Episode #468
Duncan Trussell, Christopher Ryan
Books mentioned
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Duncan Trussell and Christopher Ryan discuss ecology, technology, money, spirituality, human nature, and the social forces shaping moral behavior. They also examine policing, corporate and government power, conspiracy theories, historical violence, environmental degradation, reproduction, and the evolutionary roots of sexual behavior explored in Ryan’s book Sex at Dawn.
What they talked about
- Money as a social construct and western god
- Anti-masturbation crusaders and bland foods
- Beaver behavior and attack stories
- Swastika symbol and cultural reclamation
- Hitler's death and FBI Argentina claims
- Wrongful conviction and 26-year prison sentence
- American vs European policing styles
- Overpopulation, environmental collapse, and having children
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