David Gornoski sits down with podcaster Alex Kaschuta, host of Subversive–”the podcast for outcasts.” David and Alex discuss some of the important topics of our day such as the importance of Rene Girard’s work; growing undifferentiation; the redefinition of the outcast in current society; the mythology behind gender relations; Trump as a scapegoat for the […]
David Gornoski comments on the latest reports coming in from the stock market as amateur day traders drive Gamestop prices upwards while giving Wall Street professionals a massive heart attack. How is the status quo in DC reacting to this development? Do the majority of Americans support the censoring of their political opposites? Also in […]
David Gornoski starts the show with an observation by Rene Girard on the seductive pull of bad behavior and violent groupthink. He then moves to some fascinating analysis of current topics such as the COVID vaccine program; the pushing of ‘authorized’ false narratives; the Left’s cluelessness without their favorite boogeyman Trump; Rand Paul’s speech on […]
David Gornoski continues his analysis of Jesus’ echoing the words of the prophet Habakkuk: “The stones themselves will cry out.” David also expands on his study of sacrificial victims serving as cornerstones in ancient institutions. How does Jesus’ declaration relate to the modern-day victims of war, mass-incarceration, state-sponsored theft, and other injustices? How does Jesus’ […]
In this episode, David Gornoski lays aside the mindless noise of news coverage and gets into the world-changing anthropology of the Bible. What did the psalmist mean when he said, “the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone?” The answer, David says, is tied in with the current idea that one has to […]
Political correctness and its clean rhetoric is our society’s vestige of myth; myth contains symbols that obfuscate the violence that the stories conceal and justify. Trump was such a powerful cultural moment for us because his disabuse of Political correctness and its language has unleashed the ugly truth of the barbarity of the state and […]
David Gornoski reflects on attending Rob Schneider’s stand-up routine in Clearwater, Florida. David also comments on Anthony Fauci becoming the highest-paid employee in Federal Government; the COVID lab leak coverup by Peter Daszak; the startling origin of the COVID virus traced back to activity funded by Fauci; government pandemic abuses and their tragic consequences; and […]
David Gornoski starts the episode by commenting on Hillary Clinton’s foray into Hollywood with ‘The Daughters of Kobani.’ Will this upcoming movie be yet another war propaganda aimed at regime change in Syria? Join David as he comments on the state media coverage of Biden; conservative failure in fighting power with more power; Big Tech […]
The study of ancient literature, particularly the great mythologies, helps us decipher the origin of culture and society. We come to learn that within each heroic and magical tale, and beneath each culture that springs from that tale, is the story of a lynch mob and a sacrificed victim. Take, for example, the great poem […]
David Gornoski starts the episode by his reading his five-year-old article Trump: The Scapegoat Supreme. With recent developments in American politics, David explains how he stands vindicated in his prediction using the Gospel technology revealed by Jesus two thousand years ago. Also in the show, professor Wilfred Reilly calls in to talk about the upcoming impeachment […]