The Banana Bread and Circus Republic Podcast

40. Patience, energy & hope

This episode was recorded in early September 2023, when we talked about the survivalist priority rooted in hope and proliferates to greater and greater necessities for life to thrive in the field that surrounds us and that which we are intimately woven into. We talked about Alfred North Whitehead's Process Philosophy (the philosophy of an organism), coherence vs. incoherence, and the fact that nature is a process seeking equilibrium as the future pole draws us in. This begs the question: why do hope and patience matter? How can we come to terms with the fact that we are alone in this world? How can we make this world a better place for life beyond our finite ride? We hope you enjoy this episode, thanks for listening!
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ChrisP & Tono
 

39. Freedom and the watercourse way

In this episode, we discuss how our freedoms are in jeopardy due to the financial system constantly trying to manipulate market dynamics. We have forgotten that our founders had forsaken the taxation and control tactics that the government of the time had ruled over the people. The people represent the real wealth in the economy, and prosperity comes from free markets and sound money. When individual liberty is allowed to flourish, we can be more in tune with what nature is telling us.
The watercourse way (wu wei), or the Tao, is a natural force of intelligence that operates with an effortless sensitivity to circumstances. Our human qualities reflect this principle as the flow state, where actions are created by liaisons of other actions that preceded it. As Bruce Lee so eloquently put it: "Be like water." The economy is an ocean of energy that will ultimately balance the scales and it is our responsibility to reclaim what is ours before it's too late. 
Big thanks to Shane Gillis for the hilarious bit that Tony shared with us during this episode. And a big shout out to Max Kaiser from Episode 10 of Mike Maloney's fantastic series on YouTube: The Hidden Secrets of Money. 
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Humbiont beverages can be purchased at select retailers local to the central Vermont region, including The Beverage Warehouse, Crossroads, Morrisville Beverage (MoBev), and The Stowe Public House. 
Be sure to check out our website https://www.humbiont.com/
Feel free to follow us on Instagram @humbiontfermentary and @harmonic_homesteading. 
And be sure to check out Cognitive Liberty wherever books are sold!
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ChrisP & Tono

38. Human services in a more-than-human world

This episode was recorded in late January 2024, where we discussed a variety of topics related to fungal intelligence, the evolutionary aspects of mycelial networks and the fungal kingdom, and the symbiotic roles that plants play with human neural receptors, specifically the role cannabis plays on human memory receptors. Our co-host, ChrisP took this opportunity to vent about some deep-seated discontent he's had within his career as a human services provider - mainly from the standpoint of how disappointing it has been to work in a field of short-sightedness, where reinventing the wheel is the norm.
This episode is attributed to how vast and magical the more-than-human world is when we step outside the confines of our anthropomorphic models of conventionalism and modern convenience. Wonder and awe are the remedies we need to pacify our egocentricity and human-centricity.   
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Humbiont beverages can be purchased at select retailers local to the central Vermont region, including The Beverage Warehouse, Crossroads, Morrisville Beverage (MoBev), and The Stowe Public House. 
Be sure to check out our website at https://www.humbiont.com/
Feel free to follow us on Instagram @humbiontfermentary and @harmonic_homesteading. 
And be sure to check out Cognitive Liberty wherever books are sold!
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ChrisP & Tono

37. Do free markets still exist?

In this episode, we raised our glasses to toast cinco de mayo, in honor of a holiday that originated out of a culture that revolted against another culture's domination, or at least attempted to dominate...nice try French. Naturally, the conversation evolved into questioning the roles of government, and how money plays a role in a tyrannical takeover, where fiat currency tricks the public. Ultimately, the free markets will prevail, and overrule the fiat-based monetary system that has lied to us all along. Money costs for a reason. You cannot print or borrow your way to prosperity forever. All of those pigeons come home to roost eventually, as they say.
Thank you, Jim Rickards for your amazing work! Be sure to check out his book, The New Case For Gold, available on Amazon or wherever books are sold. 
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Humbiont beverages can be purchased at select retailers local to the central Vermont region, including The Beverage Warehouse, Crossroads, Morrisville Beverage (MoBev), and The Stowe Public House. 
Be sure to check out our website https://www.humbiont.com/
Feel free to follow us on Instagram @humbiontfermentary and @harmonic_homesteading. 
And be sure to check out Cognitive Liberty wherever books are sold!
Thank you for listening and for all your support!
ChrisP & Tono

36. Living with it, not on it

In this episode, we assess the dilemmas of our time. And explore how we can use our abilities to have a sense of self-directed behavior modification when we recognize that we are headed toward a waterfall in a raft flowing toward it. Like the ability to live with the land instead of on it. We are solar beings at heart, we need to just let our hearts shine. Hope you enjoy this conversation. Stay safe out there, cheers!
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Humbiont beverages can be purchased at select retailers local to the central Vermont region, including The Beverage Warehouse, Crossroads, Morrisville Beverage (MoBev), and The Stowe Public House.
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And be sure to check out Cognitive Liberty wherever books are sold!
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ChrisP & Tono

35. Remember who your friends are

This episode was recorded in early September of 2023, where we discussed the dangers of the banking system, in that we have lost our way as a social species. Our primary survival mechanism has been to work together as a team, and not allow the bankers to dictate our means of survival for us. With the advent of the Federal Reserve, and the banking system trying to artificially prop up the economy in the ideological echo bubble that it is, we are in for a massive existential reckoning that will test our ability to think and work together so we don’t crash and burn our bridges in the process. Be skeptical of the motives of others (especially the banksters), and don’t take your true friends for granted.
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And be sure to check out Cognitive Liberty wherever books are sold!
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ChrisP & Tono

34. Dreaming the dream

In this episode, we discuss some pretty heady implications of what dreams mean to our sense of consciousness in our journey through life. Like revitalizing the mind and domesticating it at the same time. But how do you stay in touch with the past and simultaneously keep the future in focus, while enjoying the present at the same time? 
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Humbiont beverages can be purchased at select retailers local to the central Vermont region, including The Beverage Warehouse, Wine and Cheese Traders, Crossroads, and The Stowe Public House.
Feel free to follow us on Instagram @humbiontfermentary and @harmonic_homesteading. 
And be sure to check out Cognitive Liberty wherever books are sold!
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ChrisP & Tono

33. Commodity cycles and cool (or at least okay) movies to watch

In this episode, we acknowledge the commoditized preferences leading to economic cycles that boom and bust over time. Gold is trending up, and banks are starting to fail on their balance sheets again... What does this tell us? And what can we do about it? Just remember, the creditworthiness of the fiat-based system is not for the people, but for the perpetrators of the system: the bankers. Sleep well folks! 
Sad to hear that Goddard College closed its virtual doors. Many reasons caused the mismanagement of their funds, but we discussed a major factor in their blind spot. Please enjoy, and as always, thanks for listening!
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Humbiont beverages can be purchased at select retailers local to the central Vermont region, including The Beverage Warehouse, Wine and Cheese Traders, Crossroads, and The Stowe Public House.
Feel free to follow us on Instagram @humbiontfermentary and @harmonic_homesteading. 
And be sure to check out Cognitive Liberty wherever books are sold!
Thank you for all your support!
ChrisP & Tono
 

32. Doing more with less in a fiat-based system

This episode was recorded in late August of 2023 when we discussed the dangers of central banking and what we can do for ourselves when the day of reckoning comes along. This conversation was a tribute to consciously recognizing how we may be inadvertently self-sabotaging ourselves by trusting such a volatile and broken system of trade when we devalue our currency supply and kid ourselves into believing that we can somehow borrow or print our way to prosperity. We must be brave and honest with the fact that we have to figure this journey out for ourselves and remember that money is a tool, and currency is a thief. Knowing the difference is liberating. Happy freedom everybody! 
Big shout out to Mike Maloney and his tremendous hit series on YouTube: The Hidden Secrets of Money. And be sure to check out The Wolf of Wall Street if you haven't already!
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Humbiont beverages can be purchased at select retailers local to the central Vermont region, including The Beverage Warehouse, Crossroads, and The Stowe Public House.
Feel free to follow us on Instagram @humbiontfermentary and @harmonic_homesteading. 
And be sure to check out Cognitive Liberty wherever books are sold!
Thank you for listening and for all your support!
ChrisP & Tono
 

31. Eclipse totality, turbulence, and trust

This episode was recorded before and after the solar eclipse of 2024. We were lucky enough to be in the line of full totality, and it was an ineffable cosmic event. And we discussed both the beautiful eventualities of it and some of the dyer possibilities of it. It was a monumental celestial event that has helped us remember how profound it is to be alive. Cheers folks!
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Humbiont beverages can be purchased at select retailers local to the central Vermont region, including The Beverage Warehouse, Wine and Cheese Traders, Crossroads, and The Stowe Public House.
Feel free to follow us on Instagram @humbiontfermentary and @harmonic_homesteading. 
And be sure to check out Cognitive Liberty wherever books are sold!
Thank you for listening and for all your support!
ChrisP & Tono