Archive - Brenden's Labyrinth

Trump’s ICE raids and National Guard deployment in California expose the real machinery of power—distraction, narrative control, and the manufactured…

Jun 10 •

15:28

Simulated Conviction

and some holy ghosting...

Jun 4 •

March 2025

Red Scare: Aesthetics, Nihilism, and Vibes Over Values

rebellion as fetish, irony as dogma.

Mar 25 •

52:20

February 2025

Schizo-surveillance: the politics of sanity

Psychiatry has been scrutinized more as a mechanism of control than recognized as a tool for healing.

Feb 5 •

January 2025

Escape Resignation.

This is an edited and reworked transcript of my recent episode, adapted to fit an essay format.

Jan 9 •

The Resignation

The jumping off point for this episode:

Jan 8 •

37:04

November 2024

The Reckoning for Sam Harris and Liberals

I listened to Sam Harris’s episode “The Reckoning”….

Nov 20, 2024 •

52:19

Election 2024 as Political Theater: Are We Voting or Just Consuming? | Jubilee, Joe Rogan, and the Spectacle

Unformulated #2

Nov 5, 2024 •

41:10

October 2024

I’m Not Your Daddy, But I’ll Be Your Chaos Guide

Unformulated #1

Oct 28, 2024 •

1:03:39

Consumed by Consumption: The Self-Help Industry & The Erosion of Self

I’ve been working on an essay that uses the recent Jay Shetty controversy as a lens to explore deeper themes around individuality and how capitalism…

Oct 15, 2024 •

20:50

September 2024

End of History...Rebooted Reality...Meme Activism

In this one I dive deep into the peculiar tension that Gen Z and younger millennials are feeling around today's cultural and political landscape.

Sep 20, 2024 •

45:00

The "Hegelian E-Girl Council" and Digital Dialectics

In this one…I get into the chaotic, absurd world of the "Hegelian E-Girl Council" drama—a bizarre saga that epitomizes the kind of online cultural…

Sep 4, 2024 •

54:34

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