaks with an anonymous therapist about QAnon, and how to reach out to people in our lives who are (to varying degrees) believers in conspiracy theories. Additional links QAnon believer has a meltdown afterJoe Biden is Elected It's over and nothing makes sense Interview with Enrique Tarrio A podcast episode about right-wing conspiratorial thinking: Guerilla History --- Follow us on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Medium Patreon --- Join the discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/noeasyans...

Jules speaks with writer, artist, performer, and storyteller Kristen Chapman Gibbons about her journey from preacher's daughter to community cultivator. Kristen Chapman Gibbons on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube Kristen Chapman Gibbons' Website Art by Kristen Madison on my Mind True Stories Let Loose on Soundcloud Performances by Kristen Performance at the Tennessee Women's Theater Festival Other stories by Kristen https://youtu.be/hrDjfiTVeEA https://youtu.be/3b7xOcLbJdo https:/...

Dr. Furr is the author of several books and articles on Soviet History, specifically the Stalin era of 1930 to 1953. I wanted to talk with him because every single one of his publications stands in contradiction to the generally accepted narratives of Soviet History. If you ask a random person who Joseph Stalin is, they'll probably tell you something like Stalin was a brutal dictator and he killed millions of people. Books by historians Steven Kotkin and Robert Conquest affirm these accusations...

Jules speaks with a practicing psychotherapist named Daniel Barker. For reasons pertaining to confidentiality, that's about all the info we can disclose about him. Daniel and Jules agreed to not disclose his location, his practice, and honestly, Daniel isn't even his real name. All of this probably sounds strange, but the question they're talking about is 'Is Psychology a Pseudoscience"? Who better to talk to about this sort of thing, than a practicing psychologist? Links / Books / Thinkers men...

In today's episode, Jules speaks with Michelle Acciavatti. Michelle is a funeral director and an End of Life Specialist working in Vermont. She is a board member of the National Funeral Home Alliance, president, and co-founder of Vermont Natural Burial, she is president of Green Burial Vermont, and she is a founding member of the Collective for Radial Death Studies. She and I spoke about her role as a death doula, her role as a funeral director, and the general labor of death. As you'll hear in...

Following the capitol riots, social media platforms are cracking down on subversive accounts. With the threat of the surveillance state amplifying, and the Patriot Act 2.0 on the horizon, Rainer Shea joins us to talk about the events of January 6th and his recent banning from Facebook. You can follow Rainer on Twitter, read his journal on his website , and listen to his podcast 'Revolutionary Socialist Review' Call to action from Rainer: COMMUNICATIONS FOR REBELS --- Follow us on Social Media: ...

Jules sits down with Professor Todd May and asks him questions about politics, philosophy, and the human condition. A sprawling conversation that spans from the indifference of the cosmos to why we should say hello to the cat. Articles Mentioned: Todd May interviewed by George Yancy for the New York Times Books by Todd May Books mentioned by Todd - Why Civil Resistance Works --- Follow us on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Medium Patreon --- Join the discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/noeasya...

Jules takes a broader look at death from a social perspective by comparing the plague of 14th century Europe and the American Civil War. These time periods are seemingly incommensurate, but they're worth comparing to gain a perspective on the social effects of mass death. Links for further reading Barbara W. Tuchman, A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th century Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret, Covid-19: The Great Reset Ars Moriendi Translation (the shorter version) Drew Gilpin Faust, This R...

In a follow up to Episode 13 - "On Death", Jules' research leads him to a conversation with two End of Life facilitators from British Colombia. Jo-Anne Huan and Karen Hendrickson are cofounders of the Death Doula Network of British Colombia. Jo-Anne Huan is an End of Life Doula, Death Educator, and Licensed Willow EOL Facilitator. She is a member of the End of Life Doula Association of Canada and the National End of Life Doula Alliance. She provides educational seminars, workshops, and private...

Jules ruminates on the topic of death, existential philosophy, and the afterlife. Intro / Outro Music by Samuel Thomas (Self-Taut) --- Follow us on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Medium Patreon --- Join the discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/noeasyanswerspodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/noeasyanswers/message --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/noeasyanswers/support --- Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/noeasyanswers --- One-off Contribution: https://www.p...

Introducing: Dr. Maximillian Alvarez and Working People This is a crossover / collaborative episode between No Easy Answers and Working People. Follow Working People on Twitter: @WorkingPod Follow Dr. Maximillian Alvarez on Twitter: @maximillian_alv Working People Listen Now: Working People Music by: Self-Taut --- Follow us on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Medium Patreon --- Join the discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/noeasyanswerspodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/noeasy...

Today on the show is another longtime friend of mine, Brandon Villarreal. He's a guy I met while I was still too young to legally drink or buy my own smokes. This is the guy who took me to my first strip club while I was still underage. He's like an older brother to me in a lot of ways. He was always down to get into trouble, and he was sometimes a bad influence, but you need friends like that and aside from drinking and raising hell, he's also the person who first encouraged me to apply for a j...

Today on the show I'm speaking with another longtime friend of mine, Nick Ross. I met Nick while we were working for the same music store in Nashville. We were both wet behind the ears punks at the time. He was a sales hotshot and I had just been made manager over our department, so Nick and I tended to clash on the sales floor. You could probably say that we didn't like each other when we first met and looking back, I was just not a good manager. When we stopped working together, he and I beca...

Today on the show I'm talking with Samuel Thomas. Sam is a longtime friend of mine I met while we were both attending college in Phoenix. He's a music producer and audio engineer, and his artist name is 'self-taut'. If you like the music on this podcast, well that's my friend Sam and I always link to his work in the show notes. The reason I wanted to have Sam on the show is partly that he's my friend and I wanted to catch up with him, but the other reason is that Sam and I are both biracial. We'...

Today on the show I'm talking with Samuel Thomas. Sam is a longtime friend of mine I met while we were both attending college in Phoenix. He's a music producer and audio engineer, and his artist name is 'self-taut'. If you like the music on this podcast, well that's my friend Sam and I always link to his work in the show notes. The reason I wanted to have Sam on the show is partly that he's my friend and I wanted to catch up with him, but the other reason is that Sam and I are both biracial. We...

Today on the show I'm talking with Rainer Shea. Rainer is a friend and comrade I've gotten to know over Facebook and Twitter. He's a writer, a podcaster, and a revolutionary socialist. We're talking about Anti-Imperialism, and the reason I feel this is a conversation worthy of having in his historical moment is that I think many Americans are feeling like we're witnessing the decline of the American Empire. Things are really bad right now in the United States, both domestically and on the world...

This week we're talking about Truth, as in capital T truth, and what happened to it. It's a deep question. We examine truth from the lens of continental philosophy, taking into account the ancient philosophers that French intellectuals were problematizing and answering to. It's a short episode, but the content is dense. Hit us up with questions at noeasyanswerspodcast@gmail.com Transcript: https://medium.com/no-easy-answers/anti-foundationalism-non-essentialism-and-deconstruction-a-crisis-of-la...