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Been Awake with LB
by L.B. Muñiz
Welcome to the mission of Better Sensemaking! Join LB as he explores the realms of news, philosophy, and mindset to teach you what comes next in Politics! LB Muniz is the mind behind beenawake.com where the analysis is always original and rarely what you think! With a foundation in philosophical skepticism there is no better way to learn how to understand modern problems and explore modern solutions. beenawake.substack.com
Episodes
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Hello again | Been Awake with LB | #111
After an extended hiatus, L.B. Muniz returns with a deep and wide-ranging monologue about why he stepped away, what brought him back, and why making sense of the world feels harder—and more necessary—than ever. This is less a “hot takes” episode and more a reflection on political violence, the...
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Is peace worth the conversation? | Been Awake with LB | 110
Welcome to the show, make sure you’re following on X and here on Substack. I’m going to return to using X spaces when I record so if there’s something on your mind about politics, philosophy, or really whatever we can have a real time convo (and you can appear on the show!) In this episode we…
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America is BACK | Been Awake with LB | Ep 109
Welcome to the show, in this episode we will recap the beginning of trumps term including his executive actions, tariffs, proposed legislation, key political appointees and his recent speech before congress, which honestly was one of his best. We’ll also spend some time talking about the two…
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Girl Boss Math | Been Awake with LB | 108
Welcome to the show, in this episode we’re going to spend some time talking about what should bring one fulfillment in the professional world. There was a LinkedIn post that recently went viral where a woman was wondering how it was possible that her husband hadn’t worked hard all year acquiring...
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Science man confused by faith | Been Awake with LB | 107
Welcome to the show! In this episode LB takes a look at a recent tweet from Neil deGrasse Tyson. While Tyson is an astrophysicist and TV personality, he enjoys using his platform to try and poke the eye of religious people and religious sensibility. The recent Super Bowl gave him the perfect...
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Ep 106 The problem with smart people on social media
Welcome to the Show, in this episode I’m asking you to step into the classroom of LB, and we’re going to draw out some schemas I worked up to describe a problem I see with social media, especially as it relates to people who are “smarter.” This has been something I’ve mulled over for a bit, and...
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Ep 105 OMG He Pardoned Hunter Biden
Welcome to the show, in this episode we do a brief survey of President Biden’s first pardon of his lame duck presidency - his own son. Join me as we analyze the watchers and the people being watched through our veil of ignorance on the outside of politics looking in. We’ll take a look at the idea...
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Ep 104 Six women on Reddit say red pilled men are a problem
The New York Post put out and then stealth edited an editorial talking about how red pill men are a problem when it comes to dating. What kind of dangerous trends were discovered? Well according to 6 women on Reddit, there were 3-4 major red flags. Let’s talk about this article and show how blue...
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Ep 103 - From assassination attempt to soft coup
In this thought-provoking episode, LB Muniz delves deep into the failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, questioning the competence of the Secret Service and the media's response to the incident. With a sober and insightful perspective, LB analyzes the larger implications…
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Ep 102 - Don't feel sorry for Biden (debate recap)
In the latest episode of "Been Awake with LB," host LB discusses the first presidential debate and the concerning signs of President Biden's mental decline. LB argues that Biden's inability to articulate coherent thoughts and engage in dynamic debate is a clear indication that he is too old and...
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#101 Thou Shalt Not Like The 10 Commandments
In this episode, host LB Muniz discusses a range of topics, including the release of Julian Assange, a new bill in Louisiana requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools, and a controversial post by Pearl Davis regarding male attraction dynamics. LB opens by expressing relief...
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Ep 100 - Exploring Hierarchy and Equality
"Humans are hierarchical...It’s within our nature to fall into a hierarchy." "By the same token, we are also egalitarian...It’s something that helps form bonds and relationships that has given all of us meaning beyond simply existing as a creature that needs to eat, sleep, and relieve itself of...
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Ep 99 The edges of the cult
Welcome to the show! This was supposed to be episode 100, but hey things happen. Join Me in discussing some more abstract philosophical ideas like whether one can think for oneself and what exactly is the cult of American democracy, and why those words matter. Watch And listen on your favorite...
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Ep 98 Why an edgelord will never rule
Welcome to the show! I go live every tuesday and wednesday to talk about the news and important cultural and philosophical concepts missing from the discourse. Go follow me on X @thelbmuniz to join one of the spaces live and add your voice! In this episode I have a monologue or prepared piece…
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Ep 97 - Making sense of Trump's conviction
Welcome to the show! We go live in X Spaces Tuesday and Wednesday Nights to talk about politics, news, philosophy, mindset, and whatever else is on your mind (or mine.) Join me on X @TheLBMuniz or at BeenAwake.com and subscribe with your email. In this episode we talk about the recent Trump...
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Ep 96 - is the new right just pop Nietzsche?
Welcome to the show! This episode streamed live originally in x spaces. Stop by every tuesday and wednesday around 9pm to join in and offer your thoughts. In this episode I discussed an article that came across my desk recently that calls out the "new right" or different elements of conservative...
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EP 95 Some LP Shenanigans and Sad Women
Welcome to the show! This episode was recorded live in X Spaces. I’ll go live every Tuesday and Wednesday night to discuss important cultural topics and news of the day so make sure you join on the fun there! In this episode I talk a little bit about the LNC that would be the “libertarian…
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More money for Israel and flirty covid | Been Awake with LB | 94
In this gripping episode of "Been Awake with LB," LB Muniz dives into the controversial $1 billion aid package recently passed for Israel, shedding light on the elements withheld from a previous aid package and the implications for the region. As if that weren't enough, LB also discusses the…
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Ep 93 - The Disaffected Lib
Welcome to the show, in this episode I want you to walk with me as we talk about a category of people I’m calling the disaffected liberal or “disaffected lib.” Over the course of our conversation, we’ll look at a few popular commentators like Bill Maher, Colin Wright, and Adam Crigler that I…
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Ep 92 - Why I’m not anti-woke
Welcome to the show, in this episode we go over a recent piece I wrote at beenawake.com that discusses why the type of content I produce here at the mission of better sense making matters. It would be easy to reach for the lowest hanging fruit to chase likes and follows, but that wouldn’t be…
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Ep 91 - Interpreting Jesus in bad faith
Welcome to the show, in this episode we go over a recent piece I wrote here at BeenAwake.com about a Super Bowl ad from the “He gets us” campaign that caught my attention. We talk about the people behind the movement, the purpose of advertising, why their message is misguided at best and…
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Ep 90 The Super Bowl and Conspiracy
Welcome to the show, in this episode we’ll break down my recent piece about peoples lost faith in the NFL and professional sports. There are now more people who “notice” things and so a lot of those people go looking around to “notice” what will happen during a major sporting event. Despite what...
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Ep 89 Why they make ugly art
Welcome to the show, in this episode we’re going over a piece I wrote back in January about that strange nutcracker video released by the White House and Jill Biden before Christmas. While it may seem like a story worth ignoring or forgetting about it’s an important reminder about what the...
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88.6 Immigration or Invasion? + cleaning San Francisco
Welcome to the show, in this episode we analyze the instability at the US-Mexico border and ask ourselves the question - is this immigration or an invasion? Perhaps it is something else entirely! Poor political binaries often cloud the understanding of complex issues, and that’s precisely why I...
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88.5 GOP Debate
Welcome to the show, in this episode we analyze some highlights from a recent GOP debate. You should understand at this point none of the people on the stage are playing for first place. Removing the stakes of actually winning the primary highlights the theater that is a part of our national...
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88.4 Argentina, Spain, and Ireland
Welcome to the show, in this episode we talk about Javier Milei’s recent victory in Argentinian elections despite being an avowed libertarian and promising to reduce the state. We also examine recent instability in Spain and Ireland and tie these changes to the changes we see here in the USA.…
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88.3 Narrative Journalism and their advertisers
Welcome to the show, in this episode review the Deadspin hit piece on a 9 year old boy at a Kansas City Chiefs game. We use this story to explore the problem with narrative journalism we all experience and their horrible effect on the population. We also discuss Elon Musk telling Disney and other...
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88.2 Dear Patriot, no identity for you
Welcome to the show, in this segment we explore the changing landscape of the Israel/Palestine conflict. We also go over an original article I wrote at BeenAwake.com entitled “Dear Patriot, you’re supposed to be demoralized.” I discuss the difficulty in trying to remain detached from current…
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88.1 Changing politics for the future
Welcome to the show, in this episode we do a brief retrospective about the changing politics in the United States and the echoes we’re seeing across the world. There is a desperate need in our day to shed ideologies whose roots are built in sand and return to strong foundations. That is our…
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EP 88 - Our Demoralized Democracy
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beenawake.substack.com Welcome to the show, in this full 1 hour 46 minute livestream for premium subscribers we take another peek behind the machinations of the media cycle and stories that cause us all to feel a little demoralized…
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Ep 87.6 - Better hotels for the fat and a new speaker
Welcome to the show, this episodes marks the last installment of our livestream from October 24, 2023. In this episode we touch on a bunch of stories starting with a dust up on twitter between Dave Smith and Austin Peterson. We also talk about Matt Gaetz ousting Kevin McCarthy, making hotels more...
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Ep 87.5 - are Israel and Hamas friends?
Welcome to the show, in this episode we go back in time to read an article from 2009 the last time there was conflict between Israel and Palestine to read an article that talks about how the Israeli government helped support Hamas and certainly didn’t try to stop their spread. It’s worth…
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Ep 87.4 - When media figures cry out for blood
Welcome to the show, in this installment of us looking at the breakout of war in the middle east (again) we watch media reactions to the breakout of war and the commentary surrounding it. In particular we’ll watch people like Ben Shapiro and Joe Biden. One of whom was particularly emotional…
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Ep 87.3 - How religion dictates middle-east politics
Welcome to the show, in this episode we continue our discussion of the war in the middle east. Now that we’ve thought about how we come to know things today, and now that we’ve laid down the basics of our story as it began we’re going to examine the metaphysical justifications for the political...
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87.2 - Post WWII and Israel's Independence
Welcome to the show, in this episode we continue our high-level conversation about the conflict between Palestine and Israel by going back in time and starting the clock after the end of World War Two, for whatever else may have been happening at the time - there was a question, what should be…
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87.1 Pre-Knowledge about Israel & Palestine
Welcome to the show, this episodes kicks off our live stream from October 24, 2023. Here we will begin the delicate operation that is talking about the conflict that has broken out between the Israeli government and Hamas in Palestine. To start we’ll explore a phenomena I’m dubbing…
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86.5 - A new kind of casual Friday
Welcome to the show, in this episode we finish episode 86 by discussing the recent changes made to the senate dress code. Is it the signal of the end? Or even something we should worry about? Listen to find out. Then I do a rapid fire of short content that hit me in the “dumb” category. Make sure...
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Ep 86.4 - The military's moral imperative + Lauren Boebert
Welcome to the show, in this episode we’re going to talk about the recent video released showing Representative Lauren Boebert on a date getting a little…. frisky in a crowded theater. We then dive into a more serious discussion about the White House Press Secretary saying in no uncertain terms...
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Ep 86.3 - Don't take this red pill
Welcome to the show, in this episode we go over a recent dust up between Matt Walsh and Pearl Davis. Matt Walsh is a writer and podcaster for The Daily Wire, Pearl Davis is an up and coming content creator who fashions herself a dispenser of red pills. These aren’t the same kind of red pills we...
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Ep 86.2 Gavin Newsom Makes Climate Change SIMPLE
Welcome to the show, in this episode we break down Gavin Newsom’s recent comments made at the UN regarding climate change. In the video he attempts to make the “climate crisis simple” by blaming one thing - fossil fuels. If you weren’t aware, the only reason we have the level of wealth and...
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Ep 86.1 - Mexican Independence & Chaos in Chicago
Welcome to the show! In this FREE episode L.B. recounts a recent experience driving (or sitting) in the chaotic traffic that has now become a regular feature in Chicago around Mexican Independence Day. He contrasts his story with one told and published by the Chicago Tribune by a local activist…
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Ep 85 - The SCOTUS pendulum swings?
The mission of better sensemaking continues! I remember growing up, people would talk about politics in terms of a pendulum swinging. A pendulum is a weight hung from a fixed point so it can swing freely backward and forward. For most of the 21st century and arguably the late 20th century, this...
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Ep 84 - Poking fun at foolish Pride
A loyal listener wanted me to take it to the woke, so that’s what we’ll do in episode 84. We’re over halfway through yet another pride month, and I’m reminded of the cliché about how a bankruptcy happens - slowly and then all at once. While for many people the idea of queerness seems brand new…
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Ep 83 - We all Knew about Nordstream
In this episode we dive into the recent “revelations” by the Washington Post confirming what so many of us already knew - the United States had direct knowledge of the Nordstream attack last year months before it occurred. While reading the piece we will analyze the form these kinds of stories...
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EP 82 - DeSantis says NO & other stories
This is going to be a little different format for an episode. I've been putting together shorter video segments and releasing them exclusively on substack. This episode will have those videos after we go over a recent piece I wrote at BeenAwake.com that discusses a proposed "blogger registry" in...
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Ep 81 - World War III, for as long as it takes
In this episode, we discuss the implications of the war in Ukraine for the future of geopolitics by looking at recent speeches given by President Joe Biden and President Vladimir Putin. I put together a super cut of each should you be interested in watching those by your self, premium subscribers...
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Ep 80 - Are you down with the cause?
In Episode 80, we explore two stories from the recent news cycle. The Killing of Tyre Nichols, and the dust up between The Daily Wire and Steven Crowder. One is a story of tragedy creating new narratives where blacks can be racist against blacks because of white supremacy. The other is a story of...
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Ep 79 - The Dogmatic Sam Harris
It’s 2023 and WE’RE BACK. In this episode we have some fun at the expense of neuroscientist and fellow Philosopher/sensemaker Sam Harris. He recently had a clip go viral where he (again) makes a comparison with dead children to prove the point he wanted to make about covid and Donald Trump -...
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Ep 78 - LIVE! HONEST! Reaction to Joe Biden's "Soul of the Nation" Speech
For this episode there are no notes. I’m going to going to watch Joe Biden's recent prime time address "on the Continued Battle for the Soul of the Nation" for the first time and give my honest unfiltered live reaction. By now you've seen the memes, I know I have. Memes are great for an…
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Ep - 77 A world without orgies
Get a college level buzz for a street performance price, become a premium subscriber Welcome back to your new favorite weekly news show that doesn’t always talk about the news. Here’s our first story - WHY DO THEY HATE LANA DEL RAY'S NEW BEAU? Squishy puff pieces about celebrities can tell us…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the mission of Better Sensemaking! Join LB as he explores the realms of news, philosophy, and mindset to teach you what comes next in Politics! LB Muniz is the mind behind beenawake.com where the analysis is always original and rarely what you think! With a foundation in philosophical skepticism there is no better way to learn how to understand modern problems and explore modern solutions.
beenawake.substack.com
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