Rational Black Thought
A discussion of all topics as seen through the eyes of a Black Atheist, Skeptic, Humanist, Existentialist
Episodes
220 episodes
RBT Episode Special 215 January 18, 2025 - The Return
Today's episode is an explanation of why I haven't been recording, why I came back and what to expect in the future.I am going to be concentrating on antifragile strategies for 2025.
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Season 2025
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Episode 215
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36:06
RBT Episode Special 214 November 9, 2024 - “A functioning… democracy requires…an educated, morally grounded leadership.” - Chinua Achebe
What’s on my Mind: The Fall of Democracy “A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy, educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.” - Chinua Achebe We had nei...
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Season 2024
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Episode 214
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56:18
RBT Episode Special 2024 Election Episode November 6, 2024 - “We are all Fucked” – Neo Grio
America elected a fascist, wannabe dictator to the highest office in the land and gave control of the House and Senate to his minions. We are all Fucked.!Who is to blame?White Men 60%Latino Men 54%White Women 52%Blac...
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Season 2024
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Episode 2024
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42:38
RBT Episode #213 November 2, 2024 - “… A struggle without casualties is no struggle.” – Steve Biko
What’s on my Mind: A Message of Hate: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/27/trump-madison-square-garden-rally News:&...
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Season 2024
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Episode 213
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46:40
RBT Episode #212 October 26, 2024 - “We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.” - Maya Angelou
What’s on my Mind: Predictive Reasoning: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-forecast/ News: Trump is Fascist? Duh:...
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Season 2024
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Episode 212
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44:46
RBT Episode #211 October 19, 2024 - “People like to say that the conflict is between good and evil. The real conflict is between truth and lies.” — Don Miguel Ruiz
What’s on my Mind: Collective Delusion: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/03/trump-maga-suporters-explain-...
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Season 2024
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Episode 211
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45:28
RBT Episode #210 October 12, 2024 - Ours is not the struggle of one day, one week, or one year… Ours is the struggle of a lifetime…” — John Lewis
What’s on my Mind: Perpetually Undecided: https://theweek.com/politics/undecided-voters-presidential-election-polarization Ne...
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Season 2024
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Episode 210
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43:32
RBT Episode #209 October 5, 2024 - “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves.” ― Leo Tolstoy
What’s on my Mind: The Cause of Irrational Thinking: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6396700/ News: Inconsequential:
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Season 2024
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Episode 209
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1:12:24
RBT Episode #208 September 28, 2024 - "Truth does not change, only our awareness of it." — Malcolm X
What’s on my Mind: The GOP has fallen, and it can’t get up: https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/donald-trump-jd-vance-repub...
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Season 2024
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Episode 208
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57:24
RBT Episode #207 September 21, 2024 - "We are the change that we seek.” —Barack Obama
What’s on my Mind: Dangerous Synergy: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/30/elon-musk-wealth-power News...
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Season 2024
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Episode 207
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45:27
RBT Episode #206 September 14, 2024 - "If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters." - Colin Powell
What’s on my Mind: Is Trump a Lair or a Buffoon?: https://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/juan-williams/4831657-trump-lies-dangero...
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Season 2024
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Episode 206
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48:06
RBT Episode #205 September 7, 2024 - “I am trying to become the strongest person I can become to live the life I have been given…” — Audre Lorde
What’s on my Mind: Republican FUBAR:
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Season 2024
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Episode 205
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44:52
RBT Episode #204 August 31, 2024 - "A loaded brain is more powerful than a loaded gun." — Ernest William Chambers
What’s on my Mind: Fear of a Black Planet: News: Shit-stained Glasses: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/29/trump-tran...
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Season 2024
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Episode 204
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58:27
RBT Episode #203 August 24, 2024 - "All too often, when we see injustices, both great and small…we do nothing. We remain silent... When we say nothing, when we do nothing, we are consenting to these trespasses against us." — Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist
What’s on my Mind: The Magic of Getting Off your Ass and Doing Something: News: Oxymoron: https:/...
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Season 2024
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Episode 203
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58:44
RBT Episode #202 August 17, 2024 - “Unless we…defeat the enemies in our own country, poverty and racism, we are exposed in the eyes of the world as hypocrites…” —Shirley Chisholm
What’s on my Mind: Update from the Center of Chaos:https://www.cfr.org/blog/election-2024-where-presidential-race-stand...
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Season 2024
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Episode 202
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46:51
Rational Black Thought Episode 201 – August 10, 2024 – “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou
What’s on my Mind: What’s Your Story?:https://www.spiritofstory.com/blog/interview-john-truby News: Rambling nons...
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Season 2024
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Episode 201
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46:51
Rational Black Thought Episode 200 – August 3, 2024 – “whether you grab hold of an inflection point and leverage it for all it’s worth or just let it carry you along – is as important as the event itself.”— Eric C. Sinoway
What’s on my Mind: Convergence of Inflection Points:https://www.taosnews.com/opini...
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Season 2024
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Episode 200
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54:30
Rational Black Thought Episode 199 – July 27, 2024 – “We should… protest openly everything... that smacks of discrimination or slander."- Mary McLeod Bethune
What’s on my Mind: What Now: News: How Biden Outwitted the Dem Elites Why Does this Keep Happening:
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Season 2024
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Episode 199
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54:30
Rational Black Thought Episode 198 – July 20, 2024 – “Choice is an illusion created between those with power and those without” The Matrix Reloaded
What’s on my Mind: Election Mysteries Decoded: The Hidden Truths of 2024:https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/natio...
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Season 2024
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Episode 198
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48:17
Rational Black Thought Episode #197 July 13, 2024 - “If you don't know where you want to go, then it doesn't matter which path you take.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
What’s on my Mind: Hope for the Best but Plan for the Worst: News: Can Biden win?: https://www.washing...
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Season 2024
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Episode 197
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1:05:12
Rational Black Thought Episode 196 – July 6, 2024 – “…over here We measure success by how many people successful next to you…” Jay Z
What’s on my Mind: The Game of Politics and How to Play:https://news.mit.edu/2018/game-theory-politics-alexander-wolitzky-1204
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Season 2024
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Episode 196
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46:55
Rational Black Thought Episode #195 June 29, 2024 - "They smilin' in your face. All the time, they want to take your place, The back stabbers" – O’ Jays
What’s on my Mind: What They Want: News: Deeper meaning: https://apnews.com/ar...
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Season 2024
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Episode 195
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47:03
Rational Black Thought Episode #194 June 22, 2024 - “A mistake repeated more than once is a decision.” - Paulo Coelho
What’s on my Mind: They Not Like Us:https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-mass-psychology-of-trumpism/
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Season 2024
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Episode 194
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42:19