CulturalHeretic Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Hey all! Im looking for a suggestion for a podcast episode to share with a friend hes going through a rough time and he exspressed interest when I mentioned FDR. Hes currently in the midst of a Divorce but he is interested in puirsuing self knowledge. He would be new to most of the ideas here like Anarchism, Atheism, Philosophy, Libertarianism... But he is pretty open minded and i dont receive much in the way of resistance when i bring up subject matter from the show. Any particular podcasts that might be relevant to his situation and be a good intro to FDR? Thanks!
Sabras Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 I strongly recommend an introduction to philosophy series. 1
Darknecrosforte Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Non-aggression Principle. Gotta establish morality standards before you start talking about complex topics like hypergamy, politics, etc. 1
dsayers Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 I second Stef's An Introduction to Philosophy series. It's long, but that's because it starts from first principles and builds from there, leaving no stone unturned. For something more bite-sized, this video was pretty instrumental in helping me understand property rights and universality: The following video helped me take ideas I already understood and articulate them more clearly (made by another FDR member): 1 1
Kevin Beal Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 If he's going through a divorce, then he's probably thinking a lot about how he could have been wrong about something he was so sure about, feeling disillusioned and trying to make sense of things. Getting a good philosophical grounding for his perspective on life would clearly be beneficial, but it's pretty abstract and more of a curiosity until you realize it's significance. That doesn't happen right away. What I would suggest is you sharing a struggle that you've had with discovering yourself and what's important about life and what helped you gain the clarity you needed to become motivated and clear on what you have to do. What podcast had a profound impact on you and why? Why is it important to you? How did it help you become more of who you really are? Share that with him. Start a conversation that goes on for months. Something he'll remember for a long time. How empowering is that?! Random recommendations are for nerds 2 1
CulturalHeretic Posted October 31, 2015 Author Posted October 31, 2015 Thanks For your suggestions everyone! I will pass these along. If he's going through a divorce, then he's probably thinking a lot about how he could have been wrong about something he was so sure about, feeling disillusioned and trying to make sense of things. Getting a good philosophical grounding for his perspective on life would clearly be beneficial, but it's pretty abstract and more of a curiosity until you realize it's significance. That doesn't happen right away. What I would suggest is you sharing a struggle that you've had with discovering yourself and what's important about life and what helped you gain the clarity you needed to become motivated and clear on what you have to do. What podcast had a profound impact on you and why? Why is it important to you? How did it help you become more of who you really are? Share that with him. Start a conversation that goes on for months. Something he'll remember for a long time. How empowering is that?! Random recommendations are for nerds Thanks Kevin! Yes we have had a converation along these lines and Ive shared my experience of overcoming adversity. I was Thinking of finding a Call in show that alligns with his situation or close to it. I think he might find that more valuable at first. Hopefully He will get curious enough to dive in deeper afterwards.
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