{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Show Me Your Deck","title":"Episode 60: Shattered Worldviews","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3942,"description":"http://patreon.com/deansagemedia\nIn this episode of Show Me Your Deck, hosts Dean Sage and Jack Kervin explore the uncomfortable but necessary process of intellectual growth. After a brief detour into the numerological significance of the number 60 and why circles have 360 degrees, the conversation turns to the concept of true learning. Dean describes how integrating new information often requires destroying one's existing internal \"honeycomb\" of understanding. Drawing on Jack's experience in graduate school, the hosts discuss how deep learning requires you to consent to having your worldview \"shattered\" or dissolved so it can be rebuilt into something stronger. They apply this philosophy to modern political polarization, suggesting that rigid mindsets are currently cracking under the pressure of new information, forcing many to reorient their beliefs.\nThe episode is anchored by a series of tarot pulls using the hosts' original decks and a unique \"tetrahedrin of rounded off edges doom\" die. The reading begins with a card from Deck 3, \"I profess that I love learning especially from the wisdom of others,\" which serves as the \"contextualizer\" for the episode, reminding listeners that they cannot know everything on their own. This is followed by the \"Five of Seeds\" (akin to the Five of Pentacles), which offers the message \"The door to your storehouse is not truly locked,\" symbolizing that community support is available even when one feels destitute. Later, the \"Two of Waves\" (Two of Cups) appears with the instruction to \"Merge your emotions. Make bigger waves,\" encouraging the hosts to find common ground beneath rational disagreements. The reading concludes with a profession from Deck 2: \"I profess that I say what I feel knowing that sharing it will help me to mature\".\nUltimately, the hosts argue against the \"othering\" that dominates current discourse, urging listeners to realize that most people share the same core desires for safety and stability. They emphasize...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zorq0m6-eakyBgK7yD0HmWEK-PqBMEp57pM3CtjZGXc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ5MTE5LzE3MDYy/OTY4ODQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}