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"What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence"

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Poetry: City Rain

3/28/2025
His highness's arrival was announced by Dhol drums, Boisterous, it lifted the city out of its doldrums. Bewitched the wind into a wicked poltergeist, Which possessed the poor trees at first sight. Made them dance with no rhyme, nor reason, The city was under its spell in a summer season.

Duration:00:05:00

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Leprechaun

2/8/2025
Maybe you should look for the pot of gold at the end of it.

Duration:00:02:31

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Misogynist married a feminist

1/12/2025
They argued the male was feminist, and female misogynist; said it was a marriage made in paradox not paradise.

Duration:00:02:25

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Mighty Mountains by O.S. Toelyn

12/31/2024
First came the rain, making my feet wet, Then came the sun, making my brow sweat. Pain feasting on my body, but I couldn't care less, There, I crossed a line, that made the trees jealous. Full poem available at: https://mindtoilet.com/posts/mighty-mountains/

Duration:00:03:10

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Poetry: 'A Story Unsaid', by O.S. Toelyn

11/18/2024
Full poem available at: https://mindtoilet.com/posts/a-story-unsaid/ The night, soothingly quiet, our poet awoke in her bed. Eyes wide, a story unsaid, raging in her head. She opened her book and started scribbling away, Hoping that the memory of her dream would stay.

Duration:00:03:23

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Political Ideologies - Part 4 - Edmund Burke vs Thomas Paine

10/26/2024
Father of modern conservatism, Edmund Burke was once friends with the Thomas Paine. But their intellectual rivalry is now legendary. What happened? French Revolution happened. Here you go!

Duration:00:23:36

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Political Ideologies - Part 3 - Age of Enlightenment

7/19/2024
Dancing our way through the Scientific Revolution and Age of Enlightenment, we managed a tryst with the scientists and philosophers who proposed a paradigm shift in the way of life. Copernicus, Galilei, Kepler, Descartes, Newton, Bacon, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, they all have a few questions for you. Welcome to the third episode of the series Political Ideologies. Here we try to answer the mammoth three letter question, WHY?

Duration:00:29:34

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Political Ideologies - Part 2 - The French Revolution

2/28/2024
On to the second episode then. The French Revolution, where myriad of novel ideas were born. A capsuled version of the events of the revolution and the general state of affairs.

Duration:00:31:18

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Political Ideologies - Part 1 - Introduction, Feudal System and Reformation.

2/7/2024
Join us as we dive into the fascinating world of political ideologies. In this podcast series, we'll take a closer look at the diverse spectrum of the science of ideas that has shaped societies and governments around the globe. We explore the key tenets, historical contexts, economics, and contemporary relevance of various political ideologies including Liberalism, Conservatism, Communism, Fascism etc.

Duration:00:33:59

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Lebanon : Part 5 : God, religion, and 'Are you hopeful'?

11/30/2023
We continue our discussion with our first guests on the podcast! We are joined by Elias, Tina, and JP in the 5th and final episode about Lebanon.

Duration:00:35:15

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Lebanon : Part 4 : Art, Music, and Literature.

11/30/2023
We continue our discussion with our first guests on the podcast! We are joined by Elias, Tina, and JP in the 4th episode about Lebanon.

Duration:00:32:02

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Lebanon : Part 3 : The Political Ecosystem : Noisy Neighbours, a Civil War, and the Youth

11/17/2023
We continue our discussion with our first guests on the podcast! We are joined by Elias, Tina, and JP in the 3rd episode about Lebanon.

Duration:00:25:57

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Lebanon : Part 2 : The Political Ecosystem : Confessionalism and the Lebanese Identity

11/17/2023
We continue our discussion with our first guests on the podcast! We are joined by Elias, Tina, and JP in the 2nd episode about Lebanon.

Duration:00:26:47

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Lebanon : Part 1 : Friends and Food

11/13/2023
Our first guests on the podcast! We are joined by Elias, Tina, and JP in the first episode about Lebanon.

Duration:00:24:22

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Convivial chat with a mate visiting Edinburgh

7/25/2023
A chat about food, people, and places of Edinburgh. Apologies for use of strong language and cretinous accent.

Duration:00:35:54

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The toxicity around Indian marriage system - Part 5: Possible Solutions

3/22/2023
In this episode we try to understand the possible solutions for the problems around Indian marriage system. This is the fifth and final part of the topic, Institution of marriage in India, and how it is affecting the mental health of both parents and young adults. Music by https://pixabay.com/users/penguinmusic-24940186

Duration:00:23:40

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The toxicity around Indian marriage system - Part 4: Analysis

3/19/2023
In this episode, try to find the root cause for the problems around Indian marriage system. This is the fourth part of the topic, Institution of marriage in India, and how it is affecting the mental health of both parents and young adults. Music by https://pixabay.com/users/penguinmusic-24940186

Duration:00:28:57

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The toxicity around Indian marriage system - Part 3: Toxic stories

3/19/2023
In this episode we share some toxic stories from the world of arranged marriage. This is the third part of the topic, Institution of marriage in India, and how it is affecting the mental health of both parents and young adults. Music by https://pixabay.com/users/penguinmusic-24940186

Duration:00:20:07

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The toxicity around Indian marriage system - Part 2: Children's perspective

3/13/2023
This episode is about the children's perspective. This is the second part of the topic, Institution of marriage in India, and how it is affecting the mental health of both parents and young adults. In the next episode, we will be sharing some toxic stories happening in the marriage system. Stay tuned! Music by https://pixabay.com/users/penguinmusic-24940186

Duration:00:20:54

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The toxicity around Indian marriage system - Part 1: Parent's perspective

3/10/2023
In this episode we take a closer look at the institution of marriage in India, and how it is affecting the mental health of both parents and young adults. We lay out the major problems around marriage, parent's perspective, children's perspective, Cause analysis, and Solutions. In this part, we have the introduction, problems, and parent's perspective. Music by https://pixabay.com/users/penguinmusic-24940186

Duration:00:23:23