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01:07:50

PDAMX35.3 - Trickle down doctornomics (w/ Brother X)

Plausible Deniability AMX ·

2024/12/27

Today we continue Paul Starr's book "The Social Transformation of American Medicine", with chapters 3 and 4. These cover the changes that occurred in medical education during the later half of the 19th century, as well as the importance that hospitals and scientific achievements had on solidifying the prestigious role doctors came to have in US society. We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own,

01:37:05

PDAMX#35.2 - Institutionalizing medicine for dummies

Plausible Deniability AMX ·

2024/12/18

Today we continue Paul Starr's book "The Social Transformation of American Medicine", with chapters 2 and 3. This explains how the market for American medicine expanded in the 19th century empowering physicians, and how through organizations like the AMA Allopathic physicians consolidated their hold on medicine.We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any

01:11:30

PDAMX#35.1 - Scientific Priests (w/ Brother X)

Plausible Deniability AMX ·

2024/12/12

Today we discuss Paul Starr's book "The Social Transformation of American Medicine", published in 1982. Specifically we focus on the introduction and chapter I, which begins to detail how American medicine went from a largely unorganized, unlicensed, lower class trade in the late 18th/early 19th century to the priestly profession it is today. We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own,

01:13:04

PDAMX#34.1 - The root of it all

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2024/12/05

Today we discuss book I of Rousseau's "Social Contract", which is his famous writing that discusses civil law vs. natural law, right of first occupant vs. right of the strong, and how he believes society's goal is to create equity between humans.We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

00:58:58

PDAMX#33.1 - Here's Waldo

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2024/11/26

Today we discuss Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay "Self-reliance", which he is a big fan of. We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

01:02:51

PDAMX#19.4 - Messianic Marx

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2024/11/24

Today we continue our discussion of Karl Marx's Das Capital with chapter 2 and 3. This covers the circulation of money and how inflation is more due to commodity supply than money supply. We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

01:28:09

PDAMX#32.1 - Dionysus was a drunk! (w/ The Reckless...

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2024/11/15

Today we have a special episode with The Reckless Muse (aka Ben D'Alessio and Joe Garza), because we read Ben D'Alessio's book Neon God. His novel essentially answers the question of what would happen if the Greek god Dionysus decided to go on a bender in New Orlean. As you can imagine, debauchery ensues!You can buy Ben's book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1543969526?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title You can find The Reckless Muse podcast and writing from the duo at the links below: Medium:

01:32:00

PDAMX#19.3 - The mystical fetish and its secret

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2024/11/07

Today we begin our discussion of Das Capital by, you already know, ol' Karl Marx himself. Boy what a slog! We start with chapter 1, which focuses on the commodity, its value, the formation of money, and how it is fetishized! We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

01:36:17

PDAMX#31.4 - The info apocalypse

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2024/10/31

Today we finish Julian Assange's book "Freedom and the Future of the Internet". In this Assange et al. discuss the ingredients of a state, the information stranglehold government maintains over its constituents, and how increased cryptographic education and grassroots efforts are ways to maintain privacy.We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution

01:24:33

PDAMX#31.3 - The cryptographic arms race

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2024/10/24

Today we discuss Julian Assange's book "Freedom and the Future of the Internet", which details Assange's case for how nature favors encryption, we are living under Marshall law wrt our communication, and how the outlook is grim but not hopeless. We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

01:15:47

PDAMX#31.2 - The cypherpunks live on

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2024/10/16

Today we discuss the Cypherpunks, The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto, B-money, and the Monero whitepaper (or rather the CryptoNote white paper). All of this is in the spirit of privacy and decentralized methods of exchange for not just money, but everything.The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto by Tim May: https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/articles/crypto/cypherpunks/may-crypto-manifesto.html CryptoNote white paper by Nicolas Van

01:01:16

PDAMX#31.1 - The $63,000 beer

Plausible Deniability AMX ·

2024/10/10

Today we discuss the Bitcoin white paper by Satoshi Nakamoto, which explains the reasoning for Bitcoin's creation and how it works.We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

01:20:10

PDAMX#30.2 – Lord, Liar, or Lunatic?

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2024/10/03

Today we continue our discussion of C.S. Lewis’ “MereChristianity” with book II where he addresses some of the counter arguments atheists have against Christianity. Ultimately, he ends with his discussion of the invasion of God, aka the rapture. Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

01:17:19

PDAMX#30.1 - The Lion, the Witch and the Christian

Plausible Deniability AMX ·

2024/09/27

Today we begin our discussion of C.S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity" with Book 1. In it he makes the case for a universal morality that guides all of us.Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

01:07:51

PDAMX#29.1 - Mr. Brown goes to Washington (w/ Ted Brown)

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2024/09/24

Today we talk with Ted Brown who is running for the U.S. Senate seat for Texas this November. We discuss how he became a Libertarian, his philosophy, key policy points, and the oligarchy!Ted Brown's Links: https://tedbrown.org/ https://x.com/tedbrownliberty Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part

01:26:44

PDAMX#28.1 - Schopen-how life is suffering (w/...

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2024/09/19

Today we are joined again by Brother X to read 2 of Schopenhauer's uplifting essays "On the Suffering of the World" and "The Indestructibility of Being" where he discusses the positivity of suffering and how will is the only immortal thing about us. Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not

01:30:09

PDAMX#6.8 - Moral World Order

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2024/09/12

Today we finish our discussion of Friederich Nietzsche's "The Antichrist". In this he describes basically everything that's wrong with Christianity and the resentment morality that has taken over the west. Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

01:25:03

PDAMX#28.1 - the Democrat among Gods

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2024/09/04

Today we begin our discussion of the Antichrist by Friedrich Nietzsche, with sections 1-22. Basically he's not a fan of Christianity, but hey that's like his opinion man. We also discuss his opinion of Buddhism (positive) and priests (negative). Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of,

01:18:07

PDAMX#27.1 - Realest Art (w/ The Reckless Muse)

Plausible Deniability AMX ·

2024/08/28

Today we discuss Albert Camus' "Create Dangerously" speech/essay with special guest, The Reckless Muse. In this essay Camus discusses what art is, the problem with artists in his day (early/mid 20th century), the goal of art, and many other things. You can find The Reckless Muse podcast and writing from the duo at the links below: Medium: https://medium.com/the-reckless-muse IG: https://www.instagram.com/the_reckless_muse/ X: https://x.com/museisreckless Youtube:

01:48:13

PDAMX#26.3 - Consensual Categorization (w/ Mr. Tee)

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2024/08/21

Today we finish our discussion of Judith Butler's book "Gender Trouble" with chapter 3, and with special guest Mr. Tee. In this Butler caps off her book by re emphasizing the cultural basis for sex, gender, and identity, how they're ultimately performative, and how it's impossible to know what a pre-discursive concept would look because you're always describing it within the discourse.Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled:

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