May 2021 – Mind Virus Podcast

Episode 24 – Who? Why? Why Now?

Published May 27, 2021 by wrm

Who? Why? And why now? These are the questions we should all be asking as the corporate propaganda outlets begin to change their narratives this…

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Episode 23 – Time to Panic

Episode 23 – Time to Panic

Published May 19, 2021 by wrm

What have we learned over the last year and a half? Number one, the animated series The Simpsons is of significant importance. And number two?…

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Episode 22 – Stranger than Fiction

Published May 12, 2021 by wrm

Some things are stranger than fiction. One of those things is the 2006 movie … thusly named, Stranger than Fiction. Tune in as Bobby and…

Episode 21 – Turn Turn Turn

Published May 5, 2021 by wrm

The general character and level of harmony in any society has historically followed cyclical patterns (often called turnings) that tend to correspond to generational trends.…

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Month: May 2021

Episode 24 – Who? Why? Why Now?

Episode 23 – Time to Panic

Episode 22 – Stranger than Fiction

Episode 21 – Turn Turn Turn