An online book club discussing the psychology and philosophy of speculative and biographical fiction, starting with the works of Roger Zelazny and moving into (AI-assisted analysis of) personal journaling.
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In a small Kentucky town, an egg-spinning contest for a prize cow becomes more than a game. For Ellie Mae—brilliant but insecure—and Bo Jackson—charming but dishonest—it’s a crucible of identity, a surprising act of grace, and an unexpected discovery of love. Tune in to The Prize Cow—a story where one shocking moment of truth transforms not just tw…
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Jackassery: The Surprising Power of Honest Whining
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34:02Ever felt like a total jackass—frustrated with yourself, misunderstood, maybe even yelling at your own thoughts? In this episode, we dive into the raw and absurdly honest Angel Approach “Jackassery” memos—a surreal journey featuring talking donkeys, mercenaries, and even a brain that argues back. What begins as a wandering rider’s rant turns into a…
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From Basement to Breakthrough: The Giddy Path to Christlike Leadership
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19:14What if the journey to real leadership didn’t begin with strength—but with collapse? In this episode, we trace the Giddy Path, a startlingly raw story of fear, death, surrender, and resurrection into Christlike authority. From hiding in a basement, to becoming a worm feeding only on Jesus, to leading an army through weakness and song, this is no or…
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The Quest for Vulnerability: From Mage to Knight
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9:25Explore a profound psychological journey from a state of numbness and defensive detachment, seeking control and predictability through intellectual pursuits within a metaphorical castle of wizardry, where the protagonist believes magic is the "foundation of the universe". This controlled world is shattered by the appearance of a dragon, revealing h…
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The UNGIVER Saga: Breaking generational curses
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16:25The UNGIVER Saga Journey into a world of familial betrayal and ancient curses born from past sins. Two brothers, divided by a forgotten crime and bound by a magical vow, reunite with their father, returned from presumed death, to confront their mad mother and the vengeful grandmother who controls her. A quest guided by a mysterious hermit leads the…
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The Conqueror's Journey: Healing Trauma and Discovering Deep Love Through Christ
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19:13Are you facing the challenge of healing deep trauma so you can love more deeply and help others do the same? This episode delves into a powerful metaphorical journey chronicled over twelve days, following a "Conqueror" narrative guided by an intimate connection with Jesus. The journey begins with the narrator feeling empowered and equipped by Jesus…
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The Rogue Dialogues: Inner Healing for Leadership
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25:55Welcome to The Rogue Dialogues: Inner Healing for Leadership, a unique podcast journey into the depths of the subconscious. Join Dr. Ernie as he explores his inner world through a series of raw and revealing stream-of-consciousness narratives, born during a period of unemployment and quarantine. In this teaser, get a glimpse of the intense and ofte…
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Mrs. Jesus: The Surprising Challenge of Marrying the Divine
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14:21Introduction: Have you ever wondered about the daily life of someone married to the divine? This episode explores the unique and often perplexing world of “Mrs. Jesus,” as chronicled in the Radically Happy blog series. We examine the intimate and cosmic dimensions of her marriage, where domesticity intertwines with the creation of the universe. Cor…
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Briefing Document: Radically Happy - Sex 408-411 Analysis Date: November 30, 2024 Prepared For: [Intended Audience - e.g., Readers, Discussion Group] Subject: Analysis of Main Themes and Important Ideas in "Sex 408: Geni-All-OG," "Sex 409: Bar-Bie-Barians," "Sex 410: Dis-Engaged," "Sex 411: Shylock’s Home" This briefing document summarizes the key …
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Avoiding Civil War: An Alternate History of the Second Great Awakening.
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13:27Cafinneyated America My four-part AI-generated series imagining what might have prevented the Civil War. NotebookLM Prompt: Walk through Avoiding Civil War: An Alternate History of the Second Great Awakening. Note the key points of divergence, and wrestle with their plausibility. Explore implications of "Encommunication" for today's culture wars.…
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Sex In The Psyche: Teaser for Season Finale
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16:08Join us for a review of Season 4 of Sex In The Psyche. This season follows The Earnest Redeemer on a philosophical journey to understand sex, love, and war. He interacts with various allegorical characters, including representations of Love, War, Time, Mother Nature, and various gods and mythical beings. Santa even shows up! The Earnest Redeemer's …
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Chapter 11 of Ron Chernow's biography of John D. Rockefeller Rockefeller seemingly was able to balance ruthlessness towards competitors with benevolence towards insiders, even former rivals, and especially his family. But this compartmentalization broke down with his fickle and feckless brother Frank. As did our podcast, when a discussion of "trust…
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... to reconcile is Christ [WAS: Ambivalent Paternalism] St Paul versus John Mark Jesus versus Peter Normal versus Exceptional morality Natural versus LegibleBy NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Chapter 9 of Ron Chernow's biography of John D. Rockefeller We work best when we work together. But what is the cost of creating a sustainable shared system? Which costs are intrinsic to the benefit? Which are part of the "boss tax" necessary too keep the system itself running? Financial Psychological Cultural cf. The Iron Law of Bureaucracy Compar…
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When does being right give you the right to impose morality on fools? What is the cost? Does the gospel demand more from us than mere religion? Perhaps Rockefeller did the best he could. Can we, with his example, do better? https://2transform.us/2023/06/25/6-25-epic-poem-christ-yield/By NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Ch 7 of Ron Chernow's biography of John D. Rockefeller Is the absence of internal conflict the key to harmonious living? Matthew 20:1-16 Is the essence of morality a heart turned towards God? When is the maturity to comprehend divergent perspectives more important than simple morality? How does compartmentalization help/hurt us?…
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Chapter 6 of Ron Chernow's biography of John D. Rockefeller How we scale the benefits of a new economy? Do the means justify the ends? Is even the "right" decision 100% "good"? Can something is "locally good" result in "global evil" at scale?By NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Chapter 5 of Ron Chernow's biography of John D. Rockefeller Pioneering a whole new approach to business in the midst of the oil boom. "Not merely self-made, but self-invented" Was Rockefeller truly moral? Is there such a thing as unconscious sin? (start 18min in) Is "ethical business" merely a cultural convention? (cf. "market fraud")…
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Chapter 4 of Ron Chernow's biography of John D. Rockefeller What are the consequences of our parenting, for good and ill? How much is intentional? In what ways does it matter? Can we even know?By NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Did Rockefeller's success transcend the sins of his father, or were his own success and failure deeply entwined with them? And did religion cure, or just compartmentalize, his father wound? Chapter 3 of Titan, Ron Chernow's biography of John D. RockefellerBy NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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We explore Rockefeller's complex (and self-deceiving) relationship to his outlandish father "Big Bill", how it may have been psychologically necessary for him to succeed, and what it means for ours "Titan" by Ron Chernow https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16121.TitanBy NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Titan Intro: "Founding's Father" (John D. Rockefeller)
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49:06Rockefeller is the grandfather of Silicon Valley entrepreneurship, and a complex study of the tension between Christian character and successful ambition. What can my father and I learn from him about the kind of legacy we want to leave, and how? https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/standard-oil-part-ii https://www.amazon.com/Titan-Life-John-Rockefelle…
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AltMBA Maven.com: Create and teach cohort-based courses Maven Course Accelerator #KhanWorldSchool Khommunity Enrichment Malls Story: Molly's Life Thesis Startup FictionBy NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Wrapping up a book club with my father on Nevil Shute‘s novel Round the Bend Religious Entrepreneurship in Nevil Shute’s Round the Bend (ihack.us) Round the Bend and Back Again (2transform.us) RTB-1: Love versus Marriage RTB-2a: Love vs Shame RTB-2b: Hypothetical Narratives RTB-3: Absolution vs Forgiveness RTB-4: Religion vs Progress RTB-5: Persona…
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Chapter 11 of Round the Bend by Nevil Shute To be continued...By NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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RTB-10: "Work as Worship" vs "Worshipping Work"
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28:14Chapter 10 of Round the Bend by Nevil ShuteBy NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Chapter 9 of Round the Bend by Nevil ShuteBy NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Chapter 8 of Round the Bend by Nevil ShuteBy NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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https://overwatch-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Zenyatta Why Ultron Was Right (ScreenCrush) Monks with Steel Balls (Wisdom.app)By Ernest Prabhakar, Rohan Prabhakar
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Chapter 7 of Round the Bend by Nevil ShuteBy NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Chapter 6 of Nevil Shute's Round the Bend History of the British Raj (Wikipedia)By NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Chapter 5 of Nevil Shute's Round the BendBy NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Religious Entrepreneurship in Nevil Shute’s Round the Bend What is this book about? Is it primarily about commerce, with a veneer of religion? The other way around? An exploration of the human tension between them? A hopeful vision of a future where they are reconciled?By NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Chapter 3 of Nevil Shute's Round the BendBy NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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The rest of Chapter 2 of Round the Bend Plus a bonus Nevil Shute fan fiction vignette, by Ernie: Round the Bend and Back Again Driving Question: What is this book about?By NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Chapter 2 of Round the Bend by Nevil Shute Ironically interrupted by Ernie's mother, to ask for his help with moving the family carsBy NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Reverse mentoring on how to perform reverse therapyBy NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Round the Bend, by Nevil Shute (Norway)By NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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In order to preserve relationship, we must give up control (kenosis) See also: Love vs. Power (Philip Yancey via Mitch Teemley)By NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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TWCF-2/10: Thesis, Anti-Thesis, Syn-Thesis
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35:46What does it take to empathize and reconcile with the one we defined ourself as opposing? Thesis, AntiThesis, SynthesisBy NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Reflecting on the values we inheritBy NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Mr. Black Versions Progenitor (Rev A) Missing Clone (Rev B) Winkel (Rev C)By NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Is "playing Christ" the antidote to "playing God"? Does every good act contain a seed of evil? And vice versa? The best human act is the conscious moral choice to use my resources to create value for others – A Radical Centrist ManifestoBy NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Self-Surrender (TWCF-2/7) Positive-Sum Status Games (Two Ernests Forking Humanity) Tim O'Reilly (Twitter)By Ernest Prabhakar, Joshua Rohan Prabhakar
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How consistently living out our principles might turn us into "the bad guy"By NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Also Featuring Jordan (v5.0) Old Lange (v7.0) Winkel (v8.6) Jenkins (v8.7)By NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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Paul Kabar (v8.5) verus Pin SevenBy NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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https://seapet.com/shark-cartilage-for-dog-arthritis/By Ernest Prabhakar, Joshua Rohan Prabhakar
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My son insisted on recording our coffee chat, so we decided to add it to his grandfather’s podcast feedBy Ernest Prabhakar, Joshua Rohan Prabhakar
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Who is Glenda Glynn, and whose side is she on?By NotebookLM, Ernest Prabhakar
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