8 SEP 2021 · Francisco enters the mind of Carl Jung to analyze how society today does not encourage the integration of the different parts of the self but rather keeps us unaware of our potential by encouraging the isolated and fractured self that results in a kind of quiet desperation.

1 JUN 2021 · In this podcast, Francisco explains why some people find investing in cryptocurrency to be worth the risk. By comparing cryptocurrency to more traditional investment methods like bank savings accounts and real estate, Francisco provides an in-depth comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of traditional investing versus investing in cryptocurrency. He concludes with insights into how cryptocurrency might be worth the investment risk.

17 MAY 2021 · In this podcast, Francisco reflects on the shifts in film criticism that have almost entirely eliminated the role of the critic as the one who analyzes the aesthetic and intellectual value of a film. The role of the critic has changed into one that primarily discusses the financial viability of a film over a film's aesthetic and social value in society. This shift conflates the art of film with the craft of making the film and leaves the deeper and more important questions of a film's aesthetic and intellectual value entirely untouched.

7 APR 2021 · Francisco reflects on how the constant push towards success perhaps does not satisfy us because success only reaches often fleeting, superficial societal goals while ignoring the more important elements of wisdom and creativity that define true success and personal achievement.

6 APR 2021 · Francisco ruminates on the film "Made You Look," a documentary about fakes, fraud, and art crime, which came out on Netflix in 2020. Exploring the intersection of value and meaning, he questions what makes an artwork original and valuable when it is so easily reproducible.

29 MAR 2021 · In this insightful podcast, Francisco analyzes the development of culture in the social media age, reflecting on the concept of subtlety in an age when immediate gratification and paid promotions grab attention away from the more nuanced works that may be passed by unnoticed.

5 MAY 2020 · Francisco reflects on the allure of performances of great actors such as Robert DeNiro as Travis Bickle in the film Taxi Driver or Humphrey Bogart as Dixon Steele In a Lonely Place. While most of us cannot relate to the experience of vigilante violence or the challenges of an antisocial personality disorder, we are drawn to the entertainment value of these films where we may also gain an insight into dark and violent psychological experiences from the safety of a movie theater or in our own living rooms.

1 MAY 2020 · Today, amid various editing sessions, Francisco sat and made an electronic dance music mix - stay safe out there and enjoy the music.

24 APR 2020 · Francisco ruminates on the meaning of knowledge as a catalyst for change and how the connection between knowledge and lived experience must be realized in an active life. Spanning disciplines from health to philosophy to electronic dance music, Francisco reflects on the ways theoretical knowledge can change our lives if we let what we know shape the way we live.

14 APR 2020 · Francisco explores the Russian potential for spycraft that often accompanies their desire for power and points to news stories about former KGB agent, Kalugin, who has suggested that Trump’s ability to work with ease in Russia indicates an unusual and perhaps secret relationship between Putin and Trump.