Rational Black Thought
A discussion of all topics as seen through the eyes of a Black Atheist, Skeptic, Humanist, Existentialist
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 82 minutes
- Episodes
- 251
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Rational Black Thought Episode #67 Jan 15, 2022: We are the winners, if we unclose our eyes…Zap Mama
Sorry for the long episode this week, I had a lot to say. In the future, if I have too much content in a given week, I will cut out content and save it for a subsequent week.
If you have…
Rational Black Thought Episode #66 January 8, 2022 - You can kill the revolutionary but, you cannot kill the revolution…Fred Hampton
Feedback: Conversation with Kenneth: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.abb7498
What’s on my mind: When our democracy falls, who will be to blame? https://www.ft.com/conten…
Rational Black Thought Episode #65 JAN 01, 2021 - Give your life and invariably they leave you with nothing
What’s on my mind: People have crossed over to the Twilight Zone: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/technology/birds-arent-real-gen-z-misinformation.html
News:
- Court rules New York Times…
Rational Black Thought Episode #64 December 25, 2021 - How it all ends
What’s on my mind: How it all ends: https://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-weapons/worldwide, https://www.cgdev.org/blog/the-next-pandemic-could-come-soon-and-be-deadlier, https://www.nature.or…
Rational Black Thought Episode #63 December 18, 2021 - Unless Black people change their thinking, we will be phased out of existence
What’s on my mind: Increasing our Return on Failure: https://www.luxoft-training.com/news/agile-life-planning-managing-personal-goals-with-agile/, https://www.collectivecampus.io/blog/h…
Rational Black Thought Episode #62 DEC, 11, 2021 - The Future Ain't What it Used to Be!
What’s on my mind: How to Correct Cognitive Distortions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_distortion, https://positivepsychology.com/cbt-cognitive-restructuring-cognitive-distort…
Rational Black Thought Episode #61 December 4, 2021 - Nobody ever said life would be fair…but goddamn does it have to be this unfair?
What’s on my mind: Modern Monetary Theory and Build Back Better: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fiatmoney.asp, https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-economist-who-believes-…
Rational Black Thought Episode #60 November 27, 2021 - Good Things Might Come to Those Who Wait, but not to Those Who Wait Too Late
What’s on my mind: The Bad Guys are winning: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/12/the-autocrats-are-winning/620526/
News:
- All three defendants found guilty of the murder o…
Rational Black Thought Episode #59 November 20, 2021 - I'm Woke as Fuck! and coming to Cancel your racist ass!
What’s on my mind: The war on Blackness: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/08/wake-up-these-woke-distortions/, https://www.epi.org/blog/the-racist-campaign-against-critica…
Rational Black Thought Episode #58 November 13, 2021 - Can we pull victory from the jaws of defeat?
What’s on my mind: I’m sorry, I lied, we have already lost:
News:
- After talking about Dr. Suess, and Mr. Potato Head the GOP is now attacking Big Bird: https://www.npr.org/2021/11/08/1053…
Rational Black Thought Episode #57 November 6, 2021 - Three generations of imbeciles are enough!
What’s on my mind: We are fucked! (What the elections in VA and NY tell us about our future): https://www.thedailybeast.com/dear-moderates-the-left-isnt-why-terry-mcauliffe-lost-the-vir…
Rational Black Thought Episode #56 October 30, 2021 - Reality exist, whether you like it or not!
What’s on my mind: Does Bounded Reality explain why we make such poor decisions? https://www.ecnmy.org/learn/you/choices-behavior/what-is-bounded-rationality/, https://medium.com/homela…
Rational Black Thought Episode #55 October 23, 2021 - How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?
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What’s on my mind: Are you being influenced by Dark Psychology? https://drjasonjones.com/how-to-avoid-being-manipulated/, https://lifeclub.org/books/social-engineering-christoph…
Rational Black Thought Episode #54 October 16, 2021 - Life is but a Game
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What’s on my mind: What we can learn from Game Theory: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gametheory.asp, https://www.effectivecommand.org/docs/ReferenceArticles/Decision maki…
One Year of Rational Black Thought
This is a special episode, which consist of some random musing from me regarding my one year of podcasting. There is no agenda or format, and I will not promote this episode, those who…
Rational Black Thought Episode #53 October 9, 2021 - Life is Real
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What’s on my mind: The Evil History of the Filibuster: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/04/history-filibuster-jim-crow-relic/
News:
- Over 200,000 children abused by the …
Rational Black Thought Episode #52 October 02, 2021 - A Change is Gonna Come
What’s on my mind: The Gamification of Social Change: https://www.gamify.com/what-is-gamification and https://yukaichou.com/gamification-examples/octalysis-complete-gamification-framewo…
Rational Black Thought Episode #51 September 25, 2021 - The Inmates are Running the Asylum
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What’s on my mind: The false narrative of so-called Religious Freedom laws: https://verdict.justia.com/2021/03/22/the-evangelization-of-lawlessness-rfra-was-the-first-big-lie
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Rational Black Thought Episode #50 September 18, 2021 – Everybody know what dis song's about
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What’s on my mind: The Three Methods of Reasoning: http://www.butte.edu/departments/cas/tipsheets/thinking/reasoning.html
News:
- Breaking News:
- COVID-19 Update, COVID kills 6 membe…
Rational Black Thought Episode #49 September 11, 2021 - 9/11/2001 - No Lessons Learned
What’s on my mind: Our reaction to 9/11 squandered an opportunity for healing: https://apnews.com/article/911-20-years-world-affairs-cc497f11743fcbd48b0b3e0c3ed2da5f
News:
- Breaking News:
- I…