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Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-27731218593213702722023-01-22T04:14:00.004-05:002023-01-22T04:14:45.263-05:001/22/23 - B for Boomerang<p>Studio 4 opens with a new episode and a new live stream on Twitch! This week at Davos, an official of the EU Taliban's Morality Police wants everyone to know that European hate speech laws "are coming to the United States." Do liberals realize that they've become exactly what they used to hate? Grab Chief Wahoo gear while you can! Also, Biden destroys whatever credible self-righteousness Democrats had left, and thanks to BLM, performative reparations legislation, and far left bigoted preaching about the inherent evils of "whiteness," the cultural boomerang has begun its return journey. Finally, where tech and agitprop converge, the Great War of the 21st Century will be fought during Propaganda's Golden Age. An oblivious species with no self-awareness has no chance of surviving that as free men.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="352" loading="lazy" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/6id3ttUaJ5SRkJvnbIKgoU?utm_source=generator" style="border-radius: 12px;" width="100%"></iframe></p><p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID"><strong>"ToddzillaX" on most social media. LIKE, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE!</strong></p>
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<p><b>Segment 2 (16:02):</b> The changing social media landscape and TikTok posing an obvious data-driven election threat from China.</p>
<p><b>Segment 3 (22:12):</b> Mankind at its best: Artemis finally lifted off sending Orion to the moon! </p><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="352" loading="lazy" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/648c3swOvRIIgMdoRcCUZK?utm_source=generator" style="border-radius: 12px;" width="100%"></iframe><p></p><p><br /></p><p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID"><b>"ToddzillaX" on most social media. LIKE, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE!</b></p>
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<p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID">Music by<i> Yellow Pills!</i> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rDvBzvGcNPV3BYZ1n5VdZ">https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rDvBzvGcNPV3BYZ1n5VdZ</a></p><p></p>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-10822498048762001972022-11-08T03:16:00.000-05:002022-11-18T03:16:41.274-05:0011/8/22 - Storytellers, Truth, and The Great War of the 21st Century<p>Todd's back for the midterms and starts off by blasting the populist Poor Media Victim attitude, exploring whether propaganda and media literacy even matter, discussing informational warfare, and the finer points of navigating ideological drift and its extremists. </p><p><b>Segment 2 (23:00)</b>: the Democrats' abortion debacle, The Sham-Wow Guy vs. Fettergump, and how the '22 midterms are a sure sign Idiocracy is here. </p><p><b>Segment 3 (39:00)</b>: There were no blacks on the World Series rosters. So? </p><p><b>Segment 4 (58:20)</b>: Elon's Twitter drama, his inevitable choice between free speech absolutism and truth ministers, euphemism warnings, then returns to The 21st Century Informational War and how human self-deception is converging with technology to trigger a battle over reality itself.
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<p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID">Music by<i> Yellow Pills!</i> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rDvBzvGcNPV3BYZ1n5VdZ">https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rDvBzvGcNPV3BYZ1n5VdZ</a></p><p></p>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-79867204235492285602022-08-23T08:44:00.004-04:002022-08-23T08:44:42.855-04:00Iceberg Ahoy! Validation Junkies & The Chosen Ones (9/10/19)<p> </p><p>From 2019:</p>
<p>Social validation, dopamine, and social media's Walter White; more on how people are more willing and eager than deceived when it comes to swallowing fiction and disinformation; choking on data leading to confused gullibility; honestly in a crisis; Sausage Party Hope: children demanding their happy ending. Where's the spring of genuine hope?</p>
<p><strong>ALSO: </strong> </p>
<ul><li>The Battle of the 21st Century</li><li>The iceberg bobbing off our bow</li><li>Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube: Walter White cutting his meth supply? </li><li>Pinker's Utopian vs. Tragic Vision</li><li>Evolution and self-awareness</li><li>The bi-weekly apocalypse and their "chosen ones"</li><li>Progress's Myth and becoming organic</li></ul><p> <iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=ejyr2-12a69f3-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="[Reload] Iceberg Ahoy! Validation Junkies & The Chosen Ones (9/10/19)" width="100%"></iframe></p><p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID"><strong>*LIKE & SHARE; RATE & SUBSCRIBE!</strong> <br /></p>
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<p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID">From #79, this episode dove in to storytelling, a central theme in the quest to not only understand but hopefully fight propaganda's mind hack. Also, the relationship between stories, hope, and both kinds of religion: theological & ideological. What's the major distinction and why I believe traditional religion deserves its pass...on ONE ironclad condition.</p><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=s6fim-12a18e3-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="[Reload] Story: The Propaganda Paradox (5-9-20)" width="100%"></iframe><p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID">Watch YouTube for new video from July's scrapped episode! A flood of fresh audio is coming! </p><p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID"> </p><p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID"><strong>LIKE & SHARE; RATE & SUBSCRIBE!</strong></p><p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID"> </p><p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdLR140l--HufeRSAnj91A">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdLR140l--HufeRSAnj91A</a></p><p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID"><a href="https://toddzillax.substack.com/">https://toddzillax.substack.com</a></p><p> </p><p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID">Music by<em> Yellow Pills!</em> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rDvBzvGcNPV3BYZ1n5VdZ">https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rDvBzvGcNPV3BYZ1n5VdZ</a></p>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-58563027104839651082022-08-16T07:25:00.002-04:002022-08-19T06:11:18.748-04:00Reload: All You Need Is Doubt (1/4/21)<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><ul><li style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>The first of what will be weekly reloads highlighting ETC segments from the first 111-shows. </strong></em></li></ul>
<p>From #97, this episode featured uplifting topics such as: why it's not necessary to conquer a democracy when a just little doubt'll do ya. Also, how can a nation avoid inevitable conflict when each half of the country functions according to different rules of factual physics? Is there a relationship between likability, deplorability, & disinformation?</p>
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</p><p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID">Music by<i> Yellow Pills!</i> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rDvBzvGcNPV3BYZ1n5VdZ">https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rDvBzvGcNPV3BYZ1n5VdZ</a></p><p></p><p></p><p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID"> </p><p></p>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-57741461429008237792022-08-09T02:07:00.003-04:002022-08-09T02:55:12.191-04:008/9/22 - Tribal By Nature & The Invasive Species<p> </p><p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID">The one where Todd finally plants his flag! We're tribal critters who are bound by self-serving fictions; these stories are called cohesive narratives; national myths. And, in this country at least, the collectivist fairy tale of socialism is the antithesis of individualism; the "prepare the road for the child" mentality is mutually exclusive with our established American principle: meritocracy. Collectivist socialism and its "equity" cult is, therefore, an invasive species. Wokeism is an ideological insurgency. But from where?</p>
<p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID">#111 also features the details of a lengthy and dramatic tribalism re-think, how data overload and its existential chaos push people toward idiocratic political cults, and foreshadowing hints about finding propaganda's Rosetta Stone! Answers are finally coming! But are they the ones you think you want?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=b7i2j-1293d9a-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="#111 - Tribal By Nature & The Invasive Species" width="100%"></iframe></p><p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID"> </p>
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<p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID">Music by<i> Yellow Pills!</i> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rDvBzvGcNPV3BYZ1n5VdZ">https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rDvBzvGcNPV3BYZ1n5VdZ</a></p>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-7346113923929169712021-12-28T23:34:00.012-05:002022-01-23T03:51:00.320-05:0012/28/21 - The Cost of Courage & The Limits of Anti-Vax Empathy<p>Todd's back from sinus purgatory and joined in the studio by Cory! He's un-vaxxed and endured pre-omicron covid, so the show hits its crescendo with a frank, honest, and nuanced chat about responsibility, personal choice, and the ethical limits of anti-vax empathy. </p>
<p>Before that, they explore why no one believes politicians, what it would take to regain any trust (it's authenticity, stupid), whether there's anyone worth believing in and, if so, would they have the courage to speak truth to the mob? In a society increasingly based on the philosophy of Unity Via Division, is it such a shock when whites vote for their advocates, too? Also lawyers: practitioners of the Dark Arts of Rhetorical Bullshit, and Anger+Activism: Self-Righteous Erotica.</p>
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<iframe frameborder="0" height="185" scrolling="no" src="https://toddzillax.substack.com/embed" style="background: white; border: 1px solid #EEE;" width="340"></iframe>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-53460892422992444122021-12-07T17:01:00.000-05:002021-12-07T17:01:43.363-05:0012/7/21 - Backdoor Reparations & Unity Via Division<p></p><p></p><p>The podship begins slowly changing course as Todd discusses his new Rumble channel, propaganda-by-omission, my-team blind spots, and how his favorite podcast exposed itself as woke. The signs were always there! Also: the special interest boomerang, avoiding exposure to re-articulated ideological scripture, D.I.E. = r.e.p.a.r.a.t.i.o.n.s., the stupidity of scapegoating majorities, and the naive No Tribe Follies. <b>Storytellers, not truth seekers.</b> Memorize that.</p><p></p><p></p><p><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=c74hx-114da0d-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="#109 - Backdoor Reparations & Unity Via Division" width="100%"></iframe></p><p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID"><strong> </strong></p><p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID"><strong>"ToddzillaX" on most social media.</strong></p>
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<p class="wuGkmgD03o8t6Ekc6PUk w_Xs9cRXMwmQHw8BpiID"> </p>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-73642098989357222392021-12-04T09:24:00.000-05:002021-12-04T09:24:25.509-05:0012/4/21 - My Team Bullsh*t: Private Lives & Public Health<p> </p><p>After nine months, Todd finally births another episode! In the return, he discusses his new video focus on YouTube, the year that's been, his wedding & vaccine-related informational anarchy costing him his mother, and how one is both free to exercise their vaccine choice and subject to the decisions others make in response. Also, "My Team" Bullsh*t has effectively neutralized the government's ability to respond to another public health crisis.</p><p>
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<p>https://toddzillax.substack.com</p>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-44284676487100897532021-03-01T07:27:00.000-05:002021-03-01T07:27:05.432-05:003/1/21 - Social Media Avatars: Crazy, Stupid, or Full of Sh*t?Trump's CPAC appearance marks the start of the 2024 campaign, barely a month into Biden's term. Will we survive this? After other contemporary messages of heartwarming fellowship and hope, Todd continues phoning his shows in, this time "reimagining" episode #64 which discussed performance-based validation addiction. Recorded at the beginning of the pandemic, other topics include how collective critical thought is impossible. You're not the Elephant Whisperer and their switch is internal. You can't "save" anyone! A timely reminder in the Age of Q. Also, leaving the vanquished a path home to save your own casualties.<div><br /><div><iframe data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="122" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/ex533-fc3b4a?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107" style="border: none;" title="#107 - Social Media Avatars: Crazy, Stupid, or Full of Sh*t?" width="100%"></iframe></div></div><div><br /></div><div>MORE: https://toddzillax.substack.com</div>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-35253528111805036512021-02-22T09:25:00.001-05:002021-02-22T09:25:08.769-05:002/22/21 - Political Cults & Mobs 101After a 2021 open, your friendly virtual Toddzilla mines early episodes, from 2014 & 2018, as a foreshadowing refresher on ideological religions and the Holy War being fueled by their proselytizing zombie hordes. Remember kids, mobs: they're f***ing stupid! Ask your doctor if intellectual autonomy is right for you!<br /><br /><iframe data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="122" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/uymh6-fb77e2?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107" style="border: none;" title="#106 - Political Cults & Mobs 101" width="100%"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>More: <a href="https://toddzillax.substack.com/">https://toddzillax.substack.com</a></div>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-47283879406231173912021-02-18T08:20:00.005-05:002021-02-18T08:20:51.656-05:002/18/21 - Exploration, Evolution, Death of a Propagandist<p>People are storytellers not truth seekers. And we're explorers to the core. If you're looking for something positive, exploration brings out the best in us. Good luck today, JPL! How do we become more sophisticated informational consumers? Loved him? Hated him? Either way, Rush Limbaugh was probably the best and most influential for-profit propagandist ever. Also, finding the line between honesty and aggression, how the pandemic complicates a digital detox, and the relationship between money and exploration. </p><div><iframe data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="122" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/4ay8r-fb15cf?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107" style="border: none;" title="#105 - Exploration, Evolution, and Death of a Propagandist" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><p>More: https://toddzillax.substack.com</p></div>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-90401675729609724212021-02-15T06:37:00.008-05:002021-02-15T06:37:53.608-05:002/15/21 - Leaders, Puppets, Boils, and Show Trials<p> </p>Why aren't impeachments argued before the Supreme Court instead of pre-decided partisans? What better time to revisit the ridiculous idea of Mob Wisdom and the Plague of Democratized Opinion? Are the intentionally misinformed qualified to sit on a We The People's Court Jury? And, if "the people" are going to metaphorically kidnap and blackmail their representatives, should "news" outlets be subject to perjury laws? Also, the weird thing that happens when abstractions come alive! <br /><div><br /></div><div><iframe data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="122" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/gnkuy-fac4bf?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107" style="border: none;" title="#104 - Leaders, Puppets, Boils, and Show Trials" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>More: https://toddzillax.substack.com</div>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-75174387872611965092021-02-08T07:52:00.001-05:002021-02-08T07:52:51.051-05:002/8/21 - From Moralist to Tyrant or The Fanatic's Imperative What about the inevitable Iron Fist of the Collective and the short path between one's idealistic morality and political fanaticism? The batsh*t political poles have shifted apart again! Since no quarter is found between the cults' compounds, Todd asks once again: where's a legit centrist supposed to go? Also, a refresher on narratives, a quick introduction to the constrained vs the unconstrained vision, a very human NEED for propaganda, understanding why many Trump voters just hate Democrats, and our great crime against humanity: self-advocacy!<p><iframe data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="122" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/nss4t-fa0c05?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107" style="border: none;" title="#103 - From Moralist to Tyrant or The Fanatic's Imperative" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>More: <a href="https://toddzillax.substack.com/">https://toddzillax.substack.com</a></p>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-21927274426648451902021-02-01T09:23:00.002-05:002021-02-01T09:23:12.278-05:002/1/21 - The Other Insurgency & Where's Our Hashtag?<p> In this sprawling and questionably improvised episode, your slightly medicated and possibly menstruating host discusses everything from subject-matter-futility to contemporary colonizers attacking native temples. How is life in the jungle different from the zoo? What happens when propaganda is simply met with boring ol' truth? Social media is propaganda's plutonium. What's the relationship between moral imperatives and political violence? Enjoy the silence, Trump: The Second Season starts soon. And what about that search for lost or missing significance and meaning? Is there something more to it that we shouldn't ignore? </p><p><iframe data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="122" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/xncyw-f953fd?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107" style="border: none;" title="#102 - The Other Insurgency & Where's Our Hashtag?" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>More: <a href="https://toddzillax.substack.com/">https://toddzillax.substack.com</a></p>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-74033870377894246372021-01-25T06:04:00.009-05:002021-01-25T06:04:59.010-05:001/25/21 - Post-Trump Stress Disorder & Tech's Theocracy<p> Joffrey's banished from Twitter and exiled to Florida while a traumatized and twitchy nation begins adjusting to something "normal." How has The Mad King's term eroded government legitimacy within our own borders? No inauguration day riots? What are those brave revolutionaries up to? A: trying to get each other banned from Twitter! President Biden's a reality. How long will Trump continue to set the standard and serve as the excuse? Also, last week's Woke State Media display was the fusion of big tech, pop culture, corporate media, and Green Tea Politics. It introduced us to our freshly exposed left flank and the future of Ideological Theocracy: technological totalitarianism. Where's the centrist supposed to pitch his tent?</p><p><iframe data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="122" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/wqidg-f88a81?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107" style="border: none;" title="#101 - Post-Trump Stress Disorder; Tech's Theocracy" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>https://toddzillax.substack.com</p>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-83454880109868598112021-01-18T08:35:00.001-05:002021-01-18T08:35:25.926-05:001/18/21 - American Zapatistas, Saboteur in Chief, The Lone Boogaloo<p> With troops flooding DC, Trump's term ends in two days time. Why doesn't it feel certain that it will? Was a nation of "patriots" suddenly afflicted with insurrectile dysfunction on Sunday? Is Donald Trump a foreign agent? Who cares? He performed like one. What lies at the confluence of technology & idiocracy? Also, letting escaped cultists find their way home, When Stories Attack: factional storytelling is propaganda, and Toddzilla stalks Telegram! How did this thing make it to 100? </p><p><iframe data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="122" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/t4at6-f7e337?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107" style="border: none;" title="#100 - American Zapatistas, Saboteur in Chief, The Lone Boogaloo" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>https://toddzillax.substack.com</p>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-37955825430106728922021-01-15T05:08:00.005-05:002021-01-15T05:08:48.109-05:001/15/21 - Trump's Rebellion & The Need to Believe Waiting for 2021's Inauguration Day storm to arrive, I intended this to be a quick repost of a segment from 2019's "Iceberg Ahoy!" episode but it took on a life of its own. It covers everything from QAnon and the Religious Mind's need to believe to the responsibility coming with our contemporary tech capability to our eventual (and deserved) loss of free-range free speech. But the core of the episode is this: it's the people. It's always been the people. <p><iframe data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="122" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/d4yby-f7a054?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107" style="border: none;" title="#99 - Informational Anarchy & The Need to Believe" width="100%"></iframe></p>For Future Reference: <a href="https://toddzillax.substack.com/">https://toddzillax.substack.com</a><div><br /></div>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-64040639500637913602021-01-11T08:36:00.000-05:002021-01-11T08:38:34.512-05:001/11/21 - Trump's Rebellion & The New Gatekeepers<p> Trump's insurrection and the religious mind: why are so many Americans committed to faith before facts? Were they rioters? Protesters? Activists? Terrorists? That's decided by propaganda's very peculiar perspective effect. Is this the end of Trumpism or the beginning of something even worse? When it comes to free speech, where's the line between "liberty and license? If people ignore free speech's responsibilities, should social media accounts be licensed? Should Silicon Valley be in the gatekeeping business? Also, what's the relationship between likability and demonization? </p><p> <br /><iframe data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="122" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/2n25w-f73e49?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107" style="border: none;" title="#98 - Trump's Rebellion & The New Gatekeepers" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>For Future Reference: <a href="https://toddzillax.substack.com/">https://toddzillax.substack.com</a></p>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-71018496610568975472021-01-04T06:03:00.004-05:002021-01-11T08:37:30.776-05:001/4/21 - All You Need Is Doubt<p>Fresh off his first motivational speaking tour, Todd returns to discuss uplifting topics such as why it's not necessary to conquer a democracy when a just little doubt'll do ya. Also, it's been relatively quiet on the streets lately. Is The Trump Militia all hat and no cattle or is something else at play? How can a nation avoid inevitable conflict when each half of the country functions according to different rules of factual physics? Is there a relationship between likability, deplorability, & disinformation? What's with the December Dead Zone? And, your host's persistent sense of existential hopelessness an argument for ending all digital political "discourse." Book those children's parties now!</p><p><br /><iframe data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="122" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/jtvmv-f69e0c?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107" style="border: none;" title="#97 - All You Need Is Doubt" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>For Future Reference: <a href="https://toddzillax.substack.com/">https://toddzillax.substack.com</a></p>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-67328102378397341442020-11-22T18:10:00.002-05:002020-11-22T18:12:09.539-05:0011/22/20 - The Medium, The Message, & The Horizontal Bop<p> Todd & Brian begin with some obligatory "analysis" of Trumptown's post-election conspiracy orgy including more conversation about why both Trump and down ticket Democrats had their electoral posteriors handed to them: has the Moderate Majority finally reclaimed its place at the wheel? Or, will it again be shouted down by loudmouth extremists? Also, what's Trump's post-term role with his increasingly unstable base and how will that affect the new Resistanceā¢ party? Is something even more dangerous than Trump coming? Around 34:00, the conversation pivots wider to "institutional terra incognito", the point at which history stops rhyming, comfortably habitual thinking, and Marshall McLuhan's classic phrase: "The medium is the message." Is the important issue our new technology or how we use it? The answer isn't simplistic; the simple act of writing provides an instructional example why! </p><p> <br /><iframe data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="122" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/grv5r-f2ffd7?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107" style="border: none;" title="#96 - The Medium, The Message, & The Horizontal Bop" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>Like it? Share it! </p><p>McLuhan, Postman, and Carr: get to know them!</p>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-43541232148936966782020-11-15T18:40:00.007-05:002020-11-15T18:42:49.003-05:0011/15/20 - Demagogues & Prairie Dogs<p> The afterglow is now the aftermath. Essentially two episodes in one, Brian and Todd begin by reflecting on how the vibe has changed since Biden's victory speech then touch on fundamental social psychology. What happens when cognitive cliches begin breaking down and we're forced to explore unfamiliar ground? Is too many choices as bad in the political and informational marketplaces as it is on Netflix? What's the relationship between age and wisdom? Around 53:00, the conversation pivots. Why do Democrats seem to always lose even when they win? Bill Maher offered a very familiar answer! Is the Moderate Majority in danger of being surrounded and marginalized by the loudmouth extremist minority? What happens if they're forced to choose between competing demagogues in 4-year's time? Will an increasingly fragmented boutique news help social media make that possible? Book your Toddzilla Children's Party before it's too late! <span face="-webkit-standard" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><iframe data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="122" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/uq3az-f25a2b?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107" style="border: none;" title="#95 - Demagogues & Prairie Dogs" width="100%"></iframe> </p><p>Like it? 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We begin with a late eulogy for Eddie VanHalen. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><iframe data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="122" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/wkz2k-f1b7b7?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107" style="border: none;" title="#94 - 2020's Election Afterglow, The Moderate Majority, The Social Media Disease" width="100%"></iframe> </p><p>Like it? Share it!</p>Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641770754480330113.post-39414110085702476222020-11-02T00:40:00.002-05:002020-11-02T00:40:31.191-05:0011/2/20: 2020 Election: The Nero Referendum & Defending The Electoral College<p>Todd & Brian reflect both on where we've come from and where we're going as this electoral reality show finally ends. We explore the side effects of direct democracy's mob rule and why the Electoral College is absolutely essential. Also, how do we "rehumanize" ourselves and each other? What's the best case scenario to avoid post-election chaos and violence? Is it inevitable? How will our various factions perceive President Harris if Biden wins only to resign? What are the wider effects of our burgeoning "no compromise!" culture? Pre-election anxiety and fatigue: is it universal outside the fanatic's camp? What's the relationship between one-issue voters and Haidt's Elephant? Our media celebrities and influencers: are they simply clever fiction writers and talented performance artists? Winter: is it finally here? We'll know in a week.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><iframe data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="122" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/szhmu-f110a1?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107" style="border: none;" title="#93 - 2020 Election: The Nero Referendum & Defending The Electoral College" width="100%"></iframe></p> "Safeguard" documentary: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Safeguard-Electoral-College-Trent-England/dp/B08H6KH9QV">https://www.amazon.com/Safeguard-Electoral-College-Trent-England/dp/B08H6KH9QV</a><br /><br />Like it? Share it!Todd Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236152330282308739noreply@blogger.com