A Brief History of Power

ABHoP

Episodes

Wednesday Oct 28, 2020

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk answer a couple of listener emails. They discuss the disconnect between hearing about California and living in what feels like an entirely different place, the history of Occupy Wall Street and who the One Percent are, the benefits of belonging to a distinct group, and why Ben Shapiro doesn't understand Trump. Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul RockfordVisit our website -  A Brief History of Power Music thanks to Verny

BHoP#011 Memento Vegasum

Thursday Oct 22, 2020

Thursday Oct 22, 2020

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk discuss the meaning of hermeneutics, the history of Las Vegas and its legitimizing over time, and the effects of culturally ethnic identity on people groups. Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul RockfordVisit our website -  A Brief History of Power Music thanks to Verny

BHoP#010 PostAmerican Boomtown

Thursday Oct 15, 2020

Thursday Oct 15, 2020

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about Trump's trolling of the left, a tactic which they used in the past, Rules for Radicals, hypersocialization caused by media, and the maximization of production and consumption in America. Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul RockfordVisit our website -  A Brief History of Power Music thanks to Verny

Thursday Oct 08, 2020

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk answer the question, "what is magic?" and discuss how the answer relates to whaling and Wall Street: Study and sacrifice to gain control. Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul RockfordVisit our website -  A Brief History of Power Music thanks to Verny

Thursday Oct 01, 2020

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk cover the secularization of art in the culture and examine the conglomeration of visual, auditory, and lingustic art in the birth of Hollywood, discussing its sordid history as seen through the eyes of David Lynch and his films. Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul RockfordVisit our website -  A Brief History of Power Music thanks to Verny

Thursday Sep 24, 2020

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about transhumanism and its effects on the modern mindset, ranging from the latest fads of the sexual revolution to the attempts of modern science to achieve immortality. Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul RockfordVisit our website -  A Brief History of Power Music thanks to Verny

Thursday Sep 17, 2020

In this episode Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk "soft" social sciences, how they're different from "hard" sciences, and how they can be used by people with ambition and power to influence populations. Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul RockfordVisit our website -  A Brief History of Power Music thanks to Verny

Thursday Sep 10, 2020

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk first about John Dewy and the effects on his philosophy on education, and then discuss the story of the Space Race and why it was so culturally formative. Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul RockfordVisit our website -  A Brief History of Power Music thanks to Verny

Thursday Sep 03, 2020

What is the difference between Irish and Scots-Irish (or Scotch-Irish) and Irish? How is Alice in Wonderland a metaphor for the internet? What do these questions have to do with life in America today? Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk discuss these topics in today's episode.Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul RockfordVisit our website -  A Brief History of Power Music thanks to Verny

Thursday Aug 27, 2020

Judah was from the line of Shem, not Japhepth = "not white" by blood.
Ideology is Idolatry 
"The heathen state of Nimrod"
Men follow crowds, not reasons.
Tribe: a group of people who see that they are all vulnerable in the same way. 
Yankee:
Takes Everything 
Superiority complex
Compels assimilation 
"Power" is the prestige that rules the mob. It is traded in status; money, but is truly a mater of "wealth". 
Even with all the world your oyster, you still must manage the circus.
 
Good Rev. Dr. Koontz, Associate Prof. Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
Agrarian, Egg-Head. 
Sometimes Right Rev. Jonathan Fisk, Admin. Shepherd at  St Paul Rockford 
Author, Fool. 

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