Illegitimate Scholar

My friend and I discuss our experiences during a bear hunt. They discuss the camaraderie and community aspects of hunting, the reasons people hunt, challenges faced during the hunt, and the enjoyment they derive from the outdoor activity. We also touch on human evolution and the role of hunting in it, as well as the public land advocacy group that Strollo is involved in, BHA (Backcountry Hunters and Anglers).https://www.backcountryhunters.org/pennsylvaniaDiscord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

Illegitimate Scholar repost of last year's Thanksgiving episode. Still relevant, Thanksgiving has not changed. Discord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

I go on the Unfit Statesman podcast. We discuss Israel, watch a few videos, he makes me laugh.  Topics include: the peculiarity of the running style of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, thoughts on various conflicts and debates including the Israel/Palestine issue, political orientation, religious divisions, and the relevance of wealth and its acquisition.cultural anthropology to different religious scriptures and the impact of artificial intelligence on scams. societal injustice Follow Unfit Statesman here:https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Sf8R6aHzLGjMeoEokSP3f?si=6aed62a808cb4299Discord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

I discuss the fat acceptance movement, it's history and origins, and current state. I describe connections to other ideologies. I discuss the result of a culture that allows and promotes people to live in a state of unhealthiness. I talk about a few things from Michael Pollan's book, "In Defense of Food". We discuss food cultures and the issues of our own culture being based on industrial production of food and not on producing food. Discord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

I discuss identity and how it relates to contemporary political issues. Primary identities. Different overlapping identities, and which one takes prominence. Assimilation, accommodation.well this episode ended up shorter than I thought it would be. next weeks will be longer. Discord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

Me and my friend Ben, an American Jew, sit down to discuss Israel Palestine. We discuss the violence, extremist factions on both sides, the practical result vs motive. We talk about civilian casualties, collateral, and what makes violence acceptable. We talk about the implications of diverse peoples existing in one country (United States or Israel, or any other). We discuss the rhetoric of violence at college campuses and amongst public figures. We disagree over "legitimacy". Discord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

Not a normal episode. Feel mixed about even releasing it, but I felt this chaos of an episode was good for the chaos of the situation. Decisions made on emotion are usually not the right ones. Don't be pushed to violence. Discord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

Check out the links below please. Youtube for content and live streams. Discord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

I sit down with Phil Gibson to talk Jerome Powell.Phil Twitter:https://twitter.com/MrPseuPhil Substack:https://qpol.substack.com/Mine:Discord:https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateS...Audio Podcast:https://pod.link/1650280020Twitter.com:https://twitter.com/ill_scholarDiscord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

Centralization of political authority and how it happens over time to today. Early Humans. Roman/Chinese Empire. Early Modern. Modern. Post-Modern. Discord:https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholarAudio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvwCentralizationDefinitionthe action or process of bringing activities together in one place.the concentration of control of an activity or organization under a single authority.Hunter-gatherers, state of natureAny higher centralization requires some level of political organizationEarly EmpiresRome similar but specific example ChinaStandardized writing system: Standardized systems of weights and measures: Standardized currency: Network of roads and canals: Great Wall of China:After Roman Empire collapses the next thing I want to concentrate on is the modern era, beginning with the era of “absolutism”Feudalism in Europe was decentralizedPhillip II of SpainHe established the Royal Printing Office in Madrid in 1566Established the TerciosProfessional Army under Spain specificallyRather than feudal leviesStandardized, highly effectiveHe built new roads and canals to connect different parts of Spain and to facilitate the movement of troops and supplies.Physical location very importantChina, Rome, USA, always important, speed mattersHe expanded the Spanish bureaucracy and created new government departmentsAlwaysReplaces feudalismPut loyal people in those positions#patronageHe established a postal service that linked Madrid to all major Spanish citiesWith new roads, postal service allows control of larger area, utilize those roads, make information reliable and controlAll only possible with marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella of Castile in 1469Leads into SpainModern eraAll the centralization in the modern era mirrors the pastRailroads allowed for even faster transportationTelegraph for faster information transferShip technology faster transportRegional languages disappear as people are incentivized to speak the most economically viable languagePost-Modern and the futureThat brings us to todayInternet is an insane forceLifestyle centralizationPeople in Namibia, Indonesia, Myanmar can see life in the upper classes of North America, Europe, East Asia, Middle EasstGlobalism and the New World OrderDiscord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

We talk about Hunter Biden indictment and its implications, Ireland and Northern Ireland, a few other current events, and then we discuss some architecture. Discord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

This episode is with the great Stone Age Herbalist. Very excited to have him here.Buy his book here, I HIGHLY recommend: https://amzn.to/3ZgpnALSubstack: https://stoneageherbalist.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Paracelsus1092We discuss an introduction of Stone Age Herbalist, or Herb's, book. I go over what some of the essays are. We discuss how Anthropology and Archaeology differ in Europe and North America. We talk about old anthropological methods. We talk about where anthropology went wrong and what happened WWII and after-WWII did to create this scenario. We discuss the specifics of WEIRD. We discuss issues with anthropology today and what people like Stone Age Herbalist and I do differently and the methods we use. We discuss non-free people and the institutions around them and the anthropological position on the prominence of the Trans-Atlantic. We discuss 60s Anthropology and the noble savage trope with related issues. We discuss misunderstandings of people's practices and a few specifics of primitive societies. We discuss the consent of one modern path to success when ancient peoples had many and its relation to patriarchy and matriarchy. We discuss pastoralism, agriculture, how cultures can switch between them and utilize new foreign technology within their culture.  We discuss the likely lost civilizations in the Amazon and the archaeological methods used to find their artifacts and the implications for our understanding of people moving between vastly different methods of subsistence. We discuss uncontacted tribes and how they are really contacted and just have the "do not disturb" sign up. Discord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

We have a woman on the show for a first time. DEI score officially going up. Loved this conversation with Brooke. She recently left a corporate job and is moving towards entrepreneurial pursuits. We discussed a few things including corporate culture and its positives and negatives. We talked about her journey leaving corporate culture and what she plans on doing now with the experience and connections she has. She has a unique perspective and a way with people and I probably talked too much, should have let her talk more. We will hear from her again!Discord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

In this episode I speak about the influences of Globalism in general and a few aspects of life and culture that globalism permeates, like language. We discuss globalism and its relation to architecture and how architecture is metaphoric of greater shifts in our culture happening as a result of globalization. The positives of globalization in architecture, business, and non-places of utility is discussed (airports, hospitals, McDonald's). Those are then countered with the negatives, such as a lack of local influence, soul-crushing efficiency, and one-size-fits-all approach. A discussion about what values go into these decisions is had, and then we finish with a discussion of examples of globalism and international business being a part of local architecture through McDonald's Restaurants and how that shows what we can do as a species into the future for a culture built for humans. Discord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

5 til Midnight Launch and the Conference this week has slowed me down. Hope this is a good consolation. Discussion on China and Chinese culture with Pat MacFarlane for his show, Vital Dissent. Back to regular schedule next week with episode on  architecture on Monday. Check out Pat's show here:https://open.spotify.com/episode/4nEXssoafJfB5bGLxab1fs?si=8M0yJ62eReKRU3TixwxUqADiscord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

Brad Pearce joins me again to discuss his substack articles and wonderful geopolitics reporting. https://substack.com/@thewaywardrabblerIllegitimate Scholar Live - Weekly @ 8pm eastern on Thursdays, anthropological, libertarian, and outsider perspective. We discuss the recent coup in Niger and its place in the greater crises of the Sahel and West Africa. We discuss this within the context of shifting foreign influence in the nations of the area, and varying levels of regional authority. This is a region of the world often not discussed but has high population and this has the potential to have worldwide implications and if not handled properly, mass suffering of innocent people. Discord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

My favorite fellow podcasters and I sat down for the second time to discuss the arguments of Jared Diamond "Guns, Germs, and Steel, other topics in Anthropology, and discussion of the origin of the wheel and the Indo-Aryans. Listen to their show here:https://open.spotify.com/show/0PKWQJTzq9RqoUQrEAHshl?si=3ce3e593ab464d9dSix Spots available for $2/ month right now:https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholarDiscord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6Jj Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarBooks and Audible:Audible AUDIOBOOKS, free trial:https://amzn.to/3TJOARA"American Nations" - Cultural history of the US focused on distinct cultural areas and their affects.  Link: https://amzn.to/3P6lTwnThe three big anthropology books I recommend : "Guns, Germs and Steel" - https://amzn.to/3qI271S"Dawn of Everything" Graeber/Wengrow - culturally left wing big (pop) anthropology/history book. Good for diversity of thought, many good references here.  - https://amzn.to/47Fl6uH"Sapiens" - Globalist/WEF but a decent take to understand their position. -https://amzn.to/47FEW95Other reccomendations: "The Korean War" -Bruce Cummings, history of colonization of Korea and the context of the nationalist/communist wars of East Asia. - https://amzn.to/3smlLB3"Oracle Bones" - Book on China from a journalist's perspective in the 90s, exceptional and if people want to read one book on China I recommend this one.  - https://amzn.to/3YOOfzE"1491" - Mann. So much of what we know about Native Americans is tainted by influence of Europeans (by the time Europeans were writing a lot of stuff down, especially in English 200 years had passed since first contact and almost everyone was dead and the cultures were irrevocably changed, even if they didn't meet Europeans yet). The lost history of pre-Columbian western hemisphere is a glimpse into so many unique cultures that challenge our assumptions of human nature as well as history. - https://amzn.to/45luIsMAs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchaseDiscord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

Today, how do religions form and evolve based on new and changing circumstances? What do they practically provide adherents and cultures?How do religious beliefs reflect their environment?HumanPhysicalNeed of the societyWhat conditions lead to a new religious practice and the decline of old?ExamplesSyncretic Religions and their extremeThen some specific examples of religions applied practicallySix Spots available for $2/ month right now:https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholarDiscord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6Jj Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarBooks and Audible:Audible AUDIOBOOKS, free trial:https://amzn.to/3TJOARA"American Nations" - Cultural history of the US focused on distinct cultural areas and their affects.  Link: https://amzn.to/3P6lTwnThe three big anthropology books I recommend : "Guns, Germs and Steel" - https://amzn.to/3qI271S"Dawn of Everything" Graeber/Wengrow - culturally left wing big (pop) anthropology/history book. Good for diversity of thought, many good references here.  - https://amzn.to/47Fl6uH"Sapiens" - Globalist/WEF but a decent take to understand their position. -https://amzn.to/47FEW95Other reccomendations: "The Korean War" -Bruce Cummings, history of colonization of Korea and the context of the nationalist/communist wars of East Asia. - https://amzn.to/3smlLB3"Oracle Bones" - Book on China from a journalist's perspective in the 90s, exceptional and if people want to read one book on China I recommend this one.  - https://amzn.to/3YOOfzE"1491" - Mann. So much of what we know about Native Americans is tainted by influence of Europeans (by the time Europeans were writing a lot of stuff down, especially in English 200 years had passed since first contact and almost everyone was dead and the cultures were irrevocably changed, even if they didn't meet Europeans yet). The lost history of pre-Columbian western hemisphere is a glimpse into so many unique cultures that challenge our assumptions of human nature as well as history. - https://amzn.to/45luIsMAs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchaseDiscord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

In this episode I go back to definitions and use the anthropological definition found in my old textbook. I go over the definition and define each of the individual terms, giving indigenous and contemporary examples. I also apply each of the terms to Wokeism to establish why wokism is a religion. Let me know your thoughts in the Discord if you agree or disagree. Six Spots available for $2/ month right now:https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholarDiscord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6Jj Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarBooks and Audible:Audible AUDIOBOOKS, free trial:https://amzn.to/3TJOARA"American Nations" - Cultural history of the US focused on distinct cultural areas and their affects.  Link: https://amzn.to/3P6lTwnThe three big anthropology books I recommend : "Guns, Germs and Steel" - https://amzn.to/3qI271S"Dawn of Everything" Graeber/Wengrow - culturally left wing big (pop) anthropology/history book. Good for diversity of thought, many good references here.  - https://amzn.to/47Fl6uH"Sapiens" - Globalist/WEF but a decent take to understand their position. -https://amzn.to/47FEW95Other reccomendations: "The Korean War" -Bruce Cummings, history of colonization of Korea and the context of the nationalist/communist wars of East Asia. - https://amzn.to/3smlLB3"Oracle Bones" - Book on China from a journalist's perspective in the 90s, exceptional and if people want to read one book on China I recommend this one.  - https://amzn.to/3YOOfzE"1491" - Mann. So much of what we know about Native Americans is tainted by influence of Europeans (by the time Europeans were writing a lot of stuff down, especially in English 200 years had passed since first contact and almost everyone was dead and the cultures were irrevocably changed, even if they didn't meet Europeans yet). The lost history of pre-Columbian western hemisphere is a glimpse into so many unique cultures that challenge our assumptions of human nature as well as history. - https://amzn.to/45luIsMAs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchaseDiscord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw

This is ISL, Illegitimate Scholar live, news current events discussed by the Illegitimate Scholar. Live recording is done every Thursday night, 8pm eastern on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvwRex Shenaniganz, a fellow veteran and substack writer, and I sit down to discuss Prepper culture in 2023. Great conversation. Find Rex's work here: https://substack.com/@rexshenaniganzDiscord:https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjAudio Podcast:https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com:https://twitter.com/ill_scholarDiscord: https://discord.gg/KhJgpMj6JjPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1650280020 Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ill_scholarYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH77S0fVLmAZU4xLnAxuvw