S2. Chapter 30: Operation Epic Missing Endgame
In this episode of The Tao of Lloyd, Lloyd Dobler takes on Chapter 30 of the Tao Te Ching: an ancient warning about force, escalation, and wars with no exits—and drags it straight through the U.S./Israel war with Iran, the fractures inside the MAGA coalition, and a political movement discovering that the very thing that made it powerful may now be the thing that breaks it.
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 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 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.
S2. Chapter 14: The Future Keeps Ghosting Us
Lloyd Dobler delivers a ‘sorta-guided meditation’ on the future ghosting us, and why the unread message might be the message.
S2. Chapter 13: The Slow-Drip Seepage of Fascism
Lloyd Dobler tackles tragedy, fear, and America’s slow-drip slide toward fascism through Tao Te Ching Chapter 13 in this darkly comedic meditation.
S2. Chapter 12: The Trojan Horse at OpenAI
Lloyd Dobler reflects on the Tao Te Ching through AI acceleration, sensory overwhelm, and the search for clarity in a noisy, late-stage world..
S2. Chapter 10: I Gave Her My Heart. She Gave Me a Pen. Can I Write My Way Home?
Lloyd Dobler sits with one of the most personal moments of his past: a letter from Diane Court, written in 2011 and rediscovered in a box labeled IMPORTANT. What begins as a relic from an old life becomes a catalyst for self-recognition, softening, and stumbling toward the version of himself he thought he’d lost.
S2. Chapter 2: Solving for X in the Algorithm of Empire
Chapter 2 of The Tao of Lloyd explores wu wei, algorithmic pressure, and the Tao Te Ching’s guidance on letting go inside a system built on impulse and control.