Author: JLB

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Member Skype #30 – ‘The Library of Babel’ by Jorge Luis Borges

Is access to an infinite supply of information necessarily a good thing? How many of us can actually remember when we first connected to 'the internet'? Why would any person fear the permanent storage of 'personal data'? And what does any of this have to do with an obscure Argentinian fiction writer who died decades ago?

Joining me to discuss these questions and more was an eclectic panel of interlocutors, who each read Borges' seven-page short story The Library of Babel prior to the call :)

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Markus Allen Returns?

Well isn't this a pleasant surprise?

Markus Allen remains one of the pioneers of media fakery discussion.

Several years ago, however, Markus suddenly stopped podcasting. That was it. He was out of the game.

Earlier today (Brisbane time) Markus happened to stop by johnlebon.com for a wide-ranging chat.

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Member Skype #29 – Jay Dyer & Esoteric Hollywood (29-Jul-2018)

What is the relationship between 'consensus reality' and the silver screen? Would an intelligent man believe that the 'experts' can determine a piece of toast to be 14,000 years old? Is the 'moon landing hoax' a red herring? The normies may be a lost cause, but are the conspiratards faring any better?

Joining me to discuss these questions and more was our resident amateur pastry chef (and 33rd Degree Initiate of the Sacred Order of the Natufian) from Northern California, Chad628, making his fourteenth appearance on the MSC series.

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Member Skype #28 – Stories, Meaning & Purpose (22-Jul-2018)

How do we as individuals navigate this thing we call 'reality'? Is there value in building up a narrative in our own minds about who we are and/or why we're here? Who is Joseph Campbell, and what is the 'Hero's Journey' a.k.a. 'monomyth'? Where can a well-meaning person search for inspiration or motivation, when it seems like most of the humans around us are sleepwalking through life?

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