Welcome to The Electric Current Rundown Podcast, episode number 46.

And I’m your host, Phil Defiance, and I’ll always say I’m here to encourage this part of intriguing knowledge that can spark fires in the minds of those seeking inspiration and truly improving the world.

And what I’m going to be talking about in this episode includes a continuation of where I left off on the topic of the story of Charles Winston Peale’s Massive Mastodon.

And then I’m also going to be talking about anxiety and topics related to it, a unique perspective.

And then I’m also going to be talking about The Timeless Bliss of Eating Hometown Food.

So, okay, let me get right back at that topic of the story of Charles Winston Peale’s Massive Mastodon.

I mean, so, like, the thing is that that author or article writer was saying that North America doesn’t really have, like, big animals.

And so, it turned out that they found bones of mastodons.

And so, they sent them back to Europe to show them.

Because, I mean, the president at the time, he felt like those animals still existed, like, they were still alive.

They didn’t…

The guy didn’t know that, like, that species was already dead, like, extinct.

But, I mean, that was besides the point, because, I mean, other than mastodons, North America does have huge animals.

And that was in the early days of European exploration through the continent.

And, I mean, so, the Europeans were, like, kind of, like, thinking it was funny.

Oh, we got the big animals in our continent, and even, like, Asia and Africa have big animals.

Well, North America doesn’t really have big animals.

But, the thing was that North America wasn’t really explored that much by the white man that was traveling and exploring the continent at the time.

And so, like, I mean, there wasn’t too much knowledge about the bigger species, and that’s what it really came down to.

But it’s actually kind of funny, too.

I mean, thinking about it, like, they thought the Mastodon was still in existence at the time, but it turned out that it was an extinct species.

But regardless, I mean, there’s other things like huge moose, or grizzly bears, or, you know, like the Kodiak Bear.

Oh my God, that thing is gigantic.

But those were yet to be discovered, and at that time, people didn’t really know about them either.

So, I mean, they couldn’t even be used as examples.

But it was actually funny how they sent the bones of the mastodon to Europe to prove that there has been, or are, under their belief at the time.

There are huge animals like mastodons in North America.

But I mean, the thing is either way, I mean, like even moose, like a bull moose, that’s a humongous animal, like gigantic, like, it’s like around eight feet tall or so, I mean, yeah, and it’s standing on four legs like a dog, except it’s eight feet tall with its head in the air.

And I mean, that also kind of reminds me, I mean, I even mentioned a US president, so that kind of reminds me of one of the US presidents that were, that was historic.

Well, I forget his name, though, but he had a nickname of the bull moose, you know?

Well, I mean, you could look that up, but it actually is funny because I didn’t even, I mean, because I remember hearing that he was nicknamed the bull moose, and I didn’t even fully acknowledge it, that it was actually in reference to the actual bull moose.

I thought it was like some kind of like metaphorical name, but actually literally he was referencing the bull moose, which is one of the biggest animals in general in North America.

But yeah, I mean, either way, I mean, we got Kodiak bears.

Those things are extreme.

So like, I mean, it’s funny how the Europeans thought that we didn’t really have any humongous animals here.

I mean, if they would have known about the Kodiak bear, they would have been like, oh, my God, because you know what?

The Kodiak bear, there’s no such thing that big in Europe.

Or I guess maybe polar bears, because there’s polar bears in Russia, because those things are gigantic as well, or extremely powerful and actually are the most dangerous bear, which is actually surprising because I mean, people would think the Kodiak bear is the most dangerous, but actually the polar bears are.

But I mean, okay, so that’s where I’m going to finish on that topic of animals and all that in connection to that article in North America and all that.

But okay, so now I’m going to go on this quick break and I’m going to switch topics.

But okay, and by the way, the president, I just remembered that I’m pretty sure that was Theodore Roosevelt.

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Okay, so now switching on to the next topic.

So on this topic, I’m going to be talking about anxiety.

So I mean, the funny thing about anxiety.

So yeah, like I said, a unique perspective.

And this is what I’m going to talk about.

The funny thing about anxiety is that, like, I mean, like I’ve mentioned in previous episodes, I’ve been alive since the 1980s, I’m 41 years old currently.

And, I mean, to my memory, before the year 2000, I mean, anxiety wasn’t really a thing.

Like, nobody was really talking about how they’re getting anxiety.

Like, I mean, it was rare.

Yeah, some people did mention it, but it was more of a rare thing.

Nowadays, like, people are talking about anxiety, like, all the time.

Like, they got anxiety.

I hear it all over the place, like, in all sorts of mediums, whether it’s, like, through some kind of, like, media, or even people, like, people I know, or people, like, talking around me in public.

I hear it.

I hear it a lot.

And, like, really, it started happening at around the year 2000.

I mean, like I said, I’ve been in Iran since 1983, to be exact.

So, like, I mean, since then, I mean, my first 17 years of life, I didn’t really hear this like I do these days.

And it really started around the year 2000, where, like, people really started to talk about, like, how they got anxiety and, like, it’s like making them feel, like, bad and stressed and all that.

And really, I really believe that, I mean, it makes a lot of sense.

Like, it’s got something to do with psychologists, like, trying to make more money.

I mean, think about it, too.

Like, a psychologist ain’t trying to cure nobody.

They’re trying to keep people mentally ill, because if they fixed people, then they wouldn’t have a job.

They would run out of customers.

They got to keep people mentally ill.

And also, on top of it, they want to make more people mentally ill, especially the psychologist, so that they get even more customers.

And that’s what it’s really connected to.

And then, it’s not just the psychologist themselves.

I mean, they’re going to…

Like, the new psychologists.

Like, where do they learn how to become a psychologist?

They go to university.

And what is university?

It’s partially funded by the federal government, right?

Also, even provincial in Canada, in America state, or if you’re maybe in Europe or Australia, then whatever, like, same kind of deal, the same kind of situation, no matter where you are.

It’s funded by the government.

I mean, it’s not completely funded.

Obviously not.

Obviously, it’s also funded by tuition, by people paying the tuition.

But, I mean, there is an element of government influence on the university system.

So, I mean, that’s the other aspect.

It’s not just the psychologists themselves trying to make money.

It’s also the government.

The government is trying to make people mentally ill.

That’s what it’s really good.

Like, that’s what it really comes down to.

I mean, because then they can control you.

That’s a powerful tool of control.

The more people that are mentally ill, the more easier it is to control people.

Because then, next thing you know, they’re going to get you on meds because now you’re going to your psychiatrist and your psychiatrist is telling you to take those pills.

And, like, I mean, those pills make your condition worse.

And, like, it’s easier to control people that are on those kinds of medications.

So, it’s all connected.

And, like, I mean, anxiety is just another way, another gateway into, like, admitting to yourself that you’re mentally ill and next thing you know, now you’re, like, going from bad to worse.

I mean, anxiety isn’t even a real thing.

Like, I mean, before the year 2000, nobody was talking about it.

So, like, I mean, if it wasn’t a real thing before 2000, or generally not a real thing, then why is it such a big thing nowadays?

And if you’re having anxiety, then you should stop it.

You should conquer it.

You should, like, start having happy thoughts.

Like, conquer it, like, ignore your anxiety, and replace it with happy thoughts.

Well, either way, I’m gonna finish off on that topic, like, quickly, and then switch to the next topic as I finish off this episode after this quick break.

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But either way, so, I mean, that’s the whole thing.

You just got to conquer the anxiety because it’s not really real.

It’s just something that you decided that you feel, and it’s because of societal influence from the whole system.

Like, I mean, psychiatrists are trying to get people to come to them so that they make more money, and then the government wants to control people.

And that’s also connected to, like, if you’re an American, like, you can’t buy a gun if you are considered mentally ill.

So, like, I mean, anxiety is like a gateway into becoming fully mentally ill, and then, like, I mean, you lose your freedoms, and then next thing you know, the government’s got more control over all of society, the more people that are mentally ill.

I mean, think about it, too.

I mean, COVID resulted in, like, a lot more people being mentally ill.

You see it all the time, and, like, I mean, I made an episode, like, a few episodes back about, like, not tolerating mental illness, but, like, I mean, this isn’t exactly on that topic.

I mean, I’m just saying, like, I mean, why would you let yourself, if you feel like you have anxiety, why would you let yourself to really embrace it?

Try to conquer it and ignore it, and just think happy thoughts.

Just ignore that anxiety and ignore that stress, because stress is bad for you, not just mentally, but also physically.

Okay, so now I’m going to finish off the episode on this other topic, and this last topic is The Timeless Bliss of Eating Hometown Food.

So, okay, I mean, Hometown Food, yes, like, Hometown Food, like, that was an article I read around Christmas, because, I mean, I read, like, a bunch of articles in preparation for my future episodes, and, like, I mean, okay, it makes a lot of sense, a lot of times, like, people are going back to their hometown, like, maybe to visit their parents or other family, like, to go back to their hometown and just celebrate Christmas, right?

And so, like, once you’re in your hometown, I mean, that’s another thing, too, like, I mean, it doesn’t have to be Christmas, it could be something else, like, here in Canada, we got Canada Day, which is funny, because they tried to cancel it, but now we’re trying to be patriotic, but I’ll talk about that on another episode, but we do have Canada Day, and a lot of people here still celebrate it.

In America, you got Independence Day, so, like, I mean, a lot of people might go back to their hometown around then, or sometime in the middle of the summer, or sometime in the middle of spring or fall, especially around Thanksgiving.

But, like, I mean, so, like, I mean, when you go to your hometown, like, you end up, like, feeling like, oh, I remember from my childhood, or my teenage years, like, I used to always go to that one restaurant, or maybe it’s more than one, maybe it’s two, or three, or maybe four.

And so, like, you visit that or those restaurant or restaurants.

Yeah.

You end up feeling like, oh, this is so amazing.

Like, you’re, like, enamored by the delicious flavor.

And you’re just like, I mean, you just love it.

And then, like, once you go back to wherever you’re living these days, you, like, have all those memories of that amazing time you had, like, back at your hometown and not just with your family, but also the great time you had eating that hometown food at that or those restaurants.

And so, like, I mean, what does it really come down to?

Like, it was a unique perspective.

And I fully agree with what was written in that article.

So that’s why I’m talking about it just the same way as it was written, because I fully agree with this.

And this is a unique perspective.

It’s true.

Like, I mean, I mean, it makes a lot of sense.

What really happens is, like, a lot of the times that food at that hometown restaurant or those hometown restaurants isn’t even like the best food ever.

Like you probably got even better food at the place that you’re living right now.

I mean, odds are, I mean, it’s not guaranteed, but there’s a good chance.

And like, I mean, the thing is that it’s not really about the food.

It’s psychological.

It’s just kind of funny.

I mean, psychological.

I mean, I just was talking about psychology a moment ago.

Well, this is psychological as well.

Yes.

So like, I mean, what it really is, is that it’s not, it doesn’t have to be like the most delicious food.

It’s really about memories of your past and like, now like you’re an adult or years have passed.

Maybe you moved out of that town when you were like, I don’t know, like 21.

So you were already an adult.

It doesn’t even have to necessarily be like memories of your childhood or teenage years.

It could be from your early adulthood.

But either way, I mean, you have these memories of like those years before, when you were living in that town and you were having those, like those items at the restaurant or those restaurants.

And like, I mean, so now you’re eating it again years later.

And like, it’s like you’re connecting to your past self.

And it’s like you’re just like feeling like so like happy about it because it’s like you’re making a connection.

It’s like almost as if it’s like a time travel type thing.

Like you, you, you connect with your younger self today.

And so that’s why you end up experiencing like such a happy, happy thing in your mind when you end up eating that home style.

I mean hometown food.

That’s what’s really going on.

But sometimes you’re really lucky and the hometown food is actually amazing.

And so like there’s that added thing to it.

But then again, I mean, of course, you’re not going to go to the restaurants that were like crappy at that hometown because obviously there wasn’t one or two at that hometown of yours.

There was probably 10 or 15 and you’re not going to go to the ones that you didn’t like.

So obviously there was a reason why you liked those particular ones too at the same time.

So that makes sense too.

I mean, of course, they’re like the best of that town, right?

So they must be pretty delicious anyway, even if they’re not the absolute best, they’re still really good, especially for that place, that hometown of yours.

So it’s all connected in all those ways, including the psychological level I just mentioned.

But either way, okay, so either way, like, I mean, that makes a lot of sense and it’s a unique perspective.

That’s what I thought of it.

But okay, so now that that’s the end of this episode right here, episode number 46 with me, your host, Phil Defiance.

And I’ll always say I’m here to encourage the spread of intriguing knowledge that spreads fires in the minds of those seeking inspiration and truly improving the world.

And well, till next time, have a good one.