http://www.socialmatter.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ATT_Episode_V.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download This week, we’re joined by Henry Dampier for a discussion on American conservatism. Brought to you by Surviving Babel and Nick B. Steves, Ascending the Tower is a podcast distributed by Social Matter and represents the latest project of the Hestia Society. Please leave feedback in the comments, and if you’d like to get in touch with Surviving Babel, you can find him at: survivingbabel@gmail.com   Related show links:  ** N.B. Boston did not break the snowfall record until 3/15/15 Opening – https://www.jamendo.com/en/track/1124080/merd-in-france Closing – http://www.navy.mil/navydata/nav_legacy.asp?id=191 Henry Dampier’s Blog – http://www.henrydampier.com/ Conservakin – http://www.henrydampier.com/2015/02/what-makes-someone-conservakin/ American Flag […]

http://www.socialmatter.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ATT_Episode_IV_Pt_24.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download This week, we’re joined by Hurlock for part 2 of a discussion on bureaucracy. Brought to you by Surviving Babel and Nick B. Steves, Ascending the Tower is a podcast distributed by Social Matter and represents the latest project of the Hestia Society. Please leave feedback in the comments, and if you’d like to get in touch with Surviving Babel, you can find him at: survivingbabel@gmail.com   Related show links:  Opening – https://www.jamendo.com/en/track/1164342/jornadas2 Closing – https://www.jamendo.com/en/track/231561/the-winter-blues Whig Theory of Checks and Balances – http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa51.htm Andrew Jackson v. Supreme Court – http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/worcester-v-georgia-1832 Birth of judicial review – […]

http://www.socialmatter.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ATT_Episode_IV_Pt_1.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download This week, we’re joined by Hurlock for a discussion on bureaucracy. Brought to you by Surviving Babel and Nick B. Steves, Ascending the Tower is a podcast distributed by Social Matter and represents the latest project of the Hestia Society. Please leave feedback in the comments, and if you’d like to get in touch with Surviving Babel, you can find him at: survivingbabel@gmail.com   Related show links:  Opening Music – https://www.jamendo.com/en/track/1130269/sand-bones-skulls Closing Music – https://www.jamendo.com/en/track/1058487/rekreation Hurlock’s old blog – http://hurlock-151.tumblr.com/ New blog – https://hurlock1.wordpress.com/ James Goulding’s GBCReaction post – https://web.archive.org/web/20130609174305/ http://suspiriadeprofundis.net/2013/05/29/no-more-mr-reaction-guy Also relevant – https://foseti.wordpress.com/2013/05/26/randoms-112/ Germanic […]

http://www.socialmatter.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ATT_Episode_III.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download This week, we’re joined by Grerp for a discussion on femininity and gender roles. Brought to you by Surviving Babel and Nick B. Steves, Ascending the Tower is a podcast distributed by Social Matter and represents the latest project of the Hestia Society. Please leave feedback in the comments, and if you’d like to get in touch with Surviving Babel, you can find him at: survivingbabel@gmail.com   Related show links:  Opening Song – https://www.jamendo.com/en/track/1103247/dawn-zarya Closing Song – https://www.jamendo.com/en/track/529463/bach-partita-d-moll-giga Grerp’s blog – http://grerp.blogspot.com/ Grerp’s favorite post – http://grerp.blogspot.com/2010/03/piece-of-advice-14-realize-clock-is.html Motte-and-bailey – http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/11/03/all-in-all-another-brick-in-the-motte/ Extant matriarchies – http://mentalfloss.com/article/31274/6-modern-societies-where-women-literally-rule Tibetan brother […]

http://www.socialmatter.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ATT_Episode_II_Pt_2.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download This week, we’re joined by AntiDem to finish off the previous discussion with part II, Episode II of Ascending the Tower. Brought to you by Surviving Babel and Nick B. Steves, Ascending the Tower is a podcast distributed by Social Matter and represents the latest project of the Hestia Society. Please leave feedback in the comments, and if you’d like to get in touch with Surviving Babel, you can find him at: survivingbabel@gmail.com   Related show links:  Opening Song –  https://www.jamendo.com/en/track/988193/classical-majestic-symphonic-choirs-theme-soundtrack-017 Closing Song – : https://www.jamendo.com/en/track/558286/deepecho

http://socialmatter.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ATT_Episode_II_Pt_1.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download This week, we’re joined by AntiDem for a discussion on modernity for part 1 of Episode 2 of Ascending the Tower. Brought to you by Surviving Babel and Nick B. Steves, Ascending the Tower is a podcast distributed by Social Matter and represents the latest project of the Hestia Society. Please leave feedback in the comments, and if you’d like to get in touch with Surviving Babel, you can find him at: survivingbabel@gmail.com   Related show links:  Opening Song –  https://www.jamendo.com/en/track/988193/classical-majestic-symphonic-choirs-theme-soundtrack-017 Closing Song – : https://www.jamendo.com/en/track/558286/deepecho

http://www.socialmatter.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ATT_Episode_1.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download This week on the podcast, we’re joined by John Glanton, a weekly columnist here at Social Matter for a discussion on the encroachment of critical theory in academia and the difference between abstract political theorizing and theorizing which takes concrete states of affairs and thedes as a given and proceeds from that starting point. Brought to you by Surviving Babel and Nick B. Steves, Ascending the Tower is a podcast distributed by Social Matter and represents the latest project of the Hestia Society. Please leave feedback in the comments, and if you’d like to get […]

http://www.socialmatter.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ATT_Episode_0.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Brought to you by Surviving Babel and Nick B. Steves, Ascending the Tower is a podcast distributed by Social Matter and represents the latest project of the Hestia Society. Please leave feedback in the comments, and if you’d like to get in touch with Surviving Babel, you can find him at: survivingbabel@gmail.com Stay tuned for future episodes. Show notes: 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Rolling Stone coverage of the UVA rape case 16:30 The reach of the media 18:30 #Shirtstorm and casual misogyny 27:00 The biggest problem with the Right