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A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D

A Ghost in the Machine: part absurdist humor, part armchair philosophy, and part political dissidence! It"s all part of Life"s rich pageant!

A Ghost in the Machine features hot takes on modern life from Daniel D, a regular human in a world gone mad. Daniel is nerdy and philosophical like Woody Allen, loud and angry like Sam Kinison, and full of shit like a clogged gas station toilet. It"s all part of Life"s rich pageant! aghostinthemachine.substack.com

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51:02

Clownshow Debates, Haitian Bioweapons, and a...

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2024/09/14

In this episode, we discuss (1) last week’s Presidential debate between Donald “Insult Comic” Trump and Kamala “Yass Kween” Harris, (2) the cat-eating, voodoo-practicing Haitian bioweapons who have become the avatars for the Kalergi-planned replacement immigration happening throughout the West, and (3) the bigger picture of a civilizational hostage crisis. How does all of this fit together? Listen and find out!The TL;DL (too long; didn’t listen) is that if you paid attention to the debate, you could

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95:24

Christianity, Spiritual Warfare, and the Quest for Truth

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2024/09/01

Wow, this thing is starting to turn into a real podcast! This time, I even have a real guest, Mark Bisone !Mark writes the always interesting and incredibly insightful blog The Cat Was Never Found. If you haven’t read his work, you’re missing out, so subscribe already! We have a fun and thought-provoking conversation about Christianity, the recent infighting between Christians and pagans on the “dissident right,” spiritual warfare, the search for Truth in a world of deceptions, etc. Hope you

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20:31

The Marxist Magic of "White Privilege"

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2024/08/11

In this episode, we discuss the magic of “White Privilege.” Recently, I had an interlocutor of color raise my mythical “white privilege” as a red herring objection in a debate on an unrelated topic. This got me thinking about the way racialized concepts are used to mislead, manipulate, and gaslight people, and what the method to this Marxist madness might be. The reality is, concepts like “white privilege” are part of a sophisticated PsyOp that is effective on multiple levels at once. Of course,

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24:53

I'm Not Saying Libs-of-TikTok Should Have Doxxed Her ...

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2024/07/20

In this episode, we discuss the Right-Wing cancellation mobs and the infighting among folks in the dissident Right (such as it is) about whether we should encourage that sort of thing or be above using the petty tactics of our enemies. To paraphrase Chris Rock’s classic bit about the OJ Simpson murder trial, I’m not saying Libs-of-TikTok should have doxxed her, but I understand. As the Bible says, “You reap what you sow.” Or as English folk wisdom says, “What goes around comes around.” Or as New Age

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35:18

Chesterton: the Anti-Gamma Philosopher

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2024/07/07

If Friedrich Nietzsche is the “Gamma Philosopher,” as Vox Day called him in a recent post, then G K Chesterton is the Anti-Gamma Philosopher. This isn’t to say that Chesterton was an Alpha or Sigma — he definitely wasn’t. To all appearances, he was not especially virile; he was nerdy, unathletic, and could be a bit slovenly in his everyday appearance; he definitely wasn’t handsome or any kind of ladies’ man; and although he eventually married, his wife was a thoroughly plain jane rather than any

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19:05

Trying to Out-Social Engineer the Left's Social...

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2024/06/23

Brilliant and sophisticated young people come up with brilliant and sophisticated schemes for reforming the human race; unforeseen disasters ensue … That’s pretty much the story of Marxism, progressivism, etc. In response to disasters caused by leftist social engineering, the brilliant and sophisticated young people on the (so-called) dissident Right — folks like Walt Bismarck and Richard Hanania — have their own brilliant and sophisticated ideas for social engineering. Such schemes cannot possibly

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27:24

Fatherhood: Just Do It!

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2024/06/15

Welcome to episode 34 of A Ghost in the Machine Podcast, featuring a Father’s Day message that is simple and straightforward: “Fatherhood, just do it!” Yes, our culture is criminally insane and the institutions and incentives are all arrayed *against* the formation of happy, healthy families, so yes, you will definitely have to swim upstream against a very strong current. Yes, it’s incredibly expensive and probably seems unaffordable. Yes, it will involve substantial risk to you personally,

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38:56

How the Muslim World Sees America, Part 2 of 2

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2024/03/25

How does the Muslim World see America? Check out this episode for the second part of my two-part conversation with Ahnaf Ibn Qais, a.k.a., the “Doom Merchant,” author of The Annals of America and The Fall of the West on Substack! This is part two, so if you haven’t already done so, listen to the first part of this interview with !You can also follow The Doom Merchant on Twitter/X at twitter.com/HabibAhnaf9784.Speaking of Twitter/X, connect with Daniel D there as well at

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40:24

How the Muslim World Sees America, Part 1 of 2

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2024/03/25

How does the Muslim World see America? Check out this episode (and the next) for a two-part conversation with Ahnaf Ibn Qais, a.k.a., the “Doom Merchant,” author of The Annals of America and The Fall of the West on Substack! This is part one of two, so be sure to also listen to the second part of this interview with !You can also follow The Doom Merchant on Twitter/X at twitter.com/HabibAhnaf9784.Speaking of Twitter/X, connect with Daniel D there as well at twitter.com/DanielDHumor. And if

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52:29

Psychological or Logical?

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2024/02/19

Greetings and salutations, fellow weirdos, misfits, and heterodox thinkers! Welcome to another episode of A Ghost in the Machine, the Podcast. This time I discuss two excellent posts, Against the Psychologization of Philosophy, by , and The Autism Horseshoe, by . These two essays complement each other quite well and raise some interesting issues. Why do we think the way we do? What do our beliefs, attitudes, and mental habits say about us? And is being neuro-atypical (a.k.a., a “weirdo”) actually a

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44:57

Mike Benz/Candace Owens 2024!

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2024/01/15

In this episode (and in time for MLK Day), we revisit the “Jewish Question,” the “Black Question,” and the “Neanda Question,” and via airtight logic and unimpeachable evidence we arrive at the inexorable conclusion that Mike Benz should be our next President and that Candace Owens should be Vice President. (And George Soros, Fanni Willis, and Joe Brandon should be given the most “cruel and unusual punishments” imaginable for their crimes.) Side note: when discussing the upcoming election, I use the

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41:52

Living Well amidst a Culture of Death

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2023/11/29

In this podcast episode, we discuss living well amidst a culture of death. Here’s the TL;DL (Too Long; Didn’t Listen):* Politics is downstream of Culture, and Culture is downstream of Metaphysics (or Spirituality);* While it may be helpful, or even necessary, to treat symptoms of an illness, treating the symptoms is no substitute for treating the underlying illness itself;* The symptoms of illness we see in our politics are a product of the spiritual sickness ravaging our culture — our culture is

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55:48

The American Ship Has Hit the Iceberg

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2023/11/13

The American ship of has hit the iceberg — or more like a series of icebergs. The CIA-backed coup in 1963 (i.e., the assassination of JFK and the installation of LBJ), the cultural revolution of the 1960s, and Vietnam. The financialization of the economy following whatever the fuck happened in 1971. NAFTA, and all of Ross Perot’s warnings that came to pass in its aftermath. 9/11 and 20 years of GWOT, ending in a disastrously embarrassing withdrawal under Joe Brandon (after which the Taliban emerged

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49:09

Gen Z Women Working 9 to 5

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2023/11/01

You’ve no doubt seen the viral video of the Gen Z woman crying about working 9 to 5. In this podcast episode, we discuss that video and the reactions it has provoked, as well as the larger issues relating to Human Nature and the spiritual void at the heart of our culture. To paraphrase Nietzsche, "She who has no 'Why' cannot bear with any 'How'!"Here’s the video:(You can also watch it via ’s Twitter/X post ) Compare that Gen Z video to this video below of a Baby Boomer Woman singing happily about

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56:09

Israel's 9/11

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2023/10/10

In this episode, I share my thoughts about the situation with Israel and Palestine, as well as what I believe America’s response should be. Here’s the TL;DR (or too long; didn’t listen):* Israel’s 10/7 is a lot like America’s 9/11: if you’re an American, remember how you (and everyone around you) felt that day, and how your feelings were manipulated by power-hungry psychopaths to advance their interests at your expense;* Remember also all the red flags and anomalies that subsequently cast doubt on

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41:49

Jumping on the "Silence Russell Brand" Wagon?

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2023/09/19

How reassuring it is to see that our ruling class cares so very deeply about protecting the vulnerable from sexual predation! I had begun to think they weren’t concerned, given their “ho hum” indifference towards the scandals surrounding Jeffrey Epstein’s questionable friendships with Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, and other global elites; given their antipathy towards the movie Sound of Freedom (“Don’t see it! It’s just a Q-Anon conspiracy film!”); given their full-throated support of

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48:40

You Are What You Remember

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2023/09/07

The movie Memento features the strange story of Leonard Shelby, a man who cannot form new short-term memories after a traumatic injury. Leonard relies on a bizarre system of record-keeping to remember who he is and what his goals are. He gets by with a little help from his friends, but his “friends” may be lying to him and manipulating him to serve their own agendas. Moreover, Leonard may even be lying to himself. All of these lies have consequences, sometimes fatal. In many ways, we are all like

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40:29

Teenager Talk

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2023/08/28

Greetings and salutations, fellow old-timers! In this episode, Daniel D discusses current events with two of his kids, one in middle school and the other in high school (both of them are at the tail-end of the age-range for Gen Z) to get a sense for how the rising generation feels about controversial cultural issues. There are some surprises (like which 80s bands are still popular among high schoolers and which ones aren’t), but spoiler alert: Cultural Marxism (a.k.a., Conformmunism) is NOT cool!If

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44:19

The Devil Wears Pravda

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2023/08/20

Is it a culture war or a spiritual war? Maybe both, when the enemy is communism (a.k.a., Cultural Marxism).In this episode, Daniel D considers the spiritual underpinnings of the escalating political conflicts in the West.For more on this theme, check out these recent discussions from the Tonic 7 about Supernatural Evil and Ponerology (from August 20, 2023) and about the growing similarities between the governing systems of China and the USSA (from August 13, 2023): And if you’re listening to this on

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51:44

What up, My Racist?!

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D ·

2023/08/06

What up, my racist?! This episode features a fun and lighthearted rant about race hucksterism, a recent example of which is Kike Ojo-Thompson. In case you aren’t familiar with the story, back in April 2021, Ms. Ojo-Thompson was paid lots of money by the Toronto’s public school system to lecture its administrators about how evil and racist they were. When Richard Bilkszto questioned her claim that Canada was even more evil and racist than the USA, Ojo-Thompson attacked him for being an embodiment of

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