Fuzz Sutra

Fuzz Sutra
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Home to our weekly 'News With a Nine Year Old' and occasional one-off explorations of various rabbit holes of history, science, culture, comparative religion, current events & philosophy with Per Christian, Effie & friends. Including in depth discussion about historical, cultural and, dare we say, mystical threads that may bind topics together. Visit us on youtube: @FuzzSutra Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fuzzsutra Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fuzzsutra/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 2d ago

    The Big Lebowski: The Definitive Meaning, Themes & Philosophy

    In our episode this week we dissect the movie, The Big Lebowski, and find that it is much deeper than we thought at first glance. We know that Maud is tough, that Walter’s got issues, and that the Dude is lazy, but the reason why is quite mind boggling.  Oh and Donny and The Stranger played by Sam Elliott are much more important to the meaning of the movie than we thought… You will never look at this movie the same way. We hope you join us and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. #thebiglebowski, #biglebowski, #movies, #cinema, #philosophy, #religion, #spirituality, #history, #coenbrothers, #nihilists, #absurdism, #dudeism, #gender,  __________ Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 2:44 Overview of The Big Lebowski 4:40 The Plot 6:45 Socio-Political Commentary 7:27 1960s Bums v 1980s Capitalists 8:14 Male Aggression 10:22 Gender Commentary - Battle of the Sexes 13:40 Maud 14:13 Jesus 14:55 Walter 17:33 Walter versus Nihilists 18:50 The Dude  23:17 The Stranger (Sam Elliott) 27:47 Donny 31:18 The Meaning __________  Links: Was Einstein a Mystic? (FS Episode) https://youtu.be/cuNlfpL3j-c The Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now - The Real Meaning Uncovered (FS Episode) https://youtu.be/zyC4Dzyb910 Attributions: Coen Brothers Photo: Created by Rita Molnár 2001 - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=395747 Joel Coen Quote: - Stone, Doug (March 9, 1998). "The Coens Speak (Reluctantly)". Indie Wire.   _______ Find Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FuzzSutra TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fuzzsutra Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fuzzsutra/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fuzz-sutra/id1889277924 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Big Lebowski: The Definitive Meaning, Themes & Philosophy

  2. Jul 13

    Black Elk Speaks. What he says is both tragic and beautiful.

    In our episode this week, we review the book, Black Elk Speaks. This is a tragic, beautiful, and contemplative telling of the cataclysmic fate of the Native American peoples as seen through the eyes of one of their spiritual leaders, Black Elk, and the words of the white man who wrote down his thoughts. We journey from the Battle of the Little Bighorn to Victorian, England. From the Black Hills of South Dakota to ghost worlds in the sky. Epic journeys and tragic events. This episode shook me to the core to produce and I hope you find this as fascinating and thought provoking as I did. #nativeamericans, #wildwest, #blackelk, #blackelkspeaks, #religion, #lakota, #sioux, #spirituality, #history, #literature __________ Time Stamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:00 Quick History Colonization and American Expansion 07:20 Black Elk and the Oglala, Lakota 09:15 Background of Black Elk Speaks 13:40 Black Elk Speaks and the Sacred Pipe 16:03 Black Elk’s Childhood and his Great Vision 22:05 The Black Hills and the Breaking a Treaty 24:35 The Sun Dance 26:22 War and the Battle of the Little Bighorn 30:19 Winter, Starvation, and Retreat 32:15 A Medicine Man, Lakota Ritual & Bison 40:00 Black Elk Goes to Europe 42:13 The Ghost Dance & Wounded Knee 47:50 Black Elk’s Epic Traumatic Life  49:45 What Black Elk is Telling Us Today __________  Find Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FuzzSutra TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fuzzsutra Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fuzzsutra/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fuzz-sutra/id1889277924 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Black Elk Speaks. What he says is both tragic and beautiful.

  3. Jul 6

    Was Einstein a Mystic?

    Hello! In our episode this week, we examine the question: As scientists, particularly those at the forefront of theoretical physics, mathematics, and astrophysics, get deeper and deeper into the nature of reality, do they become more reflective, more spiritual, more.... religious? In short, was Albert Einstein a mystic... #astrophysics, #philosophy, #quantummechanics, #science, #religion, #spirituality, #tesla, #neildegrassetyson, #mysticism, #poetry, #shakespeare, #williamblake, #history ______ Timestamps: 0:00: Intro 5:07: A Very Brief History of Western Science 07:25 Leonard Da Vinci 08:53 Paracelsus 11:11 Nikola Tesla 13:12 Definition of Mysticism 17:20 Max Planck and Quantum Theory 21:16 Albert Einstein 26:10 Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington 28:56 Max Born 29:41 Niels Bohr 30:49 Erwin Schrodinger 35:17 Werner Heisenberg 35:37 John Wheeler 36:23 Sir Roger Penrose 36:55 Carl Sagan 37:25 Neil deGrasse Tyson 38:00 Conclusion on Science, Religion and Mysticism  _______ Find Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FuzzSutra TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fuzzsutra Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fuzzsutra/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fuzz-sutra/id1889277924 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Was Einstein a Mystic?

  4. Jun 29

    Midsummer: A Crowning Achievement of the North...

    In our series a ‘Search for A Theory of Everything’ we dive into the astronomy, history and meaning of the Midsummer holiday which, to this day, constitutes a massive party in Sweden, Norway, and elsewhere, but is largely absent in large parts of the world. Then we ask, why don’t we celebrate this in the United States? Perhaps coming to some profound conclusions. Also, come see the world’s biggest bonfire in Ålesund, Norway. It is epic. Please listen and I hope you enjoy… ______ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 3:44 Midsummer Night by Nikolai Astrup 3:50 Side Conversation about The Scream by Edvard Munch 4:23 Back to Midsummer Night by Nikolai Astrup 5:45 The Astronomy and Science of the Summer Solstice 12:57 Our Ancestors and their Monuments 15:55 Stonehenge 18:10 Christianization of Europe and St. John the Baptist’s Birthday 21:09 Origins of Midsummer and Where It’s Celebrated 23:20 Midsummer/Midsommar in Sweden 27:08 World’s Biggest Bonfire - Midsummer in Ålesund, Norway 33:24 Why is Midsummer Not Recognized in the United States and Why It Should Be… _______ Promised Links: Midsummer in Sweden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SC8ccxX-44 Visit Sweden! Slinningsbålet Bonfire 2025 in Ålesund Norway - Summer Solstice Celebration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuqqo2x7KrM Visit Norway! How we lit the World's tallest annual bonfire - Slinningsbålet 2015 (34m): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1bVZMWs7VQ&t=372s Midsommar Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vnghdsjmd0&sttick=0 _______ Find Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FuzzSutra TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fuzzsutra Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fuzzsutra/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fuzz-sutra/id1889277924 #history #paintings #arthistory #astronomy #sweden #norway #ålesund #bonfire #midsummer #midsommar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Midsummer: A Crowning Achievement of the North...

  5. Jun 22

    The Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now - The Real Meaning Uncovered

    In our ‘Search for A Theory of Everything’ podcast we dive into the themes and meaning of Joseph Conrad’s classic novel, Heart of Darkness and arrive at a definitive theme and meaning. In short, the defining quote from the book 'The Horror, The Horror' specifically describes two different horrors. Listen to find out what they are. I am surprised the rabbit holes that this book opened up for us: Colonial Congo, King Leopold II, Apocalypse Now, Tom Bombadil, The Doors, Moby Dick, Buddhism, Hinduism and even Kali popped out at us. Phew… Please listen and I hope you enjoy… ______ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 3:08 Napalm Discussion!? 3:20 The Book: Heart of Darkness 4:52 The Life of Joseph Conrad 9:52 Critiques of Joseph Conrad 11:40 The Congo  13:53 King Leopold II, The Congo Free State and Colonial Atrocities 18:05 The Plot of the Heart of Darkness 21:20 The Women of the Heart of Darkness 24:29 The Movie Remake: Apocalypse Now 25:39 The Theme and Meaning of the Heart of Darkness 27:27 Joseph Conrad’s Deleted Text and Letters 29:40 Buddhism, Hinduism and Eastern Philosophic Influences on the Heart of Darkness 31:37 Conrad Riding The Snake 32:33 ‘The End’ by The Doors 33:30 Plato and European Thought 34:54 Journey Up The River and Into The Interior of the Psyche 36:50 Are Kurtz and Marlow The Same Person? 39:10 Summary of the Themes and Meaning 43:20: More from Apocalypse Now 43:55 Relevance for Today’s World _______ Promised Links: The Rest is History Podcast, ‘Horror in the Congo: The Nightmare Begins. Part I’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqGVHgV7Eg0&t=10s _______ Find Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FuzzSutra TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fuzzsutra Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fuzzsutra/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fuzz-sutra/id1889277924 #literature, #history, #heartofdarkness, #apocalypsenow, #spirituality, #buddhism, #hinduism, #meditation, #thedoors, #mobydick Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now - The Real Meaning Uncovered

  6. Jun 15

    This week's episode of News with a Nine, er, Ten-Year-Old includes: Unrest in Belfast, Moldavia, Ukraine & The E.U., The World Cup...

    This week's episode of News with a Nine, er, Ten Year Old includes: Unrest in Belfast, Moldavia, Ukraine & The E.U., The World Cup, the enormous energy demands of A.I., a woman swims California, and which direction do you naturally turn when you walk? Oh and Happy Bounty Anniversary Day on Norfolk Island! Hi! Daughter and father duo of Effie and Pops present their take on the news for the week of 14 June 2026. Ever wonder what kids think of what is going on around them? Check it out here. Ever wonder what Gen X thinks of what kids think of what is going on around them? Check it out here. Ever wonder what kids think of what Gen X thinks of what kids think of what... um. Ok, whatever. Check it out.  ______ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:30 Bounty Anniversary Day on Norfolk Island 4:52 War with Iran 6:29 Iran War Costs $1 Trillion! 9:26 U.S. Consumer Price Index Increase in May 10:52 Unrest in Belfast 12:40 Keir Starmer & Defense Minister Resignation 13:37 Ukraine & Moldava Initial E.U. Membership Talks 15:07 The World Cup Kicks Off 17:25 The Enormous Energy Needs of A.I. Data Centers 21:32 A Woman Prepares to Swim The Length of California! 26:37 Fisherman Catches a Great White Shark 30:22 Why Does Everyone Turn Left? No, seriously, Why Does Everyone Turn Left! 37:09 Effie Tries the Experiment To See Which Way She Naturally Walks _______ This weeks links: Harvard Study on the Cost of the Iran War: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/international-relations-security/why-war-iran-so-expensive?utm_source=chatgpt.com United Nations University Study on the Energy Demands of A.I. Data Centers: https://unu.edu/inweh/collection/environmental-cost-of-AIs-Enrgy-Use-Carbon-water-and-land-footprints Nantucket Fisherman Catches A Great White (from Good Morning America): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHd4S1H5DkA New York Times Article Referencing Study on the Direction Humans Natural Turn When Walking: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/science/humans-walking-veer-left-counterclockwise.html ______ Find Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FuzzSutra TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fuzzsutra Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fuzzsutra/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fuzz-sutra/id1889277924 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    This week's episode of News with a Nine, er, Ten-Year-Old includes: Unrest in Belfast, Moldavia, Ukraine & The E.U., The World Cup...

  7. Jun 8

    Drones in St. Petersburg, EU Technology Focus, Oil Drilling in Arctic, Bee Intelligence and more...

    This week's episode of News with a Nine, er, Ten Year Old includes: Drones in St. Petersburg, EU Technology Expansion, Oil Drilling in Arctic, Bee Intelligence. Also, the continuing saga of the War in Iran, Emergency on the International Space Station, Wind from a Black Hole and the NASA mission to Psyche. Hi! Daughter and father duo of Effie and Pops present their take on the news for the week of 07 June 2026. Ever wonder what kids think of what is going on around them? Check it out here. Ever wonder what Gen X thinks of what kids think of what is going on around them? Check it out here. Ever wonder what kids think of what Gen X thinks of what kids think of what... um. Ok, whatever. Check it out.  Timestamps ______ Notes: 0:00 Introduction 3:17 Happy Union Dissolution Day 5:40 World Cup - The Vikings are Coming - Norwegian National Team Photo 7:00 War in Iran 11:17 Ukraine Launches Drone Attack on St. Petersburg 14:05 U.S. Job Market 15:07 US Artificial Intelligence Regulation 17:14 The European Union Plan to Expand Technology Presence 19:14 Oil Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 22:13 Bees are Smarter than we Think 28:38 Discovery of Wind from a Black Hole 34:20 Emergency at the International Space Station 39:36 NASA Mission to Asteroid Psyche 47:25 The North Atlantic Current Shutting Down _______ This weeks links: NASA Mission to Asteroid Psyche: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/psyche/ ______ Find Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FuzzSutra TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fuzzsutra Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fuzzsutra/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fuzz-sutra/id1889277924 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Drones in St. Petersburg, EU Technology Focus, Oil Drilling in Arctic, Bee Intelligence and more...

  8. Jun 1

    Happy Mother’s Day! Europe’s Heat Wave. The Pope and Artificial Intelligence. Scripps Spelling Bee. Nasa’s Luna Base. More…

    This week on News with a Nine Year Old: Happy Mother’s Day! War With Iran. Oil Prices. Europe’s Heat Wave. The Pope and Artificial Intelligence. Scripps Spelling Bee. Nasa’s Luna Base. More… Hi! Daughter and father duo of Effie and Pops present their take on the news for the week of 31 May 2026   Ever wonder what kids think of what is going on around them? Check it out here. Ever wonder what Gen X thinks of what kids think of what is going on around them? Check it out here. Ever wonder what kids think of what Gen X thinks of what kids think of what... um. Ok, whatever. Check it out.  Timestamps ______ Notes: 0:00 Introduction 2:21 Happy Mothers Day 3:22 War With Iran 5:00 Oil Prices 06:20 Personal Consumption Expenditures Index 07:33 U.S. Food Insecurity 08:30 Europe Heat Wave 10:02 Ebola Outbreak 12:11 Pope and Artificial Intelligence 15:25 Scripps Spelling Bee 20:04 Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot Butterfly 24:53 Baobab Tree in Madagascar 27:30 The Conversation: What the Dying Dinosaurs Saw… 37:39 New Dinosaur Discovery 39:51 New Glenn Rocket Explosion 41:27 Nasa Lunar Base Updates _______ This weeks links: Scripps National Spelling Bee Final Round: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFkrOpDja1o The New York Times: A Very Lonely Caterpillar… The New York Times: As a Sacred Tree Dies… The Conversation: What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur‑killing asteroid armageddon: a blow‑by‑blow account Nasa Press Release on Lunar Base ______ Find Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FuzzSutra TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fuzzsutra Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fuzzsutra/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fuzz-sutra/id1889277924 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Happy Mother’s Day! Europe’s Heat Wave. The Pope and Artificial Intelligence. Scripps Spelling Bee. Nasa’s Luna Base. More…
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Home to our weekly 'News With a Nine Year Old' and occasional one-off explorations of various rabbit holes of history, science, culture, comparative religion, current events & philosophy with Per Christian, Effie & friends. Including in depth discussion about historical, cultural and, dare we say, mystical threads that may bind topics together. Visit us on youtube: @FuzzSutra Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fuzzsutra Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fuzzsutra/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Fuzz Sutra
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Per Christian & Effie
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