Podcasts by Key Thinking (Allowed)

Free Speech 2022 from 2022-02-16T22:00

Freedom, specifcally personal liberty, is one of my fundamental values. There are some current events that might be threatening it. The Canadian government's threats against a t...

Untitled Episode from 2022-02-16T22:00

Freedom, specifcally personal liberty, is one of my fundamental values. There are some current events that might be threatening it. The Canadian government's threats against a t...

Covid Solstice from 2021-12-21T21:00

I like recognizing the pagan roots in our holidays. The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, where the sun is at its lowest point. It's a ...

Open Minded from 2021-12-02T11:00

What does it mean to have an open mind? Is it possible to have strong convictions if you're mind is actually open? Are there any dangers to opening your mind to certain ideas? I...

Radical Centrism (and the Kyle Rittenhouse trial) from 2021-11-16T19:00

Kyle Rittenhouse is a 17yo boy on trial for murder right now in the USA. Is he guilty? I don't think so. And I say that without any ideological allegiances. Let's take out o...

Workflow / Lifeflow from 2021-11-02T10:00

I aim for a minimalist life with maximum output. I succeed at one of those more than the other. I believe technology and design can help solve my output issues by removing barriers ...

Berlin Politics from 2021-10-01T21:00

I took the Wahl-o-Mat online quiz and it tells me I should vote for the Humanist party.

"(Die Humanisten) see themselves as a social, liberal and progressive p...

Feeling Overwhelmed from 2021-09-28T14:00

Just a bit of an anxiety attack on an autumn day; lots of admin stress. I'm bad at bureacratic work.

Yeah, Afghanistan is a mess from 2021-09-01T13:00

Just a few thoughts on the Afghanistan situation that I haven't heard articulated yet. Mainly:

• Is this even a real, legitimate sovereign country? Maybe...
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Flaneur Life from 2021-08-09T12:00

"A flâneur is an ambivalent figure of urban affluence and modernity, representing the ability to wander detached from society with no other purpose than to be an acute observer...

A New Earth from 2021-07-12T18:00

Presence, awareness and trasnscendence of ego - reflections on reading Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth. Be one with the universe.

Woke Capitalism & Virtue Signaling from 2021-07-02T02:00

Pride Month honors the hardfought accomplishments of the gay rights movement, but has become a sort of husk of what it's meant to honor: a limp season of market pandering to an ...

Drugs & Party Culture from 2021-06-23T16:00

Drugs are substances that alter consciousness, broadly speaking. But their subsets are vastly different: psychedelics are nothing like opioids, and even within a class like uppers, ...

Travel: Miami from 2021-06-07T19:00

Here's an endorsement to travel again. I can recommend Miami, Florida, for people that want some fun and sun. Covid is less threatening these days and it's time to get back ...

Why I (Mostly) Defend Israel from 2021-05-20T03:00

I used to be "pro-Palestine". Now I'm "pro-Israel", but to be honest, I'm mostly just annoyed by how society talks about this topic. Why is this...

Am I Sexist? from 2021-05-07T20:00

What is sexism? I don't even know anymore tbh, but I know it's a sort of third rail that I sometimes flirt with, depending on context. I want to discuss this honestly and op...

I'm Vaccinated from 2021-04-28T02:00

I remain pretty agnostic about it. People that want a vaccination should get one (and have access to it). The goal is herd immunity; the real goal is freedom of movement, open cultu...

Moral Foundations (Part 2) from 2021-04-14T14:00

Moral Foundations Theory attempts to explain individual differences in psychology and political intuitions, as well as to make sense of the many instances of moral outrage and offen...

Moral Foundations (Part 1) from 2021-04-13T01:00

Social scientists argue that there are substantial variations in human morality, and that these differences influence not just a person's decision making and reasoning processes...

Some People Don't Like Me from 2021-04-01T04:00

Just a little rant about this dumb night I had. Feeling triggered, might delete later.

Excess Compassion from 2021-03-26T01:00

"The houseless community" is being kicked out of Echo Park Lake, Los Angeles. Activists are protesting this as an issue of compassion for the homeless - the city and polic...

Don't let me be misunderstood from 2021-03-18T03:30

I'm restraining myself. Sometimes I really just want to rant about something in this stupid world, but then I feel embarrassed by it, as if you'll judge me too much for sayi...

Serenity Now from 2021-03-12T20:00

I want the caution to accept things I cannot change, the daring to change the things I possibly can, and the wherewithall to know the difference.

Ideas Are Real from 2021-03-02T21:00

Do you believe in magic? Fate, destiny, astrology, tarot? When are weird events more than just coincidences? Maybe the energy we put into the world manifests in tangible ways. Or ar...

On Age from 2021-02-17T23:00

Ok I admit it: I'm getting older. I care a little less about new music, career obsessions and even girls! Us millennials are no longer the "young people". And I'm ...

Can we move on? from 2021-02-10T20:00

It's ok to acknowledge mistakes - we all make them! I'm ok with embracing my regrets, and trying to use them to gain wisdom through accrued life experience. It's hard th...

How to Heal Homelessness from 2021-01-28T02:00

Homelessness is bad. That shouldn't be a controversial statement. Why aren't we doing more to solve it?? Is this really a politically divisive or difficult topic? The morali...

What Is Essential? from 2021-01-20T23:00

I'm not appreciating whatever rubric is being used to determine what is "essential" these days. I know what I need in my life, and I don't feel like the government...

Chilling Out (Against Hate) from 2021-01-13T22:00

My take on the DC stuff, radical belief systems these days, threats to our livelihoods and how it's all just a bunch of noise, in a way. It's important that we regulate our ...

Journal of Where from 2021-01-06T03:00

I'm in California for the winter, and I'm identifying with it.

Between the Years from 2020-12-29T13:00

"Zwischen den Jahren" is the theme of this quick podcast ep. I'm on a bit of a holiday with my parents and brother, recording this in a very slow, somewhat dulled mind...

Life is Balance from 2020-12-16T21:00

This is a stream-of-consciousness one, a little lighter, a little empathetic, and of course some politics, but also depth. Let's be one with the universe yall.

Why I won't declare my pronouns from 2020-12-09T20:00

Trans activism has been simmering for a while. I've been paying attention, wondering what my role is as a well-intentioned person who cares about progress and justice. I've ...

Sex Crime from 2020-12-03T14:00

A difficult and explicit look at abhorrent behavior, especially depicted in various films.

• Why Irreversible is the most traumatic film I’ve ever s...
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Libertarian Left from 2020-11-25T19:00

I'm embracing contrarian thinking. I've never thought of myself as controversial, but people tell me I am. I just appreciate nuance, and despise groupthink. It's importa...

Fake News from 2020-11-18T15:00

Topics covered in this one:

• Podcasting as writing


• What is real? What can we trust?


• Covid news, election controversies

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My Mental Health from 2020-11-12T19:00

How are you feeling? I've been better, and I want to talk through it. Society doesn't really know how to address the topic of mental health - not intrapersonally, not interp...

I Voted (for Myself) from 2020-11-04T14:00

Some thoughts post election:

I voted from Berlin, and I’m proud of that, even if my vote in New York doesn’t mean much.

I really expected Biden to wi...

The LA Dodgers are Baseball Champions from 2020-10-28T17:00

I'm not a big sports fan. I think sports are an imperfect entertainment, an emotionally draining investment and a poor substitute for narrative fiction. But we love sports as a ...

Do I Really Have to Vote? from 2020-10-21T09:00

Civic duty is important. But how much is voting a civic duty, really? Maybe it depends... Depending on your particular circumstances, voting can be really tricky, actually. One migh...

Am I Getting Canceled? from 2020-10-15T16:00

I keep getting canceled. Not "officially" - I have no boss that can fire me. But I feel it all around, in so many of my social interactions and conversations. I feel the c...

End the War on Drugs from 2020-10-05T14:00

Our modern political fight is full of tired slogans, ambiguous chants and outlandish demands. Let's get specific, and target a true enemy of the people: the war on drugs. This p...

Vote Biden I Guess from 2020-09-17T19:00

I'm looking forward to Donald Trump no longer being president, for many reasons. For that to happen, Joe Biden must be elected in November. If you live in a swing state, please ...

More Bad Policing from 2020-09-08T18:00

This news story caught my eye today. I want to make a point about it: the police can be stupid, violent, poorly trained, misguided, aggressive and overly burdened... without being r...

Feminism is too big a word from 2020-08-31T14:00

What is feminism? Are you or I am feminist? It depends on the meaning of this word, and on context. Let's explore the ideas of this political movement over time, and also ponder...

White Fragility is Propaganda from 2020-08-22T13:00

Despite continual progress, the USA remains unequal and unjust across a variety of metrics. Insofar as race remains a major issue in the fight for social justice, we should be deali...

My Enneagram from 2020-08-16T17:00

The Enneagram is a model of nine personality types. It is commonly used in self-help, business management, and spiritual development.

Equality (Opportunity, Outcome and Morality) from 2020-07-30T12:00

The abstract concept of equality has become probably the number one virtue for many of us, especially in the current protest movement. But what is equality, exactly? How do we do we...

Critical Race Theory from 2020-07-10T16:00

We need to think openly and collaboratively about the hard issues surrounding race inequality. We also need police reform. But the academic movement of Critical Race Theory asks us ...

What can we know? from 2020-06-29T21:00

This is an epistemological look at current events: health, masks, epidemiology and ongoing virus issues - contextuslized as an ominous backdrop to the protest movement. What can we ...

Police Brutality vs Race vs Class from 2020-06-04T21:00

We react to injustice with outrage, appropriately enough. But would it make sense to temper our enflamed emotions with some reason and rationality? I'm not sure, but I'm gon...

Chernobyl (vs Coronavirus) from 2020-05-04T22:45

Chernobyl (2019) is an HBO miniseries about the 1986 Soviet nuclear power plant disaster. It's excellent. Here's why.

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Thoughts on the Virus from 2020-04-15T21:00

Nerdom from 2020-03-09T22:45

Why I don't like Arizona from 2020-03-06T17:00

Immigration from 2020-02-26T16:00

Winter Depression from 2020-02-17T07:00

All of the Holidays from 2020-01-09T19:00

The Caribbean, explained from 2019-12-14T18:00

In preparation for a holiday to the Lesser Antilles, I thought I'd try and explain what this place even is.

This episode is in conjunction with a more detailed a...

Cultural Relativism from 2019-12-12T11:00

Let's start with a post on reddit about solo travel in Egypt...

Trigger Warnings & Safe Spaces from 2019-10-28T10:00

Should universities provide trigger warnings and safe spaces for their students? No.

Joker as Social Commentary from 2019-10-27T20:00

LGBT identity issues from 2019-10-04T13:00

LGBT is an acronym (one of several variants) that aims to encompass a myriad of individuals and indetities for the purpose of grouping together a series of political issues, all of ...

Governmental Domain from 2019-10-01T10:00

I'm loosely tying together here some questions from isidewith.com, about the reach of government on commercial property, and the reach of religion on government property.

Keep abortion safe, legal and rare from 2019-09-10T07:00

Abortion is a political issue, but really, it's a personal issue. It's also a moral one, and a social one. Let's delve into the many aspects of this very complex topic, ...

National Security from 2019-08-09T12:00

Should the President be able to authorize military force against Al-Qaeda without Congressional approval?Should the US assassinate suspected terrorists in foreign countries?

Welcome to the podcast from 2019-08-07T14:00

Hi everyone, my name is Keith. I'm an artist and writer from California, living in Berlin. I am embarking on a public thinking through of various issues - political, psycholgici...