"A light shines in the darkness and the darkness could not overcome it." - John 1:5. Matt discusses the light that warms and fuels the SINGLETHINK mission in this episode on Christ, the Church, and the Gospels. www.singlethinkpodcast.com

On Being a Reader

Jan 28th, 2020 36m 2s

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” - C.S. Lewis. On the first Irrelevant Digression of 2020, Matt stresses the importance and relevance of reading books, especially the "old books." Stick around for

The Nativity Gospels

Jan 7th, 2020 45m 35s

"For unto us, a Child is born; Unto us, a Son is given." - Isaiah 9:6. Matt brings the true meaning of Christmas as 2020 A.D. arrives. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! www.singlethinkpodcast.com

A Christmas Carol

Jan 7th, 2020 34m 25s

"Money can't buy a happy life, or a peaceful death." - Charles Dickens. As the holiday season wraps up and the New Year approaches, Matt dives into Dickens' Victorian masterpiece to explore the metanoia that emerges in relinquishing materialism

The Folly of Bertrand Russell

Jan 7th, 2020 47m 2s

"The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt; their acts are vile." - Psalm 14:1. Matt transitions from the Huxley Family to another influential, British force of philosophy (and doublethink): Bertrand Russell. Join us in an

The Huxleys' Brave New World (Pt. 2)

Dec 13th, 2019 56m 14s

“Did you eat something that didn't agree with you?" asked Bernard. The Savage nodded. "I ate civilization.” - Aldous Huxley. In part-two of Matt's examination of the Huxleys, we dive deeper into Aldous' novel and how it almost certainly inspire

The Huxley's Brave New World (Pt. 1)

Dec 9th, 2019 28m 51s

"...most men and women will grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution." - Aldous Huxley. In part one of a two-part examination on the Huxley brothers, Matt dives into the legacy of Darwin's Bulldog, the rise of secular

The Sunset Limited

Dec 3rd, 2019 43m 33s

"I don't think you havin' a bad day, Professor. I think you havin' a bad life." - Cormac McCarthy. Matt sets the stage for Cormac McCarthy's 2006 dialectic play, "The Sunset Limited." Is the value and purpose of life worth survival? Is the ques

And Man Became God

Nov 26th, 2019 45m 13s

"All my means are sane, my motive and my object mad." - Herman Melville. Matt brings George Bernard Shaw to the front of the tribunal to discuss the famous playwright's totalitarian leanings, his book "Bernard Shaw and Totalitarianism: Longing

Hail Satan?

Nov 17th, 2019 46m 11s

"He [Satan] was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him." - St. John the Theologian. Matt discusses the lurking doublethink in Penny Lane's 2019 documentary "Hail Satan?" and investigates the dark c

What is Singlethink?

Nov 12th, 2019 21m 37s

"Purity of heart is to will one thing." - Soren Kierkegaard. In this episode, Matt talks about how we came up with the name "singlethink," how the Orwellian model of society and government remains relevant to our world, and why we wish to oppos

Who is Matthew Yde?

Nov 11th, 2019 38m 46s

"From the age of doublethink, greetings..." Matt kicks off the show with a brief description of the road that led him here, what motivated his departure from academia, and how to properly perform "Celebration of the Lizard" by James Douglas Mor

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