The Psychiatry game is introduced on the individual or psychotherapy level as well as how Psychiatry is promoted for the maintenance of the status quo. The Psychiatry game reinforces social hierarchies as reality (e.g., "mentally ill" versus not). Far ahe

The supremacist aim of the Protest game is to moralistically denigrate the motives and tactics of the specific social movement, e.g., Just Stop Oil in the UK or Black Lives Matter in the U.S. Adult ego state functioning is rarely utilized if not avoided i

Don and Andrew discuss the concept of symbiosis (not two not one), Eric Bernes book Games People Play, including the concept of psychological hunger. This means we are hungry for stimulation, social recognition, and structured time. Games are played in

Don and Andrew describe the Drama Triangle and game theory as it is applied in psychotherapy. The conversation weaves into specific games as well as topics such as Ego consciousness, zen mind, culture, The Little Fascist, Social Darwinism, hyper-individua

This episode was recorded on April 27th, 2023 just following the conclusion to Series 3. Series 4 is the evolution of the concept games fascists play. Andrew and Dons dialogues were recorded over the course of one year. Through this relational brainsto

This is a wrap-up to Series 3: reflections on, analysis of, and summary on the origin and progression of the StayAtHomeDay movement. To build a social movement requires courage. One must first insert themselves into an institution. After forming a relatio

Big Tech steals our attention with the con of convenience, personalization, and persuasive tech design. F*#k that. Big Tech wants us to incorporate, brand, and market the self. The user is compelled to continuously offer status updates of themselves. The

One definition of education is the process of systematic instruction such as at a school. Another definition for education is an enlightening experience. Here, enlightening means to have or show a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook. Zen has a

There was a New York Times article from April 2nd, 2023, titled Its Not Deaths of Despair. Its Deaths of Children. In the richest country in the worldthe U.S.1 out of every 25 Kindergarteners will die before they reach 40 (four times higher than o

I free associate about StayAtHomeDay, the schools resistance to it, social movements, raising consciousness, nihilistic nihilism, becoming burnt out with podcasting, and I refer to a recent lecture in Minneapolis (S3, Part 7, Becoming a Real Person) as w