Beyond the Vapor with Robert Stark

Robert Stark speaks with German journalist and author, Constantin von Hoffmeister, about the geopolitics of the Iran War. Constantin is director of the online publishing house, Multipolar Press, and has worked as an author, journalist, translator, editor, and business trainer in the United States, India, Uzbekistan, and Russia. Constantin has a new book out, The Fate of White America. Follow him on X and subscribe to his Substack, Eurosiberia. (update: this podcast was recorded last week during the ceasefire and the war is escalating again today)Topics:-The case that the Iran war was for Israel and whether antisemitic narratives deny Trump culpability-How Trump did not even bother with a propaganda campaign for the war-How the US attack was entirely unprovoked, which along with attacks on Iranian civilians, discredits the Trump admin-How Israel wants Iran totally destroyed rather than regime change-Why Iran is rational for seeking nuclear armament, and how mutual self-destruction maintains peace-How Iran is a civilizational state unlike Arab or Latin American nations-Contrasting the failed Iran war with Trump’s successful invasion of Venezuela-How ironically this war would be less likely under an establishment president-The absurdity of Trump’s statements and lack of any coherent plans-How Trump admitted to arming protesters to get protesters harmed rather than regime change-The violation of the reciprocity principle in bombing anti-regime Iranians and why Constantin is skeptical of any large-scale opposition to the government, even before the war-The pro-Shah, pro-Israel demonstrations among the Iranian diaspora-Why Constantin considers the term “regime” to be propaganda-How the US is desperately failing to prevent a multipolar order which this war is ushering in–Prof. Robert Pape on the escalation trap in which Iran has gained the upper hand by controlling the Strait of Hormuz -How long can the status quo of a stalemate with a blockade of the Strait last?-How this war exposes America as a paper tiger-War rhetoric as market manipulation to save the stock market and keep petrol prices down-The impacts of rising petrol prices on geopolitics and the global economy-How a fertilizer shortage will cause a global famine that will cause a massive refugee crisis into Europe–Nigeria now has more births than all of Europe, including Russia-Trump’s immigration policy of performative cruelty without deporting that many people-How America will shift from being a world power to a regional power in the Western Hemisphere-The Russia/Ukraine war; Russia as the aggressor from the non-aggression principle vs the argument that Russia’s geopolitical sphere was threatened-Revisiting the past when Iran offered an olive branch to the US after 9/11-How Obama’s Iran nuclear deal was successful, which Trump ripped up, discrediting diplomatic trust in the US-How the war squanders any of Trump’s positive policy accomplishments and discredits nationalism and the Right-Would we be better off if Kamala were president?-Why Robert thinks that automation will reverse immigration to America in the long term, though not for Europe-The impact of Trump and the war on Europe’s politics, and how Germany’s AFD is successfully distancing themselves from Trump-An accelerationist case in favor of Trump weakening American imperialism and ending the American establishment’s soft power-How radical Islam is primarily a Sunni, not Shia, problem (eg. Sunni extremist iconoclasm)-How Islamophobia detracts from the culpability of Western elites-Michel Houellebecq’s prophetic novel, Submission, about an Islamic takeover of France, which is ambiguous about whether that is a good or bad thing-How remigration is unworkable and ethnopluralism as an alternative-The Indo-Aryan connection between Iranians and Europeans, and remnants of pre-Islamic paganism in Iran-How Israel was semi sane when it was more Ashkenazi, thus closer to Europe, and how it is just becoming another Middle Eastern country-Whether Zionism could have worked if it didn’t embrace imperialism This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark speaks with New Zealand based author, Vincent Jamie McLeod of VJM Publishing about his religion, Elementalism, and ideology of alt-centrism. Vincent has a psychology degree from the University of Canterbury, is the author of numerous books including, Elemental Elementalism: The holy scripture of the religion of the Age of Aquarius, and has an upcoming book, The Alternative Centrism Manifesto that deals with issues like health, education, justice, and defense, which will be released in 2 years. Follow Vincent on Twitter.Topics:-How the term “massage” is pronounced in New Zealand-How Vincent got into the occult due to becoming disillusioned with psychology-How consciousness and the Divine are one and thus perfect-How the meaning of life is entertaining the Gods and overcoming ignorance-Near death experiences and Dr. Jeffrey Long’s research -How NDE’s are similar to DMT trips-How this world is a downward emanation or dream of the Divine-How the Elementalist principle of entertaining the Gods overlaps with mainstream morality against unnecessary cruelty-How Elementalist morality is more subjective than Abrahamic (eg. violence against an invader is morally sanctioned)-A total rejection of atheist materialism, nihilism, and Abrahamic moral authoritarianism-How Alt-Centrism is downstream from Elementalism-Why Vincent rejects the notion that human nature is inherently flawed or sinful-How the new Alt-Center ideology will have to address AI and automation-How Alt-centrism fills the vacuum of the flawed existing 5 ideologies of the establishment and dissident lefts and rights, and the establishment center-How Alt-Centrism takes and rejects aspects from all these ideologies (eg. establishment center is right about finding peace over endless conflict)-How leftists operate under Abrahamic moral authoritarianism-How to find balance between order, which leads to authoritarianism, and libertinism which leads to degeneracy-Vincent’s support for Plato’s ideal of the philosopher king with support from the warrior caste while merchants and proles should be kept out of politics-In contrast with hyper masculine Alt-Right and feminine Left, the Alt-Center supports an embrace of all gender archetypes-How the Alt-Right is correct in its critique of the current system but comes short at offering solutions-How the entire racial dichotomy from extreme ethnocentrism of right, colorblindness of center, and wokeness of left have failed-How a proper approach to race starts with acknowledging observable realities-Why k-selected peoples are more appreciative of beauty over utilitarianism-Contrasting the Theosophical and Elementalist spiritual approach with the more materialist approach of human bio diversity-Why politics exists because God dreams up everything as entertainment, which is what people want from politics-How our low trust society is caused by materialism and rejecting the spiritual-How pure consciousness is bliss and depression and anxiety can come from identifying with the physical-How psychedelics introduced Vincent to spirituality-How Elementalism is similar and different from Robert’s new religion of Cosmoplatonism This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark and Matt Pegas speak with Lee Scriver about his novel Casinolabs, which is a psychological thriller set in Las Vegas. Casinolabs is published by Imperium Press and is also available on Amazon. Also, check out Robert’s review of Casinolabs. Lee is a former adjunct professor at UNLV, is known for his satirical avant-garde arts manifestos, and is the author of Becoming Insomniac. Subscribe to Lee on substack and check out his Youtube channel.Topics:-How Lee found artistic success in London including performing at the Tate Britain-Whether Americans are philistines about culture-How Lee ended up sharing a dressing room with Yoko Ono in London-How Lee’s upbringing in Vegas inspired Casinolabs-Lee’s dad, who dealt with the darker underbelly of Vegas as a crisis counselor-Why explicitly rightwing art fails-How literary agents filter out people on identity issues–The Las Vegas Review Journal’s review that compared Casinolabs to the show Severance-Contrasting GenX alienation in Casinolabs and Bret Easton Ellis’s work with the millennial/zoomer incel trope in Robert’s novel Vaporfornia and Matt’s novel Dragon Day-How Casinolabs is fundamentally a critique of atomization, the breakdown of families, and a lack of meaning crisis-The parallels between the Casinolabs casino design firm deconstructing Vegas history and the protagonist Morton getting his brain fried-Why Casinolabs only partially veers into magical realism-The labyrinths in Casinolabs and Vaporfornia as the backrooms-Philosophical questions about fate vs random coincidences-Lee’s early job at Caesars Palace-Finding deeper meaning out of post modernist themed casinos in Vegas-Minimalist renovations that erase Vegas’s limited cultural inheritance-The symbolism of the Vegas Sphere as a giant phone screen that is malleable-Contrasting today’s Vegas with the older stage of capitalism where every man was a king-Is Vegas dying?–Woke inspired minimalist renovations–Vegas and Disneyland as Baudrillard’s simulacrum-Planned suburbia as the counterpart to the Vegas strip-Robert and Matt visiting Mount Charleston recently-How the overstimulation of Vegas drove Lee to asceticism-Lee’s paganism and thoughts on the pagan professor Wallingford in Matt’s Dragon Day This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark is interviewed as a simulcast by Jin the Ninja for his podcast, Threshold Saints, about his new religion, Cosmoplatonism. Jin the Ninja is a Tantric Buddhist and you can follow him on Twitter/X.Topics:–Robert and Matt Pegas’s podcast about starting a new religion from a couple years back-The esoteric significance of Zelda’s Triforce-How Theosophy is legit but there is a spiritual hierarchy among faiths–Theurgy as ritual acts and use of aesthetics to become closer to the Divine-Why Neoplatonic emanation theory makes more sense than the gnostic rejection of the physical world-Jin the Ninja addresses the critique that the Buddhist rejection of attachment is demoralizing-How a dualism about what is divine can help with both ethics and politics-How Buddhism is misrepresented by western hippie leftists–The Buddhist middle path-Why Cosmoplatonism is simultaneously sex positive and sex negative, regarding stages of consciousness–The intersectionality of spirituality and sexuality-A nuanced embrace of asceticism-How science is fundamentally interconnected to spiritually-How human consciousness is an emanation from divine consciousness-How human genetic differences reflect spirituality (eg. Rudolf Steiner’s anthroposophy)-The Americanization process as an analogy for split consciousness-Placing things and subjects in a neoplatonic hierarchy of importance–Sufis on levels of consciousness-How all Abrahamic faiths have factions that are influenced by Neoplatonism-What actually is evil and sin?-How to use occult practices, including Kabbalah, to reach the 5th layer of density-Explaining the metaphysics of Cosmoplatonism, including the avatars-Co-opting the gnostic demiurge to describe the manmade spiritual prison–Why Near Death Experiences theologically contradict each other, despite their strong evidence This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark and Francis Nally (Pilleater) chat with Alex von Goldstein who co-hosted Robert’s podcast, the Stark Truth in 2016.Topics:-How tribal conflicts are different people’s consciousness colliding-The intersection of genetics and spirituality (eg. different races are different attributes of God)–The lost tribes of Israel among European peoples-Why Alex belives that Christ is the son of God-New York’s Prometheus statue at Rockefeller Center and The Statue of Liberty which represents Mithras -The Harmony Korine Jersey aesthetic-How humans are lesser divine entities-The need for a dualism between tribalism and universalism–Alex’s Dreamworld and experiences accessing different metaphysical realms–Colin Wilson’s theories about consciousness and his book, The Outsider -T.E. Lawrence’s quote, “All men dream: but not equally…The dreamers of the day dream with their eyes open.”–Pilleater’s viral Safe Sleazy meme -The inauthenticity of scenes like the Dirtbag Left/Cum Town and Dime Square-How we were ahead of our time in talking about an alt-left and dissident hipster scene-Cryptic fascist symbolism from 90s indie bands like Pavement to pop stars like Iggy Azalea-The esoteric components of sexuality This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark and Francis Nally (aka pilleater) talk to The Flower Heart about Asian American culture, and immigration and demographic trends, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Flower Heart, whose moniker is a Chinese expression for being a player, is a second generation Chinese American who grew up in Oakland’s Chinatown. Topics include:-The history of Chinese immigration to the US-The divide between older Cantonese and more recent Mandarin speaking Chinese immigrants, the former which The Flower Heart is from-How Indian h1bs are replacing Chinese people in Silicon Valley and the degree of tension between those two groups-Contrasting The Flower Heart’s experiences at diverse Alameda HS and majority White and affluent Miramonte HS in Orinda-How many Asian youth from the East Bay emulate Black culture-How The Flower Heart’s mom joked that she sent him to a majority White HS because it was less hypercompetitive than an Asian school-How White/Asian mixed marriages are more common in White areas like Orinda than in Asian ethnoburbs-How a mixed Asian/Latino ethnogenesis is forming in certain East Bay cities like San Leandro-When The Flower Heart’s dad recently sold his house in the majority White suburb of Danville, Indian families purchased every new home-How the future is ethnogenesis forming along class lines rather than either balkanization or a melting pot–The gender dynamics between White and Asian couples-Francis’s demographic observations from New York and Philadelphia-How most assimilated Chinese Americans are moving to the suburbs-Is K-pop responsible for rising Asian male desirability?-Reasons that Asians voted Republican in the past but are now more Democrat-How Asians are having a political moderating impact on the Bay Area–Pulling Up The Ladder?-The Child of Immigrants Makes the Case for Moderate Immigration Restriction –The Flower Heart’s debate with Walt Bismarck over high vs low skilled immigration-The reasons for conformity and favoring lucrative career paths over self-actualization in Chinese culture-Why The CCP will invade Taiwan to maintain its legitimacy This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Subscribe to Sebastian Jensen on Substack and follow him on Twitter/X.Topics:-How Seb became interested in HBD and selected his moniker after Arthur Jensen-Seb’s background, being raised Mormon in Spain to a Mexican dad and a White American mom-The implications of GWAS testing of genetic variants in normalizing HBD-Why Seb predicts that HBD won’t be normalized until the 2nd half of the Century due to mass climate migration-How fertility is starting to converge among the races-Why fertility is crashing the most in 2nd world nations–The validity of breeder selection theory, that demographics whose fertility crashes earlier are at a long-term advantage-The growing fertility gap between liberals and conservatives-How the middle class being more risk averse than both the wealthy and poor explains their lower fertility-The degree that assortive mating exaggerates genetic traits among class lines-How intelligent men tend to select more for facial beauty over secondary sexual characteristics–The reasons for the decline in Mormon fertility-Whether racial mixing will make society more or less racist in the future-How non-mixed Whites are bifurcated between woke or colorblind and identitarians-How Seb predicts Whites, Hispanics, and Asians to a lesser degree, to mix into one same race, while Blacks remain separate-How mixed race people with White fathers often have different personality types than those with White mothers-How automation/AI may ease selection pressures against those who are unemployable due to intelligence or personality traits–The implications of gene editing/embryo selection in the future-Why Seb is not a hereditarian reductionist which undercounts the importance of nurture-Why the incel issue is getting much worse in the US than in other developed nations-Why wokeness is declining in the short term but may resurge in the long term–Why Seb predicts that society will neither collapse nor get better This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark and Matt Pegas talk with author Mr. Omar King about his debut book, An Odyssey Of Dingbats!: A collection of stories and other obscurities, which Omar calls his schizophrenic dime store novel. An Odyssey Of Dingbats is the first and only book published by Matt’s publishing venue, New Ritual Press. Follow Omar on X/Twitter and Instagram.Topics:-The launch of New Ritual Press and Robert’s review of its Spring Equinox Party-The reception and success of An Odyssey Of Dingbats!-How the book has multiple references to oral s-x, including some real-life incidents-What is the proper way to pronounce fellatio?-Omar’s dream about Matt going down on the actress Jessica Lange–Omar’s interview on the Soft White Underbelly (Inside The Autistic Mind)-Omar’s inspiration for An Odyssey Of Dingbats, including as a homage to A Confederacy of Dunces and Story of the Eye–Omar’s cover feature in the literary magazine, Beyond The Last Estate-How An Odyssey Of Dingbats is more than silly sex humor and has some deeply emotional moments, as well as surreal horror-Omar’s artwork which is featured throughout the book-Omar’s love of David Lynch-The theme of the grotesque in both David Lynch’s and Omar’s work-The cliché of people trying to find meaning from Lynch’s work and why art does not need to be explained-Omar’s hometown, Gardena California, and how places are characters with a life of their own-The background of why Omar has a southern accent-How a lot of young Latinos don’t speak Spanish-The conformity and narcissism among many young people This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Disclaimer: I do not endorse the Putin regime or the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This was recorded before Russia-gate, and my views have since evolved. Recoded: March 2016. Aleksandr Dugin is one of the best-known writers and political commentators in post-Soviet Russia. In addition to the many books he has authored on political, philosophical and spiritual topics, he was the Head of the Department of Sociology of International Relations at Moscow State University.Topics include:-How Dugin was a political dissident during the Soviet Era-How Dugin rejects both Communism and Western Liberalism-How Dugin’s core values were based on traditional Czarist Russian society-The Yeltsin Era and the import of liberalism into Russia-Why Dugin supported Putin as neither a communist nor a liberal-Dugin’s view that the United States represents Carthage, a mercantile money based empire while Russia represents a Third Rome-How both nations back each other’s political dissidents in ideological proxy wars-How the key confrontation is not between Russia and the United States but between a globalist oligarchical elite against tradition and populism -Dugin’s book, The Fourth Political Theory-How Liberalism represents radical individualism, materialism, linear time, and the absence of the sacred-How radical individualism denies the individual the right to participate in a collective identity-How the end result of liberalism is totalitarianism-How Fascism and Communism emerged as a reaction to Liberalism but were flawed in their own right-Western Cultural Imperialism-The right of every group to have it’s own identity but not to impose theirs on others-How mass immigration is a strategy of the globalist elite to destroy societies-Why Dugin views Nationalism as a modern concept-Dugin’s statement on Donald Trump and the US election-Dugin’s view that Donald Trump is closest to the values of the American populace of any major candidate This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Repost of episode recorded in November of 2019. Robert Stark talks to Sam Vaknin about the psychological characteristics of narcissism, narcissism’s role in our society, and common misconceptions about narcissism. Sam Vaknin is an Israeli writer, author of Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited, and many other books on psychology.Topics:Narcissist’s False Self vs. True Self: Soul-snatchingThe narcissistic experience as a character in a movieNarcissism as a religionHow the Narcissist’s sense of self worth often fluctuatesNarcissistic Supply: Narcissist’s DrugNarcissist or Psychopath? What Are the Differences?Unlike the psychopath, narcissists are pro-social and heavily dependent upon othersNarcissism’s impact on intimacy and relationshipsThe Narcissist and the Sense of HumorNarcissism’s rise in modern society as an evolutionary competitive advantageHealthy personality types as societal constructs rather than clinical objective entitiesThe effectiveness of Treatment for NarcissismNarcissistic personality disorder This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark casually chats with his friends and fellow authors, Matt Pegas, Omar King, and Adem Luz Rienspects. Omar has his debut novel, An Odyssey of Dingbats! out in February, and Adem is the author of Mixtape Hyperborea and has a podcast, Static Blue. (Please excuse the background noise and interruptions as we recorded while eating dinner in a crowded restaurant, after a long day at the Hot Spring)Topics:-Matt and Adem’s observations of the LA fires from Encino-How Matt and Robert used to hang out at the Pacific Palisades Starbucks that burnt down-Whether the Palisades will lose its charm after it rebuilds-Politicization and class warfare narratives about the fires-Adem thinks we must have respect for the power of nature-The philosophical debate about attachment to possessions-How tragedies, including natural disasters and death, are great equalizers-The bidding wars and soaring housing costs on Westside real estate-Robert thinks Adem looks like Luigi Mangione-How we saw a lot of nudity of both genders at the Hot Spring-How the crowd at the Hot Spring was upper class coded-Robert’s adolescent trauma regarding the Palisades–Filthy Armenian’s podcast about Elliot Rodger and Isla Vista-Why upper class coded areas like the Palisades and Montecito have a high concentration of attractive people-Whether the fires will cause White flight out of SoCal-Why Omar hopes they don’t gentrify his hometown Gardena-Adem’s thoughts being from Phoenix that people there tend to be philistines about art and culture-Adem’s description of Scottsdale, Arizona-Omar tells Robert he needs to “check himself before he wrecks himself,” regarding his oral fixation-How Adem likes living in LA-Contrasting LA’s dark energy with the spiritual rejuvenation of the Hot Spring-Omar tells Robert to strive for excellence-Adem’s literary event in Paris, France-Adem’s South African Jewish background and his recent trip to visit family in South Africa-Adem’s observation that South Africa is as dangerous as people say, with terrible race relations-Adem’s observation that South Africa’s White upper class has an exceptionally high concentration of attractive women This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Podcast recorded August 2018. Robert Stark and Mattp969 discuss David Lynch’s work and the parallels between the “Lynchian” and “Starkian.” Topics:-Lynch’s Politics: Admired Ronald Reagan and supported The Natural Law Party-Lynch Endorsed Bernie Sanders and later proclaimed that ‘Trump Could Go Down as -One of the Greatest Presidents’-Lynch as an Alt Centrist-Lynch’s interest in Transcendental Meditation which taps into one’s sub-conscience-Lynch as a lone Aristocratic Radical in Hollywood-How capitalism creates faux cultural elites-Lynch’s entry to Hollywood via connections through Mel Brooks which solidified his role in Elephant Man-Lynch’s cinematographic basis as a visual artist and the theme of Neon Nationalism-The Lynchian aesthetic vs. the Starkian aesthetic and defining what is “Lynchian” and “Starkian”-Lynch and Stark’s self indulgences in their work-Lynch’s interest in Retro aesthetics: Film Noir, animated neon, Mid-Century Modern, and 80’s Vaporwave-Lynch’s affinity for small town Americana and the theme of a dark underbelly to small town life-How the first Twin Peaks portrays a romanticized image of the town, while the new one portrays a more realistic image-The Great Northern as a model for creating aesthetically pleasing suburbs that implement the romanticized image of the small town-Lynch should design a theme park or Las Vegas casino-The soundtrack of Twin Peaks includes a wide variety of genres ranging from 80’s Synth, Old Western, Film Noir Jazz, and 50’s Rock-How the fusion of genres makes it somewhat vague as to when it takes place-Ben Horne as an Old School capitalist who does things that are ethically wrong yet is rooted in his community-The Black Lodge: it’s symbolism and aesthetics-The philosophy that fear is the opposite of love rather than hate-Mulholland Drive: the themes of Hollywood power and paranoia due to insecurities-Dune: the aesthetics of Dune are more important than the plot-Retro Futurism in Dune: Middle Eastern Archeofuturism, Steampunk, and 80’s aesthetics-Blue Velvet: Sadistic male figures, eroticized rage, and establishing hierarchy through sexual dominance-“Lynchian” themes and references to Twin Peaks in Robert Stark’s novel Journey to Vapor Island This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Mr. Raven is a late GenXer who lives in a wilderness area and makes laser cut paper art.  Subscribe to his Substack, Whisper from the Trees.Topics include:-How rural areas are treated like internal colonies-How the rural vs urban divide plays out in dissident politics–Sam Francis’ Leviathan and Its Enemies and James’ Burnham’s Managerial Revolution-The class divide in dissident politics–The smart but poor demographic who don’t fit in with proles-How both Robert and Mr. Raven share a downwardly mobile upper class and bohemian background-Whether America has any aristocratic attributes as a mercantile nation–The formation of ethnic and cultural enclavism-How an economic downturn could accelerate enclavism-Whether enclavism would lead to neo-feudalism-Why Mr. Raven is skeptical of Curtis Yarvin’s idea of corporate run enclaves-Why distributism and mutualism are superior economic systems to capitalism and socialism-Mr. Raven’s essay on Medieval Craft Guilds-How guilds can address problems of jobs, education, and credentialism-The need for a tripartite system where different social castes share power-Misconceptions about the High Middle Ages-Hans Hermann Hoppe’s, Democracy: The God That Failed, a defense of decentralized aristocracy over centralized democracy-How resource scarcity could breakdown mass society in the future–Whether technology will continue to be a force for centralization in the future–Mr. Raven’s essay on beauty and the role of aesthetics in politics and society-How America undervalues aesthetics as a hustler society-Why old money people are superior to new money strivers-How old money vs new money struggles play out in politics-The class dynamics in California-Mr. Raven’s observations on living in San Francisco in 1991-Why neither Robert nor Mr. Raven voted for Trump-The case for Trump as a placeholder for preventing the other side from doing bad things-The economics of the arts-The problem of conservatives and populists being philistines on art and culture-Art fascists, Wyndham Lewis, Ezra Pound, and the Italian Futurists-The segment of the dissident right that is more culturally sophisticated-Why Enclavism needs a pluralist dualism of diverse downtowns with homogenous bedroom communities This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Subscribe to Meta Ronin on Substack and follow him on X/Twitter.Topics include:-Whether the AI/tech bubble is overhyped-Competing narratives about accelerating innovation in AI vs technological stagnation-Robert’s initial prediction that Kamala will win and why Meta Ronin thinks Trump will win (Note: this was recorded about a month ago. Robert’s current prediction is about 55% Trump win/45% Kamala win)-Whether Substack is turning into Twitter-Whether AI/automation will select for people who are more charismatic Chads rather than nerds-Mark Zuckerberg’s archetype and his recent rebrand to humanize his image-How the view that elites are evil is a cope but has some partial truth-Why streamlining bureaucracy into UBI makes more sense than mass wealth redistribution-The argument that UBI could be exploited as a State mechanism of control-Whether taxing the wealthy more is dysgenic-The genetic traits selected for by wealth from sociopathy to beauty–What would the Great Class Swap look like if implemented? -The film series, Zeitgeist and Fully Automated Luxury Communism-How the poor are used to scare the middle class into compliance-How the high cost of living in California selects for conformity-The pros and cons of both YIMBY and NIMBY policies in California-How both Meta Ronin and Robert have been exposed to a wide range of class backgrounds, which is the case for artists-Why middle class people are often boring-Why bottom up populism rarely succeeds-How sexuality is often transactional and commodified-The hypothetical scenario of incels orally servicing high status women-The intersection of mysticism and sexuality-The debate about the ethics of letting sexual deviants carry out their fantasies with AI-How mate selection can often have negative evolutionary outcomes-How men and women are different spiritually-How both AI and natural beauty can alchemize the Jungian anima-Meta Ronin’s life in very scenic Lake Chelan, Washington-How aesthetics are a great way to win people, especially women, over to your political cause–Kashif Vikaas’s Meta Right/Meta Modernism project-Terrence McKenna’s prediction that AI will become a planetary nervous system-How feasible is it to become financially successful on Substack? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit robertstark.substack.comTopics include: * Changing attitudes towards the relative intimacy of oral sex vs. vaginal sex* The symbolic significance of oral sex in esoteric mysticism* Did cunnilingus happen historically or is it mostly a modern practice?* Does oral inherently have a power dynamic? If so is this less the case nowadays?* Compared to liberal girls it seems conservatives don’t…

Robert Stark is joined by Matt Pegas to discuss his article, Contrasting my Political Journey with that of Richard Hanania (How I became who I am, as a Woke Chad Centrist).Topics:-Whether Robert should write an auto-biography or insider history of the Alt-Right-The Background of Richard Hanania, who transformed from an Alt-Rightest to a pro-immigration libertarian neoliberal -How both Robert and Richard are honest about their trajectories in a way that most people aren’t-Meeting Richard Hanania in LA-How Robert never explicitly identified as Alt-Right, and his earlier views weren’t actually that extreme-How anti-intellectual Chuds have ruined the online dissident right discourse-Matt’s political trajectory, voting for Hillary Clinton, and then coming across Robert’s podcast in 2018-Robert and Matt’s Alt-Center project, after the collapse of the Alt-Right–How Robert and Matt manifested Dime Square-How Robert’s views were shaped by class and demographic dynamics in LA-How Robert felt pressure to signal to more reactionary viewpoints-Robert’s promotion of enclavism and phase where he adopted the rhetoric of the multicultural left-Why Robert now has contempt for conspiracy theorists, anti-Semites, and rightwing populists-The quasi-religious notion of having to repent for bigoted views rather than evolving-How people are unaware of how their subconscious, and factors like social status, shape their political views-How American society places negative moral value on loserdom-How Robert subconsciously had the same views he has now from an early age-Narratives about populism vs elitism, and whether hating the rich is a cope-Why Matt considers Robert’s philosophical views fundamentally rightwing-Robert’s Aristocratic Radicalism-Do we need technocracy to manage social status?-Matt’s upcoming publishing project, New Ritual Press, which will republish Robert’s novel, Vaporfornia-How Robert is not emotionally invested in the electionRobert Stark's Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Subscribe to Deep Left on Substack.Topics:–Why Deep Left is on the Left-The growing left-right divide over the role of America’s institutions-Why not all wars are the same, and liberal-led wars have been more successful-Deep Left’s support for a North American Union and military integration with Mexico-Trump as a product of a process that begun with Reagan allying with Evangelicals-Contrasting Trump’s populist anti-globalist campaign of 2016 with his more conventionally conservative 2024 campaign-Why Trump’s racist comments about Haitian migrants are crude and politically ineffective-How Trump is harsh rhetorically but lacks effective policy action, while Biden is the opposite of that-How the migrant crisis is Biden’s main shortcoming-Trump’s failure to solve the opioid crisis which requires nationalized solutions-The GOP transforming into a multi-racial male-dominated working class integralist party-Why Mark Robinson should own his online comments-How Silicon Valley has warmed up to the GOP, as an empty vessel that is malleable-The growing Catholic influence on the Right-Will the GOP embrace welfare nationalism?-Why high skilled immigrants from India and East Asia are the future of the Democratic Party-Deep Left’s ideal immigration policy is to have open immigration with NATO nations with an annual 1k cap for all other nations-How Trump is cozying up to oligarchs to escape Jail and build a future dynasty-How Democrats are becoming more hierarchical and technocratic, and intolerant of any dissenters-Whether BLM and wokeness were a color revolution?-How conservatives complaining about double standards between the treatment of Jan 6th and BLM riots is ironically leftist thinking–Why Deep Left is not a centrist and Radical Centrism is not viable-Deep Left’s proposal to create a greater Brahmin class via academia, independent of profit motives-The study of human genetics and hereditability-Why the pro-life cause is radically egalitarianism and impractical-How the job market does not match up with the cognitive abilities of the populace-Hypothetical proposal to push natalism on the wealthy-Why Deep Left predicts Kamala will winRobert Stark's Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark speaks with Ross Calvin about his American Colossus Project, a proposal to construct a statue of the Greek Titan, Prometheus, on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. Ross Calvin is from New Mexico, has a finance background, running an Austrian economics-focused investment fund in global macro, frontier markets, and volatility for 10 years. He transitioned to become a bitcoin miner, and developed a blockchain platform for oil and gas. Subscribe to Ross Calvin on Substack, and check out the American Colossus project on Substack, X/Twitter, and Instagram.Topics:-The tie in between the Mythos of Prometheus and Sound Money-Prometheus as a symbol of triumph, beauty, the power of technology, and the regenerative spirit of man-Ross’s inspiration from Jason Jorjani’s Prometheism, who is no longer involved with the project-The hope that the Prometheus Statue can usher in a new renaissance for America and California-The enormous reasons for optimism to counter pessimism and demoralization-The significance and meaning of “The Pursuit of Happiness”-How the Prometheus Statue will be a bookend to the Statue of Liberty, but much larger-San Francisco’s natural and architectural beauty, and significance as the Manifest Destiny City-The negative publicity about San Francisco’s decay and the drug crisis-The oppressive symbolism of the Alcatraz prison and why Calvin does not think it has any historic preservation value-The Statue’s designer and sculptor, Fen de Villiers-The contrast between the archeo-futurist symbolism of Art Deco vs “the staidness of institutions” of Neo-Classicalism-The plan to appeal to Trump, as presidents have the authority to create National Monuments-Trump’s persona as a builder, his proposal to create a statue memorial garden, and his neoclassical executive order-The project countering the iconoclasm and spirit of deconstruction-Why artists should have a greater role in the economy and technological innovation-How Silicon Valley has become monolithic, State oriented, and less creative-How Prometheus stands against censorship-Plans for a documentary and a museum that will be a temple to the Promethean spirit This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Alexander Ohnemus is an anti-racism/critical race theory advocate from Sacramento, California. He is a follower of the philosopher, Karl Popper, believing in negative utilitarianism (minimizing suffering), open society, and critical rationalism. Check out Alexander’s articles on Substack and Research Gate. Topics: -Alexander’s stance on genetic hereditarianism and how it relates to Racial Equity/CRT -How colorblind meritocratic arguments are insufficient in explaining social stratification and inequalities -The concept of Implicit Bias -Why White people are better off in an Open Society -How CRT/racial equity relates to a declining White population -Whether Whites will become more ethnocentric and reactionary as a minority -Alexander’s proposal to use Transhumanism (eg. artificial wombs) to increase the NW Euro White population to pay for reparations -Whether this proposal could bridge the Left/Right divide -Why a more progressive society requires progressive White people to reproduce more -Whether the Left will allow for positive White Identity Politics (eg. White Guys for Kamala) -Examples of policies where the Left is better for Whites (eg. work from home boosted White fertility) -Enclavism/balkanization vs. racial integration in California -Why reciprocity and harm avoidance are the key foundations for good race relations -Why the Left is overall better for neurodiversity (eg. disability benefits and autistic people getting more lenient sentences from liberal judges) -How autistic people are disproportionately harmed by speech codes -How asexuality is part of LGBTQI and different from the incel issue -Why incels should stop blaming people who reject them and join LGBTQ -How artificial wombs could help both asexuals and incels in the future -How dysgenics leads to Social Darwinism and reactionary societies -Alexander’s universalist theological views and his book Highly Theoretical Differential Equations of the Afterlife -How belief in reincarnation enforces social stratification (eg. Hindu Caste system and Plato’s Republic) -Neville Goddard, New Thought, and the potential risks of manifesting This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

The interview was recorded in 2014. Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya was born in New York City. He is a European-American of Italian and Spanish heritage. He is widely recognized as one of the world’s most respected and qualified Dharma teachers.Acharyaji began his personal spiritual journey over 40 years ago at the tender age of ten when he read the Bhagavad-Gita for the very first time. He coupled his decades of intense spiritual practice and study with advanced academic achievements, earning a B.A. in philosophy from Loyola University Chicago, as well as an M.A. and Ph.D. in religious studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Explaining to his doctoral advisor that “I don’t want to just study the history of religion . . . I want to make religious history,” Acharyaji eventually left academia to devote himself exclusively to spiritual teaching and to the restoration of the great tradition of Sanatana Dharma.Today, Sri Acharyaji occupies his full time teaching Dharma spirituality to large audiences of Western students. In addition to leading classes, seminars and lecturing widely on Sanatana Dharma, Sri Acharyaji is a renowned author, as well as a personal spiritual guide (guru) to a rapidly increasing following of enthusiastic students. His nine published books include The Dharma Manifesto: A New Vision for Global Transformation, which was just published by the European New Right publisher Arktos Media.Topics discussed include:* What exactly is Dharma from a philosophical perspective?* Is Dharma synonymous with “Hinduism”?* What does Dharma have to do with Europeans and people of European decent?* How did you become a follower of Sanatana Dharma?* What is the basic premise and purpose of The Dharma Manifesto?* What is the Dharma/Abrahamist divide?* What is Conflict Theory?* What actually constitutes a “nation”?* What is the difference between natural diversity versus multiculturalism?* What would a Dharma Nation look like?* The Hindu Caste System and why its a disaster to allow the merchant caste, the Vaisya to become the ruling class.* How a Dharma based foreign policy would be implemented* How a Dharma-based economic system would be implemented and how it is similar to distributism and opposed to usury* Environmentalism and animal rights This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark and Francis Nally (aka Pilleater) talk to Kitemporal about philosophy, class, eugenics, sexuality, and gender roles. Kitemporal describes himself as a Radical Leftist, individualist, and eugenicist. Subscribe to his Substack and follow him on Twitter/X.Topics include:-Why Kitemporal calls himself a leftist, even though the left and right are arbitrary terms-How managerial liberalism stifles human potential and is dysgenic–The backrooms as a metaphor for managerialism-Why deconstruction is a valuable tool and can have anti-liberal results-Why the Right has more respect for Bolsheviks than liberals-How eugenics can be used for egalitarian aims (eg. breeding out toxic masculinity)-Why Kitemporal calls himself a natalist nihilist-The pros and cons of eugenics based on class-Fertility trends by class-Do libertarians, nerds, and artists have the lowest fertility?-Beauty dysgenics-Eurasians as a distinctly upper middle class ethnogenesis-Why Kitemporal disagrees with the Ancient Problemz show that guys getting oral is upper class coded but rather macho coded-How the normalization of fetishes makes them less transgressive-The Ahegao face meme-Whether low status men going down on high status women can ease the incel issue and  perhaps class warfare-How anything can be normalized as high status to NPCs-The latent bisexual undercurrents in rightwing politics-Kitemporal’s new money redneck background-Kitemporal’s esoteric proposals for gender roles-How granting women the option of taking on full male gender roles discredits feminism-Kitemporal’s religion of Dynostiscism This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Subscribe to Ancient Problemz on Substack.Topics include:-Robert’s article on the Politics of Oral-Ancient Problemz’s upper middle class Jewish background and exposure to wealth-The mass suburban affluence of the 1990s-The late 90s/00s raunch culture with movies like American Pie, Wild Things, and Cruel Intensions-American Beauty’s portrayal of upper middle class suburbia-The 00s moral panic about oral-Why oral is upper middle class and White coded-Ancient Problemz hearing from gentile men in college that Jewish women are orally gifted-How elites and proles are more degenerate while the middle class are prudes-How the upper middle class and wealthy are discrete about their sexuality-How people signal about politics and sexuality-How natural-looking understated cosmetic surgery is a status signal for the wealthy-The degree of validity to various anti-Semitic tropes-Why rich high status women won’t let low status men go down on them for the same reason that BLM fizzled out-Neo puritanism about sexuality-Why zoomers are screwed up psychologically and sexually-Why natalists should live by example-Why physiognomy, the science of physical appearance, is legit This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Subscribe to Meta Ronin on Substack and follow him on X/Twitter.Topics include:-How the moniker means a nomad like Ronin and Meta means transcending the greater truth-Robert’s article on Techno Distributism-The ineptitude of luddites and why we should embrace automation-The case for UBI and the value of leisure-The role of status and competition in a post-scarcity society-The mentality of “I had to suffer so now you have to suffer too”–Ray Kurzweil’s Moore’s Law-Meta Ronin’s advocacy of Robot Waifus-How AI GFs can serve as the Jungian anima, or inner feminine-The Gamma male archetype-How AI can be used for Jungian Shadow Work-AI as a tool for Parapsychology/Spiritual Science to point to cosmic truths-Creating a new Brahmin caste by brain-scanning people for spiritual responses–A dystopian proposal to use magnets to rewire brains to make people less racist and religious-Uploading consciousness to AI-Meta Ronin’s interest in Daoism and Shintoism-How religion is shaped by genetics-Whether AI will become conscious/sentient-Why AI will be good for offering everyone a specialized path-Meta’s Ronin’s ideal urban model-Beauty aesthetics as a value and hierarchy: order to sensory input on instinctual level-Automation creating Darwinian bottlenecks-Ethnogenesis forming between Whites and Asians-The eugenic implications of artificial wombs-The Silicon Valley neo-reactionaries-Aristocratic reasons for opposing consumer capitalism and mass democracy-Meta Ronin’s upcoming sci-fi novel-Dystopian scenarios, such as a Chinese-style social credit system–The Stellar Engine-Kurzweil’s Age of Spiritual Machines-Terrance McKenna’s Transcendental Object at the End of Time This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

This is a simulcast with Walt Bismarck’s Radio Tortuga podcast. On today’s episode of Radio Tortuga Walt Bismarck speaks with yet another WRP alumnus: everyone’s favorite eclectic Californian, Robert Stark.In this call we catch up on the latest developments surrounding Kamala and JD Vance, California NIMBYism, Walt’s job stacking project, the value of usury, and much more.Topics include:* Robert’s article White Dudes for Kamala: Wokeness Normalizing White Identity* Is White Dudes for Kamala pro-White or anti-White?* Kamala isn’t nearly as scary as Hillary* High IQ right wingers go into business, not government institutions* Democrats can talk explicitly about white people in a way Republicans can’t* The Woke are more correct than the mainstream* Multiculturalism that includes whiteness is better than civic nationalism* Walt’s Pro-White Case for Reparations* Implicit Soft WN is in the mainstream GOP Overton Window* Walt’s resentment towards victim mindset of many white nationalists* Why Walt is opposed to BAPism* Is JD Vance “weird?”* The pain associated with being in between white trash and elites* How “weird” plays into the Democrats increasingly becoming the party of bourgeois middle class suburban values* The move of white male nerds from Left to Right* The GOP is now the party of open displays of sexuality (Hawk Tuah)* The extreme dearth of elite human capital in academia / bureaucracy* Brahmins vs. Vaishyas is an antiquated way of looking at the world because the asymmetric symbol manipulation economy advantages Brahmins* How Walt is adding an ethical / aesthetic substance to job stacking* Zoomers want to be exuberant more than they let on* Can significant numbers of existing elites be won over?* Is Walt “Grey Tribe”?* The Silicon Valley Right—why is tech no longer coded as Left?* The morality behind Walt’s job stacking project* At will employment, the declining value of reputation, and the existence of HR mean you have a moral obligation to plunder Corporate America* Every other ethnic group practices overt or covert ethnic nepotism* Job stacking is proof of the inefficiency and waste of the modern economy* Con artists are necessary to test the limits of the system* People who call others ‘grifters’ are usually poor and untalented* Walt thinks people shouldn’t be ashamed to talk about money or be proud of having a high personal income* Job stacking as a means of facilitating patronage networks of sophisticated midsize investors* AI allows artists to produce high quality content on an industrial scale* Mass automation will favor people who are volatile and good at exploiting asymmetric situations* Walt’s rejection of pluralism as a consequence of coming face to face with jihad* The demographic characteristics of Walt’s fanbase* Having money lets you define the rules within your own bubble* Walt’s objection to Vance’s comments on “childless cat ladies” and the associated status jockeying between parents and DINKs* The U-Shaped class distribution in many characteristics* The right wing puts too much emphasis on procreation* The civilizational threat of dopamine traps* Creativity is the best escape from addictive Skinner Boxes* Will conservative Christians take over given differential fertility rates?* America’s lack of real downward mobility contributes to the crisis of competence* If California seriously embraced YIMBY LA would drain the Midwest of people* Why Walt maintains that usury is a fantastic thing for class mobility* Financial derivatives help stabilize the economy and the Federal Reserve is good* Debt facilitates harder work and social vitality* Proles and Donald Trump don’t pay their debts but the middle class does* Walt’s plan to drain Russia of its population This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark and co-host Francis Nally speak with the Jolly Heretic, Ed Dutton, about his new book Woke Eugenics: How Social Justice is a Mask for Social Darwinism. Ed Dutton co-wrote Woke Eugenics with J. O. A Rayner-Hilles and you can purchase it from the publisher,Imperium Press. Dr. Edward Dutton is an English Anthropologist based in Finland and is the host of the Jolly Heretic on YouTube and BitChute. You can follow him on Twitter and check out his books on Amazon.Topics:-Woke Eugenics’ thesis that wokeness is a Darwinian selection mechanism that will bring mankind back to being genetically healthy-How wokeness fast-tracks the civilization collapse in which genetically maladaptive people won’t survive to pass down their genes-How wokeness is exacerbating the fertility disparity between liberals and conservatives-How anti-White discrimination selects for Whites who are exceptional, as well as provoking a rightwing backlash-Why ethnocentric and religious people will survive the battle of group selection-Why interracial mixing means that remaining Whites will be more K-Selected-How anti-natalism selects positively for heritable fertility traits (eg. Whites may end up with higher fertility in the long run)-The ethnogenesis between Whites and Asians among the higher strata-How immigration and anarcho-tyranny will break down liberal society into tribalism-The meme “The woke are more correct than the mainstream”-How AI will keep civilization afloat while hastening genetic selection pressures-Transhumanism and gene editing-Why wokeness not existing in Japan may lead to Japan’s demise-The recent pivoting of elites and the establishment away from wokeness back toward the Center-How Gen Z are extremely politically polarized This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Recorded in September of 2020. Robert Stark talks to widely acclaimed speaker, writer, journalist, and political analyst, Caleb Maupin about his new book Kamala Harris & The Future of America: An Essay in Three Parts. Check out Caleb’s website, other books, Youtube, and Twitter. Topics:Caleb’s involvement with Occupy Wall Street, the anti-war movement, and socialist politicsKamala Harris’ record as a prosecutor during the tough on crime era and debate with Tulsi GabbardKamala Harris’ family upbringing and evolution of her personality and moral frameworkKamala Harris as the culmination of a number of trends, including polarization and the distortion of leftwing politicsThe significant role that identity politics plays for Kamala HarrisThey Named Her Kamala: Clinton Staff, Donors Anoint 2020 CandidateHow Kamala Harris could play a similar role that Hillary Clinton played in the Obama administration, pushing a muscular liberal interventionismConcerns about civil liberty abuses and tech totalitarianism under a Biden/Harris administrationBezos v. Trump: 3 Major Divisions in the US Ruling ClassThe degree to which Trump is an impediment to the “Open International System”The ideological conformity, and destructive and anti-populist philosophy of the New Left This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert “Starkattack” and Matt “Las” Pegas talk to Adem Luz Rienspects. Adem is the author of Mixtape Hyperborea and you can follow him on Twitter/X.Topics:-Adem’s background as a former Marxist and Sam Harris Centrist Liberal, and how he is now politically homeless-Was Trump surviving an act of God?-The current online scene that is more open, decentralized, and culturally oriented-Is Dime Square a cursed brand?-Adem’s advocacy for a new Hippie movement-How the Hippies failed to fulfill spiritual perennialism-Adem’s unique theological view of God-Our recent trip to Sedona and its spiritual significance-“Starkattack’s” heroism in Sedona with the power of friendship-Adem’s positive and mythical experience attending a Walford Steiner School-How science and spirituality are fundamentally interlinked–Our experience with and the spiritual attributes of magic mushrooms-How Brian is the Most Beautiful by Memo Boy was the song of the trip -How shrooms transformed Adem into an Aryan-The effects of using a soundtrack for Mixtape Hyperborea-The book’s off the wall humor-Why friends should call each other racial slurs-The spiritual component of masculinity-How male social hierarchies are formed-Whether the tribal village-like environment of HS should be recreated for adults-The esotericism of nostalgia This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark talks to Keith Preston about the 2024 election and the politics of America’s power elite. Keith Preston is a historian, social scientist, political analyst, author, lecturer, trends researcher, and the editor of Attack the System. Follow Keith on Twitter.Topics:-Factions of America’s ruling class, including the Northeastern establishment, Sunbelt capitalist class, and Wall Street and Silicon Valley new money-What conspiracy theorists get wrong about the nature of power-How elites cultivate constituencies-How the elite’s opposition to Trump is more about decorum and instability than policy-Keith’s prediction that the elites will negotiate a deal with Trump-Keith’s prediction that Trump will govern as a normie moderate Republican for his 2nd Term-The Israel Lobby favoring Trump over Biden-How the Israel conflict is weakening wokeness and the alliance between progressives and the neoliberal establishment-Why Biden’s re-election is better from an anti-establishment standpoint-America’s three political blocks, MAGA Nationalist Populists, Centrist Neoliberals, and the Progressive Left-How the Nationalist Right will further radicalize with limited growth potential-Why partisan cycles favor Democrats over the next few decades-The political realignment over social class-The hyper-capitalist Sunbelt elite as a barrier to the GOP turning populist on economics-Why Trumpenomics will likely be inflationary-The risks of the Ukraine and Israel wars escalating-The Europhile Northeastern establishment and Europhobic Sunbelt’s divide over Ukraine-Speculating whether Trump or Biden will win-RFK’s JR.’s brand of bourgeoise bohemian Centrist Populism-The hysteria over the election, such as about Project 2025-Why Democrats are hesitant to replace Joe Biden but plan to replace him with Kamala Harris after the election-Why Biden is the lesser of evils compared to Hillary Clinton or Kamala Harris-Why America’s elites’ mercantile nature means that full blown totalitarianism is not likely in America This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Bing Image Creator. An alternate conception of modernity, what ‘Right-Wing Progressivism’ is about. (From John Arcto) Robert Stark talks to John Arcto, who blogs at The Anglofuturist on substack.Topics:-John’s political journey as a former Leftist-Why John rejects the dissident right and embraces Progressivism Rightism–What is Anglo Futurism -The Right’s elite human capital problem and anti-intellectualism-The need for a counter-elite–The July 4th election in the UK-The Tory Party’s embrace of mass immigration and whether the Party can be reformed–Nigel Farage’s role as a gatekeeper-How Brexit has been a total failure and turned young Brits woke-Why John supports some hybrid of immigration restriction, assimilation, and ethnopluralism-Why John can’t comprehend how Americans get worked up over Hispanic immigration-How talking about racial demographics is totally taboo in the UK, but cultural concerns are tolerated-John’s case for Georgism and rightwing YIMBYism-Why adopting certain leftwing views is good to appeal to elite human capital–Why Blade Runner is much less dystopian than our current society-The movie Her which depicts a future LA that is YIMBY but also very White-British genres of Retro-Futurism, from the Victorian to post-war era–Vaporwave as rightwing post-modernism-Why the present is a uniquely bleak era in British historyRobert Stark's Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark and co-host Francis Nally (Pilleater) talk to Rajeev Ram about the Indian diaspora, caste, HBD, theology, and America’s identity crisis. Rajeev is a 2nd generation Indian American of a Tamil Brahmin background. He is originally from Arizona, worked in  tech in the Bay Area, and now resides in a small town in Tennessee. Rajeev’s values  include, openness, pluralism, creativity, fraternal comradery, localism, and freedom of association, and he is allied with some aspects of the Right now. Subscribe to his substack, The Cactus Brahmin Testimonials and follow him on X/Twitter.Topics:Rajeev’s political  journeyRajeev’s friendship with the podcaster Walt BismarckWhy syncretic politics makes senseThe HBD implications of the Indian caste systemRobert’s new religion that fuses Theosophy with HBDHow Brahmin vs Vaishya archetypes play out in the WestEconomic niches among various Indian subgroupsDifferences between North and South IndiansPre vs post-1990 Indian immigrants, and how the latter tends to view America as an economic zoneIs the brain drain from India to the US ending?Rajeev’s thoughts on growing anti-Indian animusWhether White Americans will become more tribal in the futureAmerica’s future of multi-polar enclavism, with parallels to IndiaWhether an immigration moratorium would delay balkanization and maintain civic nationalismWhether enclavism would be difficult for assimilated minorities like RajeevEmbracing a Freudian approach to politics This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Topics include: * Robert’s political trajectory coming out of the Ron Paul movement * Robert’s Jewish heritage* His thoughts on the political position of American Jews since the Gaza War* How the boredom of the Biden years has created a less tense environment* Robert Stark’s meeting with Richard Hanania* How recent years have driven a wedge between the Left and Liberals* How anti-whiteness led to an explosion of antisemitism on the Left* Has the boundary between Jews and Whites blurred over the past few years?* How Walt was able to mainstream himself without denouncing the Alt Right* The tenability of Right Wing Multiculturalism and Castizo Futurism* How comfortable is Walt with immigration?* The resentment towards Brahmin Indians growing in Silicon Valley* How Walt sees outward-looking, expansive multiculturalism as more Pro-White* White people in America need to form the same ethnic patronage networks as immigrant ethnic groups* How Walt misjudged the Midwest* Phoenix, AZ as “20 years behind LA”* Arizona vs. Florida vs. California* Libertarianism vs. Leftism of White Californians* Newsom’s two year Covid lockdown* Walt’s childhood memories of California* California as an American “promised land” and the most beautiful place on earth* California as an important cultural counterbalance to East Coast dominance* DeSantis’s efforts to position Florida as the new California* Why did DeSantis fail?* Brain drain from San Francisco to Miami* Why has Florida supplanted Texas as the conservative hub?* The decentralized modern Dissident Right vs. the old Alt Right* Was Nick Fuentes an effective leader in the post-Charlottesville years?* The “Post-Left” Dimes Square / Red Square crowd* Walt’s prioritization of metapolitically “opening doors” for new discussions* Why are Hispanics in California/Arizona more leftist than in Florida/Texas?* Is Castizo Futurism more tenable in Florida / Texas than California?* Chicano Nationalism / “Aztlan” radicalism in the southwest as having contributed to Walt and Robert’s ingroup sentiment* Central American crime refugees and Bukele’s mass incarceration policy* How personal temperament impacts a person’s politics* The median Alt Righter was actually less racist on a visceral level than the average ”colorblind” conservative* Colorblindness is responsible for the worst of the Left and the Right* Moral implications of belief in HBD* How much should you talk about HBD?* Walt doesn’t accept Emil’s study that HBD is more taboo than p-dophilia* How the Gaza War and extremist leftwing antisemitism has expanded the Overton Window and enabled honest discussion of the JQ* Respects in which Walt is rightwing* Respect for natural hierarchy as more honest than leveling* Respect for differentiation* Vitalism and support for struggle* Love for conflict and competition* Heteronormativity and disdain for Handsome Thursdays* Opposition to the notion of free will and support for paternalistic incentive structures to encourage better behavior* Walt’s centrism on abortion and hatred for pro-life maximalists* Robert’s futurist concept of distributism* Immigration restriction basically requires mass automation* Walt’s idea for a “grand bargain” where illegal immigrants are given legal status in exchange for a guarantee that they will never be given the franchise* Rightwing urbanism—comparing the Miami-Orlando line with San Francisco-Los Angeles line* NIMBYism as historical obstacle to urbanism* How to make YIMBYism pro-White? * Do you need restricted covenants etc. to sell YIMBYism to suburbanites?* Could you incentivize olds abandoning suburban homes to allow development?* Is NIMBYism necessary to prevent a mass brain drain from the interior?* Robert Stark’s support for “vertical lebensraum”* Gentrification as the future of the right and the opposite of White Flight * Walt’s desire for a “High Openness Right” that resembles the early Alt Right* Why conservatives suck at art* HBO’s Girls and The Sopranos as conservative art* Painting as a metaphor for ethno-pluralism* Robert Stark’s stance on AI Art* How Walt used Disney songs to explain the Alt Right, and how this resembles how Lin Manuel Miranda’s use of rap to explain the Founding Fathers* Mufasa was a bad ruler* How key changes are used to create an emotional impact in music, especially show tunes and 80s music* Cultural differences between the 80s and 70s* Why do the 80s resonate with Millennial guys so much?* Is Richard Spencer 80s and Jared Taylor 70s?* Walt’s pro-white argument for reparations* Walt’s support for animal rights and lab grown meat* Will future societies look back on factory farms the same way we look at slavery?* How the North was just as responsible for slavery as the South* The Civil War was fought for White Nationalist reasons * High IQ people need a self-selected bubble where they don’t have to “hold frame”* We’re not all gonna make it—that’s just part of being a man* The modern world is much better for high IQ autistic guys like Walt and Robert* How Tinder increased the incel rate from 15% to 30%* How OkCupid was a much better dating platform for men than Tinder* Tinder model is based on Grindr model, doesn’t work for straights* Middle tier of guys are the ones being hurt by Tinder but won’t turn against Tinder because it has a low prestige “incel stink”* What makes someone “smart but poor?” What is Walt’s advice for this demo?* Building an income on Substack—Walt and Robert’s strategies* How building a social media presence is like feudalism This is a public episode. 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Robert Stark talks to Luke Ford about knowing  adult film actress, Stormy Daniels, in the aughts. Check out Luke Ford on YouTube and Rumble, and follow him on Twitter/X.Topics:-The background of Luke Ford being the number one journalist in the adult film industry-The context of how Luke knew Stormy Daniels-Luke’s impression that Stormy was highly intelligent, had a formidable presence, and a command of her words–The transcript of Luke’s interview with Stormy-How Luke could relate to Stormy in his struggles with secure attachment-How people who are insecure in attachment tend to be inflexible and narrow their possibilities in life-Why Luke believes Stormy is telling the truth in the Trump trial-How Stormy came across as much more competent in the Trial than Trump did-How the legal cases against Trump are historically unprecedented-Why Luke is a sober Trump supporter-How the online dissident right ended in disaster and chaos This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark talks to Matt Pegas about his book, The Black Album. The Black Album is a collection of essays and short stories, both fiction and non-fiction. The book deals with themes, including alienation, masculinity, incels, serial killers, spirituality, alchemy, philosophy and aesthetics.Topics:-the inspiration for the title from Joan Didion’s The White Album and the music trope of color-coded albums-Mass shootings as a metaphysical attack against reality-The context of Matt writing himself into fictional stories-Adapting to writing with time limitations-Matt’s struggles with serial killer OCD and POCD in adolescence-the gnostic component to psychology and mental illness-Jefferey Dahmer and the trope that the weird loner is the most dangerous-the archetype of the Emo-coping with malaise and dissatisfaction with life-transcript of a disturbing correspondence involving an online follower-Matt’s essay, Renaissance of The Ritual-Foundational thinking over Traditionalism-A painting of a failed alchemist and why alchemy is legit-Matt’s experiences with Tarot, transcendental meditation, and esotericism-Matt’s Essay, David Lynch, Bronze Age Pervert, and the possibility of inner freedom-Matt’s thought experiment of a based Marianne Williamson or BAPist version of Steiner schools-Matt’s essay, The Politics of Aesthetics Revisited-The esoteric significance of Las Vegas–Revisiting Alt-Centrism-How Robert and Matt manifested Dime Square in 2018 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark is interviewed by Matt Pegas and his co-host Evan, as a simulcast for their Strange Flows podcast.Topics:–Colin Wilson’s study of consciousness-Robert’s art, Substack writings, and novels-Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism–Robert’s case for Theosophy-Robert’s mystical experience at June Lake-contrasting Neoplatonism and Gnosticism, in their approach to theurgy, aesthetics and the natural world-can ugly things be beautiful or divine?-channeling the fire of youth-revisiting Robert’s first podcast with Matt from 2018-rediscovering the song, 9pm (Till I Come)-occultist, genetic, political, and social dynamics to oral acts-A critique of the moral authoritarianism and lack of pluralism of Abrahamic faiths-how we should approach occultism-prediction that America will have another religious revival–California’s pan-enclavism-thoughts on neo-reactionary critiques of democracy, the case for proportional inequality, and how to select elites-the Art Fascist vs the Warrior Fascist This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark and Matt Pegas speak with Constantin von Hoffmeister about his book Esoteric Trumpism. This is a simulcast with Matt’s New Write podcast. Originally from Germany, Constantin von Hoffmeister studied English Literature and Political Science in New Orleans. Constantin has worked as an author, journalist, translator, editor, and business trainer in the United States, India, Uzbekistan, and Russia, and is the editor in chief of Arktos publishing. Follow Constantin on Twitter and subscribe to his Substack.Topics:Literary references, including William S. Burroughs, HP Lovecraft, and Edgar Alan PoeMisconceptions about the Beatniks as leftwing (eg Jack Kerouac’s admiration of Oswald Spengler)How the Beats’ disillusionment shows problems with fetishizing 1950s AmericaPhilistinism on the Right and the rise of a new creative culture-focused RightHow America has an underappreciated rich cultural heritageAmerica as an extension of European civilizationRightwing PostmodernismTrump as the great revealer of hidden Lovecraftian horrorsWhy Trump’s political significance is primarily symbolicAddressing criticisms and disappointments with TrumpMeme magicWhy Constantin rejects accelerationismWhy Rightwing multiculturalism or ethnopluralism is the future Constantin’s recent meet up with Robert and Matt in LA, and observation that LA is a model for ethnopluralismWhy Constantin is more optimistic about America’s future than Europe’sUpcoming Arktos projects, including a new translation of Dominque  Venner on Ernst Junger, a rightwing critique of Nietzsche, and an art history book This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark and Francis Nally (aka Pilleater) talk with Shane Bugbee about Satanism, transgressive art, serial killers, and cancel culture. Shane Bugbee is from Chicago, and is an artist, publisher (Michael Hunt Publishing), filmmaker, true crime journalist, friend of Anton LaVey, and was the last priest of the old guard, Church of Satan. Shane has a new book out on the founding of the Satanic Temple. Follow Shane on Twitter/X.Topics:Shane’s media coverage, including from Spin Magazine and E! True Hollywood Story regarding Dana PlatoDifferent interpretations of SatanismWhy Shane considers Satanism an artform but not ideological/politicalHollywood adopting Satanic icons for shock valueAvant Garde Hate and the Angry White Male TourAleister Crowley’s occultism and Helena Blavatsky’s TheosophyTransgressive art as the chaos magic of todayCorrespondence with serial killers in prison, including Dorothea Puente, John Wayne Gacy and Richard RamirezCollecting and selling serial killer and true crime memorabiliaNetflix’s Dahmer,  and the Dahmer/The Silence of the Lambs connectionThe role of sexual repression with serial killers and mass shootersJim Goad, Adam Parfrey, Boyd Rice, and Peter SotosThe Mike Diana Obscenity Trial and pre-internet cancel cultureThe pre-internet vs current counter-culture This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark talks with Salmonfish about Bronze Age Pervert, art, metaphysics, philosophy, politics and economics. Salmonfish is a Renaissance man, Avant Garde artist, and Passage Prize winner from Ohio. Follow Salmonfish on Twitter/X.Topics:Raising memes to an artformOnline political tribes as an American adaption of old-world feudal entitlementsRobert’s article, Selective Breeding And The Birth of PhilosophyThe pros and cons of Bronze Age Pervert and Curtis YarvinPan-enclavismDebate about meritocracy vs caste or proportional inequalityThe Artist/Shaman archetypeIntersectionality of the smart but poorConspiracy theories as explained by a collective subconscious or conspiracies of instinctPioneering work in the treatment of mental illness with psychedelicsHow metaphysics, genetics, psychology, and politics intersectSpiritual science and near death experiences which are legit but often theologically contradictSalmonfish’s esoteric take on ChristianityWhy Dualism is needed in spirituality, psychology, and politicsDisillusionment with Trump/MAGAWhy most politics is sexualThe state of the economy and economic transition (explanation for the Great Reset) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Starks and Francis Nally (aka Pilleater) talk to Evee about culture and aesthetics, psychology, and sexuality. Evee, a long time fan of the podcast, is an underground artist and musician (formally signed to Eyeball Records) from New Jersey, and is of French and Italian descent. Evee is a soi-disant Avant Garde bohemian, and champagne socialist, with a French mentality in temperament and cultural sensibilities. Check him out on YouTube and Twitter.Topics:Evee’s satirical fan videos of Robert Stark, Luke Ford and Jason Reza JorjaniThe New Jersey scene as a more authentic precursor to Dime SquareRevisiting the scene known as the Alt-Left, Alt-Center, or leftwing of the Alt-RightAesthetic preferences in art and cinemaThe politics and philosophy of aestheticsWhy economic elitism is the enemy of cultural elitismWhy sincere sexual and aesthetic-based racism is preferable to sublimating these preferences into reactionary politicsWhy psychoanalysis could cure a lot of political and social problemsWhy rightwing moralism is as bad as leftwing moralismEvee’s intuitive view of human natureWhy Evee dislikes the Manosphere and Red Pill sceneThe political symbolism of oral intimacy and fetish cultureThe implosion of modern liberal societyEvee’s upcoming book of poetry This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark talks to Francis Nally about the English author, Colin Wilson, his book The Outsider, and his esoteric ideas about consciousness, as well as revisiting Francis’s philosophy of Asian Aryanism. Francis’s website is Pilleater.com,  he has a YouTube Channel, and has a new book out, Suicidal, Asian, and Promiscious. The Muse We Neglect.Topics:Colin Wilson’s brief fame, and his relationship with the Angry Young Men literary genreThe archetype of the OutsiderThe appeal of Colin Wilson to the New Right (eg. Counter-Currents)Aspects of both populism (anti-credentialism) and Nietzschean elitism to Colin WilsonColin Wilson’s interview with Jeffrey Mishlove’s New Thinking AllowedWilson’s approach to mysticism, spiritual science, and the supernaturalWilson’s theories on consciousness and the Peak ExperienceWilson’s book, The Occult: A HistoryWilson’s book, The Misfits: A Study of Sexual OutsidersWilson’s correspondence with serial killer, Ian Brady, and Wilson’s intro to Brady’s book, The Gates of JanusFrancis’s essay on how Ethical Sadism can be used to disrupt liberalism and free our desires The need to embrace sincerity, identity and passionHow Transhumanism has potential to expand consciousness but also to turn man into “robots”My Little Pony, Faustian aesthetics, and the Brony phenomenonPlanet of the Bass Nationalism This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark talks to Anatoly Karlin about his political transformation, as well as the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, and the timeline for the singularity/AGI. Anatoly Karlin used to blog at Unz until 2021, and has a new substack blog, Nooceleration, focused on Artificial intelligence. Follow Anatoly on Twitter.Topics:Anatoly’s ideological transformation from a Russian nationalist to a neoliberal globalist, and why he has no use for the RightAnatoly’s prediction that the Ukraine war would happen in December, 2021 (referenced in New York Times), though he was wrong in predicting that the war would be shortWhy the war will likely remain a stalemate, unless there is some technological breakthroughAnatoly’s disillusionment with Putin’s RussiaWhy neutrality is the sane position for both the Ukraine vs Russia and Israel vs. Gaza conflictsWhy large-scale escalation of the Mideast conflict is unlikely in a conventional timeline, though an AGI alignment timeline increases the riskIs the Israel/Gaza War the end of the Liberal-Zionist Alliance? (Woke anti-Zionists hate Israel/Jews due to their Whiteness)Whether wokeness is waning and being replaced by outright establishmentarianismAnatoly’s correct prediction that the election would be Trump vs. Biden, and why he still predicts that Biden will winWhy Anatoly is more bearish on China’s economic and soft power after previously being a China bullReasons to be relatively bullish on the US, primarily because its the center of AIWhy the culture wars are unimportant looking at the big pictureThe major problems with AI accelerationismThe economic impacts of AI and crisis of overproductionWhy the solution to AI is not government regulation but rather investing in the biosphere, plus reforming the hardware based on a public blockchain This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark speaks with James O’Meara about his book, Mysticism After Modernism: Crowley, Evola, Neville, Watts, Colin Wilson, & Other Populist Gurus. Mysticism After Modernism is published by Manticore Press, where it is available for purchase. You can also find it at Counter-Currents and on Amazon.“Our spirituality has gotten too tame today. James J. O’Meara has a solution [in Mysticism After Modernism]–Mitch Horowitz, PEN Award-winning author of Occult America and The Miracle Club-The intersection of mysticism with politics and culture, and how mysticism is available to any political persuasion-Countering the Hippie-dippy liberal  stereotype about New Age gurus-Critiquing the reactionary who passively accepts cycles of decay, and the need to embrace infinite possibilities-A practical take on magic/mysticism, in regards to enacting real world change-Aleister Crowley’s definition of magic as transforming the World in accordance with one’s will-Examples of opinions and attributes of Alan Watts and William Burroughs that come across as anti-liberal-Greg Johnson’s article, “The Spiritual Materialism of Alan Watts: A Review of Does It Matter?”-Watts’ ties to quasi-fascist Serbian mystic, Dimitrije Mitrinović–New Thought, and an explanation for how Neville Goddard’s Law of Assumption works-New Thought as a vehicle for political change, by removing all mental constraints-Why Theosophy is the theology best adapted to hereditarianism (eg. illiberal pluralism)-William Burroughs’ obsession with rejecting control in a metaphysical sense–The Greek Qabalah, hidden esoteric traditions in Abrahamic faiths-Colin Wilson’s practical mysticism, focused on expanding consciousness-Parapsychology and Spiritual Science-The need for spiritual elitism and Aristocratic Radicalism-Robert’s novel, Vaporfornia, which has themes relating to New Thought-James’ book, Passing the Buck: Coleman Francis and Other Cinematic MetaphysiciansRobert Stark's Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Kevin Lynn interviews Robert Stark about his article, No Collapse is the Real Dystopia: still waiting for the Big Collapse. This recording is a simulcast for Kevin’s Institute for Sound Public Policy’s YouTube channel, recorded on June 13th. Kevin Lynn is executive director of the Institute for Sound Public Policy and Progressives for Immigration Reform, and founder of US Tech Workers. Follow Kevin on Twitter.Topics:Revisiting past predictions about economic collapse, the current stagnant vibes,  and return of bullish copes about the economyJohn Michael Greer’s Not the Future We Ordered and his theory of catabolic collapseResearch predicting future cycles of collapse by Peter Turchin, Neil Howe & William Strauss’ Fourth Turning, and the Kondratiev waveReponses to the article , including a re-publish on ZeroHedege, and a critical response from Jeet HeerThose who are psychologically invested in collapseThe pros and cons of being a perma bear, and Kevin revisits the 08 crashHow the bears will be vindicated in the long run, due to unprecedented levels of debtThe impact of demographic cycles on politics, social strife, and the economyThe scope of the migrant crisis which is unprecedented in American history, and Michael Yon’s reporting from the Darien GapJanet Yellen’s statement, expecting a slow steady decline of the dollarThe exodus out of California The Hard Times Create Strong Men meme Speculation about the Trump incitement and 2024 election This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark and Matt Pegas talk to Keith Preston about the life and philosophy of Austrian occultist and Renaissance Man, Rudolf Steiner, and what we can learn about Steiner’s ideas to address contemporary problems. Check out Keith Preston’s article, Scientific Spirituality and Ethical Individualism: The Legacy of Rudolf Steiner, and Troy Southgate’s new book, THE SPIRIT UNBOUND: RUDOLF STEINER’S PHILOSOPHY OF FREEDOM. Keith Preston is a historian, social scientist, political analyst, author, lecturer, trends researcher, and the editor of Attack the System. Follow Keith on Twitter.Topics:The crisis of modernity as anomie, uprootedness from place, identity, tradition, and social bonds, and its impact on the human psycheParallels between the modern existential crisis and that of Steiner’s eraTraditional religion being replaced by new secular religions (eg. social justice, scientism, secular heresies)Steiner’s belief that spirituality and science are interconnectedParapsychology, including studies of near death experiencesComparisons to Carl Jung and Christian mystics, Emanuel Swedenborg and William JamesAnti-vaxxers’ fascination with Steiner’s warnings of genetically re-engineering people’s spiritualitySteiner’s views on spiritual races and the Steiner schools becoming a target of cancel culture, though Steiner was staunchly anti-fascistThe limitations of materialism and rationalism, and Steiner’s influence from Romanticism Steiner’s philosophical relation to other thinkers, including Julius Evola, Nietzsche, Aleister Crowley, and Martin BuberHow the essence of Steiner’s political philosophy was reconciling the differences  between individualism and rootedness, liberal egalitarianism and tradition, and occultism and ethicsHow Steiner favored an economic system like distributism, over capitalism or Marxism, and decentralized local autonomy and identities, over nationalism This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark and Matt Pegas speak with filmmaker, Montgomery Markland, about his film Malibu Road, which he both directed and starred in. Malibu Road is available to watch for free on Tubi, and for purchase on Apple TV and Amazon. While the pandemic delayed Malibu Road’s theatrical release, Montgomery has further plans for multipicture deals.“Fast living Los Angelenos are targeted by the Central Intelligence Agency during Operation Midnight Climax, part of MKUltra. The experience takes a turn for the deadly during New Year’s Eve 1960 and now a professor, a starlet and the workers at a hotel with a questionable reputation must rediscover reality or be trapped in an endless cycle of sex, drugs and murder in ‘paradise.'”–Malibu Road (2021) IMDb Montgomery Markland has an idiosyncratic resume. Originally from Dallas, Montgomery was a state and local reporter in Austin, worked in the Texas state legislature on policy, was  then a producer, president, and CCO at a number of video game companies, before working in Hollywood. Follow Montgomery on Twitter.Topics:Applying videogame design principles to CinemaThe Meisner acting techniqueMKUltra connections to university professors and Hollywood (eg. Irvin Keshner)Timothy Leary’s prediction that video games had the potential to recreate psychedelic tripsThe History of the Albatross Hotel in Malibu and connections to Old HollywoodCinemaphotographic techniques used to capture the psychedelic aestheticDistorting reality in stories as representations of dreams (eg. traumnovelle), and influences from David LynchInfluence from soap operas, telenovelas, and 90s CinemaxThe set design, recreating the aesthetics of the 60s and 70sInfluences from Jungian archetypes, as well as Ancient Greek, Hindu, and Buddhist mythology (eg. Timothy Leary on the Tibetan Book of the Dead)Hunter S. ThompsonAlfred Hitchcock’s VertigoMalibu Road’s filming locations, including Malibu State Park and Will Rogers State Historic ParkThe politicization of entertainment, and why overtly political conservative media failsReasons to be optimistic about opportunities in entertainment via niche marketsThe Banking crisis, Economic Death Spiral, and narratives of collapse This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Episode recorded December 2020.Robert Stark and Matt Pegas talk to Delicious Tacos about his books, philosophical outlook, and life in LA. Delicious Tacos is the author of Hot Naked Kittens, Finally, Some Good News , The Pussy, and his most recent book Savage Spear of the Unicorn. You can follow him on Twitter and his books are on sale until Christmas.Topics:The “California Houellebecq ”Thoughts on self-publishing and how the novel Severance is to publishing what the film Sideways is to film criticsThe economics of the arts and Delicious Taco’s advice to separate one’s creative endeavors from source of incomeThe slave morality of work and need for a guaranteed basic incomeDelicious Taco’s support for Bernie Sanders, why he’s given up hope on American politics, and advice to focus on building up one’s own wealthDelicious Taco’s love of birdwatchingThe pros and cons of living in LATheme of Geomaxxing in Delicious Taco’s Finally, Some Good News and Houellebecq’s PlatformAge gap hysteria and why Delicious Tacos doesn’t need to moralize his proclivitiesWorking in Hollywood as a development executiveMatt and Robert’s upcoming books, and Delicious Taco’s upcoming book True Love This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Robert Stark is interviewed by John Friend of the Realist Report, about his article White Californians as a Prototype for America’s Multiethnic Future. Check out the Realist Report on Twitter.Topics:Various responses to the articlePutting forth an accurate portrayal of California, in contrast with the media hypeA critique of various rightwing narratives about conflict and collapseCauses of White flight and demographic change in CaliforniaWhether race relations will remain affable in California with extreme woke politicsContrasting different future scenarios for California, including pan-enclavismHow White Californians are uniquely individualistic and rootless, and whether they will  develop a stronger identity in the futureWhy Whites should take part in multiculturalism to adapt to the end of AmericanismRobert Stark's Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Episode recorded May 2020. Robert Stark and Matt Pegas talk to Jack from The Perfume Nationalist podcast. Check out Jack on Twitter.Topics:Nationalism as an aesthetic brand, selling perfume and soap opera visions to the rightRe-appropriating “queer culture”Camille PagliaTrump as a performance art aesthetic brand despite his standard neoliberal policiesBeauty equality vs. an upward value of aesthetic excellenceThe aspirational quality of 80s aestheticsHow 2010s neoliberal minimalism conceals wealth and power while erasing historyThe elite charade of fake bohemianismHow to time travel with perfumeLas Vegas as the last frontier of scented opulent public spacesJack’s affinity for 80s pop icon MadonnaJack’s defense of the artistic integrity of Lena DunhamDavid Lynch’s success at synthesizing surrealist art, perfume adds, and nighttime soapJack’s Perfume recommendationsTFW NO GFRobert Stark's Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Interview recorded February 2021.Robert Stark interviews futurist writer Michael Anissimov about artificial intelligence, NRx politics, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Michael Anissimov is a San Francisco Bay Area native of White Russian émigré decent now living in Florida. Michael worked for the Singularity Institute where he co-founded the Singularity Summit and is the author of the Idaho Project, A Critique of Democracy: A Guide for Neoreactionaries, Our Accelerating Future: How Superintelligence, Nanotechnology, and Transhumanism Will Transform the Planet, and has an upcoming book on the dissident right. Topics:Michael’s background, interest in transhumanism and artificial intelligence, and political evolutionPotential impacts of artificial intelligence on inequality and the liberal worldviewWhy the post scarcity economy (Fully Automated Luxury Communism) is a long ways awayThe Bay Area futurist scene and the Gray TribeThe demographic and class dynamics of the San Francisco Bay AreaThe trend of demographic fragmentation into enclavism/neo-tribalism and end of the mythos of AmericaThe economic strategy of diversityThoughts on the election, civil unrest, crackdown on the right, and alt-techThe politics of acceleration vs. boiling frog theory This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Interview recorded June 2021. Robert Stark and Matt Pegas talk to Gio Pennacchietti about aesthetic, cultural, and social trends. Gio Pennacchietti is a social impressionist painter and writer from the “first post-national country” (Canada), Gonzo Philosopher, and failed academic. Check out his YouTube channel GiantArt Productions, Instagram, writings at Substack and WordPress, and Twitter.Topics:Gio’s review of Robert Stark’s Art: The Fauvist Vaporwave Interiors20th Century aesthetic genres, retrofuturism, post-modernism, late 20th century pop art, trends in nostalgia, and the psychology of hauntologyPolitical symbolism in aesthetics: 2010s minimalism, Neoliberal Kitsch, Sanford Biggers’ statue in Rockefeller Plaza, the de-evolution of Trump’s aesthetics, and the lack of a cohesive aesthetic trend for the futureRobert’s article on Pan-Enclavism and how it relates to Canada as a post-national nationA critique of the Intellectual Dark WebThe need for a new bohemian/creative movement comparable to the Vienna SecessionGio’s interest in the after prison YoutubersGio’s artistic background, influences, and art as a spiritual endeavor This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe

Recorded August 2021.Robert Stark and Apex talk about Systems, Pan-Enclavism, and the Alt-Center. Apex is a former leftist from a landless North Eastern Native American Tribe, and loosely part of the Post-Left/Post-Right sphere. He describes himself as the “Cartographer of the Simulation and the Architect of Post-America.” Subscribe to Apex’s Substack and follow him on Twitter.Topics:Why the Left are Hyper-capitalistsHow we can embrace certain leftwing social policies while rejecting the philosophical frameworkSystems and AgencyWhy All Politics are Identity PoliticsRobert’s Proposal for a New Alt-Center which offers a counter-argument to the slippery slope fallacy and O’Sullivan’s First Law with core philosophical principlesWhy There is no such thing as a “Private Company” and why The Right is No Home of MineDistributism, Adam Smith’s critique of absentee ownership, and why market power matters more than supply and demandThe huge and confusing gap in theorizing power structuresThe viability of alternative institutions such as in finance and educationPan-Enclavism: the case for communal self-determination as a bulwark against mass homogenizationPost Americanism: embracing America as an internal empirePolitics as a cope: The LARPing will continue until morale improves This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertstark.substack.com/subscribe