Five Star Manifesto

Mike and Keith discuss "Industrial Society and Its Future" by Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber. From the late 1970s to the middle of the 1990s Kaczynski mailed dozens of package bombs to university professors, scientists, and industrial business leaders, ultimately killing three people. Kaczynski's manifesto was published nationally in 1995 in an attempt to identify and capture the reclusive bomber. Episode Reading Links and Notes: - "Industrial Society and Its Future" - Netflix Documentary Series - "Manhunt: The Unabomber" starring Paul Bettany and Sam Worthington Credits: - Intro segment from "SNL" (1996, NBC/Broadway Video) - Theme music: "Royale" by Josh Lippi & The Overtimers

Mike and Keith discuss Jesus of Nazareth's "Sermon on The Mount" from the New Testament Bible. Is this a manifesto? Should it be rated?  Episode Reading Links and Notes: - New International Version of Matthew 5-7 - Discussion of The Sermon Credits: - Intro segment from "Monty Python's The Life of Brian" (1979, Handmade Films) - Theme music: "Royale" by Josh Lippi & The Overtimers

Mike and Keith discuss "The Konmari Method" created by Marie Kondo, including 2014's "The Life‑Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing" and 2019's Tidying Up with Marie Kondo Episode Reading Links and Notes: - The Konmari Method Website - "What White, Western Audiences Don't Understand About Marie Kondo's 'Tidying Up'" by Margaret Dilloway - Netflix's Tidying Up with Marie Kondo Credits: - Intro segment from "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (2019, CBS) - Theme music: "Royale" by Josh Lippi & The Overtimers

Mike and Keith discuss 1999-2000's "The Cluetrain Manifesto" by Rick Levine,  Christopher, David "Doc" Searls, and David Weinberger.  Episode Reading Links and Notes: - Cluetrain - Interview with Doc Searls Credits: - Intro segment from Analyze This (1999, Warner Brothers) - Theme music: "Royale" by Josh Lippi & The Overtimers

Mike and Keith discuss 1986's "The Conscience of a Hacker" by The Mentor  - also know as The Hacker's Manifesto by Loyd Blankenship Episode Reading Links and Notes: - "The Conscience of a Hacker" - Interview with The Mentor - John Perry Barlow's A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace Credits: - Intro segment from Hackers (1995, United Artists) - Theme music: "Royale" by Josh Lippi & The Overtimers