S2. Chapter 29: a Case for Regime Change in the USA
A Tao of Lloyd episode exploring regime change, wu-wei, and systemic transformation. A philosophical and political meditation on power, capitalism, and resistance.
Iran, Empire, and the Blowback Cycle
Iran, U.S. Foreign Policy, and Empire | The Tao of Lloyd
A special episode of The Tao of Lloyd on Iran, U.S. foreign policy, war, empire, and blowback. Lloyd blends anti-war commentary, satire, political critique, and philosophy to examine propaganda, American intervention in Iran, and the spiritual cost of living inside empire.
S2. CHAPTER 27: The Memory Hole (Part 3) — Repeat
S2 Chapter 27 completes The Memory Hole trilogy: Erase, Replace, Repeat. Lloyd Dobler reads Tao Te Ching Chapter 27 and names the real work: interrupting the pattern of historical erasure, propaganda, and wear-down repetition.
S2. CHAPTER 26: The Memory Hole (Part 2) — Replace
Lloyd Dobler explores historical revisionism, propaganda, and “unifying narratives,” then reads Tao Te Ching Chapter 26 with a grounded meditation on staying rooted in truth.
S2. CHAPTER 21: Late Stage Everything (a Zen-Punk Mixtape Meditation)
If Late Stage Everything is when the system still runs—just not for humans, have we arrived there yet? Lloyd Dobler turns Tao Te Ching Chapter 21 into a zen-punk mixtape meditation for doomscroll times: stop clinging, let the mud settle, find right action (wu wei).
Morning Meditation: Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better
A 10-minute Zen-punk morning meditation with Lloyd Dobler: four sacred questions, monkey mind riffs, and a reset for late-stage everything. Press play.
S2. Chapter 20: What Rules Are You Obeying for Free?
Lloyd Dobler riffs on Tao Te Ching Chapter 20 in a dry, anti-guru meditation on late-stage compliance—asking: what rules are you obeying for free?
S2. Chapter 19: Who’s Stealing Your Time?
A Tao Te Ching–inspired meditation on overwork, capitalism, and reclaiming time. Spiritual and political commentary from Gen X everyman Lloyd Dobler.
S2. Chapter 16: About My Road Rage, a Sorta Guided Meditation
Lloyd Dobler confronts his own road rage in this hilarious, reflective Chapter 16 meditation where Zen meets MAGA traffic, Pete Hegseth tweets, and the Tao steps in.
S2. Chapter 15: Do You Have the Patience to Wait Till Your Mud Settles and the Water Is Clear?
Lloyd Dobler explores identity, origin, and clarity in a chaotic America through Chapter 15 of the Tao Te Ching. Satire meets meditation in Trumplandia.