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El GritoRun It Back 4What's good world, we back from the crypt with some more hood philosophy shit, and on this episode, I'm going in on the Bud Light fiasco and explaining why they can give a MF less about any boycott launched against them.
That's cuz Environmental Social Governance is here and with Blackrock giving them all the federal reserve money they need to stay afloat, the last thing these corporations are concerned with anymore are the views of the rest of us.
Of course, it don't stop there, as all this is tied in with central bank...
2023-04-1758 minEl GritoRun It Back 3What's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm going in on how the current political spectacle is all just a massive cover up for the impending economic crisis/world war that the US is plunging head first into as we speak.
Mass shootings, drag story hour, fake alien invasions, and all the other distractions we're constantly bombarded with will pale in comparison to the horrors of war/collapse, so it seems weird to be so caught up on divisive issues when...
2023-04-0356 minEl GritoVampires At Your DoorWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm talking the psyop of Bill Gates, the farce of private land ownership, and why conspiracy theories themselves are a limited hangout created to keep most of us from doing anything about the aforementioned and so much more.
Believe me homie, coming to this understanding was a difficult one on my end, but there's only so many times you can here peepz complain about not wanting to 'eat ze bugs' or how Bill Gates is buying...
2023-01-3059 minEl GritoHelter SkelterWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm talking about the relationship between the military industrial complex and pop culture.
It's a quick intro but it's a subject that's mos def close to home - gangsta rap music has been an enormous influence on me and hood philosophy, so you can imagine my heartbreak when I discovered that it may very well have been nothing more than a creation by fat cats in marketing agencies to help advance the agenda of...
2023-01-2353 minEl GritoWhat Science ForgotWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm digging I go down the Terence McKenna rabbit hole.
TMac has been a great influence in my life and helped save me from a very dark place at one point, so it's only natural that his work would have an impact on what I do. In this episode, I introduce some of his more prominent ideas - such as the stoned ape theory, time wave novelty zero, complexification, to name a few...
2023-01-161h 03El GritoDivine DialoguesWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm going down the artificial intelligence rabbit hole and chopping it up with an AI.
We sat down and discussed - well, I sat down, the AI I'm not so sure - all things from the level of concern we, as humans, should have about potentially being exterminated by our robot overlords, whether or not Elon Musk is simply being hyperbolic when he tells us we're 'releasing the demon', if Alex Jones truly is a threat...
2023-01-081h 06El GritoThe 4th BranchWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm talking human experimentation, megadeath, apocalypse and all the other terrors that have been waged against us here on Turtle Island by an elite group of people who thrive on misery.
MF'ers will look at shit like this (bougie liberal academics from the suburbs) and dismiss it as 'frivolous conspiracy' that according to them has 'no place in philosophy', when in reality it aint nothing more of a historical and phenomenological account of real-life p...
2023-01-0145 minEl GritoRun It Back 2What's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm running back some ideas that have been on my mind in the two months since my last episode. I'm talking Ye, anti-everything-ism, Black and Brown unity (or the lack thereof thanks in part to things like the new 'Black Panther' movie), and how the power elite be running all of the above to continue their stranglehold on the rest of us cuz at the end of the day it's all about power homie and 'they...
2022-10-3054 minEl GritoPrison Planet 3 - Dreaming Into RealityWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm using Allison McDowell's concept of human capital to delve further into the relationship between philosophy and 'conspiracies'.
I'm talking zombies, brain parasites sucking our energy to advance their interests, and why referring to the 'masters of mankind' as 'the bourgeoisie' is probably more beneficial in the long run than calling them inter-dimensional lizards, even if that's exactly what they are.
All of this to get to the final point which is MF them...
2022-08-2956 minEl GritoA Will To DeathWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm delving deep into the collective unconscious and re-emerging with some insights into Jungian thought.
Part of the impetus for hood philosophy is the importance of doing that deep-seeded shadow work necessary to discover, address, and work to overcome the deep-seated traumas that are working themselves out in the many self-destructive patterns of behavior that lead us to live unfulfilling lives - drug addiction, alcohol addiction, general lack of meaning and purpose, and so...
2022-08-181h 34El GritoDialects Of DivinationWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm talking cryptids, the messages they spread, and how we can learn to communicate with them.
I'm letting other folks deal with skinwalkers and focusing on the role owls play in Nahuatl thought - as messengers of the divinities of death Mictlantechuhtli and Mictecacihuatl, they come baring messages from the Mictlan. If you ask Christian folk, this is a terrible omen, but the rest of us aren't so sure.
The only way...
2022-08-111h 11El GritoLife Is Killing MeWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and in this episode of the podcast, I'm revisiting the roots of hood philosophy as a means of trying to navigate these torrential waters - AKA the demands of everyday life - and I'm bringing you along for the ride with me.
Mostly cuz we already know 'they' schools aint teaching us what we need to now to survive this experience, and I'm delving in to why studying hood philosophy can potentially help us stay afloat, but also cuz I enjoy...
2022-07-181h 17El GritoRest In Your HeartWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and suffice to say I've missed you.
On this episode, I'm talking about censorship, hope social media and rap music have warped my mind, why TF I'm 35 years old and still worried about what Kurupt and Nate Dogg think about my relationship with women, the unacknowledged misogyny and others colonial issues I'm still dealing with in realizing that, my thoughts on the Uvalde tragedy lead to my most recent ZUCC'ing on The Gram, and how this in itself is another example...
2022-06-231h 14El GritoThe UnknowingWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode, I'm digging back into more Nahuatl philosophy and how it's helped get me through the dark days that have haunted me in the wake of my brother's passing.
It aint all doom and gloom though, as in this philosophy, there's an underlying message of hope that offers - me certainly - comfort in knowing that all things are impermanent, and that is ok.
Stay woke fam...
2022-05-1755 minEl GritoRun It Back 1What's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode, I'm flipping the script entirely and bringing you something a little different than before.
I've spoken before about my desire to do a podcast where I talk less philosophy and more current events, and this is my first episode doing so. It's still got all the same type of shit you've come to expect from this podcast - philosophy, conspiracies, and so on - but rather than doing deep dives, I'm talking the events of this past...
2022-05-071h 07El GritoPrison Planet 2 - Human CapitalWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and I'm throwing a wrench in the gears on this episode of the podcast by visiting Alison McDowell's thoughts on human capital.
We've known the technocrats and masters of mankind have long desired the power to control us, but this latest development takes our worse nightmares of how they could do so and makes them a reality. I'm talking social credit scores, data extraction for profit generation, the complete hacking of our human essence, and so much more. The good news...
2022-04-0654 minEl GritoBeing Unto Death 3What's good world, we back from the crypt with more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm getting back onto another existential trip to talk philosophy, current events and, you know, life.
I'm picking up with the philosophy of Heidegger to explain how easy it is to fall into these unreflective cycles that strip us of the ability to make the choices necessary to bring about an authentic life on our end. Reductive Western materialists MF's will tell us this aint possible cuz of the the laws of physics and the...
2022-03-2854 minEl GritoHeart Like A GraveWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode, I'm talking more shadow work and how philosophy can help us get through the bleakest of times.
This episode is mad existential; not in the sense that I'm discussing a particular existential philosopher, per se, so much as in I am picking up many of the issues existentialism is concerned with and applying them confront the elephant in the room - that we've been negatively programmed in 'they' schools to ensure this world we're living in remains...
2022-03-0856 minEl GritoTales Of TerrorWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode, we're crawling deep into the underbelly of horror.
The horror genre has made quite the splash in pop culture lore as of late, and yet despite that, it remains one of the most overlooked sources of philosophical insight available to us.
Yeah, you can read the existentialist to gain feelings of hope, strength, and promise, or you can watch IT and learn that all these (and more) are within us - sometimes all it takes...
2022-02-2253 minEl GritoParabolaWhat's good world, we're back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm delving into the doctrine of eternal recurrence by my road dawg Nietzsche.
Despite the fact that most assume the uber-mensch is the culmination of Nietzsche's philosophy, he himself felt as though it was this doctrine, and it isn't difficult to see why - the specter of infinite return lays bare both the ethical imperative of every choice we make, as well as the preciousness of this every moment.
All our joys...
2022-02-0652 minEl GritoSeance Gone WrongWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode, I'm going back in on the history and philosophical merit - perhaps - of Project Blue Beam.
Mad people in the philosophical world would recoil in horror at the suggestion that 'a conspiracy' could have any, but that's why that academic shit is played out. Besides, it's blatant hypocrisy on their behalf cuz they have no problem talking about absolutely improbable thought experiments, like pushing people over a bride to stop a freight train, but when it...
2022-01-311h 05El GritoOf Chaos And Eternal NightWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm reaching into the past to help ground our roots in the future world we can potentially build.
I'm talking Nahuatl philosophy, overcoming the problem of nihilism, learning to find and make strong our hearts and faces, and all the ways this contrasts with the zenith point of western Christian philosophy.
Imagining Sisyphus as happy for simply learning to accept the fact that rolling the boulder is his destiny is one thing...
2022-01-231h 10El GritoBirds Of PreyWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm getting back into some more Nietzschean philosophy.
I'm picking up where I left off on the 'Preachers Of Death' episode by going in on the master/slave morality, how it pertains to the will to power, and how the current progressive left liberals of American politics are the all the shit Nietzsche tells us wrong with the slave morality.
As an aside, I accidentally forgot to hit the record button for...
2022-01-1255 minEl GritoInto The StargateWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm talking Project Blue Beam, ultra-dimensional beings, transhumanism, the occult, and... Kant?
Yeah buddy, all that and then some as I try and center in on what TF Project Blue Beam is even about in the first place. The rabbit hole goes deep with this one homie, and this is the part in an extended series that I'll be dropping dedicated to this complex 'conspiracy' with so much philosophical justification it makes ya boy...
2022-01-021h 08El GritoHeartworkWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode, I'm talking Nahuatl philosophy, the importance of shadow work in helping us find a life of purpose, and the dangers of placating ideas that keep us from doing so.
The Western world wants us to believe that we aint nothing more than insignificant specs of dust, but I'm here to tell you that that couldn't be any further from the truth, and all of the aforementioned will help us understand why.
Stay woke fam, we a...
2021-12-281h 01El GritoPreachers Of DeathWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm talking all Nietzsche baby.
I'm going in on the will to power and how it can be used to help us become stronger versions of ourselves that are capable of starring into the abyss without trembling in fear of what's inside.
Stay woke fam, the preachers of death are in the ready to rob us of the beauty of life at every turn...
2021-12-2158 minEl GritoLose To NightWhat's good world, we back from the crypt, and on this episode, I'm continuing to lowride across the foundations of this hood philosophy shit.
I'm revisiting a lot of 'Heidegerrian' concepts, namely in terms about how the ability to shake ourselves out of our states of falleness and lead lives of meaning is ever present, with the added twist being that, unlike most German existentialists, I don't take an individualistic approach to this process.
I get their argument that the individual alone can do this cuz 'we live in a society and it's comprised of...
2021-12-0655 minEl GritoHarvester Of SorrowWhat's good world, we're back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm continuing along my nostalgia trip by revisiting the foundation of hood philosophy as I continue to search for therapeutic means to deal with the death of my brother.
In this episode, I'm talking about my love for Nietzsche, but also how I break from him radically. I think it's dope the philosophy he gave us, and I find his commitment to it admirable, but I'm starting to question whether a full-fledged commitment to s...
2021-11-281h 12El GritoCumbia De Los MuertosWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm unearthing the origins of how hood philosophy came to be.
I'm talking coping with the death of a loved one, addiction, nihilistic despair, the role K12 and collegiate education play in furthering this role, and how real philosophy can help us recover our lives from this black hole so that we can enjoy a semblance of joy in the brief amount of time we're here on Tlalticpac - all issues that helped me...
2021-11-141h 06El GritoPrayers For DarknessWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that gangsta-ass hood philosophy shit, and for the first episode of Spooky Season, I'm delving into the hidden world of the occult by way of the horror of philosophy.
MF's like to front like philosophy and the occult have nothing in common, but this couldn't be any further from the truth - beyond the well-established tradition of occult philosophy, it is my contention that philosophy as a whole is a practice in the occult as it is, by nature, concerned with making the hidden visible. ...
2021-10-181h 13El GritoPrayers For DarknessWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that gangsta-ass hood philosophy shit, and for the first episode of Spooky Season, I'm delving into the hidden world of the occult by way of the horror of philosophy.
MF's like to front like philosophy and the occult have nothing in common, but this couldn't be any further from the truth - beyond the well-established tradition of occult philosophy, it is my contention that philosophy as a whole is a practice in the occult as it is, by nature, concerned with making the hidden visible. ...
2021-10-181h 13El GritoGardens Of GriefWhat's good world, we're back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm talking death, grief, and what Nahuatl philosophy can teach us about coping with both.
It's been said by many that the study of philosophy is nothing more than preparation for our own demise, an understanding I further have on a deeper level given a recent loss of a loved one that informed this episode. As devastating as it's been, I take solace in knowing that just as day gives into night, night equally g...
2021-09-111h 01El GritoInto The SilenceWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm picking up on the Coyolxauhqui Consciousness of Gloria Anzaldua.
We delving deep into the importance of shadow work as a tool for spiritual revolution, the likes of which are necessary to manifest the changes we seek in this world.
This aint some fake-woke social justice platitude on Anzaldua's behalf, though - this is a steadfast challenge for us to reach through the deepest wounds of our being in order to help connect and re...
2021-07-2747 minEl GritoVatos LocosWhat's good world, we're back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm talking occultism, mass media manipulation, the harvesting of our sacred energy by our reptilian overlords, the role genetics and epigenetics play in shaping the way we interface with reality, and... shadow work?
Yeah dawg, all that and then some, namely how these lizard people over at Illuminati Headquarters TM are using mass media as a means of engaging in occultist practices that siphon our sacred energy to help fulfill their dark desires, and, i...
2021-07-151h 03El GritoMadness And CivilizationWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm talking more Foucauldian philosophy and conspiracies.
The MSM has gaslighted us into thinking the fear of medical tyranny is a misguided falsehood perpetuated by 'right-wing nutjobs', but as we'll find, that idea (and the practice that informs it) is part of a longstanding control system that has been used to keep us docile and in check.
Stay woke fam, compelled vaccinations, and COVID passports are concerning, but the real threat are th...
2021-06-301h 07El GritoClouds Of UnknowingWhat's good world, we're back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm revisiting the spooky roots of hood philosophy by venturing back into the abyss of the horror of philosophy.
I'm talking the occult, mysticism, demonology, black metal, and all that other fun shit that goes bump in the night that force us to confront some of the more complicated issues in philosophy, including whether the practice itself is even worthy of merit.
Shout out to Eugene Thacker, whose work in the book 'I...
2021-06-191h 08El GritoAmerican MeWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm delving into the psy-op that is growing up in the hood.
I delve deep into the relationship between Memorial Day and Indigenous people, a quick intro to the Zoot Suit Riots, cholo culture, the anesthetizing effect of drugs and alcohol in our community, Indigenous survivance, and many more elements of XicanX identity that are equally responsible for and detrimental to our continued fight for sovereignty here on Turtle Island.
MF's want to...
2021-06-1052 minEl GritoCreating Aztlan - Lowriding Through Turtle IslandWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm talking XicanX ontologies and what it means to be lowriding through not just Turtle Island, but across the borderlands of all the hoods across the world.
If the SJW's had their way, they'd keep us perpetually separated and in conflict, but hood philosophy aint about that divisive shit - I'm here to set up roots and build connections with people's across the globe, so if you listening to this, I see you homie.
2021-05-261h 04El GritoCarceral ArchipelagoWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm delving deep into the postmodern waters with the philosophy of Michel Foucault.
I left ya'll hanging without the philosophical foundation for the alleged 'conspiracies theories' on the last episode, so you know ya boy had to do right on this one by dropping all the connections between conspiracies and philosophy.
I'm talking the efficacy of Alex Jones, the hypocrisy of purple-haired soyboys, and all that other G shit that separates hood ph...
2021-05-0758 minEl GritoIron SkyWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm talking NAZI's, secret moon bases, interdimensional reptilian shapeshifters, the Hollow Earth, zombies, the rona... and philosophy?
Oh my.
I take a philosophical approach to these issues and ask the questions dusty, decrepit academics refuse to ask, like is it possible the NAZI's won WWII, why is the CDC working in tandem with FEMA operating zombie apocalypse drills, if gene editing that fundamentally alters our human genome strips us of our humanity, an...
2021-04-221h 16El GritoIt's Dark And Hell Is HotWhat's good world, we're back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm getting deep in my sad boy feels by talking about the dearly departed DMX.
X was a haunted man who was afflicted with a severe sickness of spirit, something we vibe heavily with on this podcast, and so I thought it only right to revisit the roots of this podcast by talking about the recovery element of hood philosophy and how implementing it can potentially have radical ramifications for people both from the h...
2021-04-1451 minEl GritoFlouridated MugglesWhat's good world, we're back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm talking technocratic elites and their stranglehold on information, the occult, hidden agendas, simulation theory, the odds of Biden making it through his term, and Nahuatl philosophy.
This entire podcast was actually inspired by a recent experience I had with The Gram in which a post I had kept being removed and how weird I thought that was given the nature of the topic, and all I learned from that experience is that s...
2021-03-251h 09El GritoThe Sun Also RisesWhat's good world, we back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm talking about dealing with the heartache of loss, grief, and trauma, before flipping the script and talking about the ways philosophy can help us navigate this domain.
No trip examining this uncomfortable facet of reality is possible without pit stops along the way through the depths of nihilism, epistemic skepticism, and metaphysical horror, where new problems concerning the purpose and function (or perhaps better stated, lack thereof) of philosophy.
Life happens fa...
2021-03-101h 08El GritoOf Melancholy BurningWhat's good world, we're back from the crypt with some more of that gangsta ass hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm continuing my story by talking about aliens, zombies, and... social justice warriors?
Yeah homie, you read that correctly - although they may seem unrelated, the fact is all of the above are part of a grand conspiracy that has us out here really trying to believe that anyone knows anything about what's going on in reality.
Obviously this aint the case bruh, there's only being and non-being, everything in be...
2021-03-021h 13El GritoThe Truth About StoriesWhat's good world, we're back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm talking the truth about stories.
Stop me if you've heard this before, but they're truly all we got, as it's these stories that not only help ground us in reality and keep us from blinking out of nothingness into vacuous space before being consumed by the void once more, but they are what shape the very worlds we live in.
I say worlds cuz at this very moment there are multiple o...
2021-02-2353 minEl GritoThe Primeval DarkWhat's good world, we're back from the crypt with some more of that hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm getting into how philosophy can help us navigate the darkest recesses of our shadows.
There's some ghoulish creatures stalking the dark forests that comprise each and ever last one of our unconscious selves, whether they be mommy/daddy issues, drug and alcohol dependencies, mental illness, the fear of death, or any other type of trauma that is keeping us from living the good, happy lives that we all desire.
The only wa...
2021-02-081h 08El GritoBeyond Good And EvilWhat's good world, we're back from the crypt with some more of that gangsta ass hood philosophy shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm diving deep into Nietzsche's idea of the will to power.
My boy gets a bum wrap for his alleged NAZI associations, despite openly decrying ethnonationalism and other vulgar expressions of power that have manifested as a result of the brutish animal nature we've been beholden to as human beings.
Nietzsche challenges that we are bridges to be overcome, and the will to power is the catalyst to do so in...
2021-01-2658 minEl GritoIn The Groves Of DeathWhat's good world, it's been a few days since the failed insurection on Capitol Hill, and our discussion on the schism between modernism and postmodernism seems more relevant now than ever.
This that awkward moment when you start to realize the shit critical theorists have been dropping since WWII aint conspiritorial nonsense but actually deeply philosophical problems that have steadily been unfolding in a sequence of events that have lead directly to the world we are living in at this very moment 👀.
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MF Jordan Peterson’s reductive, philosophically-ignorant take on postmodernism bruh, it’s a...
2021-01-121h 11El GritoAbove The Weeping WorldWhat's good world, we're back with some more of that G shit, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm talking about the schism between the modernist and the postmodernists.
No conversation on this matter can be had without talking a little bit about the figurehead of the form, one Jordan B. Peterson, but real shit, homeboy is exactly that - a figurehead that best exemplifies the tension that has the US - and the entirety of the world, really - at a breaking point as we head into 2021.
The American Empire is facing mad un...
2021-01-021h 24El GritoSickness Unto DeathWhat's good world, we're back with some more of that MF G shit by way of, and on this episode of the podcast, we're doing a deep dive into Toy Story 3.
It's the winter solstice and ya boy cooked up a little something-something for my Christian folk with some Soren Kierkegaard to explain how the plot of this movie is basically the computer-animated tale of Kierkegaards leap to faith.
Specifically, I'm tracing the character development of Buzz Lightyear to show how, through the first three movies, he slowly progresses from being the Knight of Infinite Re...
2020-12-2348 minEl GritoSeven Sermons To The DeadWhat's good world, we're back for our 50th episode of the podcast, and I'm not going to front, your boy is feeling a little sentimental thinking about that number.
It's been about a year and a half since I started this shit, and for this episode, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what hood philosophy is and why.
I'm talking everything from the school-to-prison pipeline and the military-industrial complex, to Nietzsche's three transformations of the spirit and the importance of engaging in the deep soul-scorching shadow work necessary to recover ou...
2020-11-221h 17El GritoBehold A Pale HorseWhat's good world, we're back with some more of that straight from the crypt hood philosophy shit, and on this episode, we're talking summoning aliens, the existence of demons, angels, alchemical magic, and bringing zombified corpses to life with the the infamous 'Chinese Brain' thought experiment from the philosophy of mind.
2020 been a wild year and I think it's safe to say that there's some serious forces at play beyond our traditional scope of reality that merits a deep philosophical discussion on what our role as people is heading into this next stage of collective evolution we...
2020-11-121h 14El GritoTentacles Longer Than NightWhat's good world, we're back with some more of that gangsta ass hood philosophy, and on this episode, we're talking some MF philosophy of horror.
Rather than reading into a specific horror move or novel, though, we're talking about the horror inherent with existence - everything from depression, feelings of impending dread, and the horror of sentience, to addiction, relapse, and trauma, and the associated feelings of horror they all entail.
MF Freddy and Jason bruh, the face of loved one possessed by the psychic vampires haunting us all are the real horrors, and their te...
2020-10-281h 29El GritoAzo Tle Nelli In Tlalticpac?What's good world, we're back with some more hood philosophy, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm delving back into the waters of Nahuatl philosophy and asking - is this (the Abrahamic, Western European worldview) the only truth in the world?
I've spoken before about the difference in world views held by the Nahuatl and Western Europeans, and in this episode, I get deep into breaking down what that means for us humans seeking a life of meaning and purpose in this slippery world.
You can take all the antidotes to chaos you desire, bu...
2020-10-181h 01El GritoThe Slaughter Bench Of HistoryWhat's good world, we back with some more of that gangsta ass hood philosophy, and on this episode of the podcast, I'm dropping some knowledge on a philosopher who's gaining a lot of attention in the Internet underground as of late.
I'm speaking of G.W.F. Hegel, and given the wild times we're living in, I'm not at all surprised to see him rearing his ugly little head, as much of his philosophy not only serves as the foundation for the colonialism and imperialism that has led us to this extraordinary year, but for many, it p...
2020-10-031h 43El GritoThe Fifth SunWhat's good world, we're back with some more gangsta ass hood philosophy, and on this episode, we're talking time travel, alternate dimensions, ancient technologies, and Aztec ritual sacrifice to name but a few.
This my longest podcast to date, and it aint by mistake cuz ya boy goes deep into the philosophy of why the Mexica - so-called Aztecs - engaged in the ritual excising of people's hearts, and how conservative Christian brainwashing reduced this action to it's most vulgar, elementary form.
When we dig deeper, though, we realize that the Mexica were engaging in an...
2020-09-111h 16El GritoSeparation PerfectedWhat's good world, we're back with some more of that gangsta ass hood philosophy, and on this episode of the podcast, we're tracing the modern roots of persuasion in academia, and examining how it was transmogrified from an altruistic practice aimed at transforming democracy by creating an active and involved proletariat, into a trillion-dollar industry ready to sell us everything from a lifestyle, a new war, and everything in between.
It's a deceptive world out there fam, and we'd be silly to think there aren't hidden forces at play exercising unwarranted power in hopes of getting us t...
2020-08-311h 03El GritoHigher SelfWhat's good world, we back with some more of that bust you ish open hood philosophy.
On this episode of the podcast, I'm talking Nietzsche's will to power, why Brown folk need to stop blaming the White man for all our problems, and why only simp lords tap early to chokes at jiu jitsu.
Spoiler alert, cuz we're cutting ourselves short by not giving ourselves a chance to see what we're truly made of.
Stay woke fam...
2020-08-1257 minEl GritoOne-Dimensional ManWhat's good world, we're back with some more of that gangsta hood philosophy.
In this episode of the podcast, I'm giving a quick take on Herbert Marcuses' classic one-dimensional man by talking bout the importance of upholding radical individuality in the face of an ever-encroaching totalizing societal machine.
I also talk how easy it is to fall into this machine-like leveling process, how the idea of democracy is just a front to keep this going - spoiler alert, all our presidents share the same lineage as the lizard people at Buckingham Palace, even...
2020-07-2057 minEl GritoMic Check: Turn Me Up SomeWhat's good world, we're back after a short break with some more of that gangsta ass hood philosophy shit.
On this episode of the podcast, we're talking healing from childhood trauma, moving up out the hood while still being haunted by it, and the connection between the simulation theory and conspiracies.
Stay woke fam, st's been a wild two months since our last podcast, and the start of the collapse of the American Empire kicked into high gear since then - this is only the beginning, so learn to read the symbols that...
2020-07-0541 minEl GritoBeing Unto Death - The Ethics Of CareWhat's good world, we're back with some more hood philosophy, and in this episode we're looking to shake ourselves out of our state of fallenness with some Heideggerian ethics of care.
Authenticity is the name of the game here, and Heidegger tells us that we all choose our existence - whether by taking hold or neglecting our fate - and whether we want to acknowledge this or not won't change the fact that we're ultimately responsible for the outcome.
And I don't know about you boi, but me personally, I'm not content with just adopting th...
2020-05-2354 minEl GritoBeing Unto DeathWhat's good world, we're back with some more of that bust yo' shit open type hood philosophy, and on this episode, we're talking the notorious NAZI, Marin Heidegger.
Now don't get me twisted, this aint no NAZI apologist nonsense.
In fact, I wrestled with the idea of doing a Heidegger podcast for quite some time until I realized - yo, real shit, all of western philosophy is guilty of supporting ideologies that endorse holocaust and genocide.
So why should I not fuck with Heidegger when the rest of western philosophy aint going to d...
2020-05-1453 minEl GritoThe Birth of Tragedy Part 2What's good world, we're back with another podcast aimed at slaying the dragon that is the cult of personality that birthed Dr. Jordan Peterson.
Although homeboy stormed the scene a few years back, the reality is that his quest to save Western civilization is a process started by his conservative counterparts many years back.
In this episode, I trace the history of this movement, as well as highlight the ways that real leftists - not those fake-woke joke social justice warriors - have combatted this trend.
No more has the battle been more pro...
2020-05-0355 minEl GritoSociety of the SpectacleWhat's good world, we're back in short order with some more hood philosophy, and on this episode of the podcast, I introduce a little critical theory to get the mind right and help us stay woke to the constant ways the machine tries to hold us down, no matter how hard we rage against it.
It's the aim of critical theory to provide the masses with the intellectual tools necessary to unmask our oppressors in their unholiest of forms, and in this episode, I'm taking a page straight out of my lecture material in hopes of showcasing...
2020-04-2238 minEl GritoThe Birth Of Tragedy Part 1What's good world, we're back with some more of that hood philosophy, and what better way to honor episode 36 than by getting wicked like three sixes?
In this episode, I'm bashing everyone's favorite dog-whistling Christian conservative Dr. Jordan Peterson, and explain why despite all the nonsense he's been talking, homeboy himself never even confronted his own dragon.
The misappropriation of Nietzschean philosophy is very real with Dr. Peterson, and being a Nietzsche Stan, you know I couldn't let that disrespect slide.
This is episode one of a larger series on Dr. Jordan Peterson...
2020-04-2151 minEl GritoStarry Speculative CorpseWhat's good world, we're back with another Grito, and on this episode, we're taking another crack at the rona, this time by questioning whether or not the utter demise of the human race is even a bad thing?
Opinions are just as vast in this field as are the conspiracies, and we're tackling them all with the same gangster ass hood philosophy that I hope you've come to expect.
Specifically, we touch the surface on pessimism, anti-natalism, and whether life - and consciousness - are really a gift, or if they're nothing more than a...
2020-04-0156 minEl GritoThe PlagueShit is getting real out on these skreetz, boi.
That Coronavirus is really out here canceling professional sporting events, and me personally, that's got me all up in my conspiratorial and philosophical feels.
Is it a biological weapon? Was it released to influence global markets and elections?
More importantly, who will survive, and what will be left of them?
Seems hyperbolic, but when we sit down and examine the effects of a pandemic from a natural law perspective, it's easy to see how quickly things can go sideways.
Stay...
2020-03-141h 02El GritoWhy Study Philosophy?What's good world, we're back with another podcast, and on this episode we're talking all the reasons why - and how - hood philosophy aint that academic nonsense philosophy.
When these gatekeeping fools out here publishing papers and presenting at conferences regarding the ethics of growing out facial hair, you KNOW there's a problem.
That problem is a disconnect between academia and the hood, and that's where hood philosophers like myself come in to show these clown what's really good.
Yeah, I could study philosophy to learn about whether I'm being unfaithful to...
2020-03-0647 minEl GritoPrison PlanetWhat's good world, we're back with another podcast, and on this episode, I'm talking the 'conspiratorial' side of hood philosophy.
I scare quote it cuz, as I'll describe in the episode, this gets a bum wrap in many circles.
Most of it is justified, as some use conspiracies as a way to avoid critical thought - but in many instances, these 'conspiratorial insights - have uncovered some deeply troubling behavior by the people who run this thing that serves to strip us from a greater experience of reality.
The goal is to gain...
2020-02-1759 minEl GritoEither/OrPiyalli Tlalticpac, we're back with another episode, and this time I'm joined by my boy - and fellow philosophy professor - Aaron Alvarez.
My boy brought the heat in this episode, as we sat down to discuss Kierkegaard, Christian existentialism, negative theology, living a life of passion, and the importance of refusing to fall victim to the conformity-inducing leveling process of society, man.
Stay woke...
2020-01-211h 20El GritoLive From The Iron CurtainWhat's good world, in this episode of the podcast, I talk about why everyone hates philosophers, and then proceed to give people more reasons to hate me.
In this case, I do so by questioning the cult behind Chris Kyle.
Not to be facetious, but to bring to light a deeper issue, and that is the seeming inability to ever overcome the chasm caused by our differing beliefs and unying under a common goal.
I don't think this chasm is insurmountable, though, and point to space and technology as our way out of...
2020-01-1957 minEl GritoI'm With YouWhat's good world, we're back with another solo-cast, and on this episode, I'm talking the philosophy of horror, infinite return, more existential dread with a cosmic twist, and a whole lot of Red Hot Chili Peppers.
They say when you die your life flash before your eyes knowing that I ask why would I want to let it slide by without making the best out my time with fam and friends I stand to possibly never see again?
Kierkegaard said why treasure something that we're born into crying and leave screaming, but I ask why wo...
2019-12-3149 minEl GritoThe Darker Side Of RenaissanceWhat's good world, in this episode of the podcast I'm joined by an old homie from my graduate school days, soon-to-be-not-that-kind-of-doctor Robert Oropeza.
Rob is also currently in the dissertation phase of a Ph.D program, and together we nerd out hard over philosophy, history, theory, and action - the title of this episode itself is influenced by one of our mutually-favorite scholars Walter Mignolo, a fitting one I believe considering the nature of our conversation.
Anyways, this is part one of a two-part series, and I will be posting the conclusion at a later da...
2019-12-3046 minEl GritoCourage To GrowWhat's good world, in this episode of the podcast, we're talking artificial intelligence, robot-monkey deaths, solipsism, and how all those come together to create the greatest obstacles known to our evolution - mindless, unreflective people who think their opinion is of any relevance.
The scary part is that at any moment we can easily become one of them - fortunately for us, we got philosophy on our side to help keep us from being lead astray.
Stay woke...
2019-12-1253 minEl GritoFear And TremblingWhat's good world, we're back with another attempt to conjure up and re-animate the defleshed ones with some more of that hood philosophy.
In this episdoe of the podcast, I'm talking ancestral knowledge, resisting the urge to be a part of the herd, and more ways to develop a heart and face so that we may continue our journey towards self-actualization.
Stay woke...
2019-11-2559 minEl GritoTwilight Of The IdolsIn this episode of the podcast, we're talking Nietzsche, homeboy!
And not that pseud Nietzsche some fake-woke YouTube schlub thinks they know about, we're talking the real deal - aint no nihilism and nazi nonsense here, my G.
I also talk jiu jitsu, overcoming our base level animal existence, and treating one's life like a work of art.
Stay woke...
2019-11-0957 minEl GritoThe Problem Of EvilIf God exists, why do bad things happen to good people? And why do good things happen to bad people? Is God simultaneously responsible for love and compassion as well as death and famine?
All this, and more in this week's Grito.
Stay woke...
2019-10-1949 minEl GritoSicka Than Yo AverageFor this episode of the podcast, I'm joined by my homie Mike, and we're talking Trump and deep state politics, football concussions, and how TOOL is basically the greatest band of all time.
2019-09-291h 13El GritoThe Prison Notebooks II - Globalism, Technocracy, And The EliteIlluminati really do be wanting control of our mind, soul, and our body, and theses fake woke jokes out here are willing enabling them.
In this episode, I discuss the ways that information is utilized to control our understanding of reality, how the Internet was supposed to liberate us, and how at this rate, it'll simply be one of the many tools utilized to keep us enslaved.
Stay woke...
2019-09-2856 minEl GritoOn The Eve Of War IIThe second part of my conversation with my colleague Allaa Salama.
We're talking ego death, what it takes to truly live a good life, and the ultimate beauty in seeking to actualize our 'true Selves' - nihilism only has meaning and purpose because we're around to give it meaning and purpose, my G.
This is intended to be a standalone podcast, but it'll all make more coherent sense if you go back and hear our first episode together, first.
Stay woke...
2019-09-1856 minEl GritoThe Anatomy Of A Mass ShooterIn this episode, I'm opening my sad boi heart up to the gentle indifference of the world to see if somewhere in there lies the answer to issues a few of the issues plaguing us in modern society, such as our depression, mass shootings, and the astronomically-high suicide, to name but a few.
When it's all said and done, I question if perhaps The Beatles were on to something when they sang that all we need is love?
Yes, even the mass shooter that terrorized good old Hell Paso TX, hence the title of this...
2019-09-0555 minEl GritoNazi Punks Fuck OffIn this episode, I'm all up in my bleeding heart social justice warrior feels thanks to these Nazi bastards that tried to terrorize my hometown of El Paso.
I talk existential philosophy and the ways I believe it can help us avoid future tragedies like the massacre we experienced - spoiler alert, it doesn't involve taking away the guns.
Stay woke...
2019-08-2157 minEl GritoThe Prison Notebooks - Morality And Social ControlI been telling you that Illuminati want control of my mind, soul, and my body, and in this episode, I demonstrate how morality is but one of the many ways they try to take it.
Fortunately for us, we got the intellectual tools necessary to ensure they don't.
Stay woke...
2019-08-0156 minEl GritoEat The RichWhat's up ya'll, we back in this bad boy with another podcast, and this time I'm joined via Skype by one of my closest homies and fellow working-stiff Mike Carrero to discuss D'Evils plaguing society, the government, capitalism, human nature, and... ayahuasca?
Yeah, something like that.
Anyways, this weeks intro/outro music is 'Dance With The Devil' by the great Immortal Technique - I was actually turned on to Tech back in 2005 by Carerro himself, with this very track, so it only seemed fitting to honor that.
2019-07-1458 minEl GritoOn The Eve Of WarSo a Muslim and a Xicano sit down hood philosophize, right, and come to the conclusion that as awesome as both those things are, they're ultimately nothing more than one of the many layers keeping us from seeing the Truth.
That what really matters is liberating ourselves from ourselves and others so that we may manifest the energy we waste in dealing with both towards actualizing our brief existence in this fleeting reality, instead.
This is a demanding thing to ask of anybody, but the rewards for those who take up this challenge can be n...
2019-07-0751 minEl GritoThe Cave I - Learning How To HealIn this podcast, I discuss how philosophy has helped me heal and deal with much of the trauma inherent with being a human.
Utilizing the allegory of the cave, I demonstrate the positive ways philosophy can help guide us through the long journey of overcoming the obstacles this trauma introduces into our lives - namely those which manifest in the form of self-destructive patterns of behavior - and how they can be properly dealt with so that we may live our best life.
We can recover our existence and heal from our past traumas together...
2019-06-2954 minEl GritoFire SquadNo, I aint dead yet, ya boy was just taking a quick break to enjoy this beautiful trip called life.
I'm back though, and in this episode, I describe how J. Cole's incisive insights on his track 'Fire Squad' have me reconsidering my initial contempt for the series finale of Game of Thrones.
In this Thronescast, I break down how, despite the poor story development, the ending was lowkey mad genius by way of a brief introduction to the philosophy known as absolute idealism.
Thrones fans beware - if you are waiting to w...
2019-06-1455 minEl GritoD'Evils II - The Sad Boi LifeYo when Earl Sweatshirt said 'I don't like shit, I don't go outside' I felt that in my little sad boi soul.
In this episode, I talk about why by way of Albert Camus and the absurd.
This is the second episode in a series of podcasts on the absurd, so follow along and let's be sad together.
2019-05-241h 03El GritoFire And BloodEveryone loves a dragon, until it's time to do dragon shit.
Beware of spoilers, as in this podcast, I take a break from all the 'real world' drama and delve into the fantasy land drama of Game of Thrones to explain the philosophy behind why Queen Danerys Targaryen is the baddest MF'er walking the Seven Kingdoms, especially after burning down King's Landing.
It's philosophy with a twist, my G.
2019-05-141h 02El GritoThe Indian ProblemIt's been a steady war on the Indigenous People of Turtle Island since the moment of European contact - And now they've found a way to further monetize it via the for-profit prison industry?
The good news is that hood philosophy can provide us with the critical tools necessary to overcome even the most subtle forms of fuckery. Stay woke...
2019-04-2658 minEl GritoIndigenization And DecolonizationThe burning of the Notre Dame Cathedral is no more of a tragedy than the burning of all the sacred Indigenous temples on Turtle Island and around the world.
Edit: I re-uploaded this podcast, as the previous version was cut short.
2019-04-1855 minEl GritoThe Postmodern Influence on Hood PhilosophyJordan Peterson is out here wildin', there's a reason postmodernism is so prominent in academia, and his polemic attacks will never change that fact. Him, and people like him, are the reason we're stuck in this limbo between what we are and what we can be, and hood philosophy is here to push us forward.
2019-04-0642 minEl GritoPower of EqualityIn this episode, I am joined by my colleague Elvira Carrizal-Dukes to discuss the role philosophy, art, and rhetoric play in shaping not only our identity, but our social interactions, as well.
2019-03-271h 10El GritoD'evils I - Addiction, Recovery, RelapseIlluminati got control of my mind, soul, and my body.
2019-03-1657 minEl Grito'They' SchoolsIn this episode, I talk about how 'they' schools aint teaching us what we need to know to survive.
2019-03-0646 minEl GritoEl Grito 5In this episode, I am joined by my colleague, philosophy professor Manuela Gomez, to discuss philosophy, issues relating to the Borderland, and Taco Bell.
2019-02-261h 06El GritoEl Grito 4What good is taking over when you know what you gone do, the only real revolution happens right inside of you.
2019-02-2148 minEl GritoEl Grito 3 - Trump Visits Hell PasoIn this episode, I discuss Presidents Trump's visit to the Sun City, and put the sneak tip conservativism of this city on blast for failing to live up to its allegedly liberal agenda. President Obama is the focal point of the hypocrisy that drives the political thought in this city, and I address this fact by explaining the logical fallacy of hasty generalization. In the words of the great Ill Bill, 'whether Democrat or Republican, it's the same scum bag government that's running shit.'
2019-02-121h 02El GritoEl Grito - #2In this episode, I introduce the first of many logical fallacies, and demonstrate the ways in which they are utilized to disrupt and deceive. It's a tricky world out there, and we will get caught slipping if we don't stay on our 1-2...
2019-02-0359 minEl GritoEl Grito - IntroductionAn introductory podcast offering a new twist on philosophy. This aint Bertrand Russel's philosophy, this is hood philosophy. What's hood philosophy, you might ask? Well, it's like The Exorcist, but with more breakdancing.
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