Revfisk: Raw

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk open the show by talking about outlaws and untouchables living outside societal lines, and move into a discussion of media influence on public opinion of war. They talk about James Burnham's theory of managerial revolution and changes in power brought in by the world wars, the beginning of the federal reserve act, and the illusion of civilization without fathers. Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk follow up the episode on money by talking about its newest form, Cryptocurrency, and its fragility similar to modern centralized banking. They discuss the origins of banking and changes made to it over time by the Dutch, the Swedish, and the English, currency as a mark of sovereignty, and the possibility of digital currency used by a centralized bank to control society. Find Rev Fisk's other podcasts:  ...SAVED - Rev Fisk's Sermons, Stop the White Noise with Jonathan and Meridith Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk take a break from the regular schedule to talk about current events in Canada. They discuss the history of the never-before-used Emergencies Act, the potential for escalation, the Left's distinction between democracy and populism, and the cowardice of conservatives, concluding by making a contrast between fathers of a nation, or managers. Find Rev Fisk's other podcasts:  ...SAVED - Rev Fisk's Sermons, Stop the White Noise with Jonathan and Meridith Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk discuss money and economics, starting with the building of centralized economic systems and the three functions of currency: why it is or isn't used. They talk about the mercantile revolution of the West, living in a "gift-economy" and avoiding debt, the unnatural aspects and historical uses of money, and the innovation of lending. Mentioned in this episode:  The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson Find Rev Fisk's other podcasts:  ...SAVED - Rev Fisk's Sermons, Stop the White Noise with Jonathan and Meridith Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue last week's discussion by looking at the layers of a civilization's cycles relating to its fragility or stability. They talk about what goes into forming a coherent group identity by looking at Lutheranism in America and then Japan in the modern era. They talk about Japan's modernization and the success of Shinto throughout it, the growth and eventual plateau of population, and the inspiration of young men. Find Rev Fisk's other podcasts:  ...SAVED - Rev Fisk's Sermons, Stop the White Noise with Jonathan and Meridith Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk begin this third part of the series on civilization by examining the change from documenting personal influence to material influence on history. They talk about making generalizations of history, the cycles that civilizations follow, the effects of urbanization and industrialization on people groups, and the difference between material and spiritual flourishing. They end by prefacing their next show with a discussion of understanding the simple things first. Find Rev Fisk's other podcasts:  ...SAVED - Rev Fisk's Sermons, Stop the White Noise with Jonathan and Meridith Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue the discussion of civilization, opening the show by examining the origins of Deconstruction and its uses against the West. They talk about the distinctions Quigley sees between the East and the West, the "state-church" nature of arbitrary government orders, the difference between "state" and "government", the role of media in fostering ideological extremism, and the importance of constructive speech. Mentioned in this episode:  Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quigley Find Rev Fisk's other podcasts:  ...SAVED - Rev Fisk's Sermons, Stop the White Noise with Jonathan and Meridith Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk discuss civilization, beginning with the Two Kingdoms and their interconnected nature. They explore a framework for understanding civilization laid out by Carroll Quigley's book, Tragedy and Hope, showing the value of humanity and freedom as the measure of civilization. Mentioned in this episode:  Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quigley Find Rev Fisk's other podcasts:  ...SAVED - Rev Fisk's Sermons, Stop the White Noise with Jonathan and Meridith Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk open the discussion for the new year by asking the question, "what is the Lutheran church?" They talk about the Year of Grace and the trouble ahead of us, including economic difficulties mirrored in the 70s and 80s and the camps proposed in New York. And finally, they discuss the necessity of self-control as a form of assertion and preparing for the future both within and without the system. Find Rev Fisk's other podcasts:  ...SAVED - Rev Fisk's Sermons, Stop the White Noise with Jonathan and Meridith Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk bout the role of violence, its estrangement from modern life, and the historical normalcy of its use by citizens. They discuss how the nation was affected by the events of Jan 6th, the outbreaks of violence across American cities because the political machines are no longer working as intended, and the cannibalistic nature of the regime. They close by examining how inflation will affect standards of living, and the benefits of having a coherent group when trying to "opt out". Find Rev Fisk's other podcasts:  ...SAVED - Rev Fisk's Sermons, Stop the White Noise with Jonathan and Meridith Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the benefits of stories, the wonders and vulnerabilities of childhood, the unnecessity of explicit detail, and imparting wisdom by engaging the imagination, using examples from four children's books. Related links:  The Hoosier Schoolmaster, Krabat and the Sorcerer's Mill, Midnight Folk, The Box of Delights. Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk finish the series on Hollywood. They open by comparing the suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths of various celebrities including Stanley Kubrick, whose film The Shining played off and defined the uniquely American genre: Horror. They talk about Kubrick's origins as a photographer and his works as a filmmaker, and how his film Eyes Wide Shut images the depravity of power in Hollywood. Related links:  Kubrick by Michael Herr,  Stanley Kubrick's Filmography Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk answer a listener question about dealing with churches enforcing the government's whims, then return to the series on Hollywood. They talk about the place of film in society and its alienating effect on cultures that didn't produce it, the complexities of ethnic groups and the folly of ascribing coherent motives to them, how film studios began to regulate themselves and how that regulation was relaxed, the reflection of our society today in movies from the 1970's, and how media producers have increasingly more power even as they grow increasingly more distanced from the populace. Related links:  Dirty Harry (1971),  Death Wish (1974), Thomas Schatz - The Genius of the System,  Otto Friedrich - City of Nets Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Au

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the effect of urbanization on culture and media, the origin of the dime novel, and Jewish immigration to America leading to the birth of Hollywood. They also discuss mass-produced culture throughout American history, how the originally unintended effects of film are now intentionally used to shape culture, and what purposefully cultivating the culture of your family looks like. Mentioned in this episode: An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

In this special Thanksgiving episode Dr Koontz reads selections from various accounts and poems relating to Thanksgiving and Armistice Day (now known as Veteran's Day) and gives us meditations on Thanksgiving, and on surviving in dark times as the pilgrims who founded the holiday did. Readings: The Life of Saint Martin of Tours "Martin's Tide" by William Barnes Poetry of World War I       "Peace" by Rupert Brooke       "The Dead" by Rupert Brooke       "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae       "And There Was a Great Calm" by Thomas Hardy Thanksgiving proclamation and stories from the Pilgrims "The Harvest Moon" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "Thanksgiving Turkey"  by George Parsons Lathrop   ~ Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk open the show by exploring the morality of debt and investment, then continue the discussion of rebuilding, talking about exercising agency in all seasons, prioritizing wisdom and cohesive groups over material preparations, the confinement of manhood, and the necessity of wholesome militancy. Additional links: Usura Canto and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk follow up their series on collapse by discussing the rebuilding of civilization. In this episode they look at Emperor Justinian, the situations he dealt with as he came into power, and his efforts to rebuild the Roman Empire and promote the church. Alongside this they talk about the importance of self-criticism and focus, how the capacity to love and serve others is necessary in order to lead, and how who you are where you are matters. Mentioned in this episode: The Institutes, by Justinian Additional links: Justinian I , A Short History of Byzantium , Dante's Paradiso Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the differences between mediums of communications, government surveillance through apps, the internet's role in the collapse of privacy leading to collapse of the soul and the body, how this prevents you from being able to live in any sustainable way, and how "going dark" by reducing the ways you can be watched gives hope of dignifying the human soul. Mentioned in this episode: Dead Internet Theory: Most of the Internet is Fake Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the new idols of the West, and return to the topic of surveillance, discussing the illegal activities of the Signal Intelligence Service, America's focus against Japan in WWII, the growth of the NSA with new technologies and its unification of American military with university academia, and the purpose of surveillance not being the safety and security of the people, but compliance even of thought. Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about preparing for economic collapse and answer a listener question about reading books. They then delve into the history of surveillance in early America: its technological limitations, its use before and during WWI, the growing desire for surveillance with increasing ethnic and ideological diversity, increasing possibility for surveillance with advances in technology and the urbanization of the American population, and finally, how slavery to the system is its ultimate goal. Further research on surveillance: James Bamford, Edward Snowden, William Binney. Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny