Hold On to the Center
Yeats said the center cannot hold. Lao Tzu said: hold on to it.
Lloyd Dobler tries to find the still point under the noise: doomscrolling, spiritual overtalking, Gen X refusal, American collapse, and the small radical pause between inhale and exhale.
A sorta-kinda guided meditation on what it means to hold the center without clutching it, weaponizing it, or turning it into one more thing to yell about online.
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.
America 250—America Throws Itself a Birthday Party (S2. Chapter 37)
America is turning 250, and Lloyd Dobler is not bringing a casserole.
S2. Chapter 17: On Refusing Orders
Chapter 17 of The Tao of Lloyd explores Taoist leadership, unlawful orders, and the politics of obedience—asking who’s really driving when no one’s in charge.
Chapter 5: Does the Center Hold?
Lloyd Dobler cracks open Chapter 5 of the Tao Te Ching and ends up between Lao Tzu and Yeats, trying to breathe through the noise of late-stage empire.
S2. Chapter 3: The Art of Letting Go When ICE Comes Calling
How do you practice not forcing when fascism’s testing the guardrails?
Season 2 Trailer
Lloyd Dobler is back. Older, grayer, and still trying to meditate through a coup.
In Season 2 of The Tao of Lloyd, the Gen-X dissident and accidental anti-guru starts over—using the Tao Te Ching as both the lens and the light to find stillness in Trumplandia.
Eighty-one chapters. Two episodes a week. Tuesdays and Fridays.