All Episodes
Bankson Manor — 55 episodes
“Agoraphobia” by Linda Pastan 2011 POL Recitation
“A Psalm of Life” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 2011 POL Recitation
An Objectivist on American Tribalism
If I Had One Wish
The Truth About Criminals
Objectivists Are on the Right
Get Wokeism Out of Publishing
Get Wokeism Out of Montessori (Part II)
Get Wokeism Out of Montessori (Part I)
Near-Death Experiences
“Immortal Love”
Doomsday Cult Case: An Atheist’s Analysis
The Ethics of Living Forever Debate (Part II)
The Ethics of Living Forever Debate (Part I)
My Love Affair with Anxiety
We Are Women
Objectivists Divide Over Trump
Religion Versus America
On Adaptability and Resilience
Don't Die
Trying Bryan Johnson’s Blueprint Protocol for Thirty Days
Common Sayings Reevaluated
Race and Gender Do Not Matter
Victimization Risks, Murder, and How to Morally Judge an Individual
“Nobody’s Perfect” and Other Garbage Idioms
On Judgment
The Seven Virtues
The Atheist Nun
Excerpts from American Etiquette and Rules of Politeness by Walter R. Houghton, 1883 (Part II)
Excerpts from American Etiquette and Rules of Politeness by Walter R. Houghton, 1883 (Part I)
Excerpts from The Ladies Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness by Florence Hartley, 1860 (Part II)
Excerpts from The Ladies Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness by Florence Hartley, 1860 (Part I)
Excerpts from How to Behave: A Pocket Manual or Republican Etiquette, and Guide to Correct Personal Habits by Samuel R. Wells, 1887
Excerpts from Manners for Men by Mrs. Humphry, 1897
Excerpts from A Word to Women by Mrs. Humphry, 1898
Creating a Lifestyle Worth Living
Why Did I Write A Man of Action?
Why Did I Write A Man of Silence?
Why Did I Write The Dormant Age?
Why Did I Write The Paper Pusher?
On the Current Cultural Decay
On Writing and Why I Chose Literary Fiction
On Gratitude and Attention to Detail Using a Writer’s Microscope
On the Reader
On the Writer
Literary Critique of Sally Rooney’s Normal People (Part II)
Literary Critique of Sally Rooney’s Normal People (Part I)
My Favorite Time Period Timeline (1850-1906)
Chronology: Lansing’s Life and Works
My Business and Current Routine
Who Am I and What Do I Believe In?
Finding My Own Voice
To Reporters
To Crafters
To Readers