Dispatches From the Armchair

07/05/2021

Next episode: cryptocurrencies! We are interviewing Simon Lee, founder of Crypto101Notes.com. What are some questions, topics or controversies you'd like us to cover?

25/09/2020

SO EXCITED to announce our long-awaited RUSSIA episode! Honestly, this might be my favorite podcast to date. And we're on Spotify too!

Some of the topics we cover:
-Where do Russians come from?
-Why is the Russian word for "king" the same as the English word for a Christmas song?
-Insane Russian military achievements
-Insane Russian feminist achievements
-Insane Russian literary achievements
-Your host's favorite poem (at 2:21:00)

17/09/2020

DEAR READERS!!! New edition dropping soon- and guess who's the star this time?

30/06/2020

The Armchair is back! John and Mike are coming at you today with some thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic. Is it winding down, or is the worst yet to come? Will our society come out of this crisis stronger than ever, or fatally weakened? And what are the Three C's anyway?

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/edition-x-the-rona/id1298920904?i=1000480056865

18/09/2019

Extra! Extra! The Armchair hits the ground running in this special Dispatch surveying the ongoing Hong Kong protests! In a first for the history of this podcast, we bring in a special guest to help flesh out the issue: impromptu Hong Kong correspondent Yannick Kwan. If you're looking for the lowdown on this rapidly evolving world event, look no further - John, Mike, and Yannick have got you covered.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/edition-ix-hong-kong-protests/id1298920904?i=1000449515619&fbclid=IwAR0eTVRXw8id5Lyv_WvqcUTzIsEz-htZ9iEuQdEOBzPb3d5qIgHbKlT78RU

‎Show Dispatches from the Armchair, Ep Edition IX - Hong Kong Protests - Sep 11, 2019

12/09/2019

What's REALLY happening with the Hong Kong protests?

In a first for the history of this podcast, we bring in a special guest to help flesh out the issue: impromptu Hong Kong correspondent Yannick Kwan. If you're looking for the lowdown on this rapidly evolving world event, look no further - John, Mike, and Yannick have got you covered.

10/09/2019

"It's been a hot summer... but we're gonna make it hotter."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uk_8X_VJnQ

Hong Kong rioters throw molotov cocktails at Legislative Council building

04/09/2019

Big news! But what's REALLY happening?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/world/asia/hong-kong-carrie-lam-protests.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur

The move eliminates a major objection among protesters, but it was unclear if it would be enough to bring an end to intensifying demonstrations.

01/09/2019

DEAR READERS...

fresh Dispatches coming your way soon

24/12/2018

If Christmas is about the birth of Jesus, then what's with the evergreen trees? And Santa and all the reindeer?

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dispatches-from-the-armchair/id1298920904?mt=2&i=1000397974111

02/11/2018

Fear not, dear readers! John and Mike are back with a very special (post) Halloween episode. Fright, terror, horror, anxiety, dread...there's no better day than today to spend some time with our two hosts as they get to the bottom of the deepest, most primordial of human emotions...fear.

09/10/2018

Podcast VI - Burning Man is out!! If you've ever been curious about this temporary city in the Black Rock Desert, tune in for the scoop from Mike and John. Hope you don't mind a few stops in the land of property-less societies, Buddhism, and the GREATEST YOUNG ADULT FICTION FRANCHISE EVER CREATED.

Like us here to be looped in on every Dispatch when it’s released!

21/04/2018

Edition V - Meditation is out! We are experimenting with episodes of different lengths, and this one came in at just under an hour. Tune in if you want to hear two novices compare notes on their meditation practice. Short and sweet summary: meditation is for real, and we are scratching the surface of something very deep. You can find links to the full episode in the comments.

03/04/2018

"[E]voking a sense of physical disgust by exposing people to a bad smell caused people to make more severe moral judgements. Schnall also found that evoking a sense of cleanliness by having people wash their hands caused individuals’ moral judgements to become more lenient."

https://qz.com/1241030/metaphors-can-change-our-opinions-in-ways-we-dont-even-realize/

26/03/2018

Nice shooting, Saudi Arabia.

https://twitter.com/StratSentinel/status/978013802213060608

“New angle suggests this is actually a spectacular failure of a interceptor and not the missile fired at https://t.co/TejVbA8fh3”

12/03/2018

Loyal readers! Edition IV is here. Thanks for your patience and enjoy.

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05/03/2018

Loyal readers- the release of the next episode will be delayed by several days more. Thank you for your patience. We assure you, it will be worth it!