Bad Philosophy

Bad Philosophy

Episode 110

"Good Enough"

Recorded 12-22-2011

Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders, Britton Peele, Kiki Canon, Simon Ponder

Bad Philosophy

Episode 109

"A Heifer Wheezin"

Recorded 12-01-2011

Bad Philosophers: Kevin Saunders, Stephen Torrence

We Bad Philosophers have a particular affinity for a certain sitcom called Community. This highly experimental, genre-busting adventure was recently put on hiatus by NBC, much to the chagrin of the fan base. So, as we always do in anticipation of great shows going the way of the Dodo, we decided to convene and discuss what we love about this show and where it fits in the context of modern television. Kevin joined me to offer his more in-tune perspective on the industry and blow my mind in a couple of unexpected ways. Do you know where your pen is? It's BF time!

Bad Philosophy

Episode 108

"The Ultimate Egotist"

Recorded 11-10-2011

Bad Philosophers: Jacie Hood, Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders

People change. Recently I made a video about how I'd like to change my approach to YouTube rather significantly. In hindsight, it's one of the most egotistical videos I've ever made, and Kevin had no hesitation telling me this. He and Jacie Hood joined me to discuss and critique my latest endeavor, the changing nature of my ASL fame, and the YouTube community in general. Have a listen...

Bad Philosophy

Episode 107

"Killer Hipstinct"

Recorded 11-03-2011

Bad Philosophers: Shawn Brackett, Bryan Mitchell, Matt Legler, Stephen Torrence

Have you ever found yourself uttering anything like the following phrases? "Oh, I was totally into that band before they sold out" or "Forget polyester, tweed is where it's at" or maybe "Gosh, I wish they'd bring back the phonograph cylinder; vinyl is so mainstream." Well, I have some good news, my hipster friend -- we recorded an episode just for you! On my first visit to Texas Tech University in over a year, I managed to rally some old stalwarts to tackle this topic: Shawn Brackett (of synesthesia fame), Matt Legler (who I swear will get carded at bars until he's 40), and Bryan Mitchell (that guy who wore hats and wasn't Kevin but now doesn't wear hats anymore). Load this MP3 onto your iRiver H10 before your friends do, it's BF time!

This Week's Post-show Song Pimpage: "Too Soon" by Hey Ocean!

Question Answers in This Week's Formsqueeze:

Babies?

Bad Philosophy

Episode 105

"Accident Alley"

Recorded 10-27-2011

Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders

Chances are that even despite these rough economic times, you've probably got a job at the moment. But have you ever asked yourself why you work so hard to perpetuate the capitalist construct, condemning yourself and a significant portion of your hapless peers to a lifetime of wage slavery? This episode Kevin and I brainstormed some paradigm-shifting theories on the subject during our downtime. It was one of the most productive BF's ever, IMHO ASAP... FYI.

Bad Philosophy

Episode 105

"Down With the WORMHELPs!"

Recorded 10-20-2011

Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders, Kiki Canon

Protesting is one of those most righteous and time-honored of human activities. Something about the simple act of getting angry, going somewhere, and shouting pithy phrases repeatedly with a group of people all holding signs appeals to our deep inner psyche. Is it the adrenaline rush of potentially getting busted by the authorities? Is it the sense of common purpose and participation in meaningful change? Is it the attention you get for doing all of the above? The world may never know.

In the mean time, you've got us to help you make even less sense of it all! This episode Kiki, Kevin, and I explored the Occupy X protests that are currently sweeping the disgruntled hipster communities in cities worldwide... oh, and that Wall Street thing too. Kevin even busted out his brand new plan for fixing our election system! Hint: if you hated the SAT, you're gonna LOVE it. So grab your giant Sharpee, meet us in front of city hall, and prepare to get real cozy with the 99%, it's BF time!

Bad Philosophy

Episode 104

"Thinking Different"

Recorded 10-06-2011

Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders, Kiki Canon, Simon Ponder, Jediah Cummins

The human race lost one of its finest this past Wednesday, as Steve Jobs passed away at the age of 56. All of us here at BF had opinions to share on the man in the black turtleneck, so Kevin, Jed, Simon, Kiki and I gathered together for our first live-streamed episode in quite some time. Glorify or vilify him, but Steve changed things. I've created every single episode of Bad Philosophy on a Mac using GarageBand, tools that never would have existed but for him and his passionate view of the future. We're gonna miss him, but we're also going to take inspiration from his drive to revitalize the show.

Part of that revitalization? We're back LIVE streaming, baby! You can now watch us and chat with us live on the Interwebs again at our official Livestream page once a week. We're still nailing down the exact schedule, so keep an eye on that page and our twitter stream for updates. In the meantime, you can watch this week's episode from the archive below.

This Week's Post-show Song Pimpage: "The Times They Are A-Changin" by Bob Dylan

Bad Philosophy

Episode 103

"yhposolihP sdrawkcaB"

Recorded 09-23-2011

Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders, Kiki Canon

This Week's Post-show Song Pimpage: "Artificial Heart" by Jonathan Coulton (reversed)

Reverse your expectations, everyone! It's BF time. Hate to spoil it for you, but Kevin is officially a published scholar. This week we gathered to join with Kiki and discuss some good ol' equivocation of the religious variety. Apparently having little more than a cross or uttering the world "Jesus" in your film automatically makes it Christian. Who'd have guessed? We certainly didn't! It's a backwards kind of world out there y'all, but in here, it's all your glorious BF.

Bad Philosophy

Episode 102

"A.I. Troopers"

Recorded 09-02-2011

Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders, Kiki Canon, Simon Ponder

For the last century or so, we have had a healthy little obsession with replicating the human ability to reason using machines. We here at BF are happy to announce that these efforts have finally brought us the holy grail of artificial intelligence: robot radio DJs! That's right, now you can enjoy all your favorite radio banter distilled down to its bare, Cleverbot-on-Cleverbot essentials. This episode Kevin, Simon, Kiki and I put our connectomes together to discuss Stanford's free A.I. class and marvel at the sheer 90's gloriousness of VR Troopers. Let's hope Watson adds some rabbit trails to its thought routines, 'cause we're pretty sure he'll be our guest someday. Until then, it's BF time!

Bad Philosophy

Episode 101

"Senile Felines 101"

Recorded 08-28-2011

Aging can be a trying process. One day you're romping around the yard as a little kid. Then you wake up and you're thirty. Of course lots of fun stuff happens in between, but you get the idea. Our good friend Kiki recently passed this milestone, so she and I got together with Bess and Katey (the former of whom you might remember from an episode many moons ago) to celebrate three decades of her existence with some hardcore anglophilia. Kevin even stopped by at the end to lend his answers to our FormSqueeze. So stock up for your next hurricane party, grab a bowl of sea plankton, and enjoy the stab-tastic new lead-in sequence, it's BF time!