Scintillae Podcast

Scintillae Season Two begins with an exchange of myths between us: Raven as a devoted reader of Maria Ying’s Hades Calculus, Alisha sharing about reading Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe in 36 hours straight, and the only Netflix project worth watching in the last decade which was therefore cancelled: KAOS! featuring Cardiffian actor Rakie Ayola in the role of Persephone.Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scintillaepodFind us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scintillaepodFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scintillaepod/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scintillaepod.substack.com

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scintillaepodFind us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scintillaepod This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scintillaepod.substack.com

CONTENT WARNING: DISCUSSIONS OF Suic!dE and Suic!dal Intrusive Thoughts. In this emergency episode we discuss the beginning of 2026 with the US attack of Venezuela, kidnapping its president and immediately casting their imperialistic eye onto Greenland, what that would mean for world diplomacy and the problematic possibility of it triggering World War 3 with some of the international intricacies explainedJoin us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scintillaepodFind us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scintillaepod00:59 How to "end" oneself02:18 Religion and the right to end one's life08:14 Venezuela to Greenland14:25 Diplomacy and Democracy20:23 the Birth of Propaganda24:32 We are in a Plutarchy29:02 capitalism patriarchy and r*pe culture33:29 how can world war iii start now?40:44 do the US want to go to war with Europe?49:07 Bif Tannen and Donald Trump50:28 The Rules54:33 Nuclear Deterrents56:53 build the skills to become partisans📚BIBLIOGRAPHY📚Philosophy Tube - Suic!de and Ment@l He@lth | Philosophy Tube ★https://youtube.com/watch?v=eQNw2FBdpyEDevon Price Ph.D. - Laziness Does Not ExistUS https://bookshop.org/a/115825/9781982140113UK https://uk.bookshop.org/a/15020/9781982140113Annie Jacobsen - Nuclear War: A ScenarioUS https://uk.bookshop.org/a/15020/9781804996003UK https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/nuclear-war-a-scenario-annie-jacobsen/7598736?ean=9781804996003&next=tSheffield University - The Invisible Government: Edward Bernays, Public Relations and Propagandahttps://newhistories.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/volumes/2013-14/volume-5/issue-1-media/the-invisible-government-edward-bernays-public-relations-and-propaganda @adamcurtisdocumentaries Hypernormalisation | Full Documentary | Adam Curtishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr7T07WfIhM This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scintillaepod.substack.com

White fragility, power structures and how intuitively white women recognise, benefit, and cry victimhood to hold onto their privilege against those lower than them.Reflections from the intersections of oppressions, Cheaper than therapy! Two transbians navigating late stage capitalism, chatting with interesting people, and trying to find "The Meaning of Life™".Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scintillaepodFind us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scintillaepodEssay Mentioned: I’ll Keep Calling Myself a Witch, ThanksOriginal Content: Simone Grace Seol - Dear White Women, Please Stop This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scintillaepod.substack.com