Frivolous Gravitas Podcast
QUOTE: "There are no limits to the majestic future which lies before the mighty expanse of Canada with its virile, aspiring, cultured, and generous-hearted people." ~Sir Winston Churchill
Kristopher Driver and Jordan Roy started this channel as a way of bringing our discussions from the living room or tavern to a more open forum. This allows us to bring our thoughts to the public but also focuses our discussions to allow us to explore these ideas in more depth.
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Episodes
- 91
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
Ep.63: Authenticity
What makes something "authentic"?
Is it its uniqueness, that which it resembles, or does it correspond to a particularly ideal subject? We as humans respond innately to authenticity. It informs our…
Fri 04 Mar 2022
Ep.62: The New Gods
Jordan takes this episode to examine something that has been on his mind as of late. We have new gods and we are making new ones everyday through modern story-telling and the creation of legends.
W…
Fri 25 Feb 2022
Ep.61: Public Good
Today Kris makes a case for government sponsored programs. This is not a narrow topic as allocation of resources is always a complicated mess of interests. Universities, corporations, the media, the …
Fri 18 Feb 2022
Ep.60: Charity
It is hard to argue that charity is anything but good, but it is not always evident that our offerings are indeed worthwhile. Many who donate don't give much thought beyond the act itself, but charit…
Fri 11 Feb 2022
Ep.59: Rap / Hip-Hop
Today Kris takes Jordan and the viewers on an exploration of hip hop. This genre of music is often seen as just music from 'the hood', but there is much more to it than that.
A varie…
Fri 04 Feb 2022
Ep.58: John Locke
Today's episode looks at John Locke's The Second Treatise of Government, written in 1689. This is a foundational text written by the esteemed enlightenment philosopher, that attempts to lay out the p…
Sat 29 Jan 2022
Ep.57: Modern Media
Back from hiatus we dive right into modern media. We have new tools to engage with each other and our world - complex and multifaceted ones which give our words a reach and power never before seen.
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Sat 22 Jan 2022
Ep.56: Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
How much time have you wasted, or experiences have you let pass you by? Today, Kris and Jordan talk about making every moment count.
It's hard because it's not always evident what we should be do…
Fri 31 Dec 2021
Special: Christmas 2021
In keeping with the season we thought it would be fun to give something to you our viewers. We can't give you much as a channel, so we decided that we could maybe share some of the books, movies, and…
Fri 24 Dec 2021
Ep.55: Adulthood
We're all adults here... or are we? Just because one may reach a certain age does not automatically confer one's maturity.
Today the duo discuss the journey to adulthood by comparing and contrastin…
Fri 17 Dec 2021
Ep.54: Linux
This week Kris leads us on an exploration of LINUX set of operating systems (a.k.a. "distributions" or "distros"). This open source alternative to Windows or Mac OS X operating systems has very real …
Fri 10 Dec 2021
Ep.53: Effort
Life takes work. It's not always easy to get started but it's easy to stop. Jordan and Kris look today at the tedious things that we have to do (or neglect to do) every day.
It sounds good t…
Thu 02 Dec 2021
Ep.52: Disengagement
Friedrich Nietzsche said these words in his book Beyond Good and Evil, but what do they actually mean, and how does it apply to our modern world? Kris follows Jordan down into the darkness that inhab…
Fri 26 Nov 2021
Ep.51: Video Games
This week Jordan and Kris discuss video games. They look at what makes video games such a powerful medium and try to gauge their value to people everywhere. Are they mere escapism, a way to practice …
Fri 19 Nov 2021
Ep.50: Safety (Part Two)
In previous episodes you may have noted Jordan's aversion to the idea of safety. Today Kris explores this in an attempt to put a spotlight on the idea of safety itself. The duo discuss how it interac…
Fri 12 Nov 2021
Ep.50: Safety (Part One)
In previous episodes you may have noted Jordan's aversion to the idea of safety. Today Kris explores this in an attempt to put a spotlight on the idea of safety itself. The duo discuss how it interac…
Fri 12 Nov 2021
Remembrance Day Special
Remembrance day is near and we thought it was important to explore the meaning of why we remember.
War is something we may never fully eradicate, it is still present in our world even if it isn't p…
Sat 06 Nov 2021
Ep.49: Inflation
This week Jordan picks Kris' brain in an attempt to understand inflation. Even at the outset inflation seems to be misused to a point where it is harming citizens justly earned money. We look at the …
Fri 05 Nov 2021
Ep.48: Implicit Bias
Today Jordan leads Kris through the Implicit association test (IAT), and the implications that this test has for our society. Are we testing to see our underlying prejudices, or is it being used as a…
Fri 29 Oct 2021
Ep.47: Fuelling Bias
Some of the world's most heinous atrocities are carried out by governments who exploit the implicit biases of it peoples in order to garner support for their use of force. In today's episode, Kris an…
Fri 22 Oct 2021
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