Rant Collector
A Podcast of Self-Awareness and Critical Crassness
Anyone who knows me knows I rant. I rant about the ridiculousness of life, of people, of the systems we make and the systems we embrace. The world doesn’t make sense, so here you’ll find my attempts to reckon with it, in equal parts philosophical glory and Neanderthal-like crudeness. Explicit content ahead.
Everybody Cums
Episode_00 // 39 min // 18 May 2021
This talk’s for every girl who had to fake an orgasm and every guy who failed to give one. It’s about ego, and awkwardness, and the journey to get better in bed. In Episode 0, James recounts his sexual education in all its destructively-conservative confusion and all its enlightened discoveries. In doing so, he shares the best sex advice he’s ever received and talks about the women who changed his life.
Death by Acceptance
Episode_01 // 37 min // 10 May 2021
In a world increasingly accepting of diverse (even irrational) ideas, how do we discern truth from fiction? In Episode 1, James discusses the problems with how we employ belief systems in our daily lives. Along the way, he shares stories of his run-ins with pseudoscience, and how acceptance of alternative medicine almost killed his mother.
Internal Agitation
Episode_02 // 34 min // 17 June 2021
Since first able to even wonder, humans have struggled with the meaning of life. Do we still really not have an answer? In Episode 2, James shares his research on the meaning of life from the perspective of philosophers and from everyday people. Stirring the pot with his own interpretation, James makes the case for why we all just need a little agitation in our diets. Special thank you to all those who offered their opinions to help create this episode.
Attention Suck
Episode_03 // 27 min // 2 September 2022
The Information Age has given rise to a social industry built around consuming society’s attention and time. We’re now waking to how this attention suck is disrupting our ability to discern truth and collectively function. Is there a better way to find information and be informed? In Episode 3, James explores the vapid messages we receive, what they do to us, and makes the case for how and why each of us needs to convert our time spent scrolling into becoming our own news stations.