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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-the-4-best-books-to-prepare-for-ai

Companion interviews & lectures:- He Studied Every Religion, This One Came Closest to Truth | Rice Professor Jeff Kripal: https://youtu.be/yZPHXK4Q60c- Introduction to Mimetic Theory | René Girard: https://youtu.be/5Qu6vBebwwg

An interview with Jeff Kripal on mysticism, sexuality, and the homoerotic structure of orthodox religion.

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Companion interviews:

He Studied Every Religion, This One Came Closest to Truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZPHXK4Q60c

The Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Mysticism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_ux64RyQGU

An interview with Thomas Pangle, Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin and one of the foremost commentators on the American founding...

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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-thomas-pangle-on-great-men

An interview with Jeff Kripal.

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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-jeff-kripal-on-comparative-religion

Companion interviews:

Uncovering the CIA's Secret Weapon: Psychic Spies: https://youtu.be/cNJwV3Ksxa8

The Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Mysticism: https://youtu.be/z_ux64RyQGU

An interview with Jeff Kripal on Stargate and remote viewing.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-jeff-kripalon-on-stargate Companion interviews:The Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Mysticism https://youtu.be/z_ux64RyQGU

A lecture on Machiavelli’s the Prince and the Discourses on Livy.

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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-machiavellis-domestic-policy

Companion interviews:

- You Need More Danger In Your Life | Machiavelli Explained: https://youtu.be/W5EeZ4i73IM

- This is How I Fell in Love with Machiavelli | Q&A: https://youtu.be/zXUvEN-LI_M

- Power Will Cost You Everything, It’s Worth It: https://youtu.be/zPKMDxVBZ8A

- The Forgotten 11th Commandment | Princeton’s Maurizio Viroli on Machiavelli's God: https://youtu.be/cE6gz40RRV8

- Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli: https://youtu.be/l21HUb4uunM

These were the secondary texts I referenced and found most insightful (affiliate links)

- Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Virtue: https://amzn.to/44twNVb

- Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Effectual Truth: https://amzn.to/4phinje

- Viroli, Machiavelli’s God: https://amzn.to/49FZAtf

- McCormick, Machiavellian Democracy: https://amzn.to/43QiNVq

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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-jeff-kripal-on-nietzsche

Companion lectures and interviews:

- Masters vs. Slaves | Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality Explained: https://youtu.be/M0w2eQ-FcEA

An interview with James Liang, founder of https://trip.com

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