553 - Tony Brasunas, Author: Red, White & Blind

Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan

Chris Ryan

Society & Culture, Arts

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2023

⏱️ 109 minutes

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Tony grew up in an intentional spiritual community in West Virginia that many called a hippie commune. His new book, Red, White & Blind looks at how censorship, propaganda, and disinformation are woven into American history and are becoming increasingly corrosive in the digital age.

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0:00.0	Radio Mano, papà c'ango
0:30.0	Crescentanjan community
0:33.0	Just on my way to work in Bristol, England
0:35.0	It's rainy, it's dark but I've been a pretty positive this morning
0:40.0	I'm an electrician who has listened to your podcast for many years now and have really enjoyed it
0:46.0	I just want to acknowledge you as one of my most influential mentors
0:52.0	We might never meet but you've been alongside me during a lot of the things I've made
0:57.0	Our lives are quite different on the outside, we've got a young family
1:02.0	Life's pretty regular in lots of ways but also pretty amazing
1:07.0	chaotic and confusing and yeah I just want to let you know
1:13.0	that I love and respect you in this community and thank you
1:18.0	Helping me navigate my 30 so far
1:21.0	Big love, bye
1:23.0	Hey Cres, my name's Emily, I'm 23 and a while ago I left a post on your substack about possibly moving to Costa Rica
1:32.0	From a very small farm town in Minnesota to go live with a guy I had known for three months at the time
1:38.0	who I had fallen in love with and I did it and I'm here and I'm so fucking happy I did
1:45.0	It is probably the best thing that I could have ever done for myself, especially at this age
1:51.0	I always knew that I didn't want a traditional lifestyle, I just wanted to live a life that was beautiful
1:59.0	and I've been absolutely blessed with that
2:03.0	I'm having the best time just kind of being here within myself
2:09.0	and being able to experience different culture and different language, different foods, different scenery
2:17.0	The momentum of this country is just so much better than it is in the United States
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