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Discussing in depth about issues affecting life, society and culture. Going deep into topics instead of just the surface. Also trying to address concerns in Oceania and Asia. There's too many good podcasts from the US and UK! We welcome listeners to e-mail us at thefireinthedesert@gmail.com or reach us through Twitter @fireinthedesert. Drop us e-mail and voice mail on comments and questions.
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Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
We review the Robert Higgs’ book on Crisis and Leviathan and try to understand its relevance to today and the projected future. This is part 2 of 2. We also end the podcast for a season.
You can reach us at thefireinthedesert@gmail.com or Twitter @fireinthedesert.
Music – Outfoxing the Fox by Kevin Macleoud (incompetech.com)
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Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
We review the Robert Higgs’ book on Crisis and Leviathan and try to understand its relevance to today and the projected future. This is part 1 of 2.
You can reach us at thefireinthedesert@gmail.com or Twitter @fireinthedesert.
Music – Outfoxing the Fox by Kevin Macleoud (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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Saturday Mar 27, 2021
Saturday Mar 27, 2021
We review the Dutch Safety Board’s MH17 report and try to understand how the MH17 disaster occurred and what has been recommended to prevent it from occurring.
You can reach us at thefireinthedesert@gmail.com or Twitter @fireinthedesert.
Music – Outfoxing the Fox by Kevin Macleoud
Title Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Today we examine Alexander Solzhenitsyn's Harvard Graduation speech in 1978, also titled 'A World Split Apart'. What does a person living in Soviet camps have to say on Western culture? How accurate is his observations? Does it hold true today?What do you think is flawed with Western society?
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Music – ‘Outfoxing the Fox’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Time Stamps:
8:49 – Introduction to Solzhenitsyn and his speech
20:56 – Start of Speech
45:05 – A Legalistic life
53:10 – The Direction of Freedom
58:50 – The Direction of the Press
1:05:25 – Vietnam War
1:14:20 – Humanism
1:20:26 – The true Split in the World
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
We continue from last episode on the lessons from Thomas Sowell’s ‘Housing Boom and Bust’ discuss its applicability for 2020. Then some final reflections of the year for the podcast.
Outfoxing the Fox Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
What caused the 2000’s Subprime Mortgage Crisis? We draw upon the lessons from Thomas Sowell’s ‘Housing Boom and Bust’ discuss its applicability for 2020.
Outfoxing the Fox Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Twitter @fireinthedesert
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
We examine the Australian housing affordability crisis and look at what young Australians are doing to save up as well as what’s causing the housing prices to soar. The problem is applicable to all nations.
Music: ‘Outfoxing the Fox’ by Kevin Macleoud at incomptech.com
Twitter @fireinthedesert
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
We examine the new religion of anti-racism and environmental activism. We delve into the arguments of anti-racism as it tries to progress the issue of the prison system.
Music: Outfoxing the Fox by Kevin Macleoud, incompetech.com
Twitter @fireinthedesert
Other Sources: intro sound bites
Earth Hour, 2017, Kids on: Climate Change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XkPz6_-fZM
BJM, 2020, White BLM cowards targets woman in DC for not raising fist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec9lIJLv0qQ
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
As we look at contemporary environmental activism, what is at the heart of their beliefs? What drives them to make changes? How should approach the debate and discuss on the way forward? What is Green, Clean, Renewable and Sustainable? We review parts of Patrick Moore’s Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout and look at the discussion on energy.
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Music is Outfoxing the Fox by Kevin Mcleoud at incomptech.com
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
Have you used online dating and how did you find it? Today we look at the some of the pitfalls that people find with online dating and try to understand the problems behind it.
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Music – Outfoxing the Fox by Kevin Macleoud at www.Incompetech.com