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Vital Dissent seeks to oppose calamitous escalation in US foreign policy by exposing establishment narratives with well-researched documentary content and insightful guest interviews. Topics include: an antiwar foreign policy, historical revisionism, technocracy, eugenics, government & private corruption, & the use & development of propaganda. Host Patrick MacFarlane is the Justin Raimondo Fellow at the Libertarian Institute. He is a practicing attorney. His work has appeared on Antiwar.com and Zerohedge.
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- Apr 6, 202634 min
Terrence McKenna Warned Us About This Ep. 288
Things are getting weirder. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Terence McKenna 's Final Interview http://www.vitaldissent.com/email
- Aug 11, 202551 min
'Gang Weed Conservatism' ft. Marcel Dumas Ep. 287
Talking with Marcel Dumas about his 'Gang Weed Conservatism' series concerning the intertwining of modern conservatism with psychedelics. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Marcel Dumas, PhD, IWSB 🇩🇴🇭🇹 (@anarchyinblack) / X Another Notch in the Spine - Vital Dissent Gang Weed Conservatism series https://x.com/NerdeenKiswani/status/1950980649487044843 Marcel on Kyle Matovcik's show The Anti-Woke to Zionist Pipeline Ep. 271 Pat's StoryGraph account Patrick MacFarlane (@patmacfarlane_) / X The Libertarian Institute
- Jul 31, 202551 min
The Savagery of Man: 'Tender is the Flesh' and 'The Unworthy' Ep. 286
Sharing my thoughts on Agustina Bazterrica's 'Tender is the Flesh,' and 'The Unworthy' Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Tender is the Flesh The Unworthy Pat's StoryGraph account Patrick MacFarlane (@patmacfarlane_) / X The Libertarian Institute
- Jul 24, 202543 min
Why People Accept Horrible Fates: 'Never Let Me Go' Ep. 285
Sharing my thoughts on Kazuo Ishiguro's 'Never Let Me Go' Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Never Let Me Go - Affiliate Link Dark Tales - Affiliate Link Pat's StoryGraph account Patrick MacFarlane (@patmacfarlane_) / X The Libertarian Institute
- Jul 15, 202546 min
Anti-Natalism and 'Children of Men' Ep. 284
Sharing my thoughts on PD James's 'The Children of Men' Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Pat's StoryGraph account Patrick MacFarlane (@patmacfarlane_) / X The Libertarian Institute
- Mar 26, 20251h 1m
'Dracula' & the Technocratic Nightmare Ep. 283
Sharing my thoughts on Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Vital Dissent - Blood Meridian episode Unhallowed Podcast Ex Machina (2014) - IMDb Amazon - The Passage: A Novel Amazon - Dracula Deluxe Hardbound Edition
- Mar 12, 202557 min
'The Giver' & the Loss of Innocence Ep. 282
Sharing my thoughts on Lois Lowry's 'The Giver'. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Support Today | The Libertarian Institute The Giver Quartet Box Set Early Liberty Weekly articles and podcasts Stoned Apes & Brave New World Ep. 29
- Mar 4, 202553 min
Blood Meridian: War Is God? Ep. 281
Sharing my thoughts on Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Support Today | The Libertarian Institute The Greatest, Terrible Book Ever Made - The Story too Disturbing to be a Movie: Blood Meridian Judge Holden Holds Forth on War (Blood Meridian) – Biblioklept Amazon Affiliate Link
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About Vital Dissent with Patrick MacFarlane
Vital Dissent seeks to oppose calamitous escalation in US foreign policy by exposing establishment narratives with well-researched documentary content and insightful guest interviews. Topics include: an antiwar foreign policy, historical revisionism, technocracy, eugenics, government & private corruption, & the use & development of propaganda. Host Patrick MacFarlane is the Justin Raimondo Fellow at the Libertarian Institute. He is a practicing attorney. His work has appeared on Antiwar.com and Zerohedge.
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