Conscious Caracal

Ep. 175 - Unplugging from the devil's electric nervous system | Duncan Reyburn

I am joined by Duncan Reyburn, an Associate Professor and scholar with work mainly on René Girard, Marshall McLuhan, and GK Chesterton. In this episode we discuss technology, modern maladies, Progress™, our electrified world, loadshedding, and more.

Ep. 174 - Hunting dangerous men in the African wilderness | Rory Duncan

Rory Duncan recalls his years manhunting on behalf of the Zimbabwean and Mozambican governments with a focus on a specific, extremely remote and mountainous area - the Chimanimani complex. There, he caught many dangerous fugitives. But one in particular stands out to him, Simon Kumbi, who Rory describes as "a man adapted to his environment and so lethal at his craft that he was almost a ghost."

Ep. 173 - South Africa: The Laboratory of Empires | Robert Duigan

I am joined by Robert Duigan to discuss the many political trends that have started in southern Africa before being exported to the Western world, why the world has been engrossed by the politics of South Africa on numerous occasions throughout history, how South Africa is in many ways the world in microcosm, and more.

Ep. 172 - South Africa's Organised Crime Economy | Gideon Joubert

I have a discussion with Gideon Joubert (Paratus), one of the leading responsible firearm ownership and rights lobbyists in South Africa. We cover South Africa's vast organised crime economy, El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, private security, civilian security initiatives, and more.

Ep. 171 - MeaningWave: Music and Meaning | Akira the Don

In this episode, I speak with Adam "Akira the Don" Narkiewicz, a British musician and producer and the creator of the MeaningWave genre of music. We discuss music and meaning, the psychology of music, being productive, and more.

Ep. 170 - An Afrikaner perspective on "Go back to Europe"-rhetoric | Discussion Stream

On this episode I explore matters of identity, respond to "Go back to Europe"-rhetoric from both the right and left, and unpack the mentality of "Building to stay".

Ep. 169 - New realities are built, not demanded | Ernst Roets

I am joined by Dr Ernst Roets, the Head of Policy at the Solidarity Movement. We discuss how new realities and freedom are not created when they are demanded from the government, but rather that new realities are recognized when communities create them themselves. We also discuss Article 235 of the constitution, self-determination, and more.

Ep. 167 - The Importance of Capturing Castles | Auron MacIntyre

Auron MacIntyre joins me to elaborate on his latest column for The Blaze about the relationship(s) between power, culture, institutions and politics. We also discuss the state of the culture war in America and the broader West, strategic victories (capturing castles), accumulating power, Chris Rufo and Harvard, and more.

Ep. 166 - 2024: Perseverance and Momentum | Discussion Stream

2024 is upon us and as an introduction to the year ahead I discuss the themes that I think will define the new year, as well as some of the potential challenges that lie ahead.

Ep. 165 - Minority Politics: Geography, distribution and power | János Jeney

I speak to János Jeney, a Hungarian cartographer, whose area of research is mapping ethnic groups in the Carpathian Basin. We discuss what the situation is like for the Hungarian minorities outside of Hungary, minority-majority politics, the value of his work, states changing place names, and more.