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Jimbo Radio
by James Gomes
Jimbo radio is an exploration of random topics and ideas from Jimbo's reading, listening, and media consumption.Jimbo's area of most expertise is in education and English as a language arts. Jimbo's interests vary from reading, economics, science, philosophy, exercise, chess, and learning new things.Jimbo would love any and all feedback from any listeners. He'd be interested in pursuing any topics and or questions listeners may have too.@jimbostank on Twitter or check out https://stankrants.blogspot.com/Music by EvgenyBardyuzha from Pixabay
Episodes
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Ep 70 "Because Zeus Hates Humans" part of the Pre Iliad Greek Mythology
This is chapter one of Jimbo's Pre Iliad Greek Mythology. I'm telling all my favorite stories from Greek Mythology that lead or relate to the Trojan War and more importantly reading the Iliad. This series is part of my retelling of the greatest stories. I'm going to post the stories on my blog if...
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Ep 69 Rand's Objectivism vs the Tao Te Ching (daodejing) with Brendan Howard
Not the first to compare Taoism and Rand. But I couldn't find another podcast episode that does/did. Transcript Fact Check Tao Te Ching (Daodejing) (Book) The Objectivist Ethics (Essay)
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Ep 68 A New Segment
I'm going to start retelling my favorite stories. I hope it gets me writing more on my novel or at least produce a podcast episode a little more frequently. Click here for my first retelling: Ep 48 “The Legendary Muhammad Ali” Send me a message or comment for story ideas.
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Ep 67 Selves and or Persons with Brendan Howard
Fact check here (coming soon) Transcript here (coming soon) Music by EvgenyBardyuzha from Pixabay Thought Experiment Take Person 1 (mind 1 and body 1) and swap them with Person 2 (mind 2 and body 2) and create Person 3 (mind 1 and body 2). Who is Person 3?
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Ep 66 Pilot Podcasting with BJ and Mitu
BJ and Mitu are the hosts of The Pilot Podcast. They review the first episodes of filmic series-tv shows. Check them out at any of the following links below or on your local podcast app. Website: https://thepilotpodcast.simplecast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepilotpod Previous...
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Ep 65 Running a Sub Four Minute Mile with Brandon Hudgins
Brandon Hudgins (born January 14, 1987) is an American middle-distance runner. He is known for having stopped running when he experienced three episodes of granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and subsequently making a comeback to run a sub-four minute mile at the age of 28 as a non-professional...
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Ep 64 The Novella I Am Legend with Charles Arthur
Transcript here Short-quick fact check here. Long-thorough fact check here. For more from Charles Arthur, follow his podcast Post-Apocalyptia at postapocalyptia.com or your podcast app. He can also be found via Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Twitter/X, Bluesky, Reddit, or his email:...
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Ep 63 Purpose, Flowers, Dao, and Jewish Jesus Apathy with Brendan Howard
Transcript Fact check Click here for a detailed description of how flowers help plants have sex.
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Ep 62 Reasons to Produce Podcasts People Don't Hear with Brendan Howard
We celebrate the 100th episode of What People Do. What People Do is hosted by Brendan Howard. Transcript here. Fact check here. Jeremy Black's first episode on What People Do here. Jimbo's podcasting progression can be found here. Fountainhead reading response here.
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Ep 61 Rand's Objectivism with Boris Reitman
Transcript Fact Check Ayn Rand Speaks More from Boris Reitman
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Ep 60 Population Growth with Brendan Howard
Transcript here. Fact check here.
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Ep 59 Not Teaching Kids Religion with Boris Reitman
Transcript here. Fact check here. Boris Reitman is a software engineer, encryption technologist, and political thinker. He is the founder of Entelecheia Inc., a company specializing in encryption technology, and the creator of Crosspass, an end-to-end encrypted messaging system. Reitman founded...
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Ep 58 Teaching Kids Religion with Brendan Howard
Fact Check here. Transcript here Jimbo's ideas here (blog) Follow Rabbi Brendan Howard's Rabbi in the Field (Substack) Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids by Bryan Caplan (book), Jimbo's review here. Econtalks "Bryan Caplan on Parenting" (episode)
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Ep 57 Vintage Baseball Cards with Keith
Keith, the Vintage Card Curator, joins Jimbo to discuss collecting and baseball cards. Fact check here Transcript here Vintage Card Curator Keith's Video on 1980 Topps Henderson RC Dean’s Cards Willie Mays Discrimination Ep 51 with Rich Music by EvgenyBardyuzha from Pixabay
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Ep 56 Teaching Kids Religion with Drew
Fact Check and Transcript here Hogfather by Terry Pratchett Jimbo's Teaching Religions to Kids Ideas Definitions Relativism: Relativism is the view that what counts as true or right depends on a person’s or group’s standpoint—such as culture, upbringing, or historical context—rather than on a...
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Ep 55 Teaching Kids Religion (Brainstorming)
Here is the initial brainstorming I did. I think it came out better if anyone would like to read it. Here is a ore organized blog post post recording. Fact Checking here. Anyone with kids and strong opinions, I'd love to hear what you have to say. Comment, text, or email your ideas. If you don't...
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Ep 54 Metaethics and Moral Realism with David Enoch
Professor David Enoch studies moral, legal, and political philosophy. He is affiliated with Oxford University and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. At Oxford University, Professor Enoch is a Professor of the Philosophy of Law. At The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he is The Rodney Blackman…
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Ep 53 Seeking with Tyler (Part 2)
Tyler is the host of STAG. This is part two of Jimbo and Tyler’s conversation, see Ep 52 for part 1. Listen to STAG here. Sign up to be a guest on STAG here. Episode Transcript here Fact Check here Music by EvgenyBardyuzha from Pixabay More from Jimbo at Jimbo Rants
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Ep 52 STAG, Weak Men, and Self Deception with Tyler
Tyler is the host of STAG. He tells his story about why he started STAG. Jimbo tries to sell self deception again. They discuss weak men, authenticity, and somewhat ties those ideas to STAG and self deception. Listen to STAG here. Sign up to be a guest on STAG here. Transcript here. Fact checking...
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Ep 51 Baseball Cards with Rich Mueller
Rich Mueller is the founder of SportsCollectorsDaily.com. Sports Collectors Daily is a sports collecting news site that publishes 20+ new pieces each week. Follow them on Twitter or Instagram. Rich's interview is somewhat of a continuation of Ep 43 1980 Topps #482.
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Ep 50 Jimbo's Religiosity (or Lack of) with Mike
Transcript here Fact check here Quick-ish post recording response from Jimbo here
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Ep 49 The Gnostics with Mike
Transcript here. Fact checking here. Jimbo's pre recording notes and outline can be viewed here. People & groups Gnosticism — Umbrella label for diverse early Christian movements that emphasized secret/experiential knowledge (gnosis) to awaken a divine “spark” within. Proto-orthodox — Modern term...
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Ep 48 “The Legendary Muhammad Ali”
Links to References in the Episode Read The Legendary Muhammad Ali” here. Read the critical analysis of the Nag Hammadi story, "How Reliable is the Story of the Nag Hammadi Discovery?" by Mark Goodacre. For more about the Nag Hammadi discovery click here, including a list of the texts discovered....
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Ep 47 AI to Habenula to Willpower Depletion with Brendan Howard
Click here for out pre-recording notes. Listen to Brendan's discussion with Dr. Kyra Bobinet about her book Unstoppable Brain. Here is a transcript of the episode. Here is a fact checking of the episode. For more from Brendan click here. Music by EvgenyBardyuzha from Pixabay...
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Ep 46 The Divine Council with Mike
For a fact checking of our episode click here. Here is a full transcript with some minor spelling errors. Here are Mike's 12 uses of plural Gods in the Old Testament. Here is the article Mike mentioned: New Research: Belief in Jesus Rises, Fueled by Younger Adults
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Ep 45 Rereading Zen in the Martial Arts with Brendan Howard
The book is Zen in the Martial Arts by Joe Hyams. Read a fact check by ChatGPT 5 here. Listen to Brendan's discussion with Dr. Kyra Bobinet about her book Unstoppable Brain. Here are Brendan and Jimbo's pre-recording notes. The episode doesn't not cover most of the notes. Next Episode: Brendan…
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Ep 44 Knowing about Knowing and Evolution with Brendan Howard
The last dive into epistemology and knowing for now. And an expansion of a previous comment about evolutionary psychology. Here is a full transcript of the episode. Here is a fact check of the episode. For more from Brendan Howard visit his link tree here, https://linktr.ee/brendanhoward Music…
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Ep 43 1980 Topps #482
Read transcript here. Fact checking here. In Ep 43, I analyze the 1980 Topps #482 Rickey Henderson rookie card. I give my background, some basic history, simplified economics, and some speculations about the future. Resources & Links Gem Rate Data Sports Card Pro Profile Wikipedia - Rickey...
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Ep 42 My/Our Childhood Part 2 with Honest Jon
Round two of childhood with Jon and I. This time we focus on a lot more positive aspects. Music by EvgenyBardyuzha from Pixabay
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Ep 41 More Knowing about Knowing with Brendan Howard
In the episode, Brendan Howard and I discussed more about epistemology. Our conversation was based on a survey about epistemology I created with the assistance of GPT. We also listened and discussed an episode of Theories of Everything with Professor Jennifer Nagel. Human Memory In the episode, I...
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Ep 40 My/Our Childhood with Honest Jon
My brother Jon and I discuss our childhood. I really enjoyed this conversation and hope to do more. If you're interested, please reach out to suggest topics or question you have for Jon or Jimbo. Leave a comment or text Jimbo.
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Ep 39 Capitalism to Competition to Informedness with Misi
See blog post for more on top companies over time, https://stankrants.blogspot.com/2025/06/top-500-companies-with-time.html It looks like Trump may have been booed a couple times for recommending vaccines. Either way, he stopped mentioning it pretty quick. Link here,...
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Ep 38 Absurdity of Certainity
This was supposed to be a thinking out loud episode. Instead it is more of a summary of what I learned when I couldn't sleep. Here is a fact check by ChatGPT-5. Show Notes 🏃♂️ Episode Introduction In this late-night recording (past 3 a.m. thanks to a caffeine-fueled 5K race), Jimbo explores one...
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Ep 37 Knowledge and Self Deception with Brendan Howard
Here is a visual referenced in the discussion, https://stankrants.blogspot.com/2025/05/knowledge-epistemology-step-1.html The article we read and discussed is Enhancing Our Truth Orientation by Robin Hanson.
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Ep 36 Running with John Lucas Part 2
John Lucas is a former Oregon Duck cross country and track and field runner. He competed in the 2007 and 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the men's marathon. This is the second discussion/interview with John Lucas. John shares the psychology of being a runner and competing among the highest levels.
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Ep 35 Running with John Lucas Part 1
Jimbo interviews former Oregon cross country and track runner John Lucas. John ran two US trials for the marathon. John and Jimbo are both Eagle Point High School alumni. For more about Jimbo's motivation to write a running book clink on the following: The Running Fiction Challenge It's about the...
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Ep 34 Open Mindedness and Beliefs with Mike
Mike and Jimbo turn their group chat into a podcast episode
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Ep 33 A Heart So White with Maureen McGranaghan
Check out more from Maureen at her website, https://www.maureenmcgranaghan.com/ Music by EvgenyBardyuzha from Pixabay
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Ep 32 Reading A Heart So White with John Neeleman
Read one of John Neeleman's books here. Follow him of Twitter @JohnRNeeleman here
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Ep 31 Reading a Romance Novel with Toni
Music by EvgenyBardyuzha from Pixabay Jimbo's Blog Toni's Podcast is Romance Read Along. She would love to hear from you at [email protected].
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Ep 30 On The Book of Enoch with Gregory M. D.
Here is my blog post on the controversy over Chapter 71 and a possible claim that Enoch was the elected one by God. For more from Greg and Cosmos University follow any of the links below. Website: https://cosmos.university Book:...
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Ep 29 A Rabbi in Training and an Atheist Discuss Religion with Brendan Howard
For more from Brendan Howard visit his link tree here, https://linktr.ee/brendanhoward Music by EvgenyBardyuzha from Pixabay
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Ep 28 Defeat to Dirtbag with Drew
Check out one of Drew's sets here. Follow Drew on Instagram here.
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Ep 27 The Death of Slim Shady (hopefully?) with Jake Drew, Chaunce, and Carlton
Eminem fans discuss The Death of Slim Shady. I'll take any and all feedback. Follow Jake Drew on Instagram at @jakedrewtattoos
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Ep 26 What People Do: Rereading Siddhartha with Brendan Howard
For more from Brendan Howard visit his link tree here, https://linktr.ee/brendanhoward I was a guest on Brenden Howard's podcast discussing rereading Siddhartha. Brenden and I became friends. He read Siddhartha with me at the end of 2023. We did two episodes on his podcast and he was a guest on...
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Ep 25 Another "Another Bet" Discussion with Carlton
Read "Another Bet" here. Listen to "Another Bet" here. "Obsessed with 'The Bet' blog post.
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Ep 24 "Another Bet" (Short Story)
Click the following link to read the final draft of "Another Bet." Other "Another Bet" episodes: Listen to Ep 22 Another "Another Bet" Discussion for a conversation about the story. Listen to Ep 17 Writer Workshop Turned Philosphical Inquiry for a conversation during the drafting process.…
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Ep 23 Writer Workshop Turned Philosphical Inquiry (Another Bet) with Brendan Howard
Content Specific to the Episode The Bet by Anton Chekhov (short story) The Bet (Wiki page) Obsessed with "The Bet" (blog post) Experience vs Wisdom (article) Why Do Anything? (article) More from Brendan Howard Brendan's Link Tree What People Do (podcast) Reading University Library and Pocket...
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Ep 22 Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz
Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/runningbookreviews/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/reviews_running Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningbookreviews/ Podcast webpage: https://runningbookreviews.buzzsprout.com By Me a Coffee site!...
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Ep 21 Media Fasting (24 hours, kind of)
Click here for the previous media fasting episode. More From Jimbo Jimbo Radio Read Good Poetry Blog Goodreads Peace Corps Blog (poorly written) Europe Blog (terribly written) Twitter
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Jimbo radio is an exploration of random topics and ideas from Jimbo's reading, listening, and media consumption.Jimbo's area of most expertise is in education and English as a language arts. Jimbo's interests vary from reading, economics, science, philosophy, exercise, chess, and learning new things.Jimbo would love any and all feedback from any listeners. He'd be interested in pursuing any topics and or questions listeners may have too.@jimbostank on Twitter or check out https://stankrants.blogspot.com/Music by EvgenyBardyuzha from Pixabay
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