The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. Are Gotham's citizens worthy of trust or not? Memento and Insomnia. Is what is true ever at odds with what is right? Is "The Noble Lie" ever justified? "There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth" - Charles Dickens.

Forgotten Road Radio Podcast

FRR34 Movie Minute: Christopher Nolan - True vs Good

Start it with a yawn. Maybe the Bill of Rights? Fake people, fake parts, fake city. A monument to "decent sin." The Man Who Was Thursday - A Nightmare. The Diabolist. Error is worse than a crime. A Free lover is worse than a profligate. An Evangelist for sin. Why Clinton was scarier than Trump. I'm tapping my head right now. Why the Left needs Bannon. You're going to go out and bed a woman. Sherlock and Moriarty. Shout out to the St. Greg's Boys. 

Rebroadcast FRR6B Cocktail Party: Vegas or the Academia... Decide.

Ruiner! Meano! Poopy Butt! Early warning signs. Can children experience depression? Fill in the blank: Depression is __ times more common for women than for men. Are generational issues passed down genetically or through habit, observation and culture? What is the number one factor that leads to progress in therapy? Dr Greg: "Depression pulls people into themselves and it pulls them back to yesterday." Anxiety make people live in tomorrow. Live for today! What does psychology have in common with a burn unit in a hospital? How can we be a better therapist for our loved ones? What are the two main reasons people are more likely to open up to a therapist than to their family and friends? Tea time for the kids. What does success in therapy look like for someone who struggles with depression?

FRR41 Cocktail Party: Depression Part II

Words matter. A neighborhood is where your neighbor is. The atomic particle of planning. The 5-minute/quarter-mile walk throughout history. Not just for houses anymore.. Don't forget your atypical week. Fresno? Fres-yes? Mr. Roger's. Walkscore. How many destinations are within 5 minute's walk of your house? 

FRR 40 Town Square: Neighborhood

No fooling... this is serious business - Depression. Lassoing psychologists. Welcome to Dr. Greg. What is Depression? What are the symptoms? Skyrocketing use of antidepressants. Suicide and depression. "Thirteen Reasons Why" critique. The role of Social Media. The role of the family.

FRR39 Cocktail Party: Depression Part I

Cheesiest intro in the history of podcasts. Fellow???!!! Noted Manspreader... You can be anything you want... and you had better be! What is a feminist? The greatest Patriarchi of all time! The absurdity of maternity leave. She actually has less blood flow to her brain?  "The drag it home and kill it kid of guy". It's easier if you kill it first.. Grandma can't help you. You can't have it all. Can you be pro-life and feminist? Taxing intact families and subsidizing women that need help. Sometimes there are no answers. It's not that great. Life has limitations

FRR 39 Cocktail Party: Fearless Girl Part II

Afraid of feminism... Mansplaining and Manspreading explained. History of the Charging Bull. Corporate exploitation of real art. Shouldn't SHE should be riding the bull? What is Feminism? 

FRR 38 Cocktail Party: Fearless Girl vs Charging Bull

FRR 37 Cocktail Party: Happy Easter!

WWF... Ready to Rumble!!!! Lots of smart people don't understand what the American Dream is. Equality of opportunity. Where's your music East Coast? We have floods for culture. Amy Chua books- "Tiger Mother" and "The Triple Package". Two parents give a big leg up. The government wants everybody to be comfortable with taking handouts. Government kills charity. individuals can't be trusted to administer charity because they will discriminate. How do we get there from here? California standing up for states rights. He might actually be hurt this time...

FRR36 Cocktail Party: The American Dream

Old people and their music... "And we're going to our death..." The Wicke's 3-year old is Gérard Depardieu. Heather McDonald from Citi Journal got shouted down at Claremont McKenna. Should we have more or less punching in the face? "Weaponized victimy." The fantasy every boy has had during church... Bureaucrats in the Shire. Occupy movement was made up of druggies and communists. The answer is schoolboy mischief! 

FRR35 Cocktail Party: Speech and Old People Music

Charles Dickens to the rescue. Does the "Benedict Option" make sense? Pope Francis and Amoris Laetitia. Can we still create good art as a culture?

Rebroadcast FRR1 Cocktail Party: Charles Dickens to the rescue. Benedict option. Pope Francis and Amoris Laetitia. Can we still create good art?

Everyone has to feel valued. For whom are towns and cities designed? Drivers vs walkers. How wide should a street be? How narrow can it be? Subsidizing speed. Risk Homeostasis - I knew it! I had been feeling a little too safe. Faster traffic discourages walking. Adding injury to insult. Who is more important - people in the cars or outside the cars? There is no neutral option. 

FRR33 Town Square: Street Width - Winners and Losers

Why can't we all just get along? Queen Mary. Three Amigos. Victor Davis Hanson. Why do folks in rural areas tend to think and vote so differently than urban dwellers? The cow is out of the barn, Laura Ingalls Wilder on commodities, City dwellers are more close minded than they think.

Rebroadcast - FRR 3A: Country Mouse and the City Mouse

Best superhero origin story ever? It's not about super heroes? Dig beneath the obvious story to see the creator's deeper message. A super hero that doesn't know he's super. "Real life doesn't fit in little boxes." It's his best story. It's mainly about marriage. The name Unbreakable takes on a different meaning if the real story is about the marriage built upon a lie. 

FRR32 Movie Minute: Unbreakable

Could they possibly be misogynist? What do you love about them? Are there female virtues? Too much fun for lent? Are fish tacos too good for Friday in lent? He likes money even less than he likes fun. We're not talking about Captain von Trapp. Maria is von Trapp is the female Han Solo. What makes her so lovable? Can female characters stand on their own? What is Maria's power? Dancing as an analogy for relationships, female virtue. "Dignity of Women" by JP The Great. Maria von Trapp creates more love in others. The exemplar female character receives love in order to give love. Women care alchemists of love. A good woman makes men want to be better men. She needs skills but not bow-staff skills; music, art, poetry, creativity, intellectual achievement. It all started when she sat on the pinecone. Dhammy's rules for life. Corsets down on the farm. What about Amelia Earhart? Do great women of science, aviation, etc go about their pursuits in a different way than men or are men and women alike in those areas? Is living for something harder than dying for something? The beloved female character doesn't seems to be vivacious and enliven those around them.

FRR31 Cocktail Party: Part II on Feminine Virtue - Alchemists of Love

Culture, News, and Politics from the perspective of Natural Law