https://aeltrileaf.tumblr.com/post/177030111296/audio_player_iframe/aeltrileaf/tumblr_ot9q3nFPT31qc94oq?audio_file=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Faeltrileaf%2F177030111296%2Ftumblr_ot9q3nFPT31qc94oq violentwavesofemotion: Sylvia Plath reciting her poem titled “Ariel,” And IAm the arrow, The dew that fliesSuicidal, at one with the drive   Into the red Eye, the cauldron of morning.

https://aeltrileaf.tumblr.com/post/175855524421/audio_player_iframe/aeltrileaf/tumblr_pbtjp3Jmy51r6jhtu?audio_file=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.sott.net%2Fsrn%2F20180713hws-dudes-in-distress-the-state-of-men-and-boys-in-the-west.mp3 Lately, there has been lots of talk about the gender gap. For most people the gender gap refers to disparities in treatment between men and women with the focus solely being on female inequality. The truth is that male inequality has been thoroughly ignored…

https://aeltrileaf.tumblr.com/post/175311158436/audio_player_iframe/aeltrileaf/tumblr_pazti2vLlL1r6jhtu?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fmpegmedia.abc.net.au%2Frn%2Fpodcast%2F2017%2F08%2Flnl_20170831_2205.mp3 Democracy, peace, the railways and even civilization itself are all things that some claim the British brought to India. Shashi Tharoor tells a different tale. He describes the de-industrialization of a thriving and diverse economy. He also accuses the British imperialists of causing the…

https://aeltrileaf.tumblr.com/post/175204042941/audio_player_iframe/aeltrileaf/tumblr_patyn23iFl1r6jhtu?audio_file=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.sott.net%2Fsrn%2F20180623ttp-diving-into-the-collective-unconscious-where-jung-went-wrong.mp3 Jung thought humanity shared a collective unconscious which provided the forms of myths, dreams, and fantasies. Most modern scientists reject the idea completely. But maybe they’re both wrong. Jung may have gotten most of the details wrong, but there may be a kernel of…

https://aeltrileaf.tumblr.com/post/174755756381/audio_player_iframe/aeltrileaf/tumblr_pa44f1Qz4f1r6jhtu?audio_file=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.sott.net%2Fsrn%2F20180609ttp-atheism-vs-religion-is-god-a-cosmic-king-or-criminal-part-2.mp3 There are many conceptions of God, some more rational than others. Traditional monotheism – taken literally – can’t withstand the assault of its critics. The atheists have that going for them. But a naturalistic theism arguably can. And the atheists don’t have anything to…

unfathomableobserver: You’re A Wolf by Sea Wolf Old gypsy woman spoke to me, said, “You’re a wolf, boy, get out of this town.” “You’re a wolf, boy, get out of this town.” “You’re a wolf, boy, get out of this town.” “You’re a wolf.” “You’re…

iheartmoosiq: As long time fans of multi-platinum selling alt rock and folk rock veterans American Authors, I feel like I’m going to be in “deep water” if I don’t get around to sharing the band’s latest single today. After all, we’ve been enjoying earthy stomping, resolute…

https://aeltrileaf.tumblr.com/post/174339098066/audio_player_iframe/aeltrileaf/tumblr_p9g4i10oHK1r6jhtu?audio_file=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.sott.net%2Fsrn%2F20180526ttp-free-will-is-not-an-illusion-why-materialists-are-wrong-to-deny-their-own-freedom.mp3 The great free will debate has raged for generations. But now we live in a world where the establishment intellectuals either deny freedom’s existence completely or tacitly accept it but can’t adequately explain it. One poll showed that more than 40% of Americans didn’t…

https://aeltrileaf.tumblr.com/post/174275876336/audio_player_iframe/aeltrileaf/tumblr_p9cihuOH1H1r6jhtu?audio_file=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.sott.net%2Fsrn%2F20180525hws-dunning-kruger-effect-stupid-is-as-stupid-does.mp3 We’ve all seen it; the blowhard who can’t stop spouting off about topics of which they know very little, the highly sensitive co-worker who doubles down in the face of constructive criticism, the ‘expert’ who misleads with false claims. On this episode of The…