by Matthew James Geiger
An anarchist trying to find his way in the world.
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April 2, 2025
<p>In this episode, Matthew James Geiger introduces a new series called Contemplations, focusing on philosophical inquiries that extend beyond economics. He discusses the significance of two fundamental questions in life: what one will do with their life and who they will share it with. Matthew emphasizes the importance of having a strong spirit and the freedom to pursue one's passions, drawing parallels between personal expression, ideology, and the societal constraints that often inhibit individuality. He advocates for a life that transcends political aspirations, aiming for higher values and cultural richness.<u>Chapters</u>00:00 Introduction to Contemplations</p><p>00:54 The Importance of Life's Questions</p><p>02:20 The Spirit and Freedom</p><p>04:31 Ideology and the Free Spirit</p><p>05:33 Communication and Expression</p><p>07:11 Beyond Politics: The Free Spirit's Journey</p><p><br></p><p>📚Please consider purchasing <a href="https://a.co/d/308dHfX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">my book</a></p>
July 25, 2024
<p>My guest on this episode of vacuous vocation is Adam Haman, he is a gambler, philosopher, husband, Libertarian, and seeker of the natural order. We met at Mises University 2018 and have been friends ever since. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Chapters <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=0s" rel="nofollow">00:00</a> Introduction and Meeting at Mises University <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=214s" rel="nofollow">03:34</a> Separating School and State <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=376s" rel="nofollow">06:16</a> Exploring Epistemology <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=534s" rel="nofollow">08:54</a> Metaphysics and Other Dimensions <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=783s" rel="nofollow">13:03</a> Living in a Simulation <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=1183s" rel="nofollow">19:43</a> The State's Impact on Suicide Rates <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=1440s" rel="nofollow">24:00</a> Capitalism and the Search for Meaning <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=1559s" rel="nofollow">25:59</a> Systems Thinking: Understanding Society <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=1844s" rel="nofollow">30:44</a> The Pursuit of Meaning in Life <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=1998s" rel="nofollow">33:18</a> The Economics of Suicide and the Connection to Psychology and Praxeology <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=2526s" rel="nofollow">42:06</a> The Role of Private Associations in Helping the Less Fortunate <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=3321s" rel="nofollow">55:21</a> Making Moral Arguments for Freedom and Free Markets <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=3644s" rel="nofollow">01:00:44</a> The State of the Libertarian Movement and the Divide Between Freedom and Government <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=3946s" rel="nofollow">01:05:46</a> The Impact of COVID-19 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=4028s" rel="nofollow">01:07:08</a> The Importance of Optimism in the Post-COVID World <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=4116s" rel="nofollow">01:08:36</a> Reasoned Discourse in the Libertarian Movement <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=4441s" rel="nofollow">01:14:01</a> Integrating Personal and Political Beliefs <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woZIfGgAfI&t=4706s" rel="nofollow">01:18:26</a> Finding Meaning in Life <br>Some of the links mentioned in the podcast: Odds and Probability: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbURuRWRPdFZZdWwxY3lEVm5tZHd3QWZrWUNyQXxBQ3Jtc0trbmZUdGJaSWc3emNMRFZUU1RKWDA2b2pYdHNNOE4tSHFMTE9Sb0NxR0NnS1lUTzh5cXZJZmVzZTlQUndWUGlCVm92em80cTE4Y29JRHhWalc0RUJoYmU0cGFxU2JvbkNyR0s4S3ZtYndmeHFFVE91cw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fhamannature.substack.com%2Fp%2Fodds-probability-and-nonsense%3Fr%3D2u0knv&v=6woZIfGgAfI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://hamannature.substack.com/p/od...</a> Climate Change (epistemologically related): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1R5cVJscmJXTklWM2UyQ1M0NTdqRjdSTm1SQXxBQ3Jtc0tsSXdfejJ6ZUZXVUNXZHRMTVZoOUM2QnlXMXo1UFlWYnVNdmZKTE1pTV9aUnBucXpiU2o1MXhUaEhqUHlocnV0OGNZbjYzQVhBUThBcVFONjVQWk1aVlNUZ290djhqTGJrQUxuN1UtRngwTWlXY3EzSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fhamannature.substack.com%2Fp%2Fthe-climate-change-religion-is-anti%3Fr%3D2u0knv&v=6woZIfGgAfI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://hamannature.substack.com/p/th...</a> Free Will v Determinism: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnVUMzhMSWh0RUwxOTVFVzlTNjZFZHhwbHdkZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsZF9keHppSmY1d1kzZkVGSDFXZnpFU0hEekNxakZSRzFtNzVMbEw0MzlwbnFRLWVGZTlHb2p0dVVRQmtocjZfUXJIb2pTOHRCMS0yaEtWc2U1R3o0aTc0R0tuMVN4VXViaS1CVXBUUkxlTHhvZUZEYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fhamannature.substack.com%2Fp%2Ffree-will-vs-determinism%3Fr%3D2u0knv&v=6woZIfGgAfI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://hamannature.substack.com/p/fr...</a> Austrian Economics (my stab at an intro):Episode 3 - Natural Order Podcast <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1F0cGZWVGk3Yk1RaVRpOWRYM3RTLWRoRUc1UXxBQ3Jtc0trQlJTcjF2WHJCSkNadERvaU5nVkU1TnJPdndLZHRZS1hQa0J0Wk13TndvMEM3R3BCTVd3WUZkdlJyU2NsVTctVU5qYVdjb1l1RVhjTnhZcjR6NDFqMEljYkZkYlNPYXlBLWhKQ1Y0ZzQwUVl6Und1RQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fnaturalorderpodcast.com%2Fep3%2F&v=6woZIfGgAfI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://naturalorderpodcast.com/ep3/</a> Private institutions: Episode 11 - Natural Order Podcast <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblc0azQ3Z1Z4NFFvbzY5Ymt2Sk43dWpGVFBrZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsMDgxZjM0RWxzRDFxU3lOMV83UWgzNl91RzlXQ2JvOUFyS1hLZG8yUzVFeFNXdXZOZUdCNFpqM01UWjBlU2pCN25GMEVGd3dHUU9TNHFkMUdyR3BMNlhCWENoZTBNdnJWeDlRNXEtX2RXY2JrZmE5NA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fnaturalorderpodcast.com%2Fep11%2F&v=6woZIfGgAfI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://naturalorderpodcast.com/ep11/</a> Episode 6 - Natural Order Podcast <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmI0NlVLWEVzNW02bHpsRmJNanRiY1lsVFFUQXxBQ3Jtc0tuVWZ5SGNxSzVpQ29EQV9yLXNFRFJTd042Q0k3Znc4X2lxelV4MnpoVkN3QmlKd0JYdUVTQXN4X1hOVGlQVDFMSGFJNk5yMWllTlN2ZndrSjlFSzBZd3VCbUxpUFV3VUdHNjJrbkxzcW91RWRXS085bw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fnaturalorderpodcast.com%2Fep6%2F&v=6woZIfGgAfI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://naturalorderpodcast.com/ep6/</a> about epistemology: Episode 9 - Natural Order Podcast <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVBBbzlsdXRwVldPRG5DTGk5VkNiOFBTRHdLZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsZUVGYmw2cWUxM1ZtXzdFOEozaHBKYmJhNXVNdUtkYnBiVlVOQVVVNElrUm42U2Q0T2tNYlphVTFmM2RTVnA5b1FjZG1PVXdwWlJrSUM0RlJvLVAtVmhadk14NjJtazVZRFhnR3BhcjB4QXZ0YmNpZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fnaturalorderpodcast.com%2Fep9%2F&v=6woZIfGgAfI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://naturalorderpodcast.com/ep9/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>🧩 Contact us in 🧩 Adam Haman: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2UzMlhvLU4yNTVfNk8zSTNzRDFtVlo0RWoxQXxBQ3Jtc0tsVW81N3MyNkZhN29La1JLMVY4UWxFZVNhZ19tOGpYek0tSDhhUXV6MW9UQ3VUWWhGeUVWaFVlYU9rNWoydUhERm5hWGdnbElQVWxnd3MwYjRnZXZZQUZzNDRQZ19jTlZjc2lud3lnLTJjX1JJLTRLcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2FAdam_Haman&v=6woZIfGgAfI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/Adam_Haman</a> instagram: @vacuous_vocation <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblNSR01DQUhQcWlOTUhfMWI4VnEzRGZVMGpxQXxBQ3Jtc0tsV2JTQnNVRG9JalQ5TUdWZXYyemlKOHA2cm9OM21uMVNTU25xRUM5d3dua0tpdHY2RmJWZGFLcGljZFNPOHV2bWxoeTJ1VlhLTTNBSHVPZlVoT3JNOE1BWXJIdk9lZmZxaEJQUy1qcjJPeXJIZGFhMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fvacuous_vocation%2F%3Figsh%3DZjQ0MTMxZW0xYnZw%26utm_source%3Dqr&v=6woZIfGgAfI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/vacuous_voc...</a> E-mail - 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May 30, 2024
<p>Dr Whyte is a philosopher and an author of several works of philosophy, economics, and public policy. He is the author of Quack Policy, Free Thoughts, A Load of Blair and Crimes Against Logic. He has published more than two hundred opinion columns in newspapers including The Wall Street Journal, The Times, and The Financial Times. Dr Whyte won the prestigious Bastiat Prize for Economic Journalism. As a young philosophy don at the University of Cambridge, Dr Whyte was awarded a prize for the best academic article in the world by a philosopher under the age of thirty.</p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJMALvtqdds&t=0s" rel="nofollow">00:00</a> Introduction <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJMALvtqdds&t=228s" rel="nofollow">3:48</a> Creating Value <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJMALvtqdds&t=313s" rel="nofollow">5:13</a> How to find what is meaningful in life <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJMALvtqdds&t=565s" rel="nofollow">9:25</a> Thomas Sowell and the Critique of Modern Economics: A Holistic Approach <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJMALvtqdds&t=932s" rel="nofollow">15:32</a> Human Action and Austrian Economics <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJMALvtqdds&t=1340s" rel="nofollow">22:20</a> The Pursuit of Happiness: Attitude and Life Satisfaction <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJMALvtqdds&t=1585s" rel="nofollow">26:25</a> The Impact of Modern Culture on Mental Engagement <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJMALvtqdds&t=2075s" rel="nofollow">34:35</a> The Significance of Achievement and Struggle <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJMALvtqdds&t=2468s" rel="nofollow">41:08</a> The Challenges of Academic Writing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJMALvtqdds&t=2845s" rel="nofollow">47:25</a> Navigating the PhD Writing Process <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJMALvtqdds&t=3096s" rel="nofollow">51:36</a> Exploring Truth and Belief <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJMALvtqdds&t=3306s" rel="nofollow">55:06</a> Challenges to Free Speech and Information Skepticism</p>
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