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The Currency

The Currency is a podcast about the ideas that drive society. Join Mike Gastin each week as he breaks down current events and how the ideas behind these events are shaping the world we live in.

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140: Voegelin on Today

The Currency ·

2024/01/13

We conclude our seven-part series on Eric Voegelin's groundbreaking work, "The New Science of Politics". In this episode we talk about the current state of Western societies, especially the efforts of the Gnostics to immanentize the Christian eschaton, as well as the two dangers of Gnosticism that will lead to it's collapse. Show notes Here's a list of all the episodes in the series. Voegelin on Representation Voegelin on Cosmological Representation Voegelin on the Anthropological

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139: The Truth About the Facts

The Currency ·

2024/01/06

Journalism, as well as a wider press, dramatically changed after 1947. And it was all because of a report published by an influential commission of that time. Listen in as Mike Gastin shares the details of the report, the commission that published it, and why it's lead to a current-day media that few trust. Show notes The Commission on Freedom of the Press' "A Free and Responsible Press" on Amazon. Check out Jack Hart's great book on writing: "A Writer's Coach" (It seems to be out of

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138: Voegelin on the Puritans

The Currency ·

2023/12/19

The Puritans of 17th Century England were Gnostic revolutionaries bent on overthrowing the crown and initiating a new dawn. At least, that's Eric Voegelin's argument. In this episode Mike Gastin talks about Voegelin's use of the Puritans as Gnostic case study and fills in some of the historical, theological, and philosophical blanks.

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137: RFID, the Man, and You

The Currency ·

2023/12/12

Major retailers like Target and Walmart are busy implementing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. While RFID will make life easier for retailers and the shopping experience better for consumers, the technology can be abused. In this episode Mike talks about what the future of shopping might look like in a welfare state that employs ubiquitous RFID.

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136: The Fat Lady Sang

The Currency ·

2023/11/25

My run for Charleston City Council is over after months of campaigning, an election, a runoff race, and a second election.

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135: When the Home Stretch Is Rather Muddy

The Currency ·

2023/11/02

It's the home stretch of my run for office, but I miss the mic. Here's an update on the race and specifically how my opponents on the left have been trying to smear me. It should be illegal to have this much fun.

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134: Vote for Pedro!

The Currency ·

2023/09/02

It's official—I've entered politics. Listen in to get all the details on my decision to run for Charleston City Council. You can check out my campiagn website here: https://votemikegastin.com.

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133: Myron Weber on Strengths, Weaknesses, and Work

The Currency ·

2023/08/31

In this episode I speak with Myron Weber about his thoughts on strengths, weaknesses, and career. Check out Myron's company, Northwood Advisors.

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132: Voegelin on Re-Divination, Joachim of Flora &...

The Currency ·

2023/08/04

This is the fifth in our multipart series on Eric Voegelin's The New Science of Politics. In this episode I talk about the move to re-divinate temporal power and representative government, the heretical ideas of Joachim of Flora, and how Gnosticism is the driving idea behind modern politics. Listen to previous episode in the series: Part one Part two Part three Part four Also, you can donate to the show using PayPal if you'd like to support my work.

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131: Observing A Changing City

The Currency ·

2023/07/25

Some observations of Lancaster, PA and the changes I have noticed over the six years I have been regularly visiting. Please consider supporting my work.

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130: Voegelin on Soteriological Truth & Ancient Rome

The Currency ·

2023/07/17

This is the fourth in our multipart series on Eric Voegelin's The New Science of Politics. In this episode I talk about the soteriological society and how it took over Rome. Listen to previous episode in the series: Part one Part two Part three Also, you can donate to the show if you'd like to support my work.

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129: Voegelin on the Anthropological Principle, the...

The Currency ·

2023/07/10

This is the third in our multipart series on Eric Voegelin's The New Science of Politics. In this episode I talk about the anthropological principle, the psyche (or the soul), and how these connect society to the transcendent.

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128: Voegelin on Cosmological Representation

The Currency ·

2023/07/05

A continuation of our series on Eric Voegelin’s seminal work. The New Science of Politics. In this episode we talk about the concept of cosmological representation in societies.

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127: Voegelin on Representation

The Currency ·

2023/01/24

This is the first in a multi-part series on Eric Voegelin's groundbreaking work, "The New Science of Politics". In it Mike begins with an introduction and talks about the idea of representative government.

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126: Happy New Year, 2023

The Currency ·

2023/01/13

An episode to get this year rolling right.

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125: How Shall We Then Vote

The Currency ·

2022/11/05

There's an election in a few days—how should you vote? In this episode Mike shares his take on how to pick the right candidates and puts the question of how a Chritian should vote to the test.

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124: Does Failure Lead to Perfection?

The Currency ·

2022/10/23

Failure, perfection, doing great work, and putting something beautiful out into the world. Join Mike as he consideres how one can do great work.

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123: This Is What I’m Doing

The Currency ·

2022/10/08

What do we do in the light of the world we're living in? That's the question I asked in the last episode. In this one, I answer with exactly what I am going to do.

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122: Now What Do We Do?

The Currency ·

2022/09/29

How do you figure out what to do when the world around you has gone bonkers? Let's talk about it.

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121: Creativity & You

The Currency ·

2022/09/18

Are you creative? The answer might surprise you. Join me as we talk about creativity, what is it, and why it is so important that you and I fight to be creative.

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