Our society seems to be producing more dirtbags than ever before. They’re everywhere, and they love to seek out people to take advantage of. We discuss how to spot a dirtbag, and how to deal with the common games (the “dirtbag shuffle”) that dirtbags love to play. The only person who cares about you is you, and knowing a few key points will help you protect yourself from their connivance and trickery.
Cape Sable in Nova Scotia has been the scene of many hundreds of shipwrecks over the centuries. According to one reliable chronicler of the days of sail, that number is close to 340. I remember the story of one such wreck that stands out for the extraordinary tale of suffering and survival it contains. We will tell the tale of the wreck of the schooner Cod Seeker, which went down on May 9, 1877.
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Today we deal with two separate questions from two different readers:
1. How do I get rid of negativity in my life from people around me?
2. How can I get along best in a politically-correct environment?
What traits and habits enabled men to survive extreme physical danger or adversity?
In this podcast, we look for some answers in accounts of the First World War.
What are the traits that allow us to survive extreme situations?
What is the calculus of survival? What can we can do to increase our chances of survival in adverse conditions?
