We talk through the impetus and structure of the podcast: this is not an introduction (or advanced) course on Hegel. We are not Hegel experts. We are not even in philosophy departments. The "Hegel Tapes" takes sections of The Phenomenology of Spirit as touchstones and catalysts for thinking through a range of theoretical questions. "Thinking With..." is a pedagogical experiment that serves as an invitation to think along with the text, with us, and with each other. We are three academics who specialize in Rhetorical Theory: Nate DeProspo (ABD at the University of South Carolina), John Muckelbauer (Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina), and Nathaniel Street (Assistant Professor at Mount Saint Vincent University).