In Pursuit of Knowledge

Luke and Dorian discuss the Kievan Rus (9th-13th Century) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Principalities_of_Kievan_Rus%27_%281054-1132%29.jpg https://www.institutegreatereurope.com/single-post/2019/02/18/the-legacy-of-kievan-rus-the-memory-war-between-russia-and-ukraine https://twitter.com/@PursuitKnowledg https://www.facebook.com/groups/2557617424495788/?source_id=113135706990731 Artwork by Alexander Stockton Intro By: Exposure by BatchBug |...

The MLB owners and the MLBPA are not exactly the best of friends, so it's not like we're surprised that it looks like a delayed season may be on the horizon...but come on! Andrew and Luke discuss the differing perspectives in this new CBA and contemplate how professional baseball can begin to look a little more like the NBA. We'd even be happy to look like the NFL at this point... Logo by Mackenzie Ross Music by Silverman Sound Studios

Luke and Dorian discuss the Spanish Golden Age (1492-1681) https://twitter.com/@PursuitKnowledg https://www.facebook.com/groups/2557617424495788/?source_id=113135706990731 Artwork by Alexander Stockton Intro By: Exposure by BatchBug | https://soundcloud.com/batchbug Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Outro By: Music: Phortitude by Shane Ivers -...

Dorian and Luke talk about the Revolutions of 1848. https://twitter.com/@PursuitKnowledg https://www.facebook.com/groups/2557617424495788/?source_id=113135706990731 Artwork by Alexander Stockton Intro By: Exposure by BatchBug | https://soundcloud.com/batchbug Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Outro By: Music: Phortitude by Shane Ivers -...

Season 2! Update! https://www.facebook.com/ludorew/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/2557617424495788 https://twitter.com/PursuitKnowledg Email us! ludorew@gmail.com Artwork by Alexander Stockton Intro By: Exposure by BatchBug | https://soundcloud.com/batchbug Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Season 2! Dorian and Luke discuss the book by Jared Diamond Guns, Germs and Steel. http://staff.imsa.edu/~esmith/treasurefleet/treasurefleet/zheng_he.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i885hopsw6E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLXHnGVp7ZU https://twitter.com/Dorian38097375 Artwork by Alexander Stockton Intro By: Exposure by BatchBug | https://soundcloud.com/batchbug Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported...

Dorian and Luke discuss the Democratic and Republican Parties of the United States and how other parties can become more mainstream. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y3jE3B8HsE&fbclid=IwAR0IDknfRA5BueLmfamje8E4bQS9OJRZrZnmNthVl3Muil9xn67K0rkCjSA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwuFIJlY7fU https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Evolution_of_American_Electoral_Syst.html?id=6W2HAAAAMAAJ Artwork by Alexander Stockton Intro By: Exposure by BatchBug | https://soundcloud.com/batchbug Music...

Luke and Dorian endorse Joe Biden for President of the United States. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2557617424495788/?source_id=113135706990731 Artwork by Alexander Stockton Intro By: Music: Phortitude by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Luke and Dorian discuss the court case of Golden Dawn in Greece and recent problems in Armenia and Azerbaijan. Artwork by Alex Stockton

Dorian and Luke discuss the Netflix Documentary The Social Dilemma and the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. https://www.humanetech.com/ https://www.wired.com/story/center-for-humane-technology-tech-addiction/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/2557617424495788/?source_id=113135706990731 Artwork by Alexander Stockton

Luke and Dorian discuss the problems with Mail In Voting in USA. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/09/this-is-still-happening-louis-dejoy.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/louis-dejoy-house-investigation/2020/09/07/d13be1ae-f175-11ea-bc45-e5d48ab44b9f_story.html https://www.facebook.com/groups/2557617424495788/?source_id=113135706990731 Artwork by Alexander Stockton

Episode 10! Luke and Dorian discuss the Democrat and Republican Conventions and the shooting in Kenosha Wisconsin. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-08-25/rnc-2020-kimberly-guilfoyle-speech-stephen-colbert https://www.facebook.com/groups/2557617424495788/?source_id=113135706990731 Artwork by Alexander Stockton

Luke and Dorian discuss the Modern History of the Korean Peninsula. https://www.libertyinnorthkorea.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/2557617424495788/?source_id=113135706990731 Artwork by Alexander Stockton Intro By: Exposure by BatchBug | https://soundcloud.com/batchbug Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Outro By: Music: Phortitude by Shane Ivers -...

Luke and Dorian discuss Tucker Carlson of Fox News opinion and the Lincoln Project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS-bsetu01w&fbclid=IwAR0gmdYxz9d3QPsqhpcig-gevUpMumotRX_Oql8uS_-c92sBu6QEFKxT8t4 https://www.facebook.com/groups/2557617424495788/?source_id=113135706990731 Artwork by Alexander Stockton

Luke and Dorian share a small episode about sports in this Pandemic and thoughts about living during the Black Death. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2557617424495788/?source_id=113135706990731 Artwork by Alexander Stockton

Dorian and Luke discuss Protest and current Black Lives Matters protest. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2557617424495788/?source_id=113135706990731 Artwork by Alexander Stockton Intro By: Exposure by BatchBug | https://soundcloud.com/batchbug Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Outro By: Music: Phortitude by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Luke and Dorian discuss the early history of the Korean Peninsula. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2557617424495788/?source_id=113135706990731 Artwork by Alexander Stockton Intro By: Exposure by BatchBug | https://soundcloud.com/batchbug Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Outro By: Music: Phortitude by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Dorian and Luke continue to discuss Benevolent Dictators with the examples of : Julius Ceaser and Agustus Ceaser of the Roman Empire. Ataturk (Mustafa Kemal) of Turkey. Tito (Josip Broz) of Yugoslavia. Muammar al Gaddafi of Libya. Qaboos bin Said of Oman. Paul Kagame of Rwanda. Lee Kwan Yew of Singapore. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2557617424495788/?source_id=113135706990731 Artwork by Alexander Stockton Intro By: Exposure by BatchBug | https://soundcloud.com/batchbug Music...

Dorian and Luke lay the groundwork for Benevolent Dictators looking at the Political Compass. Characteristics of Authoritarian Governments. Leviathan by Thomas Hobbs. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2557617424495788/?source_id=113135706990731 Artwork by Alexander Stockton Intro By: Exposure by BatchBug | https://soundcloud.com/batchbug Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported...

Luke and Dorian discuss the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic and the analogies with Corona Virus 2019. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-pandemic-h1n1.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/health/coronavirus-is-very-different-from-the-spanish-flu-of-1918-heres-how.html https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304682 https://www.facebook.com/groups/2557617424495788/?source_id=113135706990731 Music by: Phortitude by Shane Ivers -...