Beyond the Vapor with Robert Stark

Mar 03 2025 56 ep. 69 mins 3
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Robert Stark interviews Sam Vaknin about Narcissism

Mar 03 2025 41 mins  
Repost of episode recorded in November of 2019. Robert Stark talks to Sam Vaknin about the psychological characteristics of narcissism, narcissism’s role in our society, and common misconceptions about narcissism. Sam Vaknin is an Israeli writer, author of Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited, and many other books on psychology.Topics:Narcissist’s False Self vs. True Self:

The State of The World as LA Burns

Jan 20 2025 47 mins  
Robert Stark casually chats with his friends and fellow authors, Matt Pegas, Omar King, and Adem Luz Rienspects. Omar has his debut novel, An Odyssey of Dingbats! out in February, and Adem is the author of Mixtape Hyperborea and has a podcast, Static Blue. (Please excuse the background noise and interruptions as we recorded while eating dinner in a crowded restaurant, after a long

The Starkian Lynch

Jan 16 2025 68 mins  
Podcast recorded August 2018. Robert Stark and Mattp969 discuss the work of David Lynch and the parallels between the “Lynchian” and “Starkian.” Topics:-Intro: The Northern Lights – Falling (feat. Lucy Black)-Lynch’s Politics: Admired Ronald Reagan and supported The Natural Law Party-Lynch Endorsed Bernie Sanders and later proclaimed that ‘Trump Could Go Down as -One

Robert Stark interviews Mr. Raven

Nov 11 2024 44 mins  
Mr. Raven is a late GenXer who lives in a wilderness area and makes laser cut paper art. Subscribe to his Substack, Whisper from the Trees.Topics include:-How rural areas are treated like internal colonies-How the rural vs urban divide plays out in dissident politics–Sam Francis’ Leviathan and Its Enemies and James’ Burnham’s Managerial Revolution-The class divide in dissid

Meta Ronin Returns

Oct 28 2024 70 mins  
Subscribe to Meta Ronin on Substack and follow him on X/Twitter.Topics include:-Whether the AI/tech bubble is overhyped-Competing narratives about accelerating innovation in AI vs technological stagnation-Robert’s initial prediction that Kamala will win and why Meta Ronin thinks Trump will win (Note: this was recorded about a month ago. Robert’s current prediction is about 55%

Walt Bismarck interviews me about Oral Sex & Power Dynamics

Oct 07 2024 36 mins  
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit robertstark.substack.comTopics include: * Changing attitudes towards the relative intimacy of oral sex vs. vaginal sex* The symbolic significance of oral sex in esoteric mysticism* Did cunnilingus happen historically or is it mostly a modern practice?* Does oral inherently have a power dynamic? If so is this less the cas

Robert Stark talks about his Personal & Political Transformation

Oct 03 2024 79 mins  
Robert Stark is joined by Matt Pegas to discuss his article, Contrasting my Political Journey with that of Richard Hanania (How I became who I am, as a Woke Chad Centrist).Topics:-Whether Robert should write an auto-biography or insider history of the Alt-Right-The Background of Richard Hanania, who transformed from an Alt-Rightest to a pro-immigration libertarian neoliberal -How b

Robert Stark interviews Deep Left about The Election & Political Trends

Sep 30 2024 106 mins  
Subscribe to Deep Left on Substack.Topics:–Why Deep Left is on the Left-The growing left-right divide over the role of America’s institutions-Why not all wars are the same, and liberal-led wars have been more successful-Deep Left’s support for a North American Union and military integration with Mexico-Trump as a product of a process that begun with Reagan allying with Evange

Robert Stark interviews Ross Calvin about his American Colossus Project

Sep 21 2024 63 mins  
Robert Stark speaks with Ross Calvin about his American Colossus Project, a proposal to construct a statue of the Greek Titan, Prometheus, on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. Ross Calvin is from New Mexico, has a finance background, running an Austrian economics-focused investment fund in global macro, frontier markets, and volatility for 10 years. He transitioned to become a

Robert Stark interviews Anti-Racism Advocate, Alexander Ohnemus

Sep 19 2024 30 mins  
Alexander Ohnemus is an anti-racism/critical race theory advocate from Sacramento, California. He is a follower of the philosopher, Karl Popper, believing in negative utilitarianism (minimizing suffering), open society, and critical rationalism. Check out Alexander’s articles on Substack and Research Gate. Topics: -Alexander’s stance on genetic hereditarianism and how it relate