Dimes and Judas dive into the mythology of Aryan polar myths of Hyperborea, exploring the book “Arktos: The Polar Myth in Science, Symbolism and Nazi Survival” by Joscelyn Godwin. Drawing from a varity of esotericists, theosophists, and the occasional schizophrenic, this lays out the entire framework and surprising scientific backing of this set of esoteric […]
Dimes and Judas discuss the book “When Prophecy Fails” and the case of The Seekers, a UFO rapture cult from the 1950s that predicted the end of the world by flooding and their rescue by an ancient benevolent alien intelligence. The study explores the history of the group – the sequence of predictions that brought […]
Dimes and Judas review the first few parts of the documentary The Lost History of Flat Earth, an multi-part 6-hour investigation on everything from the secret global mud flood to gravity being a lie. They use this as a springboard to seriously discuss the philosophy of nihilism, primarily citing the books “Nihilism” by Nolen Gertz […]
Dimes and Judas (Bad Optics Leaf Gods) begin with an inquiry into whether or not a man needs an exclusive living room chair, expand into the practicality of multi-generational homesteading, and end with a discussion of Arthur Schopenhauer’s The World as Will and Representation in the context of having to actualize ideas to make them […]
Dimes and Judas discuss the book The Managerial Revolution by James Burnham and pair it with The Forever War by Joe Haldeman, exploring what happens when a state infrastructure exists without direct accountability to the people or an alignment with a central civilizational ideal. They also discuss the concept of political sovereignty and how it […]
In possibly the most contentious topic yet broached, Dimes and Judas have a 3-episode arc unpacking the concept of “brother wars,” rethinking previous positions, and generally trying to get to the bottom of what causes all the self-destruction in many political movements. Using the books Albion’s Seed by David Fischer and American Nations by Colin […]
Dimes [Sex Universe] and Judas [Mood Universe] discuss the book Propaganda by Jacques Ellul, a real life French person. They pull a couple examples from exciting headlines and discuss how many examples of modern propaganda – both in the mainstream and in dissident scenes – amount to inferior ideological advertising. Taken from Episode #146 – […]
Dimes and Judas discuss the book “Can Life Prevail?” the radical ecological work by Pentti Linkola, exploring the cold realities presented by preserving diverse ecosystems and taking environmental stewardship seriously. Taken from Episode #145 – Pain Relies on Context and Cues. References: Can Life Prevail?: https://bit.ly/3mwXS4m Game Clips: Interdimensional Hiking: https://bit.ly/3mzFgRe There Was The Moon: https://bit.ly/3w6DnhU hammer_space: https://bit.ly/3bzoRpw
Dimes and Judas discuss a recent controversy involving the author CA Bond and his publisher Imperium Press on the topic of secretive funding of ecelebs as a force magnifier. This evolves into a discussion of the book Rise of Christianity by Rodney Stark, and how big ideas spread through interpersonal networking while attracting the acceptance […]
Dimes and Judas discuss the book “Anthropomorphics: The Originary Grammar of the Center” by Dennis Bouvard and delve into a fascinating hypothesis in how everything from vast empires to nomadic tribes are founded on the mythical value-sets existing between our world and the world of the unknown, how that lead to the creation of communication, […]
Dimes and Judas discuss the book Reign of Quantity & The Signs of the Times by René Guénon, focusing primarily on Western civilization’s disassociation with the spiritual and metaphysical world – and the interplay of dependency between them – and its separation from everyday life and action, ushering in what Guénon calls the Reign of […]
Dimes and Judas – the Bad Optics Leaf Gods – dive into the history of the Neoreactionary/NRx movement popularized in the early 2010s and prior, citing some anecdotes from the time reviewing work primarily from Mencius Moldbug’s (Curtis Yarvin) Unqualified Reservations, and Fanged Noumena by Nick Land. References: Unqualified Reservations: https://bit.ly/3kt2xUb Fanged Noumena: https://bit.ly/3xJAvHX Game Clip: […]
Dimes and Judas explore the ideology and economic theory of Distributism, including the importance of idealism when it comes to constructing a society, and why we should reinstall a peasantry.
Dimes and Judas discuss 2 works on the topic of Eurasianism, both from different angles: The Fourth Political Theory by Aleksandr Dugin, and The Grand Chessboard by Zbigniew Brzezinski. It briefly walks through Eurasianism as a central fulcrum of geopolitics going forward, and explores the philosophy known as Duginism to work specifically within this framework. […]
Dimes and Judas discuss some recent internet drama between Mark Brahmin and the Radix Crew vs. Keith Woods and Christgang. They explore the ideology of Apolloism and the great divide between people who believe in things.
The BOLG Boys unpack Futurism, a political ideology built on speed, hatred of the past, violence, and young men. They then explore the links of the Futurism community to various gay satanic terrorist organizations from yesteryear and the existence of the accidental psyop.
The Bad Optics Leaf Gods – Dimes and Judas – discuss the book “The Concept of the Political” by Carl Schmitt (published by Antelope Hill) in relation to infighting on the Right, as well as unfamiliar forces leading to the collapse of otherwise strong systems. Taken from Episode #123 – Frenemy Holy War featuring the […]
Dimes and Judas have a discussion about the necessity of advertising in reinforcing cultural norms and ideal lifestyles, the Right’s predilection for making overtly blatant propaganda instead of art, Stonetoss, and David Ogilvy pitching a George Floyd Kia ad.
Dimes and Judas discuss the books “Conquest of Bread” by Peter Kropotkin and “Anarchism and Other Essays” by Emma Goldman, with special guest Max Stirner.
Dimes and Judas discuss Democracy: The God that Failed by Hans Herman-Hoppe and get into a WHOLE RIFF on similar things. It’s about Libertarianism, Monarchy, and Dimes wanting to have an insane king.
