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Gadfly Academy

Gadfly Academy

Written by: Herman Middleton
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 The Gadfly Academy podcast is focused on understanding what it means to be a human in a world that treats humans like machines. That humans are not machines is a guiding principle, as is the conviction that we were born into a huge social experiment, which began hundreds of years ago, and at the heart of which is a mechanistic anthropology that views humans as machines...Herman Middleton Social Sciences
Episodes
  • The World's Most Dangerous Religion? | Paul Kingsnorth's Against The Machine: Ch. 19 & 20 | Book Study # 10

    The World's Most Dangerous Religion? | Paul Kingsnorth's Against The Machine: Ch. 19 & 20 | Book Study # 10
    Jan 22 2026

    📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List (+ Social media links!): https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy ||

    *This is the lost episode that got overlooked over Christmas and New Year's!||

    Paul Kingsnorth’s new book, Against the Machine, is one of the most profound critiques of modern technological civilization. ||

    This is why we took a deep dive into his book...||

    If you’ve ever wondered what went wrong with our relationship to technology, or how to reclaim your humanity in a mechanized age, this conversation is for you. ||

    🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy ||

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    🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||

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    Website: http://www.gadflyacademy.com ||

    #culturalcriticism #anthropology #cosmology #matrix
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    11 mins
  • Progress Is A Religion | Paul Kingsnorth's Against The Machine: Ch. 24-27 | Book Study # 12

    Progress Is A Religion | Paul Kingsnorth's Against The Machine: Ch. 24-27 | Book Study # 12
    Jan 15 2026

    📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List (+ Social media links!): https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy ||

    Paul Kingsnorth’s new book, Against the Machine, is one of the most profound critiques of modern technological civilization. ||

    This is why we have been taking a deep dive into his book...||

    If you’ve ever wondered what went wrong with our relationship to technology, or how to reclaim your humanity in a mechanized age, this conversation is for you. ||

    🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy ||

    🔔 SUBSCRIBE, please! ||

    🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||

    Substack: https://gadflyacademy.substack.com/ ||

    TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@gadflyacademy ||

    X/Twitter: http://x.com/gadflyacademy ||

    Instagram: http://instagram.com/gadflyacademy ||

    Threads: http://threads.net/@gadflyacademy ||

    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gadflyacademy ||

    Medium: https://medium.com/@gadflyacademy ||

    Website: http://www.gadflyacademy.com ||

    #culturalcriticism #anthropology #cosmology #matrix
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    12 mins
  • The Myth of Neutral Technology | Paul Kingsnorth's Against The Machine: Ch. 21, 22 & 23 | Book Study # 11

    The Myth of Neutral Technology | Paul Kingsnorth's Against The Machine: Ch. 21, 22 & 23 | Book Study # 11
    Jan 8 2026

    📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List (+ Social media links!): https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy ||

    Paul Kingsnorth’s new book, Against the Machine, is one of the most profound critiques of modern technological civilization. ||

    This is why we have been taking a deep dive into his book...||

    If you’ve ever wondered what went wrong with our relationship to technology, or how to reclaim your humanity in a mechanized age, this conversation is for you. ||

    🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy ||

    🔔 SUBSCRIBE, please! ||

    🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||

    Substack: https://gadflyacademy.substack.com/ ||

    TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@gadflyacademy ||

    X/Twitter: http://x.com/gadflyacademy ||

    Instagram: http://instagram.com/gadflyacademy ||

    Threads: http://threads.net/@gadflyacademy ||

    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gadflyacademy ||

    Medium: https://medium.com/@gadflyacademy ||

    Website: http://www.gadflyacademy.com ||

    #culturalcriticism #anthropology #cosmology #matrix
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    17 mins
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