Open Minded Podcast

By Jacob and Joel

The only philosophy and psychology podcast you need. With Jacob’s curiosity, Joel’s brain, and a variety of knowledgable guests, we discuss life’s questions in the pursuit of the truth (or close to it... more

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How many episodes does Open Minded Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 133 episodes available.

Open Minded Podcast episodes:

February 23, 2026 #133 Heidegger's Dwelling & Living Beyond the To-Do List
Expect to learn:
What exactly did Heidegger meant by “dwelling”
Why Nietzsche said wisdom is like honey
Joel gives his honest opinion on Ratatouille

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism
https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp
#114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication
https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs

#91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world
https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje

Find us on:
Instagram - @openminded.podcast
TikTok - @openminded.pod
Facebook - @open minded podcast

Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal
Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_
...more
1h 3min
February 16, 2026#132 Nick Kasmik - Aristotle’s 3 Types of Friendship & Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Nick Kasmik is a philosophy content creator and writer

Expect to learn:
Why Did Tolstoy Believe That “Most Art Is a Lie”
Why Aristotle’s Books Aren’t Meant for Younger People or the Unvirtuous
Tolstoy’s Warning About Living for Other People
Aristotle vs. Plato: How to Handle Your Desires

Get a happy birthday message for a friend from Jacob and Joel https://v.cameo.com/e/m0WDmqAAYZb
Buy us a coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/openmindedpodcast

Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism
https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp
#114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication
https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs

#91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world
https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje

Find us on:
Instagram - @openminded.podcast
TikTok - @openminded.pod
Facebook - @open minded podcast

Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal
Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_
...more
1h 2min
February 10, 2026 #131 Fear of God & Absurdism
Expect to learn:
Why exactly is the fear of the lord is the start of wisdom?
What came first the spirit or the body?
Why are most people attracted to Absurdism?

Get a happy birthday message for a friend from Jacob and Joel https://v.cameo.com/e/m0WDmqAAYZb

Buy us a coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/openmindedpodcast

Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism
https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp

#114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication
https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs

#91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world
https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje

Find us on:
Instagram - @openminded.podcast
TikTok - @openminded.pod
Facebook - @open minded podcast

Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal
Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_
...more
53min
February 02, 2026#130 The Villains Journey & Parento Distribution
Expect to learn:
What’s the exact pattern that turns people into villains?
How do you win capitalism ethically?
The Meaning Behind Dante’s Hierarchy of Hell
Why George Orwell’s Animal Farm Is a warning, not a Story
The real reason the A students work for the C students

Get a happy birthday message for a friend from Jacob and Joel https://v.cameo.com/e/m0WDmqAAYZb
Buy us a coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/openmindedpodcast

Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism
https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp

#114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication
https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs

#91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world
https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje

Find us on:
Instagram - @openminded.podcast
TikTok - @openminded.pod
Facebook - @open minded podcast

Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal
Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_
...more
1h 17min
January 26, 2026#129 Masha Kaptilina - Dark Psychology, Human Nature & Perception
Masha is a marketer, and psychology content creator who’s passionate about human nature, personality, and symbolic psychology

Expect to learn
The real reason no one “has it figured out”
When does dark psychology become dark?
What does “the map is not the territory” actually mean?
How to reprogram your mind to see the world differently

Get a happy birthday message for a friend from Jacob and Joel https://v.cameo.com/e/m0WDmqAAYZb
Buy us a coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/openmindedpodcast

Episodes You Might Enjoy:

#119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism
https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp

#114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication
https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs

#91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world
https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje

Find us on:
Instagram - @openminded.podcast
TikTok - @openminded.pod
Facebook - @open minded podcast

Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal
Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_
...more
1h 11min
January 22, 2026#128 High Performance And The Nature Of Evil
Expect to learn:
This quote explained: ‘If see a monster kill him. If you wait to his story you might start loving him’.
Socrates and Glaucon on the difference between knowledge, opinions and ignorance
The philosophy of the free throw line
Why the more abundance you have the less discipline you have (poem)
Paradoxes and the nature of interesting lives

Discipline poem @lyric_hermanson on tiktok

Get a happy birthday message for a friend from Jacob and Joel https://v.cameo.com/e/m0WDmqAAYZb
Buy us a coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/openmindedpodcast

Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism
https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp

#114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication
https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs

#91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world
https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje

Find us on:
Instagram - @openminded.podcast
TikTok - @openminded.pod
Facebook - @open minded podcast

Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal
Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_
...more
1h 14min
January 14, 2026#127 Sam Tefera - Morality, Stoicism, & Metaphysics
Sam Tefera is the co host of The Think Twice Show, a philosophy podcast which explores morality, meaning, love + much more

Expect to learn:
The morality of shoplifting and skipping the tube
Immanuel Kant’s transcendental idealism (metaphysics)
The real way to use stoicism as a tool
Does stoicism exploit male loneliness?

Episodes You Might Enjoy:
https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp
#119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism
https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs
#114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication

https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje
#91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world

Find us on:
Instagram - @openminded.podcast
TikTok - @openminded.pod
Facebook - @open minded podcast

Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal
Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_

Jacob’s clothing line
Instagram @latunya_ofc
Website Latunya.com
Tiktok @Latunya

Joel’s psychology videos
YouTube - Joel Clifton
...more
1h 18min
January 05, 2026#126 Aaron Vartiainen What Makes A Car a Car?
Aaron Vartiainen Is An Architect, Whose Content Explores Abstract Concepts In Design, Reality, And Human Perception

Expect to learn:
What Is the Meaning of Joseph Kosuth’s One and Three Chairs?
What Exactly Is Magic?
The Venn Diagram of Novelty
The Fascinating Concept of Indoor Spaces
The Psychology of Harry Potter

Episodes You Might Enjoy:

https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp
#119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism

https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs
#114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication

https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje
#91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world

Find us on:
Instagram - @openminded.podcast
TikTok - @openminded.pod
Facebook - @open minded podcast

Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal
Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_

Jacob’s clothing line
Instagram @latunya_ofc
Website Latunya.com
Tiktok @Latunya

Joel’s psychology videos
YouTube - Joel Clifton
...more
1h
December 29, 2025 #125 The Psychology of Alcohol & The Neuroscience of Gym Workouts
Expect to learn:
The psychology of conformity and being “a social sponge”
Why exactly is diminishing marginal utility different for alcohol vs KitKats?
The psychology of why people drink too much
Jacob and Joel’s reflections of 2025

Episodes You Might Enjoy:

https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp
#119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism
https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs
#114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication

https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje
#91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world

Find us on:
Instagram - @openminded.podcast
TikTok - @openminded.pod
Facebook - @open minded podcast

Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal
Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_

Jacob’s clothing line
Instagram @latunya_ofc
Website Latunya.com
Tiktok @Latunya

Joel’s psychology videos
YouTube - Joel Clifton
...more
1h 14min
December 21, 2025 #124 Schizophrenia, Religion and Memetics
Expect to learn:
The similarities between schizophrenia and religious experiences
Memetics Explained: Richard Dawkins’ Theory of Cultural evolution
What’s the Point? Key Insights from Scottie Scheffler’s Interview
The Psychology of wanting to Wear the suit

Episodes You Might Enjoy:
https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp
#119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism

https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs
#114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication

https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje
#91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world

Find us on:
Instagram - @openminded.podcast
TikTok - @openminded.pod
Facebook - @open minded podcast

Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal
Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_

Jacob’s clothing line
Instagram @latunya_ofc
Website Latunya.com
Tiktok @Latunya

Joel’s psychology videos
YouTube - Joel Clifton
...more
59min

FAQs about Open Minded Podcast:

How many episodes does Open Minded Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 133 episodes available.