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web/twitter Dave stopped by and we had a great conversation spanning a wide range of topics.  We talked about family, age, time, self-improvement, technology, primitivism, human nature, and Historian Will Durant.  Talking with Dave is always great and I’m glad we had a chance to catch up on the show. Don’t forget to follow me […]

web/twitter Here is the part 2 conclusion of my thoughts on Eric Hoffer’s fantastic exploration of mass movements in his popular book The True Believer.  This is a longer episode, but I wanted to wrap it up in a part 2.  I know it has been a while since I have published a new episode, but […]

web/twitter/facebook/instagram Join me in this episode as I discuss the very popular Eric Hoffer book The True Believer.  I use a lot of quotations from the book and apply them to many of the situations we find ourselves faced with in modern times.  The True Believer was published in 1951 and is an often recommended […]

web/twitter/facebook/instagram The prolific, and award winning author Mike Resnick drops in for an interview in another crossover episode with CJ from The Dangerous History Podcast.  CJ and I discussed Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future in episode 18, and a twist of fate opened the door for this interview with the author.  Resnick is […]

web/twitter/facebook/instagram In this episode I talk to the host of the awesome Dangerous History Podcast, CJ.  We discuss the super cool sci-fi-western novel, Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future, by the prolific Mike Resnick.  This was a recommendation from CJ and I really enjoyed it.  We talk about the genre in general, how it relates […]

web/twitter/facebook/instagram Author and Economics Professor Bryan Caplan joins me for this episode to talk about his exceptional book, The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies.  The book was published in 2007 and was hailed by The New York Times as, “The best political book of [the] year.”   Professor Caplan is an […]

web/twitter/facebook/instagram The October Country is a great short story compilation from the prolific Ray Bradbury.  It’s perfect for this time of year.  I’m not going to write much here in the description.  I go through each story and just talk a bit about them.  It’s a lengthy podcast, because each story is so good, and […]

web/twitter/facebook/instagram I Am Legend is a masterpiece of horror fiction that offers up a lot.  It’s a survival horror classic that inspired the likes of George Remero and Stephen King.  It runs deep with interesting themes which transcend the horror genre.  It’s the perfect book to kick off October because it’s scary, historically important in […]

web/twitter/facebook/instagram This is the first of three podcasts diving into the realm of the weird and fantastic.  Let’s call it, the fall trilogy.  This show is a countdown of my top 5 favorite Twilight Zone episodes.  It is a classic series which originally aired in 1959 and ran for 5 seasons.  I talk about the […]

web/twitter/facebook/instagram This is a very special episode.  We are joined by the awesome Scott Horton, foreign policy guru and author of Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan, which is required reading.  I cannot recommend this book enough if you want a clear, honest, well sourced and complete read on America’s longest war. […]

web/twitter/facebook/instagram This is the second and final part of the discussion on Jill Jonnes’s, Empires of Light.  Part 1 (episode 10) dealt with an introduction to the historical figures, Edison, Tesla, and Westinghouse, taken from Jonnes’s book and other sources.  In this part 2, I focus more specifically on the narrative she creates in her […]

web/twitter/facebook/instagram This is a simple episode, nothing too crazy.  I had a plan to debate the topic with Kristaps over at The Eastern Border Podcast, but we couldn’t get it done due to scheduling conflicts, so I just pushed through solo. A while back I had a debate on a common topic regarding Ridley Scott’s 1982 […]

web/twitter/facebook/instagram This episode of the Dusty Den Podcast is an overview of the historical figures covered in Jill Jonnes’s book Empires of Light.  I discuss the lives of Edison, Tesla, and Westinghouse, and also touch on some terms the book deals with like direct current, alternating current, arc lighting, and the induction motor.  This episode […]

web / twitter / facebook / instagram Here is something different and fun!  I sit down and talk with my dear friend Dave in his den.  We talk about current books we are reading, books which are important to us personally, libertarianism and anarchism, Ayn Rand, free speech, family, if college is right for our […]

The Dusty Den Website / The Dusty Den Twitter Animal Farm is George Orwell’s iconic and quotable Novella, published in 1945, which is the allegorical tale of the rise of communism and the Stalinist, Soviet Union.  It is the tale of a farm taken over by the animals who represent the workers of the soviet […]

Here is the episode I promised a while back about arguing and debating when you are in hostile territory, which for an anarchist, is most of the time.  This episode discusses the psychology of conformity and arguing.  I talk about the physiology going on in your brain when you engage in debate under different circumstances […]

Originally, this behemoth of an episode was slated to be a 2 part series.  That plan had to change for a few reasons.  First, the book I am currently reading, Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes is requiring the lion’s share of my focus.  Second, I felt I could trim and cram, to get Fight Club knocked […]

This is the first film episode of The Dusty Den Podcast, and I hope you enjoy it.  ALIEN is the 1979 Ridley Scott masterpiece that changed the landscape of science-fiction.  It is one of those movies that is re-watchable and has held up magnificently over the last 38 years.  Often touted as a haunted house […]

This is a long episode, but it’s all jammed into one podcast.  I promise to cut down on the time in the future.  I discuss some problems and some positives in Robert Heinlein’s, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress.  Many hail it as a libertarian masterpiece, but I think it has some issues along side […]

Todays episode is pretty self-explanatory, it’s an introduction episode.  I really think you will enjoy it.  I discuss podcasting, the show itself, the future of the show, and I tell you a little about me as well.  It is a fun, relaxed show that wasn’t edited quite as heavily as the last 2.  I had […]