Dictionary Psychedelica Podcast

A rambling 13 minute exploration of how we understand personality in a consumer culture. I (Connor) am wondering whether spirituality might offer a way to understand one's "inner world" through a rejection of external forces (ie marketing) and directing all attention inwardly.

What's wrong with suburbia exactly? How does our architecture alter our education, workforce, and society? Is it possible for us to find a replacement for the suburbs? Are architects and lawyers just pretentious idiots? Join us on a disjointed ride through the suburban sprawl.

Talking about Daniel Pinchbeck's 2012 meme. Featuring audio clips from Daniel explaining his ideas, interspersed with talk about whether times really are a changin'. Are we heading for imminent collapse or a turning point in human consciousness? Is the 2012 change to be taken literally, or as a metaphorical goal to work towards?

Are we really little disconnected egos running around totally independent of the natural world? It's a difficult concept to wrap your head around... What is "I"?

Fairly shortish show this week with clips from philospher Alan Watts. Also, we talk about www.yourreligionsucks.blogspot.com and their unsubstantiated Buddhist bashing.

Today we look at western society's "alcohol cult". Has alcohol destroyed religion and set the foundations for the patriarchal society we live in today? Or is alcohol a positive social analgesic that just lets us loosen up and let out hair down? More controversially, is ecstacy ten times safer than alcohol?!

Have graphic designers have sold their souls, is art a product of repression, are governments turning art into a catfight, should artists starve? We define "art" in the best way we can.