The Caffeine Stream

Oct 28 2024 61 ep. 57 mins 1
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Welcome to The Caffeine Stream, a podcast for practitioners of over-caffeination and philosophy. Hosted by C.B. Robertson, author, autodidactic philosopher, blogger, and full-time electrician, The Caffeine Steam is your dose of practical philosophy, current events, and social commentary. Bring a beverage and soon you'll be smarter with every sip.

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Episode 61: Biology and Relationships

Oct 28 2024 98 mins  
Today I am rejoined by Sierra in an anecdotal exploration of relationships, and the various ways in which relationships sometimes don't work out the way we hope. The discussion is an introduction to an idea of "philosophizing with the body," which will likely be an object of exploration further down the road. The emphasis today is on the importance of physicality and experience --

Episode 60: A Jungian Look at Odysseus (with Adam Magers)

Sep 08 2024 63 mins  
We're back! Today I'm joined by Adam Magers, Iraqi War Veteran and Psychotherapist to discuss his book "Odysseus and the Oar." You can follow Adam Magers on Instagram at instagram.com/odysseusandtheoar/ or on his website thebattlewithin.org. Get his book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Odysseus-Oar-Healing-Military-Service/dp/1963803051/ Leave a rating and review, it really help

Episode 59: A Brief Classical History of Disarmament

Apr 21 2024 22 mins  
Today I decided on a whim to bring up some classical source text I think more people should be aware of and mindful of on the subject of weapons, gun-control (and knife-control, for you dangerous Brits), and disarmament more generally. It is often assumed that our position today is fundamentally different, due to differences in technology and arguments that were foreign even 100 ye

Episode 58: A Resilient Body (with Josh Wood)

Mar 29 2024 62 mins  
Today I'm joined by Coach Josh Wood of Strong for Life to explore some of the psychology behind health and fitness. Does good health preceed confidence and a healthy mind? Or is it the other way around? What exactly is the relationship between physicality and problem solving? Is it something you just have or don't, or are physicality and confidence things you can build up over time

Episode 57: Power, Influence, and Israel (with Daniel Clancy)

Mar 23 2024 147 mins  
Why are there so many Holocaust museums scattered around the world? Today I'm joined by Daniel Clancy -- aka 03OG -- to discuss political power, the difference between "power" and "influence," and the strange role of Israel in our political landscape. Starting from what got us both into the military as teenagers, we wind up in the domain of political philosophy more broadly, from P

Episode 56: Autism is a Psy-Op (with Sierra)

Mar 04 2024 67 mins  
Today I'm joined by Sierra to discuss the extraordinary explosion of autism diagnoses, and the social mechanisms by which autism appears to have been increasing... but might not be. Is it Marxism? Pharmaceutical financial interests? Chinese subversive influence through TikTok? Perhaps a little bit of all? And perhaps more importantly, how are people persuaded that they might have a

Episode 55: Flat Earth Theory

Feb 19 2024 31 mins  
I have RETVRNED! Today we dive into flat earth theory... beginning with an appreciation for the value of the debate, which is often dismissed as annoying or irrelevant. Looking at one argument for flat earth and one argument against flat earth, we go over how such a debate might at least start. We also go over some of the history of the flat earth movement, which is less philosophi

Episode 54: The Holy Grail (with Kyle Brickell)

Dec 08 2023 63 mins  
Today I'm joined by Kyle Brickell from Sol Anahata who joins me on an informal, exploratory dive into grail myth. What is the grail? Is it a cup? A stone? A woman? A cave? By what mechanism does it bestow immortality? Bouncing back and forth between Julius Evola, Christianity, and Homer, we don't exactly resolve any mysteries, but manage to come up with a few intersting ideas. Foll

Episode 53: Becoming Chris - A Birthday Episode (with Sierra)

Nov 21 2023 92 mins  
Today we turn biographical and attempt to answer a common question from Instagram: how did you become the way you are? From philosophy courses and walks with friends to religion and the military, we dig through my life to try to find clues and ideas to help others who aspire to philosophize... as well as ask (but perhaps not answer) the question: "is it desirable to become a philos

Episode 52: Thinking and Living with Systems (with Dylan Bain)

Nov 08 2023 66 mins  
Today I'm joined by Dylan Bain, who guides us through the wild and sometimes counterintuitive world of systems, from education and standardized tests to business and economic infrastructure. We look at the epistemological strengths and limitations of systems-based thinking, as well as the value in a systems-based understanding of the world in terms of understanding it and in terms