The Phileas Club

Hey Phileas, today I talk about how mean kids books can be here, how hot it is right now and how Bruce is always right, and we hear from Baptiste who talks about consensus politics in Switzerland.If you're interested in becoming an AWESOME contributor please fill out this form: ➡️➡️ https://forms.gle/KJdRRqh4ngERAu7G7 ⬅️⬅️--PatrickI'm on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/notpatrick.comCome chat on Discord: https://notpatrick.com/discord/The Phileas Club 189 - Hey Phileas, It's a French Consensus!Contributors:Patrick does podcasts for a living and hails from France (and often Finland) with his wonderful wife and two kids.Baptiste is 26, he grew up in a small village in eastern France and moved to Switzerland at 18 to pursue his studies. He now works as an engineer in Zürich, where he also enjoys outdoor sports, podcasting, and cooking. Politically, he describes himself as a classical liberal, though he believes most people don't fit neatly into any one category.

Hey Phileas, today I have an issue with social media and how it is impacting our kids and wants to know what your "thing" is, and we hear from Bruce of The Brexit Saga and Parenthood Trials fame who has a little monologue about where we could possibly do better.If you're interested in becoming an AWESOME contributor please fill out this form: ➡️➡️ https://forms.gle/KJdRRqh4ngERAu7G7 ⬅️⬅️--PatrickI'm on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/notpatrick.comCome chat on Discord: https://notpatrick.com/discord/The Phileas Club 188 - Hey Phileas, Bruce gets preachyContributors:Patrick does podcasts for a living and hails from France (and often Finland) with his wonderful wife and two kids.Bruce does not do podcasts and has no wife but has two wonderful kids and is happily divorced! He lives in Scotland living the lower-middle class dream, originally from Zimbabwe but moved several times over the years. He works as a data monkey for a Health and Social Care Partnership and loves to play computer games even at 47... recently back into World of Warcraft and re-learning how to play bass guitar, which is apparently not like riding a bike.

Hey Phileas, today we hear from Gunnar from back in the day with a thoughtful letter, and I go on about a couple more things I noticed in France and how awesome our healthcare system is (even though most French people don't think so).If you're interested in becoming an AWESOME contributor please fill out this form: ➡️➡️ https://forms.gle/KJdRRqh4ngERAu7G7 ⬅️⬅️--PatrickI'm on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/notpatrick.comCome chat on Discord: https://notpatrick.com/discord/The Phileas Club 187 - Hey Phileas, Gunnar is backContributors:Patrick does podcasts for a living and hails from France (and often Finland) with his wonderful wife and two kids.Gunnar Carlson (he/him) is a lifelong resident of Minnesota and loves the outdoors and working on equity and representation in outdoor recreation. Gunnar spends his personal time advocating for all outdoor recreation to be more inclusive and welcoming while also advocating for more opportunities in general. He loves to fish, camp, hike and mountain bike. Gunnar currently works for Riverton Community Housing at the University of MN where he works with seven cooperative boards to help build their capacity to better represent their members to Riverton while also improving their quality of life through governance. In this role Gunnar has had the opportunity to represent Riverton to the larger community and focus on the policy side of things.

Hey all, in this today's episode I talk about my very serious problem with being back in France, and a discussion happening around the "right to die" being discussed and voted on in the country. Hope you enjoy the episode and I'll talk to you in the next one!If you're interested in becoming a contributor, please feel free to fill out this form:➡️➡️ https://forms.gle/KJdRRqh4ngERAu7G7 ⬅️⬅️--PatrickI'm on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/notpatrick.comCome chat on Discord: https://notpatrick.com/discord/The Phileas Club 186 - Hey Phileas, I have a problem with France

Hey everyone! For this episode you get Patrick and, back from the olden days of Phileas Club, Bart! Yay!I talk about our trip to Nice and the despair of realizing nobody listens to anybody anymore, and Bart covers immigration policy in the US and real estate in Ireland.Hope you enjoy and talk to you next time!If you're interested in becoming a contributor, please feel free to fill out this form:➡️➡️ https://forms.gle/KJdRRqh4ngERAu7G7 ⬅️⬅️--PatrickI'm on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/notpatrick.comCome chat on Discord: https://notpatrick.com/discord/The Phileas Club 185 - Hey Phileas, I went to the MediterraneanContributors:Patrick does podcasts for a living and hails from France (and often Finland) with his wonderful wife and two kids.Bart is a cybersecurity specialist and podcaster originally from Flanders in Belgium but living in Ireland since the age of four. Bart podcasts about cybersecurity, programming, the art and craft of photography, and all things Apple. Bart now lives west of Dublin at boundary between urban and rural Ireland with his husband of twelve years.Bruce is a wonderful man from Scotland who helps out with production.

Here we are! This is the first evolution of the new format: we're going from "Patrick talks" to "Patrick talks, but also you sometimes get 'letters' from different people around the world telling you what's happening in their corner of the planet".There won't necessarily be contributor segments for every episode, but I do hope it will be a very regular occurrence. I think it's a really good way to get a bit more of the spirit that makes this show special, and I hope you enjoy it too. :)And this week I'm incredibly thankful to welcome John from Australia and Paul from Canada (short bios just below). Many many many thanks to both. Many thanks also to Bruce, who's being kind enough to help me out with production.And if you're interested in becoming a contributor like John and Paul, please feel free to fill out this form:➡️➡️ https://forms.gle/KJdRRqh4ngERAu7G7 ⬅️⬅️Oh and we are going with a generic / symbolic greeting with "Hey Phileas" as an opener. I explain why I think it works in my segment. I also talk about how Thunderbolts and super heroes and not so super heroes relate to our current... situation. No spoilers, I promise.Have a lovely week end, and talk to you soon.--PatrickI'm on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/notpatrick.comCome chat on Discord: https://notpatrick.com/discord/Contributors:Patrick does podcasts for a living and hails from France (and often Finland) with his wonderful wife and two kids.John was born in Melbourne, Australia, let's face it, an ever-increasing long time ago. His childhood saw him moving between the UK, Melbourne and Sydney.He initially pursued a career in sound (a highlight from this era was mastering Metallica's legendary Black Album (for its cassette release (though he usually doesn't mention that bit)). He later switched gears, studying archaeology and then IT/Programming, which launched a successful tech career. He remains a lifelong musician, currently playing with the band Monkeyskin (monkeyskin.au), and is a loving husband and father of four.Paul was born in Winnipeg Manitoba, and moved to Calgary Alberta at the age of 14. He has now lived in Alberta for almost 30 years. He am a father of 2, a 13 year old boy and a 10 year old girl. He has been married for 17 years. He enjoys PC gaming and summer outdoor activities like Cycling and running.

Hey all, the sun is out, it's a good day! (right?)Today I focus on how the EU is reacting to .... *waves hands around*, and how we could actually be heading towards the least bad outcome.Also, if you'd like to become a contributor to the show, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/KJdRRqh4ngERAu7G7Much love,--PatrickI'm on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/notpatrick.comCome chat on Discord: https://notpatrick.com/discord/

Hey y'all, here's what's on the menu today:The leader of the far right in France being sentenced to "ineligibility".The Trump tariffs... but only tangentially. I actually talk about being "measured".Have a lovely weekend, and talk to you next time.--PatrickI'm on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/notpatrick.comCome chat on Discord: https://notpatrick.com/discord/

Hey all, three topics today!The show format (and the "weekly letter from a friend in France" option).Local News: what LFI did now (and why I seem to fixate on them).Int'l News: the US department of education and whether he's a Russian plant.Hope you enjoy it! (can we even say that about this show??? :D )Much love, talk soon.--PatrickSupport the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ThePhileasClubI'm on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/notpatrick.comCome chat on Discord: https://notpatrick.com/discord/The Phileas Club 181 - We're not *completely* insane