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.46: Impressions (Part 2)
Thinking about how we are perceived by others is one of the great pastimes of humanity. We all take part in it because is it important how we as an individual or even businesses present ourselves to …
Fri 15 Oct 2021
Ep.46: Impressions (Part 1)
Thinking about how we are perceived by others is one of the great pastimes of humanity. We all take part in it because is it important how we as an individual or even businesses present ourselves to …
Fri 15 Oct 2021
Ep.45: Entrepreneurship
A great portion of our economy is built on individuals making manifest their ideas and bringing their skills to the market.
In this episode Kris and Jordan discuss how dangerous it is to denigrate …
Fri 08 Oct 2021
Ep.44: Solutions
Society is full of problems that seem insurmountable to many of us. Kris leads Jordan through a number of potential solutions regarding, housing, education, and utilities/essential services.
Kris ad…
Fri 01 Oct 2021
Ep.43: Reality vs TV
Jordan leads today's discussions ushering Kris through the reeds of mediums and media for their subliminal influence. They analyses the subtleties and implicit biases embedded within the media we con…
Fri 24 Sep 2021
Ep.42: Literacy
If you are reading this you are exercising a terrible powerful ability the likes of which your Australopithecus ancestors could not dream of. You have ascended the ranks of mere animal cognition and …
Fri 17 Sep 2021
Ep.41: Heroes
Who are the heroes in our lives and what do they mean to us? Jordan leads Kris today in a look at the importance and dangers in looking up to heroes. We risk cults of personality, but if we look to o…
Fri 10 Sep 2021
Ep.40: Privilege
Privilege is a word oft used in society and little thought of. Today we wantonly, and gratefully, abuse our privileges in order to bring you our thoughts on its nature. We look at how society is usin…
Fri 03 Sep 2021
Ep.39: Credentials (Part 2)
What is happening when you get your degree? Is it actually a reflection of your skills that acts as a symbol of your worth, or the ascent of a drone from one of Kafka's nightmares that you need in or…
Sat 28 Aug 2021
Ep.39: Credentials (Part 1)
What is happening when you get your degree? Is it actually a reflection of your skills that acts as a symbol of your worth, or the ascent of a drone from one of Kafka's nightmares that you need in or…
Sat 28 Aug 2021
Ep.38: Awareness
This week the duo takes a moment to raise awareness about raising awareness.
They dive into the morass of well-meaning information vying for our attention, action, and account. What makes a good awa…
Sat 21 Aug 2021
Ep.36: Israel / Palestine Conflict
QUOTE: "I lived in Israel in the 1990's, it was horrible. Every time I went out of the home I am using public transportation and I didn't know whether I'm going to return home. Living in such a fear …
Sat 07 Aug 2021
Ep.35: Multiculrialism
QUOTE: "I have no doubt that [this book] represents an important addition to the growing literature on multiculturalism and should receive considerable attention." ~ Lord Bhikhu Parekh, House of Lor…
Mon 02 Aug 2021
Ep.37: Conflict (with Dr. Jerry Fu)
This week we heartily welcome our special guest and Associate Certified Coach [ICF], Jerry Fu; founder of https://www.adaptingleaders.com ("what can JFu do for you?"). Jordan flies solo today, interv…
Sat 31 Jul 2021
Ep.34: iLeft Socialism (Part 2)
Part 1 is very autobiographical and Jordan shares his experiences with communism in an honest attempt to explain why he abandoned those beliefs. Look out for part 2 where Kris and Jordan discuss the …
Fri 23 Jul 2021
Ep.34: iLeft Socialism (Part 1)
Part 1 is very autobiographical. Jordan shares his experiences with communism in an honest attempt to explain why he abandoned those beliefs. Look out for part 2 where Kris and Jordan discuss the imp…
Fri 23 Jul 2021
Ep.33: Meaning (Part 2)
In this week's episode we address ideas surrounding people's attributions of meaning. We talk candidly about our own personal failures regarding appropriate self-moderating behaviours in our pasts wi…
Fri 16 Jul 2021
Ep.33: Meaning (Part 1)
In this week's episode we address ideas surrounding people's attributions of meaning. We talk candidly about our own personal failures regarding appropriate self-moderating behaviours in our pasts wi…
Fri 16 Jul 2021
Ep.32: Simplicity
A delightfully roundabout discussion on the merits, virtues and pitfalls of simplicity.
QUOTE: “Brevity is the soul of wit." - [Polonius, in act 2, scene 2 of Hamlet] William Shakes…
Fri 09 Jul 2021
Ep.31: Service Guarantees Citizenship (thought experiment)
What would our society be like if you had to earn your vote? Would it be worth sacrificing everything for the responsibility that comes with the privilege of that vote? The duo debate the nature of H…
Thu 01 Jul 2021
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