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Fascinating!: Deconstructing Conventional Wisdom to See the World with New Clarity

Fascinating!: Deconstructing Conventional Wisdom to See the World with New Clarity

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Step into a universe of sharp wit and deep insights with Fascinating!, where your host Rik from Planet Vulcan explores the dominant narratives shaping our world. Through the lens of evolutionary thinking, Fascinating! deconstructs conventional wisdom on economics, social justice, morality, and more. Each episode cuts through the noise of collective illusions—what Rik calls ecnarongi (ignorance backwards)—and exposes the pervasive hangover of pre-Darwinian thought patterns, often seen in the form of intelligent design or deus ex machina thinking. This outdated framework extends far beyond theistic religion, influencing everything from economic systems to societal structures.

Fascinating! offers an intellectually stimulating and often humorous exploration of ideas. If you're ready to see the world through fresh eyes, tune in for conversations that provoke, inform, and enlighten.

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  • Season 5 Recap

    Season 5 Recap
    Jan 12 2026

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    A review of the 16 podcast essays, and one interview, from Season 5. Hopefully you will find some of the short descriptions in the recap sufficiently interesting so that you will listen to them in their entirety.

    Have a look at the recently published book by friend of the podcast Eric Moon, titled "Cultivating the Sociome: Governance Without Governors", now available on Amazon.

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    41 min
  • Regulatory Theater

    Regulatory Theater
    Dec 16 2025

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    If you have bought a recent model automobile, you have undoubtedly noticed that you do not have the option of steering the car without some "help" from robot-assisted lane tracking. There is no setting that allows you to steer your car without at least some tugging on the steering wheel by the robot.

    The reason for the ubiquity of the technology is a mandate by regulators in the EU, which effectively mandates it for the rest of the world. Listen to find out why they did it.
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    9 min
  • Cary Gray - Interview

    Cary Gray - Interview
    Oct 31 2025

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    In a first for the Fascinating! series, we present an interview.

    The interviewee is Cary Gray, an up-and-coming young Earthling friend of mine. Cary is first and foremost a poet, and that is his passion. He has had an adventurous past, from doing long-distance touring on a purpose-built unicycle of his own design, to living for three months in a giant redwood in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Cary will soon be starting his own podcast, tentatively titled "The Poetic Experience". I for one look forward to seeing where his imagination will take him next.
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    53 min
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