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#402 – Michael Malice: Thanksgiving Pirate Special

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Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.7 β€’ 13K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 25 November 2023

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, author, and anarchist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(10:15) - Beauty and mantis shrimp
(14:43) - Parrots, Pirates, and Monty Python
(20:55) - Humor and absurdity
(28:16) - Thanksgiving
(56:56) - Unboxing the mystery box
(1:12:54) - Karl Marx and religion
(1:21:11) - Art
(1:25:25) - Books
(1:38:02) - How to be happy
(1:40:12) - Depression
(1:41:15) - Fear
(1:42:42) - Betrayal

Transcript

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0:00.0

The Following is a conversation with Michael Malice,

0:03.0

Anarchist and author of Dear Reader,

0:06.0

The New Right, the Anercist Handbook, The White Pill,

0:10.0

and he is the host of the podcast, you're welcome.

0:15.0

This is a Thanksgiving special of the Pirate and Ocean-going Variety.

0:20.0

So once again, let me say thank you for listening today and for being part of this wild journey with me.

0:29.0

And now a quick view second mention of each sponsor. Check them out in the description is the best way to

0:34.5

support this podcast. We got Policy Genius for Life Insurance, Masterclass for Learning, Shopify

0:42.2

for shopping, better help for health and a sleep for naps choose

0:48.2

wisely my friends also if you want to work with our amazing team or just get in contact with me, go to Lex Friedman.com

0:57.0

slash contact. Like the movie, except I'm not an alien, and now onto the full ad reads as always no ads in the

1:06.7

middle I tried to make these things interesting but if you must skip them

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friends please still check out our sponsors.

1:13.2

I enjoy their stuff.

1:14.2

Maybe you will too.

1:16.1

This show is brought to you by Policy Genius, a marketplace for finding and buying

1:20.0

insurance.

1:21.5

Life insurance makes me think of Marcus Aurelius and the Stoics.

1:27.0

I of course think about the Roman Empire many times a day.

1:32.0

Marcus Aurelius is one of the great emperors and also one of the great philosophers that came from the long history of the Roman Empire. A quote from Marcus Aurelius,

1:47.4

dwell on the beauty of life, watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. He, like many Stoics, emphasized the importance of living deeply each moment that we get in this too short life and to meditate on the

2:09.9

shortness, the finiteness of it on death.

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