Becoming Noble

Part II: Young adults are poor despite every metric which suggests otherwise

A follow-up to my viral essay, analyzing why social capital has collapsed to the point that the young are impoverished. Subscribe to my Substack here. - Johann Thi

We want arranged marriages w/ Yuri Bezmenov

Johann and Yuri discuss the Western tradition of arranged marriages, rebuilding the social infrastructure that underpins relationship formation, and how families can take

Old English boarding school w/ my father

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Ask Me Anything: Dynasty, Dignity, Faith

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Inheritance, power, culture w/ Evan Amato

Johann and Evan discuss the Medici dynasty, analyzing how they won the trust of Europe’s most powerful men, and how they navigated the tensions between faith, art, and po

Inside Canada's Laurentian Elite w/ Black Horse

Johann and Black Horse dive deep into Canada’s ruling ‘Laurentian Elite’ caste. Where do they come from? Where do they socialize, and from whence do they draw their power

The New Frontier w/ A.M. Hickman (Shagbark)

Johann and Andy discuss the reality of revitalizing forgotten towns, life in the great American wilderness, and his viral ‘gas station girlfriends’ advice to young men.

Yookay James Bond w/ Morgoth

Johann and Morgoth discuss the challenges of making James Bond compelling and socially acceptable in the new era. We discuss colonialism, aristocracy, aesthetics, geopoli

State imposed autism w/ John Carter

Johann and John discuss Iain McGilchrist’s hemispheric hypothesis, phenomenology and politics, and what would be necessary to re-enchant the world. This is a public

Noticing towards Bethlehem w/ Mary Harrington

Johann and Mary discuss whether the move from the era of the monolithic narratives of the 20th century to the fragmented visual feeds of the 21st creates space for older

The domestication of the mind w/ Kruptos

Johann & Kruptos discuss Walter J. Ong’s seminal 'Orality & Literacy’, which reveals the vastness of the cognitive and experiential gap between modern man and his pre-lit

Audio: The rich should leave their wealth to their children, not to charity

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Audio: You’re called to love your neighbor, not everyone

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Audio: It's embarrassing to be a stay-at-home mom

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