Drunken Philosophy

(Apologies for the white noise, Dan recorded this episode on vinyl) Connor and Dan brave the California winter storms to bring you an episode on Friedrich Nietzsche's experimental novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra. They're talkin' Ubermensch. They're talkin' eternal recurrence. And, of course, even though nobody asked them to, they're talkin' Star Wars. Stay spoke y'all!

Welcome to the new year! Unfortunately, this is still the same old podcast. This week, Connor and Dan dig into Thomas Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions. This ep is a real paradigm shift (that reference makes more sense if you listen to the episode)! Also, you'll hear Dan mix his drink with his finger, Connor lie about making out with a girl, and you'll be reminded to poke your dad. So lay down in your car and enjoy this ep!

Once again, Connor and Dan are jumping in the way back machine. They're headed to Ancient Greece to see what those old fuddy duddys had to say about free will. Do the Gods decide our fate? Are we just cogs in a cause-and-effect machine? Or do we really have control over our actions? Who cares? Hopefully you! Also in this ep: Connor learns what a cutty bang is, Ewoks in metal bikinis, and a farewell to 2016. Enjoy!

Just in time for the holiday season, Connor and Dan are back with a wet and wild Drunken Philosophy. This week, they're discussing the complex postmodernist theories of Jean Boudrillard. You'll find our what a simulacrum is, you'll find out if you live in a hyperreality, and you'll find out what kind of stapler Dan uses (Fair warning: you'll probably only find out that last thing). Also, Connor gripes about Best Buy and blacks out at Star Wars.

Do we form our own desires or do we simply copy them from someone else? Did you actually want those fajitas or did that sizzling platter just trick you into thinking so? Both those questions (mostly the second) are answered on this week's episode! Connor and Dan discuss the social philosophy of Rene Girard, mimetic desire, and the scapegoat mechanism.

The time has come for more discussion of time! This week, Connor and Dan dive back into the giant butter dish of time theory. Specifically, the growing block universe theory and something funky called Serialism. Also discussed: the logistics of Home Alone, what animals are ok to boil, and history's most popular president, TAFT.

It took a lot more effort and a lot more time than usual, but Connor and Dan have put another satisfactorily recorded podcast in the books. These week, they discuss consequentialism and some of it's many forms, including negative consequentialism which ironically may have more positive results. Also discussed: the Battlefield video game franchise, Dan's expensive sex toy collection, and the long road Connor took to recording one single damn episode.

Connor couldn't record this week so you're old uncle Dan sat down to record an extra special solo ep just for you. This week, we're discussing Jean-Paul Sartre's essay "Anti-Semite and Jew" which unfortunately has a very timely application these days. There aren't a whole lot of jokes in this ep, just some good, old-fashioned philosophy and a lot of audio that will one day be cut together to make Dan look like a terrible person. Enjoy!

And we're back! After missing a week, Connor and Dan are back to talk about bees, ants, police, and game theory. But this ain't frivolous bug talk. This is a serious exploration of how to avoid corruption in complex societies. Very serious. Also, we're drunk. Apologies for Connor's mic this week, which is explained in the episode, but things should be back to normal next week. Enjoy!

It's that spooky special time of year again when the ghosts and ghouls come out to play. That's right, it's time to watch Black Mirror. Oh, and also Halloween. This week Connor and Dan discuss some episodes from the third season of Black Mirror (available on Netflix) and the philosophical implications of simulated realities therein. There be spoilers in this ep so beware!