199: Phil Labonte from All that Remains- Influencing the Culture

February 15th, 2021  |  35 mins 55 secs

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"Politics are always downstream from culture."

Raise your hand if you've heard that famous utterance from the late Andrew Breitbart at least once in your life. Well, as cliche as it may sound, we see it first hand in the manner in which our society has so quickly adapted to the promoted culture of the Hollywood and leftist elite.

So, is it possible to help reign in the power? Or at least, to use it to our advantage?

Phil Labonte from All That Remains joins the program to dig into that, the "black pill". and more!

198: It's Okay to Laugh! -with Chrissie Mayr

February 12th, 2021  |  33 mins 34 secs

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Cancel culture is real! So, how do we speak truth to power, while also avoiding getting canceled?

Comedian Chrissie Mayr (America's Got Talent/Compound Media/GAS Digital) joins the program to help show not just the important role that comedians play in the world of politics, but also quickly that check can be lost as governments curtail the ability to speak freely.

177: The New Honor Code: A Simple Plan for Raising Our Standards and Restoring Our Good Names -with Grant McCracken

December 26th, 2020  |  39 mins 55 secs

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What used to be shocking has somehow become the new normal in our politics, workplaces, and universities. Sexual predators stalk interns at work and teenagers abroad. Parents try to buy a place for their kids in college.
Pharmaceutical companies refuse to acknowledge the Opioid epidemic they helped create. Banks issue credit cards no one ordered, ruining the credit scores and reputations of thousands. It happens so frequently that we can no longer dismiss these cases as a few bad apples.

Clearly, something in the system is rotten.

Today's guest is cultural anthropologist Grant McCracken , who argues that while most Americans are committed to morality and share basic standards of decency, we’re also becoming inured to scandal and shame, and hopeless about the possibility of change.

What if we decided to fight it instead?

Grant McCracken has a solution—the revival of an ancient idea called honor.

BONUS: Keeping up with Culture -with Nico and Shaine

August 7th, 2020  |  32 mins 52 secs

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Double the episodes for you this week, as this episode features Nico and Shaine from the What's HAPAning podcast to dig into something we really have discussed much at length here on the show, and that's one of keeping up with the culture.

With both Nico and Shaine being prominent figures on social media with strong followings, they obviously are hitting at the right nerves, and with that, have a unique perspective on how to approach culture while also advancing liberty (and guess what... it's gonna sound a tad familiar...).

Find What's HAPAning Online: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-hapaning/id1447457331
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatshapaning

Find Shaine and Nico Online:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PetiteNicoco & https://twitter.com/shainescalph