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American essayist, cultural critic, novelist and screenwriter, Michael Ventura offers commentary in this moment of history before the 2020 election.

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Episodes

Season Finale: An Election On Another Planet

What is the interplanetary meaning of this election?

Nov 06, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Trump's Rallies - If They PERMIT You To Murder Them, Is That Still Murder

Trump's super-spreader rallies should be reported as what they are: Murder. The electorate is too crazy to predict, but as we near Election Day it's not crazy to think Biden can win.

Oct 28, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Re-Wiring? Really? Climate Change, Are You Kidding?

No, your brain is not being rewired, and, yes, climate change changes everything.

Oct 21, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Zeitgeist, Zeigeist, Who's Got The Zeitgeist?

We are part of an enormous project, whether we know it or not: the redefinition of human nature.

Oct 14, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Today in this country, tell me -- who do you think is really important?

This is about who's REALLY important. (It's also about merry-go-rounds.)

Oct 07, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Is this election the beginning of the end of a bad time, or the end of the beginning of a horrible time?

What's happening here is a 21st century crossroads, and I've got a feeling the whole century's riding on it.

Oct 01, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 5

An Artifact Of This Christian's Faith

A poem entitled "The Leader of the Synagogue." The hell of it is: now, when the miracle is facing you, You cannot accept it.

Sep 30, 2020•13 min

What's Up With You White Trump-Supporting Evangelical Christians?

When I consider Christianity and I consider Donald J. Trump, I end up wondering about  his Christians: Who is this God you believe in?

Sep 23, 2020•10 min

How Can We Take Responsibility For What We Know?

While more or less a thousand of us a day die because of Trumpian incompetence and many thousands believe any nonsense to justify their complicity in Trumpian catastrophes . . . while climate change scorches and floods us, the Weeping of that . . . but coming as far as we can with a recognition of The Weeping, we’re faced with a question, as we always are when we’ve come far enough: How do I take responsibility for what I know?

Sep 18, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 3

What Do You Do When You Hear The Weeping

With distress piled upon distress as 2020, like a rising flood, rushes on toward a presidential election, there is one faction-less element that unites this historical moment: The Weeping.

Sep 10, 2020•13 min

What Does A Dark Age Demand Of A Good Person

"What can we do?" is a question that the young ask with an urgency that their elders find increasingly disturbing.  It's a question that they have every right to ask.  

Aug 30, 2020•12 min

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