The Lotus Eaters

Symposium #54 | Instructions of Ptahhotep Stelios, Beau and Josh discuss The Teachings of Ptahhotep, an ancient Egyptian text often regarded as one of the oldest books in the world. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-symposium-54-or-instructions-of-ptahhotep-22-01-24

PREMIUM: Epochs #142 | Henry III This week Beau and Carl discuss the early and middle reign of King Henry III, including the regency period when he was a child, his ongoing troubles with France, the Papacy, and his own tumultuous baronage. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-epochs-142-or-henry-iii-21-01-24

PREMIUM: Contemplations #160 | The Wisdom of Chinese Proverbs: Part II Josh and Stelios discuss the meaning behind many Chinese proverbs, their history and how they compare to their Western Equivalents. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-contemplations-160-or-the-wisdom-of-chinese-proverbs-part-ii-20-01-24

Josh explains to Dan what Behavioural Economics is and why it has become the default mode of modern government. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-brokenomics-or-behavioural-economics-16-01-24

PREMIUM: Symposium #53 | The Art of War Stelios, Carl, and Josh discuss the insights from Sun Tzu’s Art of War. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-symposium-53-or-the-art-of-war-15-01-24

Lads Hour #19 | IMDB Top 250 The Lads debate IMDB's Top 250 Films -- and whether or not critics matter. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-live-lads-hour-19-or-imdb-top-250-11-01-2024

Epochs #141 | King John: Part II This week Beau and Carl conclude their discussion about the reign of King John, including the Baron’s Revolt, Magna Carta and his ultimate demise. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-epochs-141-or-king-john-part-ii-14-01-24

Contemplations #159 | The Wisdom of Chinese Proverbs: Part I Josh and Stelios discuss the meaning behind many Chinese proverbs, their history and how they compare to their Western Equivalents. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-contemplations-159-or-the-wisdom-of-chinese-proverbs-part-i-13-01-24

Dan discusses the hugely influential ‘The Sovereign Individual’. A book written in 1997 which made a number of predictions well ahead of their time, such as the mobile phone, social media, bitcoin, that governments would one day fake a pandemic and that the nation state was doomed to fail. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-brokenomics-or-sovereign-individual-09-01-24

Symposium #52 | Pseudoscience Stelios and Josh discuss the difference between science and pseudoscience. They focus on Karl Popper’s falsificationism, the distinction between theories and attitudes, and the scientific method. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-symposium-52-or-pseudoscience-8-1-23

The Lads discuss how women are turning the most desirable men into vain, exploitative jerks. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-live-lads-hour-18-or-golden-penis-syndrome-04-01-2023

Epochs #140 | King John: Part I This week Beau and Carl begin to discuss the life and career of King John of England. From his birth and childhood, through to the unlikely event of him becoming the monarch at all, to his many and manifest failures as a ruler. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-epochs-140-or-king-john-part-i-07-01-24

Contemplations #158 | Why You Should Read C S Lewis Connor & Lewis attempt to convince Josh to read the life and works of C S Lewis, by discussing his musings on truth and love, and his Christian apologetics. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-contemplations-158-or-why-you-should-read-c-s-lewis-6-01-24

The Indian Conspiracy Full Podcast + Links: https://www.lotuseaters.com/the-podcast-of-the-lotus-eaters-822-05-01-2023

Book Club #62 | Sasha Ayad, Lisa Marchiano & Stella O'Malley's When Kids Say They're Trans Connor interviews Sasha Ayad & Stella O'Malley, co-authors of When Kids Say They're Trans: A Guide For Thoughtful Parents, about advice for parents (current and future) on how to protect their children from falling prey to gender ideology. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-book-club-62-or-sasha-ayad-lisa-marchiano-and-stella-omalleys-03-01-24

Dan and Beau look at the economic decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-brokenomics-or-the-economy-of-rome-02-01-24

Elon Musk’s Greatest Hits Full Podcast + Links: https://www.lotuseaters.com/the-podcast-of-the-lotus-eaters-818-01-01-2024

Symposium #51 | Antigone Stelios and Beau discuss the insights we can draw from Sophocle’s Antigone. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-symposium-51-or-antigone1-1-24

Epochs #139 | The Fourth Crusade This week Beau and Luca Johnson chat all about the Fourth Crusade. From the failure of the Third Crusade, to the renewed calls by Pope Innocent III, to the intervention by the ancient Doge of Venice, Enrico Dandolo, to the subversion of the entire project, and finally the sacking and burning of Constantinople. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-epochs-139-or-the-fourth-crusade-31-12-23

Contemplations #157 | A Gentleman’s Guide to Cocktails Josh uses his past bartending experience to demonstrate how to make six iconic cocktails in time for New Year’s Eve. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-contemplations-157-or-a-gentlemans-guide-to-cocktails-30-12-23

Connor interviews Philip Pilkington & Dr Paul Morland, authors of ARC's report, ‘Migration, Stagnation, or Procreation: Quantifying the Demographic Trilemma’, about Britain’s dire destiny to be majority first-generation immigrants unless birthrate decline is reversed.

The Lads examine the best Christmas movies, why they are Christmas movies, and defend them from ridiculous woke critiques. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-live-lads-hour-17-or-christmas-films-28-12-2023

Dan rambles without a script about how he thinks the future will unfold. He will be wrong about most of it, but might get one or two things broadly correct. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-brokenomics-or-2023-in-review-and-the-year-ahead-26-12

Symposium #50 | Hesiod’s Theogony and Works & Days Stelios, Carl, and Beau discuss Hesiod’s wisdom from his major poems: Theogony and Works & days. They talk about Hesiod’s myths regarding the birth of the gods, the battle between gods and titans, the ascendance of Zeus as the ruler of the universe, as well as the myths of Prometheus, Pandora, and the five ages. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-symposium-50-or-hesiods-theogony-and-works-and-days-18-12-23

Lads Hour #16 | Pet Peeves Callum, Connor, Josh & Beau discuss their Pet Peeves. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-live-lads-hour-16-or-pet-peeves-21-12-2023