Wendy's announced they're rolling out surge pricing on this food—and then they changed their tune. We're on it in this episode of The Currency. Did you get value? Please support the show. If you find value in The Currency, please help me keep the show going by making a donation. Donating helps keep the show free of advertisements, protects it from sponsor censorship, and helps me make it better by freeing me up to put more time into it. Donate Here

Myron Weber joins me for a discussion on virtue as it applies to business and to life. This conversation was also broadcast as a livestream on YouTube. Check out my YouTube channel and subscribe to watch the next one: https://www.youtube.com/@MikeGastin Show notes Learn more about my guest, Myron Weber: https://www.northwoodadvisors.com Did you get value? Please support the show. If you find value in The Currency, please help me keep the show going by making a donation. Donating helps keep the show free of advertisements, protects it from sponsor censorship, and helps me make it better by freeing me up to put more time into it. Donate Here

We conclude our seven-part series on Eric Voegelin's groundbreaking work, "The New Science of Politics". In this episode we talk about the current state of Western societies, especially the efforts of the Gnostics to immanentize the Christian eschaton, as well as the two dangers of Gnosticism that will lead to it's collapse. Show notes Here's a list of all the episodes in the series. Voegelin on Representation Voegelin on Cosmological Representation Voegelin on the Anthropological Principle, the Psyche & the Transcendent Voegelin on Soteriological Truth & Ancient Rome Voegelin on Re-Divination, Joachim of Flora & Gnosticism Voegelin on the Puritans Voegelin on Today Get a copy of Voegelin's work from Amazon: The New Science of Politics. Did you get value? Please support the show. If you find value in The Currency, please help me keep the show going by making a donation. Donating helps keep the show free of advertisements, protects it from sponsor censorship, and helps me make it better by freeing me up to put more time into it. Donate Here

Journalism, as well as a wider press, dramatically changed after 1947. And it was all because of a report published by an influential commission of that time. Listen in as Mike Gastin shares the details of the report, the commission that published it, and why it's lead to a current-day media that few trust. Show notes The Commission on Freedom of the Press' "A Free and Responsible Press" on Amazon. Check out Jack Hart's great book on writing: "A Writer's Coach" (It seems to be out of print.) And of course, here is William Zinsser's must-have classic: "On Writing Well" Last, but not least, Stephen King's, "On Writing" Did you get value? Please support the show. If you find value in The Currency, please help me keep the show going by making a donation. Donating helps keep the show free of advertisements, protects it from sponsor censorship, and helps me make it better by freeing me up to put more time into it. Donate Here

The Puritans of 17th Century England were Gnostic revolutionaries bent on overthrowing the crown and initiating a new dawn. At least, that's Eric Voegelin's argument. In this episode Mike Gastin talks about Voegelin's use of the Puritans as Gnostic case study and fills in some of the historical, theological, and philosophical blanks.

Major retailers like Target and Walmart are busy implementing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. While RFID will make life easier for retailers and the shopping experience better for consumers, the technology can be abused. In this episode Mike talks about what the future of shopping might look like in a welfare state that employs ubiquitous RFID.

My run for Charleston City Council is over after months of campaigning, an election, a runoff race, and a second election.

It's the home stretch of my run for office, but I miss the mic. Here's an update on the race and specifically how my opponents on the left have been trying to smear me. It should be illegal to have this much fun.

It's official—I've entered politics. Listen in to get all the details on my decision to run for Charleston City Council. You can check out my campiagn website here: https://votemikegastin.com.

In this episode I speak with Myron Weber about his thoughts on strengths, weaknesses, and career. Check out Myron's company, Northwood Advisors.