The Good and Basic Podcast: Better and More Complex
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
The Metaphysics of Gratitude | The Good and Basic Podcast ep. 31
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Josephs offer some thoughts about what gratitude means, what it does to you, and how relates to the ethic of self-reliance. All Th...
Flight From the City by Ralph Borsodi (audiobook recorded by Joseph Bjork)
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Flight From the City by Ralph Borsodi This book follows the Borsodi Family in their experiments in domestic production, living on a homestead in the 1...
Post Corona Homesteading: The Good and Basic Podcast ep. 27
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In which JF and JB discuss why homesteading surges after economic shocks and the different forms post-Corona homesteading could take. Apologies ...
Healing from Depression: Linda Bjork | The Good and Basic Podcast special episode
28 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In addition to being my (JB's) mom, Linda Bjork is the author of several books including Crushed, Pathway to Happiness, 30 Days to Alleviate Depressio...
It's Not All Smooth Sailing: The Good and Basic Podcast episode 28
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In which we begin with Polynesian carved canoes and end up with cathedrals. Our conversation is quite the trip, but still not as imp...
What Is Higher Education Good For? | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 26
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In which JB and JF celebrate JB joining the faculty of a small college in the wilderness by talking about higher education in general--what is &...
Shanon Brooks on Monticello College | The Good and Basic Podcast special episode
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In which JB interviews Dr. Shanon Brooks about the founding of Monticello College and its philosophical foundation. Dr. Brooks co-founded ...
Zen vs Shop Class: Motorcycle Book Throwdown part 3 | The Good and Basic podcast ep. 25
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In which JF and JB spend a full hour clobbering each other repeatedly with philosophic 2x4s regarding which motorcycle book (Zen and the Art &nb...
When Rights Collide: Family Law and the Rights of Children | The Good and Basic podcast sp. episode
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which JB and Jack K. discuss law school, guardian ad litem, and the sanctity of the courts in their role of balancing rights. Podcast: ancho...
The Epistemology of Mushrooms (Plus Some Meta Conversation) | The Good and Basic Podcast ep. 24
26 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we spend some time reflecting on how to find out if mushrooms kill you, plus even more time going meta to ask what the channel is all &...
OODA-lally! | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 23
26 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we discuss the legendary OODA loop, the fact that podcasts/audiobooks might be as big a deal as the Gutenberg press, and more on the an...
Congratulations, You're An Archaeologist! | The Good and Basic podcast ep. 22
26 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we talk about the archaeological game of interpretation, particularly the fact that it works from an incomplete dataset, the diff...
How We Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Mos Maiorum | The Good and Basic podcast episode 21
26 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we briefly talk about the archaeological game of interpretation, before segueing into a discussion about dissolving mos maiorum a...
Lloyd From Lindybeige on Roman Archaeology and Warfare | The Good and Basic Podcast special episode
27 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we sit down with Lloyd from Lindybeige on Hadrian's wall and discuss Roman archaeological sites, agriculture, fourth-generation warfare, and ...
On Meat, Medicine, and Meaning | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 20
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we start by talking about beef jerky and end up talking about alternative medicine. What combines both? Something like the tensio...
What Are Martial Arts Good For? | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 19
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which JF and JB reminisce about their own individual experiences with martial arts, muse on what martial arts are good for, and give their favorite...
But Would You Eat It? Thoughts About Grains | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 18
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we muse about the dearth of good bread in America, the enduring value of grains as a food source, how to measure temperatures without a therm...
We're Back! Thoreau, Walden, Homesteading + Liberal Arts Education | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 17
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We return after 3 weeks off the channel to recount the tales of our adventures. JF explains why Thoreau wasn't actually trying to do a survival ...
Rhetoric: The Indispensable Art | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 16
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we cap off last week by talking a little bit more about the origins of rhetoric and why it is so powerful. Unfortunately we weren't abl...
Random Happens: How (And Why) To Live With Risk | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 15
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we talk about how risk is the dark face of randomness and how courageous, conscious living is the answer. Go to audibletrial.com/goodandbasic...
Cottage Industrialism | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 14
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we lay out a manifesto for cottage industrialism while galloping through Karl Marx, Ayn Rand, Jordan B. Peterson, G.K. Chesterton, and Hilair...
Zen and the Art of Sleeping In The Woods | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 13
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we reminisce about a two-day survival camp we attempted ten years ago, and how it compared to our night in Sherwood Forest. Zen and the...
The Great Rye Harvest of 2019 | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 12
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we start by talking about the rye harvest and end by talking about neo-Luddism. Larry Kinsella: https://www.youtube.com/user/Mr...
So...That Good Tech, Bad Tech Thing | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 11
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we look through the various perspectives of last week's videos to try to answer the question of what makes good or bad technology. This...
Patrick Curry on Tolkien and Enchantment | The Good and Basic Podcast special episode
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we have a conversation with Dr. Patrick Curry about Tolken and enchantment. Dr. Curry's academic interests range far and wi...
Livestream Q&A | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 10
30 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we answer your questions in our first ever livestream. Thanks to all who participated! And thank you, as always, for ...
How To Light A Fire, Stone Age Style | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 9
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we ponder the fact that bone adzes do the same job that bronze adzes do, and why you have to believe that fire works in order for fire to wor...
But WHY Carve Your Own Bowls? | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 8
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we revisit a couple videos from last week and preview a particularly awesome one going up this week. What's so cool about bowl carving,...
Meeting Our Heroes: Europe Trip Recap | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 7
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we recap our recent trip to Europe (where we did everything from camp in Sherwood forest to visiting a scalable plastic recycling facility) a...
Windmills, Romans, and Plastic Recycling | The Good and Basic Podcast special episode
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special podcast episode recorded in a car on our recent trip to Europe where we sum up the first week of our trip and offer some reflections...
Good Grades, Bad Grades: Musings on Education | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 6
04 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In which we build on our good grades/bad grades videos and talk about our respective educations, the high school where we met, and how to get a good e...
Statutes v. Common Law | Good and Basic Podcast episode 5
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
JB is writing a paper for his law class--are courtrooms a more appropriate technology for making laws than legislatures? The answer is &nb...
Appropriate Technology | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 4
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Smelting, textiles, grain milling, scythes--what do these all have in common? All of these projects help us understand appropriate t...
Is Trump the Troll-In-Chief? | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 3
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
JF just defended his Master's thesis, and the topic was a doozy: Is President Trump like an internet troll? We explore this question...
Luck and Skill | The Good and Basic Podcast episode 2
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We return to the podcast to explore the connection between three videos we made: playing the Royal Game of Ur, visiting Rob's 3d printing lab, &...
Smelting, Gratitude, and Adventures | Good and Basic podcast episode 1
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is a companion to our Youtube channel, youtube.com/goodandbasic. In this first episode we talk about the chemical process of ...