Episode 46 - The Flu Game

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Intro:

  • "Fuck pain. Fuck heartbreak. I'm still in love with life"
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Father's Bolelli Sunday School: The Bible according to Quentin Tarantino:

  • Lot Saves Angels from Gang Rape, Then Raped by Daughters

The "Rant of the Day":

  • Huston Smith and defending religious fundamentalists
  • The curse of "scientism"
  • Paul Feyerabend and Graham Hancock against scientific fundamentalists
  • Why Socrates was considered to be the wisest man Greece
  • If you haven't experienced plenty of moments that can't be explained by religion or science, you need to get out more often
  • Alan Watt's "wisdom of insecurity" (here's something I wrote about him: link)
  • Please check out my public Facebook page
  • Using a hammer to eat pasta
  • Religion and science are only as good as the individuals involved

The "I Have A Dream" Corner:

  • The joys of male anatomy
  • Penis weights!

The "Iz Moment":

  • What if Merida wants to kill herself
  • I'm not playing at being a ninja, I am...

The "Storytelling Moment":

  • MJ and the Flu game
  • The most exciting part of the World Cup final was when I checked an old Muay Thai fight on youtube
  • Why the World Cup fascinated me nonetheless
  • My father and Michael Jordan

The "Ask Bolelli" Corner:

  • How to prevent your sensitivity from turning into a weakness
  • The Nietzsche chapter in On the Warrior's Path
  • Joy in the midst of desperation" Ikkyu
  • Finding good humans
  • Why I teach college

Discuss