The Lotus Eaters

Connor shares his thoughts on the 'New Conservatives': Are they a vibrant dissident faction emerging from the stagnant Tory ranks, or simply another manifestation of the party's enduring 'anti-woke,' yet anti-action, posturing?

PREMIUM: Symposium #39 | Max Weber’s Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Stelios, Connor, and Calvin Robinson discuss Max Weber’s famous work: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-symposium-39-or-max-webers-protestant-ethic-and-the-spirit-of-09-10-23

Contemplations #145 | Right-wing Wokeism: Part II Josh and Stelios discuss right-wing wokeism. They identify how sections of the right mirror the behaviour of the woke left. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-contemplations-145-or-right-wing-wokeism-part-ii-07-10-23

Watch former European MEP and British political powerhouse Nigel Farage discussing the future of UK politics with the Lotus Eaters at the 2023 Conservative Party Conference!

Epochs #127 | History of Aviation This week Beau chats with returning guest and ex-RAF fast jet pilot, Tim Davies. Join them as they discuss the history of aviation from the earliest days, through both world wars, through the cold war, and right up to the present day. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-epochs-127-or-history-of-aviation-08-10-23

Contemplations #145 | Right-wing Wokeism: Part II Josh and Stelios discuss right-wing wokeism. They identify how sections of the right mirror the behaviour of the woke left. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-contemplations-145-or-right-wing-wokeism-part-ii-07-10-23

Book Club #57 | Neema Parvini's The Prophets of Doom Connor is joined by Dr. Neema Parvini (Academic Agent) to discuss his new book The Prophets of Doom, which revives the cyclical theories of history posed by thinkers marginalised by the Progressive post-War paradigm. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-book-club-57-or-or-neema-parvinis-the-prophets-of-doom-04-10-23

Dan talks to Ben J Dichter about the great Canadian Truckers Protest and what it achieved and what we learnt from it.

PREMIUM: Symposium #38 | Dystopian novels: Zamyatin’s We Stelios and Connor discuss themes from Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We, which is considered to be the first dystopian novel. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-symposium-38-or-dystopian-novels-zamyatins-we-02-10-23

FREEMIUM: Epochs #126 | The Best Castles This week Beau chats with Shad Brooks (aka Shadiversity) all about castles. Join them as they discuss ten choice examples of the best castles men have ever had the audacity and vision to build. Watch the FULL FREE VIDEO: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-epochs-126-or-the-best-castles-01-10-23

PREMIUM: Contemplations #144 | Right-wing Wokeism: Part I Josh and Stelios discuss right-wing wokeism. They identify how sections of the right mirror the behaviour of the woke left. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-contemplations-144-or-right-wing-wokeism-part-i-30-09-23

January 6th Prisoner | Follow-up Interview with Edward Jacob Lang Josh discusses with Edward Jacob Lang the situation the January 6th prisoners are facing and the political pressures that have given some of them lengthy sentences. Watch the FULL INTERVIEW: https://www.lotuseaters.com/follow-up-interview-with-jake-lang-29-09-23

Full video: https://lotuseaters.com/premium-comics-corner-11-or-berserk-part-ii-27-09-23 Harry and Connor examine the Conviction Arc of Berserk.

Dan talks with the guys from Lawsh, a small UK housing developer to understand why house prices are so high and so little building takes place. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-brokenomics-or-house-prices-26-09-23

Stelios, Carl, and Beau discuss Machiavelli’s views on military strategy, leadership, and conspiracies. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-symposium-37-or-machiavellis-discourses-on-livy-part-ii-25-09-23

Epochs #125 | The Seven Years War This week Beau and Carl chat all about The Seven Years War, the eighteenth century’s biggest and most consequential showdown between the great powers of Europe. There is France and Britain duking it out across the globe, from America to India, as well as strings of giant battles in Europe, where Fredrick the Great is repeatedly forced to fight for his very existence. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-epochs-125-or-the-seven-years-war-24-09-23

‘Stonehenge Was Built by Africans’

PREMIUM: Contemplations #143 | The Origins of the English Language: Part II Josh discusses the history of the English language. In this part he discusses the influence of Vikings, the Normans, the character of both Middle and early Modern English and words that have entered our language through the colonial era. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-contemplations-143-or-the-origins-of-the-english-language-part-ii-23-09-23

Battlefield History | Interview with Tom Rowsell Beau chats with Tom Rowsell, aka Survive The Jive, all about the how leftist activists LARPing as historians are hellbent on distorting and warping our history and heritage in increasingly subversive and perverse ways. Watch the FULL INTERVIEW: https://www.lotuseaters.com/battlefield-history-or-interview-with-tom-rowsell-22-09-23

Former Heavyweight Champ | Interview With David “Nino” Rodriguez Josh talks with former heavyweight boxer David “Nino” Rodriguez about boxing, his move to political podcasting, religion and the current state of the United States. Watch the FULL INTERVIEW: https://www.lotuseaters.com/former-heavyweight-champ-or-interview-with-david-nino-rodriguez-20-09-23

Lotus Lore: Epochs Full Podcast + Links: https://www.lotuseaters.com/the-podcast-of-the-lotus-eaters-744-19-09-2023

Dan speak to billionaire investor Rob Hersov about the current state of South Africa Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-brokenomics-or-rob-hersov-on-south-africa-19-009-23

Lore of the Lotus Eaters: Contemplations Full Podcast + Links: https://www.lotuseaters.com/the-podcast-of-the-lotus-eaters-744-19-09-2023

PREMIUM: Symposium #36 | Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy part I Stelios, Carl, and Beau discuss the advice that Machiavelli gives us in his Discourses on Livy about how to found and structure a lasting society. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-symposium-36-or-machiavellis-discourses-on-livy-part-i-18-09-23