In this episode, we explore how language functions as both a cure and a poison, shaping perception, markets, and power. From Trump’s political rhetoric to Elon Musk’s meme coin experiments, we examine how words—spoken, written, or tweeted—can move financial markets, spark mass hysteria, and redefine reality. We also dig into the philosophical roots of this phenomenon: How Plato and Derrida warned about the dangers of disembodied words.Why reading and listening are not the same—and how the med...
Feb 14, 2025
27 min
What Universal Human Rights and Anti-Semitism Have In Common. A rather lengthy rumination on human rights, international law, as it relates to middle east and the Israel / Palestine issue. *** Tangled is a weekly podcast created by author Jack Lively. Short of founding a new party for politically homeless liberals, I’m recording deeply researched podcasts that dive at unexpected angles into timely issues. I also sometimes talk about writing. Join me here and get in touch to say hello. It’s l...
Feb 2, 2025
1 hr 4 min
Changes in political organization are prefigured by changes in music. In Jacques Attali’s words, music “heralds the emergence of a formidable subversion one leading to a radically new organization never yet theorized”, *** Tangled is a weekly podcast created by author Jack Lively. Short of founding a new party for politically homeless liberals, I’m recording deeply researched podcasts that dive at unexpected angles into timely issues. I also sometimes talk about writing. Join me here and get...
Jan 26, 2025
37 min
We live in a Cartoon World, where real-life, gamified social media, remote work, and the politics of exaggeration are no longer possible to tell apart. It's a full on Cartoon life. *** Tangled is a weekly podcast created by author Jack Lively. Short of founding a new party for politically homeless liberals, I’m recording deeply researched podcasts that dive at unexpected angles into timely issues. I also sometimes talk about writing. Join me here and get in touch to say hello. It’s lonely ...
Jan 19, 2025
33 min
After more than a year of war, it's time to look back and reconstruct the narrative. Who better to take as our main protagonist than Bibi? *** Tangled is a weekly podcast created by author Jack Lively. Short of founding a new party for politically homeless liberals, I’m recording deeply researched podcasts that dive at unexpected angles into timely issues. I also sometimes talk about writing. Join me here and get in touch to say hello. It’s lonely out there but you’re not alone. Subscribing...
Jan 12, 2025
1 hr 9 min
On Speculation as inherent to the Human Condition. And, on EVIL as contingent to speculation. *** Tangled is a weekly podcast created by author Jack Lively. Short of founding a new party for politically homeless liberals, I’m recording deeply researched podcasts that dive at unexpected angles into timely issues. I also sometimes talk about writing. Join me here and get in touch to say hello. It’s lonely out there but you’re not alone. Subscribing to the podcast helps because the more subscr...
Jan 5, 2025
29 min
The US elections has brought crypto back into the collective consciousness. Mental images of Musk and Trump arm in arm, busily tweeting crypto memes, require us to delve into the mysteries of this technological substance. What is it? Why is it so fascinating to founders and billionaires? Why do communists and socialists hate it so? We're here to explain. Related Links https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf https://etscrivner.github.io/cryptocurrent/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sovereign_Indiv...
Dec 29, 2024
45 min
This episode is an in depth discussion of fatalities in Gaza since the beginning of the October 7th war. We take a very close look at the reports coming out of the Hamas run Ministry of Health in Gaza. I am essentially transmitting the contents of a recently released investigation by Andrew Fox and the Henry Jackson Society into this question, and adding my own commentary - of course. *** Tangled is a weekly podcast created by author Jack Lively. Short of founding a new party for p...
Dec 20, 2024
1 hr 2 min
Why AI will never write a great book. *** Tangled is a weekly podcast created by author Jack Lively. Short of founding a new party for politically homeless liberals, I’m recording deeply researched podcasts that dive at unexpected angles into timely issues. I also sometimes talk about writing. Join me here and get in touch to say hello. It’s lonely out there but you’re not alone. Subscribing to the podcast helps because the more subscribers we get, the more likely people are to find us. It'...
Dec 13, 2024
30 min
I've been back into the novel these days. In this episode I discuss a few of the things that actually matter. What should you pay attention to, and what's actually not so interesting? Afterwards there's the usual discussion of geopolitics and some banter about the various kinds of rain in the UK. *** Tangled is a weekly podcast created by author Jack Lively. Short of founding a new party for politically homeless liberals, I’m recording deeply researched podcasts that dive at unexpected angle...
Dec 7, 2024
29 min
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