Shows
On CultureOn Culture - Wisdom in a Foolish TimeMore This, Less That Stop This, Start ThatThis is Good, That is Evil (or that person is good, this person is evil …)This is Smart, That is StupidHeadlines and tweets and takes are filled with these binary classifications. One or the other - with 180 degrees of nothing in-between. When it comes to movements, politicians, ideas, trends, celebrities, sports figures - we are continually given a choice: to be enthusiastic supporters or implacable opponents. As a society, we want clear choices between two opposites (it seems). More and mor...2023-02-1133 min
On CultureOn Culture - The Truth about Johnny and AmberMike is joined by Brad Aslin and they definitively address the controversy of Johnny and Amber along with every other social media controversy. The companion piece on The Embassy (The Truth about Johnny and Amber) serves as the show notes for this podcast. If you haven’t yet, check us out at The Embassy - theembassy.substack.com. There will always be ample free content. Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-06-2925 min
On CultureOn Culture - Honoring Fathers and MothersMike talks with Brad Aslin about the growing trend of family estrangement, about boundaries and relationships with difficult people - and about honoring fathers and mothers when that is difficult.Check out the companion piece (Honoring Fathers and Mothers) from The Embassy - that piece will serve as the show notes. Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-06-2231 min
On CultureOn Culture - Pick Your BattlesHere’s the latest On Culture episode. Mike talks with Brad Aslin about:* Generational views on war * Playing war, now and 50 years ago* What is the draw of war? What is behind the romanticism of war found in so many stories?* … and what does any of that have to do (even in our own hearts) with the culture wars being fought all around us? Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-05-1800 min