# Carlos Abelar Means Business Episode Webpage: https://blackbird.substack.com/p/bb10-carlos-abelar-means-business Carlos Abelar and I have been social network friends for several years. We’re both active members of Thad Russell’s Renegade University. Carlos is a great friend of the show who has even sponsored a few episodes. I wanted to learn more about the CBD and what it’s like to start a small business in the covid era. So I asked Carlos to pull up a virtual chair and chat for a bit. I think you’ll enjoy his story. Carlos Links - The store: Paloma Verde (use offer code BLACKBIRD at checkout for a great discount!): https://palomaverdestore.com/ Bonus Book Recommendation: The Pine Creek Chronicles is completely unrelated to Carlos or CBD, but this hilarious new series was written by a friend of the show. I wanted to give him a quick shout-out. If you’re in desperate need of some fiction in this weird timeline, check it out! https://amzn.to/2LVXEEk ## Learn With Me ### Renegade University Join me at Thad Russell’s Renegade University. His postmodernism course is available on replay now. Check out the other offerings to enroll in current and future courses. I think you’ll be particularly interested in what’s coming up in March, a course with CTRL+Pew. https://blackbirdpodcast.com/renegade ### Liberty Classroom I’ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods’s Liberty Classroom so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You’ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It’s the antidote to the cathedral. https://blackbirdpodcast.com/woods ## Follow Me Be sure you’re following me on Twitter (@jameslj) and MeWe. www.twitter.com/jameslj www.mewe.com/i/jamesjenneman Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed. https://blackbird.substack.com (Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rrzxIo6Tek

# Holistically Fighting Robots with Tessa Lena Episode Webpage: https://blackbird.substack.com/p/bb20-holistically-fighting-robots Today’s guest Tessa Lena was born in Moscow just before the fall of the USSR. Her story is one of tragic joy. She’s the most paradoxical person I’ve ever talked to. I get a bit dumbstruck a few times in this interview. I’m fairly convinced that Tessa has whatever trait it is that separates saints and mystics from normal people. In another age, she probably would have been renowned for her miracles (or burned at the stake for being a witch). Speaking with her was a bit overwhelming. I’m not sure if it comes through in the recording. I hope you get as much out of this conversation as I did at the time. Either way, I hope you read Tessa’s pieces linked below and subscribe to her Substack to receive everything she publishes. ## Tessa Links - Tessa’s Substack: https://tessa.substack.com/ - Selection 1: The Great Reset for Dummies: https://tessa.substack.com/p/great-reset-dummies - Selection 2: Pandemic, Meet Panopticon. Panopticon, Meet Pandemic.: https://tessa.substack.com/p/pandemic-panopticon - Follow Tessa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tessamakeslove - Check out Tessa’s Music: https://www.tessamakeslove.com/ - Recommended Reading: "The Rise of the Technocrats: A Social History", by WHG Armytage: https://amzn.to/31ykSES ## Learn With Me ### Renegade University Join me at Thad Russell’s Renegade University. His postmodernism course is available on replay now. Check out the other offerings to enroll in current and future courses. I think you’ll be particularly interested in what’s coming up in April, Vin Armani's introduction to cryptocurrency. https://blackbirdpodcast.com/renegade...​ https://blackbirdpodcast.com/renegade​ ### Liberty Classroom I’ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods’s Liberty Classroom so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You’ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It’s the antidote to the cathedral. https://blackbirdpodcast.com/woods​ ## Follow Me Be sure you’re following me on Twitter, MeWe, and Flote. www.twitter.com/jameslj www.mewe.com/i/jamesjenneman https://flote.app/user/jayjaythetooth​ And if you really love me, switch from YouTube to Odyssee. It'll clear your conscious and make me a little bit of money at no cost to you: https://blackbirdpodcast.com/odysee​ Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed. https://blackbird.substack.com​ (Note: I use affiliate links ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bfPbTC5akI