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Host Chris Wright kicks off the New Year with some fun stuff. He plays music on the guitar. He reviews "Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker." He analyzes Ricky Gervais' Golden Globes monologue. He also points out the distinction between whiskey tasting and drinking. The Roaring Twenties 2.0 are going to be a fun decade, especially 2020. Also, all of the month of April this year will be 4/20. Also, check out the awesome podcast ¡Choúkrüt!

Host Chris Wright starts out by talking about his plan to improve the campus. He gets into some news and eventually into some fun music. He also mentions that this is the last episode, not only of this year, but of this decade. Soon it will be the Roaring Twenties 2.0 . He also talks about the Waking Up app and how it's free for the rest of the year. Then he does a guided meditation and some singing to wrap it all up.

Host Chris Wright talks about an instrument he plays called the "jaw harp" (or "Jew's harp"). He also says what he would do if he were president of the university, he mentions a spiritual/religious teacher Eckhart Tolle and explains his views. Then a puppy from the 1980s is mentioned that had a hard life and had dissociative amnesia due to her traumatic experiences and embarrassing incontinence. She became a prostitute and after being rescued from the streets, her story was finally pieced together. He also looks for a long forgotton, though popular song that can no longer be found (on YouTube) anymore. As per usual, singing is involved. Make sure to check out the awesome podcast: ¡Choúkrüt!

Host Chris Wright starts off the day with some talk of the clinical benefits of many hallucinogenic compounds (DMT, LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, ayahuasca, mescaline, peyote, quechua, THC). He then talks about how artificial intelligence can make music and art even better than we can using algorithms. Is this okay? Plenty of examples are given, including Frédéric Chopin and a reference to South Park. He briefly discusses the way ideas spread online and the way gift giving SHOULD be done (not really). He also mentions the fabulous "klein bottle." Make sure to check out the awesome podcast: ¡Choúkrüt!

Host Chris Wright talks about how much better life and the world are now compared to any other period in human history. Yet, we are unable to be happy about this and we are never amazed by what goes down. This is an idea also mentioned by Dr. Steven Pinker and comedian Louis C.K. Chris also just had his 21st birthday and was excited to leave to go down some of the nectar of the gods. He also gets musical and does most of the episode in the style of Dan Carlin from Hardcore History.

To see the video that is referenced in this episode, follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCm9Ng0bbEQ

Host Chris Wright arrives late to the show, but quickly gets the ball rolling with some talk about voodoo and an interesting hypothetical [question]. He also expands more on a previous topic of preference falsification in regards to online extremism. As per usual, he sings and plays some music (part of which is funny).

J Scott Christianson is an assistant teaching professor at the University of Missouri. As a technologist, he focuses on many different things. These include, artificial technology and how it is used to influence people, social media, big tech, and more. Scott is also an entrepreneur.

Check him out at his websites: https://www.christiansonjs.com/

https://www.christiansonjs.com/learn-about-ai/

His twitter: https://twitter.com/JScottMO

His YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPTIoqirZKP7bnI9h6_oymA

Dr. Lunide Louis is an organizational psychologist and podcaster from San Diego. She focuses on her 6 step morning routine to better your life. She also believes in the positive effects of meditation and is very knowledgeable in how to be a successful human being. 

Check out her podcast, “Best Morning Routine, Ever!”. 

Follow her on Twitter: @BestRoutine 

Visit her website lunidelouis.com

Host Chris Wright has a fun episode that includes some of our generation's hottest songs. Chris even sings some of them. He explains panpsychism as a philosophical idea and educates people on some ideas in the world of quantum physics. He also describes a recent experience involving the Mandela Effect. Make sure to check out the hot new podcast ¡Choúkrüt!

Host Chris Wright is going on a magical journey of wonder through the world of podcasting. He first analyzes the jazz standard "Russian Lullaby" by Irving Berlin and its important social and cultural significance. He also compares and contrasts the eugenics movement to contemporary genetic engineering and explains why the two are not the same. Then he asks the question "are we living in the Truman Show?". As per usual, there is some singing as well!