RFB Meets EMJ and OBS

For everyone who has been enjoying my Tolkien videos over on Unauthorized.tv, have I got a triple treat for you! For those who have not yet subscribed—now’s your chance!

Last month, I traveled to South Bend, Indiana, to meet with the real Dr. Jones. If you think it was dangerous for me talking with Milo about Christianity, just wait till you hear what E. Michael Jones had to say about Logos, Whig history, and usury!

And last Wednesday, I got to meet the Big Bear himself! You may know Owen from his stand-up comedy or from his recent battle with Patreon. He wanted to talk with me about Tolkien, but he is also friends with Dr. Jones, so there was lots of Logos in this interview, too. Fencing Bear salutes!


All three videos are available now on Unauthorized.tv. My two episodes with Dr. Jones are on the Medieval History Channel, and my interview with Owen Benjamin is on his livestreams. 

1. Why Logos Matters, RFB with EMJ


Professor Rachel Fulton Brown sits down with Dr. E. Michael Jones to ask some hard questions about his new book Logos Rising: A History of Ultimate Reality (Fidelity Press, 2020). What is Logos, why is it necessary, how do we discover it, and why is it anathema to the current cultural debate? What is our best evidence that Logos is rising, and where does the Virgin Mary fit in the story? (History and Logos Channel)

2. Logos vs. Usury, RFB with EMJ


If Logos is rising, what does that mean for conservatism? Professor Rachel Fulton Brown talks with Dr. E. Michael Jones about Barren Metal: A History of Capitalism as the Conflict Between Labor and Usury (Fidelity Press, 2014) as the basis for understanding our current cultural conflict. The conversation takes us from the looting of the monasteries by the English “Reformers” through the protests at Occupy Wall Street, uncovering the alchemical mechanism at the basis of capitalism. (History and Logos Channel)

3. Medieval History, RFB with OBS


Lots of gravy in this episode: Big Bear bearifies Fencing Bear as Translucent Bear, what Tolkien understood about Logos and usury, how the Black Death spread across Europe in the fourteenth century, and whether it would be a good idea to build a castle. (Owen’s Livestreams)


To watch the videos you will need to set up an account on Unauthorized.tv with subscription, but your subscription will give you access to all the channels on the site. NB: When you subscribe, you will be sent an access code by email to login to the channel at http://uatv.infogalactic.com. You will need the access code to access the videos, not just the password you create when you subscribe. [Update: Medieval History is now History and Logos Channel]

Big things going on at Unauthorized.tv! Big books! Big Bears!

E. Michael Jones writes big books! 

Libido Dominandi on top of Barren Metal, with Slinky for scale.

RFB meets the Big Bear in Alaska (for scale)

For a complete list of my videos, podcast, and radio appearances, see Bear On Air. For my Tolkien videos, see “The Forge of Tolkien.” For the study guide for my Medieval History course, see Medieval History 101: The Unauthorized Version.

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