Episodes

  • S4E6 - The End For The Human?
    Dec 12 2025

    “It is obvious that while science is struggling to bring Heaven to Earth some men are using its materials in the construction of Hell.” – Herbert Hoover


    Maybe I’ll be back as the Terminator claims, for after all, The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb, and maybe, this journey is my family.


    Music:

    EasyTown - Mr Let’s Paint

    Satya Yuga - Jesse Gallagher

    Venkatesananda - Jesse Gallagher

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • S4E5 - Wars, Walls, Webs
    Nov 23 2025

    A dense, provocative crash course on conflict and the human condition. A fast, sharp dive into a world on edge. Eric Lampaert blends global conflict updates, dark humour, mythology, psychology, and personal stories to explore why humans wage war, from evolution and strategy to religion and art.

    He examines the tension between war and peace, the conflicts inside us, and how civilisation keeps repeating the same patterns.


    Plus: a quick update on his film The Thing With Feathers and his upcoming show Zero Minus One.


    Le Polyglot Path podcast for anyone interested in learning languages.

    Instagram: Eric.Lampaert

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    46 mins
  • S4E4 - Law, Power and Naughty Boys & Girls
    Oct 26 2025

    Who decides what’s right and wrong — nature, or the law?

    From the absurdity of peeing outdoors to the tragedy of a hanged elephant, this episode explores the thin, wobbly line between order and chaos. Eric Lampaert dives into humanity’s obsession with control, from Hammurabi’s Code to Batman’s moral gymnastics, asking whether rules protect us… or just keep us pretending we’re civilised.

    A comedic, philosophical trip through Dune, Dead Poets Society, and public urination — where even the moon might be guilty.


    The School of Athens” by Raphael

    “The Vitruvian Man” by Leonardo da Vinci.

    “The Creation of Adam” by Michelangelo.

    “The Apotheosis of Washington” by Constantino Brumidi

    Ceiling frescoes by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

    “The Garden of Earthly Delights” by Hieronymus Bosch.

    “Jacob’s Ladder” by William Blake.


    Music:

    Event Horizon - The Grey Room _ Density & Time


    Insta: Eric_Lampaert

    Email: SurfingChaosChannel@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • S4E3 - Writing & The Birth of History
    Sep 17 2025

    In this wide-ranging chapter of Art of the Covenant, Eric asks how the words we choose shape the worlds we live in. From free speech anxieties and the strange power of manifestos to the humbler magic of “write it, then do it,” he traces writing’s arc; from clay tokens and cuneiform to Gutenberg and the algorithmic now. Along the way: a darkly funny personal hospital saga, Civ-style empire building, the Unabomber’s troubling resonance, misinformation old and new, and why our inner reality keeps scripting our outer experience. Part history lesson, part manifesto about manifesting, this episode explores how text became tech; birthing memory, myth, control, rebellion, and the futures we dare to imagine.


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    Email: surfingchaoschannel@gmail.com

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    YouTube: Search Surfing Chaos & Eric Lampaert


    Language Podcast: Le Polyglot Path

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    52 mins
  • S4E2 - From Farms to Pharaohs
    Jul 24 2025

    What do James Clear, Jared Diamond, Cleopatra, and Patrick Swayze’s ghost have in common? Apparently, the Agricultural Revolution.


    In this episode, I, Eric Lampaert, dive balls-deep into humanity’s leap from chasing chickens and eating mystery berries to planting seeds, building cities, and discovering pottery – the ancient equivalent of Tupperware. Guided by Civilization VI (yes, the video game), we’ll explore how farming and food surplus transformed scattered tribes into booming civilisations, birthed new roles from farmers to shamans, and, somehow, led to wet t-shirt contests.


    This is history, chaos, comedy, and curiosity blended into one, with quotes from authors, scholars, and the occasional ghostly crooner.

    Time to till the soil, fire up the kiln, and see how humans went from farms… to Pharaohs.


    Message me on Instagram: Eric.Lampaert or email: SurfingChaosChannel@gmail.com

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    58 mins
  • S4E1 - The Birth Of We The People
    Jun 21 2025

    The world feels stranger every day; and if you’re sensing it too, you’re not alone. In this introductory episode to my Civilisation Crash Course, I explore how we were born in order to move towards some bigger questions: what does free will mean when algorithms shape our beliefs and moods? How do we navigate an increasingly authoritarian world without losing ourselves?

    We’ll wrestle with questions of power, tolerance, identity, and what it means to be human in a world that demands we update ourselves like machines.


    Featuring reflections on history, philosophy, and the cosmic perspective of Carl Sagan, this episode kicks off the Civilization Crash Course, a series about understanding humanity’s past to better grasp our future.


    Tune in for truth, tangents, and maybe even some hope.


    Email me: surfingchaoschannel@gmail.com or Instagram: Eric.Lampaerrt


    Cave paintings to check out:

    Lascaux in France

    The Altamira in Spain

    The Apollo 11 Stones of Namibia

    De Cueva de las Manos in Argentina


    Music:

    Hammersion - Ezra Lipp

    Sleep Music No. 1 - Chris Haugen

    Regulate - Dyalla

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • S3E4 - Catching The Eastbound
    May 18 2025

    This episode ends a long journey of shedding one's old skin to emerge anew as something else, using the notebooks that were written along the way to piece together parts of a puzzle, collecting fresh and ancient wisdom to survive our unpredictable and strange world. I hope you enjoy the recollection of this adventure as much as I have, thank you for accompanying me, and till next time.


    In the meantime, a new podcast, Inside The Gallop, distracting myself from black holes and philosophy and learning about horse racing, wanna hop on that saddle with me?


    New Instagram: Eric.Lampaert

    Email: SurfingChaosChannel@gmail.com


    Music:

    Disco Snowball - Casa Rosa's Tulum Vibes

    Journey Home - Chris Haugen

    invocation - Lish Grooves


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    56 mins
  • S3E3 - An Antevasin's Unscripted Rambling
    May 11 2025
    A stream of consciousness inspired from a night of notebooks and cider

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    1 hr and 11 mins