I recently quit using (and paying for) Adobe’s Creative Suite; a big move as I’ve been an Adobe user for almost 40 years. I published a video about my reasons, and my frustration with Adobe, and was surprised to see that video take off (over 90K views as of this writing). But what was interesting was a common theme among my detractors in the commen…

A discussion on the real purpose of business—and it’s not profits. Did you get value? Please support the show. If you find value in The Currency, please help me keep the show going by making a donation. Donating helps keep the show free of advertisements, protects it from sponsor censorship, and helps me make it better by freeing me up to put more …

Crashing container ships, chocolate and the global supply chain, Trump and the market, and Legoland follows Wendy’s in going in on surge pricing. Did you get value? Please support the show. If you find value in The Currency, please help me keep the show going by making a donation. Donating helps keep the show free of advertisements, protects it fro…

The state of Texas just pulled $8.5 Billion from Blackrock in response to Blackrock’s hostility to hydrocarbon-related investments. In this episode we talk about this, plus the Biden Admin’s announcement today that they’re “forgiving” $6 Billion in student debt for public-service workers, and Reddit’s IPO. Did you get value? Please support the show…

Wendy’s announced they’re rolling out surge pricing on this food—and then they changed their tune. We’re on it in this episode of The Currency. Did you get value? Please support the show. If you find value in The Currency, please help me keep the show going by making a donation. Donating helps keep the show free of advertisements, protects it from …

Myron Weber joins me for a discussion on virtue as it applies to business and to life. This conversation was also broadcast as a livestream on YouTube. Check out my YouTube channel and subscribe to watch the next one: https://www.youtube.com/@MikeGastin Show notes Learn more about my guest, Myron Weber: https://www.northwoodadvisors.com Did you get…

We conclude our seven-part series on Eric Voegelin’s groundbreaking work, “The New Science of Politics”. In this episode we talk about the current state of Western societies, especially the efforts of the Gnostics to immanentize the Christian eschaton, as well as the two dangers of Gnosticism that will lead to it’s collapse. Show notes Here’s a lis…

Journalism, as well as a wider press, dramatically changed after 1947. And it was all because of a report published by an influential commission of that time. Listen in as Mike Gastin shares the details of the report, the commission that published it, and why it’s lead to a current-day media that few trust. Show notes The Commission on Freedom of t…

The Puritans of 17th Century England were Gnostic revolutionaries bent on overthrowing the crown and initiating a new dawn. At least, that’s Eric Voegelin’s argument. In this episode Mike Gastin talks about Voegelin’s use of the Puritans as Gnostic case study and fills in some of the historical, theological, and philosophical blanks. Show notes Thi…

Major retailers like Target and Walmart are busy implementing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. While RFID will make life easier for retailers and the shopping experience better for consumers, the technology can be abused. In this episode Mike talks about what the future of shopping might look like in a welfare state that employs ub…

My run for Charleston City Council is over after months of campaigning, an election, a runoff race, and a second election.By Mike Gastin

It's the home stretch of my run for office, but I miss the mic. Here's an update on the race and specifically how my opponents on the left have been trying to smear me.It should be illegal to have this much fun.By Mike Gastin

It's official—I've entered politics. Listen in to get all the details on my decision to run for Charleston City Council.You can check out my campiagn website here: https://votemikegastin.com.By Mike Gastin

In this episode I speak with Myron Weber about his thoughts on strengths, weaknesses, and career.Check out Myron's company, Northwood Advisors.By Mike Gastin

This is the fifth in our multipart series on Eric Voegelin's The New Science of Politics. In this episode I talk about the move to re-divinate temporal power and representative government, the heretical ideas of Joachim of Flora, and how Gnosticism is the driving idea behind modern politics.Listen to previous episode in the series:Part onePart twoP…

Some observations of Lancaster, PA and the changes I have noticed over the six years I have been regularly visiting.Please consider supporting my work.By Mike Gastin

This is the fourth in our multipart series on Eric Voegelin's The New Science of Politics. In this episode I talk about the soteriological society and how it took over Rome.Listen to previous episode in the series:Part onePart twoPart threeAlso, you can donate to the show if you'd like to support my work.…

This is the third in our multipart series on Eric Voegelin's The New Science of Politics. In this episode I talk about the anthropological principle, the psyche (or the soul), and how these connect society to the transcendent.By Mike Gastin

A continuation of our series on Eric Voegelin’s seminal work. The New Science of Politics. In this episode we talk about the concept of cosmological representation in societies.By Mike Gastin

This is the first in a multi-part series on Eric Voegelin's groundbreaking work, "The New Science of Politics". In it Mike begins with an introduction and talks about the idea of representative government.By Mike Gastin

An episode to get this year rolling right.By Mike Gastin

There's an election in a few days—how should you vote? In this episode Mike shares his take on how to pick the right candidates and puts the question of how a Chritian should vote to the test.By Mike Gastin

Failure, perfection, doing great work, and putting something beautiful out into the world. Join Mike as he consideres how one can do great work.By Mike Gastin

What do we do in the light of the world we're living in? That's the question I asked in the last episode. In this one, I answer with exactly what I am going to do.By Mike Gastin

How do you figure out what to do when the world around you has gone bonkers? Let's talk about it.By Mike Gastin

Are you creative? The answer might surprise you. Join me as we talk about creativity, what is it, and why it is so important that you and I fight to be creative.By Mike Gastin

Left and right hemispheres, demons on river banks, and the prophets of the Old Testament—do you have eyes to see?By Mike Gastin

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You might be surprised to learn that the movement behind the New World Order started in the early 1300's. In part one of this series on the NWO, Mike Gastin takes us from that first idea to right befoBy Mike Gastin

Introducing an informal series on the New World Order, a.k.a. the NWO. Looking at everything going on around us, it might be easy to miss the fact that we're experiencing the push of a new world orderBy Mike Gastin

Episode 116 of The Currency podcast.By Mike Gastin

Canadian truckers have taken over the streets in an effort to make their government more accountable. At the same time, the US DOT has published its strategy for how it will take more control over ourBy Mike Gastin

Are the recent admissions by leaders and media over COVID-19 a turning point towards freedom or is something more sinister at play?By Mike Gastin

Myron Weber is a founding partner of Northwood Advisors and an expert on mental models. Mike and Myron talk about American democracy and a model Myron has developed to better understand the politicalBy Mike Gastin

KFC's plant-based chicken, Apple hits $3 Trillion in market cap, France's Macron out to piss off the unvaccinated, and the Democrats celebrate January 6th.By Mike Gastin

Let's talk for a few minutes about 2022 and what's on tap.By Mike Gastin

Merry Christmas, everyone!By Mike Gastin

The power of ideas to form our lives, especially when we don't realize it.By Mike Gastin

Ask the political right or left where they understand their rights to come from and odds are both will get it wrong.By Mike Gastin

The power of gratitude, my effort to craft lenses that reveal the truth, and the ongoing elevation of this content's quality.By Mike Gastin

The jury verdict has exonerated Kyle Rittenhouse. What does it say about our society? How should we interpret the outrage over the jury's decision?By Mike Gastin

When our maps do not represent the territory, we become delusional and lost.By Mike Gastin

Faceboook just rolled out "Meta" thier new brand for global domination. Get ready for the Metaverse, kids.By Mike Gastin

Episode 103 of The Currency podcast.By Mike Gastin

We live in a world of our making, but is that world real and is it true?By Mike Gastin

Science was supposed to free us from religion, but it's pretty hard to ignore the seemingly religious aspects of the new state religion: Branch Covidianism.By Mike Gastin

Gov. Hochul says God wants you to get the vax. Hegel said that the state is God. Coincidence? I think not.By Mike Gastin

We used to worry that our food was genetically modified; a sort of frankenfood. But, did you ever think your food would one day modify your genetic code? It might just become a reality as the US goverBy Mike Gastin

It's been a long haul, but we're finally in our new home in Charleston, SC.By Mike Gastin

A recent Gallup poll reveals small business to be the institution that Americans have the most confidence in. What does this say about our confidence in the other institutions? And, is small businessBy Mike Gastin