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- Existentialism & Other Sad Stuff w/ Josh CouillardJosh Couillard joins Preston to learn about Existentialism and the conversation is as happy as they could make it.Smaller topics include: nihilism, absurdism, atheists, psychotherapy, death, ammortality, midlife crisis', cancer patients, shakespeare, engineering, tiktok, our biggest fears, welding, noble peace prizes, Elon Musk, and the overall mental state of existentialist philosophers.-----Thanks for listening to this episode of Back Of The Class! If you liked what you heard and wanna stay informed, than check out our socialsINSTAGRAM: @backoftheclass.podTWITTER: @botcopPod45 min
- Do you have free will, Will? w/ William Silverman
It only took 7 weeks but Preston finally found a guest who talks as much as her!
Will Silverman makes his debut on BOTCOP to discuss some basic arguments for free will, along with topics such as; humanism, journalist cat-fishing, moral responsibility, how to be less pretentious, event/agent causation, philosophy virginity, evidential support, Hank Green, the principle of alternate possibilities, evil robots, economics, and our individual childhood trauma from early experienced existentialism.
EDITORS NOTE: at the 7 minute mark when preston shouts “episode 05” she meant to say episode 04
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44 min - Determinism 101 w/ Jacob NakenThis week, Preston gives Jacob Naken a lesson on philosophical Determinism.The pair indulge themselves in a very long tangent regarding animal evolution, and are graced with the surprise appearance of Jacobs older sister Bayley.This episode features an array of topics such us Cat nature, Alex Russo, Black Mirror and Bander Snatch, the good life, Gibby from iCarly, Nature versus Nurture, sliding doors, shaving your head, Gwyneth Paltrow, three identical strangers, Penguins, Communism, and cute boys named Theo.-----Thanks for listening to this episode of Back Of The Class! If you liked what you heard and wanna stay informed, than check out our socialsINSTAGRAM: @backoftheclass.podTWITTER: @botcopPod37 min
- The One Where Jerry Escapes From The Cave w/ Amanda Goldstein
Amanda “Mandz” Goldstein joins Preston, to talk about Plato’s ’The Allegory Of The Cave’.
While Preston murders a British accent and Mandz slaughters Grecian names, they still find time to cover a wide range of topics including: ADHD, the Socratic method, when sunglasses were invented, Yes Men, future tattoo plans, how to properly liberate people, Jim Carrey, the science behind shadows, the theory of forms, Plato’s lack of architectural knowledge, and WhO oN eArTh could be running the BOTCOP twitter account?!?!
Featuring Keren Edelist as a Socrates Stand-in and a new segment called “Okay So Here’s My Thing…”
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45 min - UnLearning W/ Maddie Bongard
Life long friend Maddie Bongard joins Preston in this episode, to cover Charles, S. Pierce’s theory on the Fixation Of Belief.
The two girls discuss relevant and pressing issues such as Racism, sexual education, LGBTQ2+, school system indoctrination, religion, and politics.
Embedded into the seriousness were also topics of waiting rooms, Flat Earthers, Deal or No Deal, girls who sunbathe on roofs, and even that one lie Maddie told about Hannah Montana all those years ago.
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42 min - All the stuff we don't know W/ Jake ReillyPreston is joined by her brother Jake to discuss Renee Descartes (or desCARLE, as jake likes to call him) first meditation: 'Of The Things In Which We May Doubt'.Along the way they find time to cover Manatees, lucid dreamers, different versions of g*d, Ben Shapiro, the afterlife, the new Billy Eyelash song, Rasputin, horny pirates, OnlyFans, and all the ways this lovely host had failed to be a "loving" sister.Jake takes time to teach you about all the drugs that plague doctors snorted while Preston simply struggles to list all 5 senses.By the end of the episode they both agree that Renee Descartes was a big procrastinator / major loser / jesus lover / fancy man with fancy words / little-fella-guyEDITORS NOTE: Not all of the Descartes reading is featured in this episode due to cuts based on a combination of both timing and quality of conversation. The full reading can be accessed for free online if you wish to do work for extra credit ;)-----Thanks for listening to this episode of Back Of The Class! If you like what you heard and want to stay informed, make sure to follow our socialsINSTAGRAM: @backoftheclass.podTWITTER: @botcopPod49 min
- That's A Fallacy! W/ Nikki SzwerasNikki Szweras is featured on todays episode, where Preston teaches her about Logical Fallacies.The two can't help but finish each others sentences, and in between lessons they find time to cover ASMR, having a god complex, Irish AP english teachers, traditional debates, how to comfort a friend, whose dads and dogs could survive an assault, Latin words, adding boys on snapchat, the power money has over people, true crime podcasts, Doug Ford, food that can be nauseous, and at one point they hint at the similarities between the word “fallacy” and “phallus”.-----Thanks for listening to this episode of Back Of The Class! If you liked what you heard and wanna stay informed, than check out our socials:INSTAGRAM: @backoftheclass.podTWITTER: @botcopPod50 min
- Being Logical w/ Keren EdelistKeren Edelist joins Preston to discuss Laws of Logic, Types of Logic, Propositions, Arguments, and Syllogisms. Along the way they find time to cover colonization, ducts and vents, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the age of Kerens mom, marriage, vivid dreams, survival of the fittest, people against abduction, how Gen Z can hide pregnancies, robot policewomen, the future of this podcast, and how Annie could have had parents if she would have just learnt philosophy.It’s an episode filled with laughs as we “break even” with our brain cells.----Thanks for listening to this episode of Back Of The Class! If you like what you heard and want to stay informed about the show then check out our socials:INSTAGRAM: @backoftheclass.podTWITTER: @botcopPod42 min
- A Podcast Prologue
In this introductory episode, Preston shares with you her first philosophy lesson, her relationship with school, and why you need to be a baddie to care. This is the only episode with a solo host format, and you can stay informed on future guests and topics through our many different platforms.
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7 min - A Trailer for the Back Of The Class
Join Jordyn Preston at the back of the class, where - along with friends and family - she’ll make fun of old white guys, mispronounce grecian names, and ask all the questions you’re too afraid to say out loud. Preston and her guests touch on a new philosophy concept each week, such as; how to win an argument, the concept of free will, and even the meaning of life. With the passion of an 80 year old professor but the knowledge and attitude of an 18 year old girl, the Back Of The Class Podcast is a philosophical wonder and everyone is invited.
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Join Jordyn Preston at the back of the class, where - along with friends and family - she’ll make fun of old white guys, mispronounce grecian names, and ask all the questions you’re too afraid to say…
out loud. Preston and her guests touch on a new philosophy concept each week, such as; how to win an argument, the concept of free will, and even the meaning of life. With the passion of an 80 year old professor but the knowledge and attitude of an 18 year old girl, the Back Of The Class Podcast is a philosophical wonder and everyone is invited.