The Isaac Morehouse Podcast

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77 - Slayback to the Future: Technology, Progress, Culture, and Universal Basic Indignity Jun 26, 2016

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Praxis colleague, aviation buff, and all around interesting guy Zak Slayback comes back to the show to talk about the future, technology, progress, work, universal basic income, and much more. We discuss whether there is a "digital divide" between urban and rural populations, whether that has significance culturally or politically, the rate of technological change, how self-driving cars might disrupt the aviation industry, and whether a future of greater wealth and robots means income should be forcibly redistributed (hint: no). This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, and Stitcher.

76 - FwTK: Politics Sucks, Flexible Schedules are Hard, Fringe Theories are Great Jun 23, 2016

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Today we discuss why you have to be free before you expect the world to, not the other way around. We talk about why politics is disempowering, why it's so hard to not let your job get in the way of your work, and why fringe theories are great for society. Recommended in the episode: But What if We're Wrong, Patterson in Pursuit, Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes. This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, and Stitcher.

75 - How to Learn Anything, with Chuck Grimmett Jun 20, 2016

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To specialize or to generalize, that is the question - which I asked Chuck Grimmett, a web developer during the day and solver of interesting problems in creative ways during the night. Chuck likes to dabble into many things while searching for might be interesting, and has an interesting approach to learning which entails the importance of feedback, that he shared with me. Simple and tasty recipes can be found at cooklikechuck.com, while there is also a mouth watering podcast of his at snacktime.fm

74 - FwTK: This is a Shit Test Jun 16, 2016

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Sometimes you just have to realize what it is to pass it. TK and I discuss the concept of "shit tests" and how interpreting disagreement and hate through this lens can keep you in your "zone of power" (TK's cheesy phrase). Recommendations from the episode: Pulling Your Own Strings by Wayne Dyer, How to Deal With Nasty People by Jay Carter, Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story by Harvey Pekar.

73 - Tom Woods on Being an Intellectual Entrepreneur Jun 13, 2016

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Highly acclaimed NYT bestselling author who has written 12 books, acquired education at some of the top institutions and managed to become a most prolific online content creator, Tom Woods joined me to talk about what gets him out of the bed every day and issues that he struggled with on his way to become an intellectual entrepreneur. Tom shared some personal stories and he talked about how he dealt with criticism from all sides of the ideological spectrum. We also covered plenty of topics, from academia and public speaking, to how Tom wrote a book on financial crisis in a month, and how to create your own opportunities instead of waiting for them to happen. Pay a visit to tomwoods.com which is abundant with great resources

72 - FwTK: Books, Rationing, Bandwagons, Failure Fetishes, and More Jun 10, 2016

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TK and I cover a wide range of topics and I kind of went nuts taking more mic time than normal. Host privilege is real. Mentioned in the episode: Be Slightly Evil, Without Their Permission, Neil Gaiman, management books, Notes on the Synthesis of Form, Herbert Spencer, Tempo, The Gervais Principle, The Obedience-Entitlement Matrix, The Matrix (movie), Moral Technology, Generation Z, Coursera, Gatekeepers, Google AdWords, "Faithfully" by Journey and lots of other stuff I'm forgetting. Thanks to Zak Slayback for great ideas and recs, and Peter Neiger and Kelly Hackman for listener questions. Recommendations: The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis, Social Statics by Herbert Spencer. This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, and Stitcher.

71 - Ten Minute Take: Strategy vs Gut Instinct Jun 07, 2016

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A few basketball inspired thoughts on whether following your gut is better than planning an elaborate strategy.

70 - Lemonade Stands > Latin, with Homeschool Entrepreneur Abbey Lovett Jun 06, 2016

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Abbey Lovett is a soon to be Praxis participant who's always experimenting and believes entrepreneurship is more important for kids than academic subjects. She had a lemonade stand with employees at age of nine and she hasn't stopped. We discuss her education, the importance of debate, why her entrepreneurship camp failed, and how she made the decision to apply for Praxis.

Special Episode: *Three Important Super Serious Things* Jun 05, 2016

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This is serious. If you care about important things then listen to these important things. Consider this a public service announcement from the universe.

69.5 - FwTK-Heartbreak, Loss, Change, and Space Jun 02, 2016

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My family and I just moved to a new house and it's been a surprisingly hard adjustment. TK and I discuss how to handle moving, change, grief, and heartache, as well as what a sense of space means and how humans interact with light and their built environments. Mentioned in the episode: Christopher Alexander, Too Many Dirty Dishes, Tim Ferriss, Peter Thiel, Aslan, In Defense of Metaphor in Science Writing, Jeff Till's Five Hundred Years, George Lakoff, Your Brain is Not a Computer, Metaphors and Magic, Recommended: Space and Place, Landscapes of the Soul, A Timeless Way of Building This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, and Stitcher.

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