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Ray Peat’s Energy, Gilbert Ling’s Magnetic Jelly Cell, and Weiping Yu’s Uon Particle

David Gornoski sits down with Peter (“Bioenergetic Brain” on X) for a fascinating conversation on high altitude living, the findings of Gilbert Ling, the biology behind lunchroom dramas, how energy functions in cells, the Yin Yang of estrogen and progesterone, why society is downstream from thyroid, reducing lactic acid, and more. Follow Bioenergetic Brain on […]

How Ray Peat, Rene Girard Inform Christianity vs Vitalism w/ Raw Egg Nationalist

David Gornoski and Raw Egg Nationalist get together to explore the anthropology behind the movie Babe, the Church of England, studying at Oxford, Nietzsche’s views on Christianity, how Ray Peat helps us understand Christianity, overcoming stress-induced culture, and more. Raw Egg Nationalist on X here.

The Gospel Promise in Trump, JD Vance, and Israel-Palestine w/ Jason Jones

David Gornoski and Jason Jones talk about standing with the world’s vulnerable, the Elon Musk mystery, the deplorables, JD Vance, the surprising truth about Palestinians, stressed-out binary thinking, and more. Support the Vulnerable People Project here. Support Gaza’s persecuted Christians here.

Ray Peat, Metabolic Mastery, and the Kingdom of God – THINGS HIDDEN 202

David Gornoski is joined by Nate Lawrence for a groundbreaking conversation on Ray Peat’s bioenergetic revolution, how childlike wonder wins over death anxiety, why women and children are the future, stress and mimesis, AI and the digital hellscape, and more. Follow Nate Lawrence on X here.

THINGS HIDDEN 201: Christ, Trump in the Belly of the Whale, and the Artist’s Role in Gospel

David Gornoski is joined by musician Lex De Blanca for a fascinating conversation on the attempted assassination on Trump, why Trump shouldn’t lean into the New Right’s dictatorial expectations, the importance of choice in the world’s salvation, the sign of Jonah, the role of art, and more.

Trump and Martyr’s Energy: Why Scapegoats Have Power

Since 2015, I have identified Trump as the supreme scapegoat of the American establishment and its followers. In podcasts, articles, and radio shows, I have explained the Christian anthropological forces at play in giving him power the more he is vilified and persecuted. Understanding why is the key to unlocking our future.

Surit Dasgupta Talks “The Reenchanted,” Freedom, and the Hero’s Journey

David Gornoski is joined by Surit Dasgupta who talks about the inspiration behind his novella The Reenchanted, creating art to preserve freedom, violence in storytelling, the hero’s journey, why the Gospels are artistic masterpieces, and more. Buy The Reenchanted here.

THINGS HIDDEN 200: The Log in Our Eyes w/ Jerry Bowyer

David Gornoski sits down with Jerry Bowyer to talk about DEI in big corporations, how Christians reject the Christ archetype, the war against excellence in churches, a mutation of not being judgmental, Jesus as outlaw, and more. Check out the Meeting of Minds podcast here.

THINGS HIDDEN 199: The Incarnational Structure of Popular Media

David Gornoski and Shannon Braswell talk about getting typecast in the entertainment industry, why rap music will die out, outlaw mimesis, longing for communion in media, the influence of televangelism on livestreaming, and more.

THINGS HIDDEN 198: Does the Parrot Dream at Night?

David Gornoski, Shannon Braswell, and Surit Dasgupta talk about migrant violence, matriarchy in Eastern culture, how capitalism disrupted Indian society, performative language in Eastern societies, subcultures, the N’Kisi project, the physics of mimesis, and more.