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Rational Black Thought

with Michael

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Recorded in United States of AmericaEnglishNewsPoliticsReligion & SpiritualitySociety & Culture

A discussion of all topics as seen through the eyes of a Black Atheist, Skeptic, Humanist, Existentialist

Rational Black Thought Episode #178 March 02, 2024 - “I am America. I am the part you won’t recognize. But get used to me.” —Muhammad Ali
Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Project Autocracy: https://globalextremism.org/project-2025-the-far-right-playbook-for-american-authoritarianism/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAivG…
S2024 E178Mar 2, 202401:10:16
Rational Black Thought Episode #177 February 24, 2024 - “People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction…” ― James Baldwin
Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: America without democracy: https://www.dw.com/en/as-autocrats-ascend-gloomy-data-on-democracies-decline/a-62674756 https://www.desmoinesregister…
S2024 E177Feb 24, 202401:02:53
Rational Black Thought Episode #176 February 17, 2024 - "Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part.” - John Lewis
Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: The end of evolution: News: It’s the culture stupid: https://thehill.com/opinion/4445662-for-maga-its-the-culture-stupid/ Conversations with a…
S2024 E176Feb 17, 202451:59
Rational Black Thought Episode #175 February 10, 2024 - Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude." Steve Biko
Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Identify your Life Center: https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/habits-of-highly-effective-people-summary News: What kind of people are we: https://w…
S2024 E175Feb 10, 202401:00:13
Rational Black Thought Episode #174 February 03, 2024 - “Your life is already artful- waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art.” — Toni Morrison
Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Esthetics: http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.html News: All I do is win, win, win no matter what…: https://t…
S2024 E174Feb 3, 202449:56
Rational Black Thought Episode #173 January 27, 2024 - – “I’ve had enough of someone else’s propaganda… I’m for truth, no matter who tells it…” ― Malcolm X
Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Politics: http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.html News: Normal Abnormality: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/…
S2024 E173Jan 27, 202456:53
Rational Black Thought Episode #172 January 20, 2024 - “The colonialists care nothing for Africa for her own sake.” Patrice Lumumba
Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Ethics: http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.html News: We just hit rock bottom: https://www.politico.com/news/…
S2024 E172Jan 20, 202401:05:38
Rational Black Thought Episode #171 January 13, 2024 - “The storytelling mind is allergic to uncertainty, randomness, and coincidence…” — Jonathan Gottschall
Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Epistemology: http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.htmlNews: The stupid, the ignorant and the evil: https://ww…
S2024 E171Jan 13, 202401:09:59
Rational Black Thought Episode #170 January 06, 2024 - “Reason begins where speculation ends. Facts begin where assumptions end. Truth begins where ignorance ends. Wisdom begins where knowledge ends" - Matshona Dhliwayo
Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Metaphysics: http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.html News: Cluster Fu*k:https://thehill.com/homenews/media/43…
S2024 E170Jan 6, 202456:41
Rational Black Thought Episode #169 December 30, 2023 - ““The only protection against injustice…is power—physical, financial and scientific” Marcus Garvey
Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Overview: http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.html News: The Future Ain’t What It Used To: https://www.chatham…
S2023 E169Dec 30, 202301:06:15
Rational Black Thought Episode #168 December 23, 2023 - “Everyone wants a strong [Black] woman until she actually stands up, flexes her muscles, projects her voice…” ― Ari Eastman
Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: The immense cost of oppressing the Black Woman: https://www.chicagotribune.com/featured/sns-ws-black-women-changed-american-history-20211230-tq2rftmvkb…
S2023 E168Dec 23, 202301:15:37
Rational Black Thought Episode #167 December 16, 2023 - “A lot of people use this analogy that Black Lives Matter is a movement. It’s not a movement. When you’re black, it’s not a movement. It’s a lifestyle.” — LeBron James
Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: How Black people in America can Survive and/or Thrive: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1742715020976200 News: Hypocrisy is the point: https:…
S2023 E167Dec 16, 202350:30
Rational Black Thought Episode #166 December 9, 2023 - ““If people were given the choice between democracy and whiteness, how many would choose whiteness?” ― Taylor Branch
Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: The reality of war: News: The, mostly, untold story: https://www.thenation.com/article/world/israeli-bombs-killed-ahmed-abu-artemas-son/The truth is…
S2023 E166Dec 9, 202345:00
Rational Black Thought Episode #165 December 2, 2023 - “Negative media reinforcements… affect how young blacks view themselves.” ― Tom Burrell
Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: Prompt Engineering the Mind: https://clivethompson.medium.com/the-psychological-weirdness-of-prompt-engineering-3846755df50chttps://www.aswathkrishnan…
S2023 E165Dec 2, 202357:21
Rational Black Thought Episode #164 November 25, 2023 - "Perseverance is in our DNA"...Elle McKinneyBonus
Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: The global doom loop: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/do-you-struggle-with-the-doom-loop_b_4247729Closing: They call this justice, but it’s not: https…
S2023 E164Dec 1, 202319:37
Rational Black Thought Episode #163 November 18, 2023 - "You can either be right or you can be in a relationship"
Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: The Art and Science of Compromise: https://www.verywellmind.com/compromise-in-relationships-7559559 News: True Colors: To cult or not to cult: https:/…
S2023 E163Nov 18, 202359:27
Rational Black Thought Episode #162 November 11, 2023 - "so life is just a game, and there is many ways to play, and all you do is choose" – Stanley Clarke
Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: The Game of Life: http://www.wernererhard.com/living_cont.htmlNews: We are in a death spiral: This shit never ends: https://slate.com/news-and-politi…
S2023 E162Nov 11, 202301:01:18
Rational Black Thought Episode #161 November 04, 2023 - "You never change things by fighting the existing reality" – R. Buckminster Fuller
Send us Fan Mail Feedback: What’s on my mind: Designed Reality: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/liking-the-child-you-love/202310/the-most-overlooked-strategy-for-successNe…
S2023 E161Nov 4, 202301:18:35
Rational Black Thought Episode #160 October 28, 2023 - "He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." - Muhammad Ali
Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The psychology of Achievement: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/liking-the-child-you-love/202310/the-most-overlooked-strategy-for-succes…
S2023 E160Oct 28, 202301:30:20
Rational Black Thought Episode #159 October 21, 2023 - “Love is hate, War is peace, No is yes, And we're all free.” – Tracy Chapman
Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The illogical rules of war: https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/war-crimes.shtml https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/world/europe/israel-gaz…
S2023 E159Oct 21, 202301:28:40

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