Hi, my name is Scott McBlane and I have decided to create content as a way of discussing important issues with nuance, care, and thoughtfulness.
If you want to get in touch with me, either find me on X @scottmcblane, or email me at scott@scottmcblane.com
Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I look forward to continuing the conversation with you
Ep. 4. | Science, Trust and Christianity with Dr. Zac McPherson
Dr. Zac McPherson and I talk about the principles of science, trust, Christianity and more.
0:00 - Introduction
1:45 - Discussion points
6:09 - South Park
10:13 - The scientific method
22:03 - Truth as more than a list of facts
27:10 - The replication crisis
32:00 - Academic journals
33:35 - Peer review
1:01:00 - Trust
1:30:06 - Faith
1:39:15 - Blind faith
1:51:11 - The Bible out of context
2:00:41 - Pentecostalism
2:04:16 - The resurrection of Christ
2:15:10 - The Old Testament
2:22:57 - The New Testament
2:23:50 - Why is there no scripture post Revelation?
2:33:00 - Conclusion
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29 Nov 2023
Ep. 2. | Sales, Leadership, Christianity & Power with Joshua Yanto
Joshua Yanto and I discuss honest sales techniques, good and bad leadership, Christianity, power, sex, money and more.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:36 - Starting a Podcast
3:30 - Foundations of opinions and trust
10:01 - Trust is the currency of relationships
14:15 - Sales
28:30 - Public Speaking
30:39 - Question for Jordan Peterson
38:08 - Naive trust
45:40 - Christianity
56:55 - God and gods
1:09:43 - Bank of International Settlements
1:15:00 - Petrodollar
1:29:00 - Freedom of Speech
1:30:27 - Russell Brand
1:33:20 - Elon Musk
1:40:00 - Christian Leadership
1:53:15 - Antidote to bad leadership
2:12:35 - Friendship
Books mentioned in this podcast:
- The Book of Enoch:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Book-Enoch/dp/099814262X?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=scottmcblane-22&linkCode=ur2&linkId=c5c82d60a1745f5edf9b58f06f8b59ec&camp=247&creative=1211
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1 Nov 2023
Ep. 3. | Authenticity, China, Therapy and Approaches to Podcasting with Helen Fan
Helen Fan and I discuss growing up in China, our travel experiences, therapy, approaches to podcasting, WeChat, independent thinking, linguistics and more.
Timestamps:
0:00 - introduction and moving to Australia
6:31 - what is linguistics?
11:56 - working at church
15:46 - travel and culture shock
29:06 - Abraham & moving out of home
32:06- growing up in China
39:17 - independent thinking
46:51 - making a compelling argument
48:36 - working out, linguistics,
50:36 - approach to podcasting
53:28 - psychology
1:04:13 - OCD
1:06:31 - editing the podcast
1:08:44 - time in Australia
1:09:46 - Helen’s travel
1:17:42- China’s use of technology
1:19:21 - WeChat
1:29:21 - Taxation
Thanks for watching.
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1 Sept 2023
Ep. 1. | The Nature of Money and Bitcoin with Robert Breedlove
Robert Breedlove and I discuss the nature of money, Bitcoin, meeting Jordan Peterson and more.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
- On the Origin of Money by Carl Menger: https://www.amazon.com.au/Origin-Money-Carl-Menger/dp/1616407840?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=scottmcblane-22&linkCode=ur2&linkId=d9db03d2a966206f3c47c5a67871296b&camp=247&creative=1211
- Honest Money by Gary North: https://cdn.mises.org/Honest%20Money%20second%20edition%202015.pdf
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