economics

BHoP#081 Mercury’s Flow

February 24, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk follow up the episode on money by talking about its newest form, Cryptocurrency, and its fragility similar to modern centralized banking. They discuss the origins of banking and changes made to it over time by the Dutch, the Swedish, and the English, currency as a mark of sovereignty, and the possibility of digital currency used by a centralized bank to control society.

Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO

Dr Koontz – Agrarian, Egghead – Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
Rev Fisk – Author, Fanatic – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#079 The Power of Money

February 10, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk discuss money and economics, starting with the building of centralized economic systems and the three functions of currency: why it is or isn’t used. They talk about the mercantile revolution of the West, living in a “gift-economy” and avoiding debt, the unnatural aspects and historical uses of money, and the innovation of lending.

Mentioned in this episode: The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson.

Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO

Dr Koontz – Agrarian, Egghead – Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
Rev Fisk – Author, Fanatic – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#074 Fix Something (The Year that Will Be)

January 4, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk open the discussion for the new year by asking the question, “what is the Lutheran church?” They talk about the Year of Grace and the trouble ahead of us, including economic difficulties mirrored in the 70s and 80s and the camps proposed in New York. And finally, they discuss the necessity of self-control as a form of assertion and preparing for the future both within and without the system.

Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO

Dr Koontz – Agrarian, Egghead – Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
Rev Fisk – Author, Fanatic – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#035 Surviving Our Assumed Futures

April 9, 2021 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about media’s warping of your perceived survival situation, increasing economic complexity its slow collapse, surveillance and currencies in a new, isolated economy, and how you’re more likely to survive if you believe survival to be possible.

Dr Koontz – Agrarian, Egghead – Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
Rev Fisk – Author, Fanatic – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#034 The Gilded Depression

April 4, 2021 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the great depression, political demonization, self determination, and political lies about and political usefulness of homelessness.

Dr Koontz – Agrarian, Egghead – Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
Rev Fisk – Author, Fanatic – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#033 Deinstitutionalizing Psychosis

March 25, 2021 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about memory vs nostalgia, the connections between homelessness, mental illness, the factors that lead to random violence and radicalization, good intentions gone awry, and societal problems addressed with more and more medication.

Dr Koontz – Agrarian, Egghead – Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
Rev Fisk – Author, Fanatic – St Paul Rockford