Dan 11:32 Episode 104: The Propaganda War in Israel
Horrific stories have been coming out of Israel in recent days, and people are choosing sides in this conflict. In this week's episode, we take a look at the propaganda war that's being waged, with a look back to one of the worst frauds that led up to the Gulf War - a cautionary tale.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 103: Fight by Flight
In today's episode I discuss Joel Webbon's 2023 book Fight By Flight. Is "fleeing" from certain cities, provinces or states, or even countries, a legitimate option for faithful Christians?
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Dan 11:32 Episode 102: The War on AIDS, or "How History Repeats"
In today's episode I follow up on last week's episode on HIV/AIDS, focusing specifically on the so-called "War on AIDS" as it began in 1986. What does the War on AIDS from 37 years ago have to do with us today? As it turns out, quite a lot.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 101: HIV/AIDS, Scientific Consensus, and "Denialism"
In this week's episode, we begin a look at the issue of HIV/AIDS, starting with a look at two important scientific figures involved in the debate about the relationship between HIV and AIDS, Kary Mullis and Peter Duesberg. We'll consider the issues of "denialism" and the strange malady of "Nobelitis," and why these issues are important in our own context.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 100: Episode 100!
A one hundredth episode, about being the one hundredth episode! To participate in great (or at least good) celebratory giveaway, go to www.dan1132.com!
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Dan 11:32 Episode 99: C40 Cities and Urban Totalitarianism
In this week's episode, we look at the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, and what this organization's agenda means for people who live in major cities - the plans they have for you, and the goals they are working toward.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 98: The Mysterious Sam Altman and WorldCoin
WorldCoin has been in the news recently, along with its founder, Sam Altman, who is also associated with OpenAI. In this week's episode we look at what WorldCoin is trying to achieve, and ask the question: Who is Sam Altman anyway?
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Dan 11:32 Episode 97: Why the Church Must Learn From Covid
In July I was invited to give a presentation to a mission congregation in Brazil on what the church needs to learn from the Covid experience. Today's episode is the English-language version of that presentation. Why do we need to discuss this issue, and not just "put it behind us" for the sake of keeping the peace? This is the question I'm discussing this week.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 96: Implications of the Sad Story of Lois Cardinal
On July 28th, the Daily Mail published a story about Lois Cardinal, an indigenous man who underwent unsuccessful sex change surgery, applied for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), and was rejected. In this week's episode, we consider the various issues that collide in this story, revealing the incoherence of the dominant narratives in Canada today.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 93: Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble
In today’s episode, we’ll consider Judith Butler’s 1990 book, Gender Trouble, and try to decipher what she says about gender, sex, and sexuality. I also provide arguments as to why we should not play the “Preferred Pronouns” game, and the philosophical and anthropological confusion that have led to people actually having to declare what was formerly fairly obvious - whether they’re male or female.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 92: Happy Pride Month(?)
Canadian schools are being forced to show “Pride” this month, at the risk of running afoul of Human Rights Commissions and Ministers of Education. In today’s episode, we consider the nature of “Pride” Month, and look at what God’s Word has to say to a culture whose “Pride” is debased and totalitarian in nature.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 91: The Power Elites II - “The Masses”
In this week’s episode, we consider an important chapter in C. Wright Mills’ book, The Power Elite, that speaks to the position of “the masses” in a society governed by the power elites.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 90: The Power Elite
In this week’s episode I’m giving a summary of C. Wright Mills’s important 1956 book, The Power Elite. We’ll look at the makeup of the American power elite, the spheres of power, and how that power and influence is wielded.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 89: From Transgender to Transhuman
In this week's episode we'll discuss the link between the "transgender" movement and transhumanism, using Martine Rothblatt's 1995/2011 book From Transgender to Transhuman as our starting point.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 88: Waco, 30 Years On
Thirty years ago this week, the siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, was brought to a horrific end, resulting in the death of 86 people. In this week's episode, we consider this event from the perspective of an article recently published in the Independent, and what lessons must be learned from it.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 87: Zion's Christian Soldiers?
In this week's episode, we'll begin an exploration of the issue of Christian Zionism, starting with a description of Christian Zionism, and providing an introductory evaluation of its premises and problems, as well as discussing why this issue is an important one.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 86: Introducing the Thales Group
What kinds of corporations are working to bring Digital IDs to the world? In this episode, we take a look at one of them - the Thales Group - and see what else they're up to.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 85: A Conversation With James Pew
This week's episode is a conversation with James Pew, of Woke Watch Canada. We talk about Woke Watch Canada's work, the "woke" movement, where it comes from and what it's trying to accomplish, and what Woke Watch Canada is doing to combat it.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 84: Introducing Martine Rothblatt
Today's episode is an introduction to transhumanist Martine Rothblatt, founder of the Terasem Movement and author of Virtually Human: The Promise - and the Peril - of Digital Immortality.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 83: War is a Racket
In 1935, USMC Major General Smedley Butler wrote a booklet entitled "War is a Racket." In this episode, we take a look at the life and times of Smedley Butler, and see that what he said in the 1930s remains valid in the 2020s.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 82: A Conversation With Jim McMurtry
In today's episode I speak with Jim McMurtry, who was recently fired from his teaching position by the Abbotsford, B.C. School Board for contradicting "the narrative" about Canadian Native residential schools and standing for the truth.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 81: More Nudging
Today I follow up on last week's episode on "nudging," "choice architecture," and the Behavioural Insights Team. We look at an example of the Behavioural Insights Team's work, and also spend some time talking about Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler's responses to criticism that their work has received.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 80: You Are Being "Nudged"
In this week's episode, we dig a little deeper into the issue of "nudging," examining Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler's idea of "libertarian paternalism," and how governments are using these tactics to manipulate their citizens.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 79: Big Pharma and the Memory Hole
Recently a relatively well-known actor caught some flak on Twitter for agreeing with a tweet declaring that a certain large pharmaceutical company is a danger to the world. In today's episode, we look at how the actions of this company over the past fifteen years testify to the reality of the tweet, and discuss how it is no longer considered appropriate to make such comments.
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Dan 11:32 Episode 78: The Kissinger Report on Population Growth
In 1974, The Kissinger Report (NSSM-200 - Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security) was completed. It did not become public until the 1990s, and it reveals much about U.S. international population policy. Its implications are very current, even after fifty years. In this episode, we look at the Kissinger Report, and see how the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is still putting Kissinger's ideas into practice around the world.
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