Dennis Trainor Jr 6/16/26 Dennis Trainor Jr 6/16/26

What Are You Still Pledging Allegiance To? (S2. Chapter 38)

Lloyd Dobler takes on American ritual: the Pledge of Allegiance, the anthem, the flyover, the flag pin, and the ceremonies that teach obedience before understanding. A Zen-punk meditation on patriotism, performance, and a country pretending it hasn’t lost the plot.

Dennis Trainor Jr 6/9/26 Dennis Trainor Jr 6/9/26

America 250—America Throws Itself a Birthday Party (S2. Chapter 37)

America is turning 250, and Lloyd Dobler is not bringing a casserole.

Dennis Trainor Jr 3/31/26 Dennis Trainor Jr 3/31/26

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.

Dennis Trainor Jr 3/10/26 Dennis Trainor Jr 3/10/26

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.

Dennis Trainor Jr 12/29/25 Dennis Trainor Jr 12/29/25

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?

Dennis Trainor Jr 12/25/25 Dennis Trainor Jr 12/25/25

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.

Dennis Trainor Jr 12/8/25 Dennis Trainor Jr 12/8/25

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.