Owls at Dawn

This week, the dudes share their best and worst of the year.

This week, the dudes jump back into their book club on GA Cohen's If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You're So Rich? The chapter's addressed are on Cohen's reading of Marx's famous "opium" passage and on the issue of equality. Plus, Troy rants about Jack from Twitter and Austin recommends Roma

This week, the dudes wade into the waters of controversy surrounding the missionary killed by the Sentinelese. Was he a fool? a dick? irrational? Or is there something more substantive that can be said about him and his motivation? Plus, Austin rants about people taking themselves too seriously and Troy recommends Me Without You and Phoebe Bridgers

This week, the dudes chat with philosopher and heretical Christian thinker, Peter Rollins. They chat about what Christianity is, what it might become, and whether using the term has merit. Then they discuss psychoanalysis and examine how it is that our systems of desiring-production withhold satisfaction by promising satisfaction. Also, Troy rants about philosophers ruining good things and Austin recommends a satirical poetic epic by Justin Clemens.

This is an unlocked bonus episode. In the discussion, Austin chats with hedonist, philosopher and champagne socialist, Alex Smith, about beer, food, art, and how we should value humans beings, goddammit! Plus, why is Denmark so rad?!?

This week, we finish our patron-led series on the ethics of suicide. We welcome clinical psychology doctoral student, Diana Hereld, to chat with us about the more psychological and therapeutic components to the discussion. Plus, Austin rants about people dismissing Joseph Stiglitz for not being radical enough and Troy recommends some low-brow entertainment, American Vandal

This week, the dudes jump back into G.A. Cohen's If You're Egalitarian, Then How Come You're So Rich? The topic of these chapters/lectures is what Cohen refers to as the 'obstetric metaphor' of history – i.e. that socialism will/must be born when history is ready to give birth it. Plus Troy rants about the new pseudonymous academic journal, and Austin gushes over poetry and the written word.

This week, the dudes welcome political philosopher Devin Zane Shaw to the show to chat about antifascism, violence, nonviolence, and Simone de Beauvoir. Plus, Austin rants about the left's lack of mythos and Troy recommends an article by Liz Breunig.

This week, the dudes pick up where they left off last episode and chat about Nagel's views on death and the absurd. Plus, Troy rants about music-related stuff and Austin recommends Sorry to Bother You

This week, the dudes kick off a two-part exploration of the ethics of suicide. This episode addresses Camus' writings on the absurd and philosophical suicide, setting up next week's discussion about Nagel and his response to Camus. Plus, Austin rants about booze prudes and Troy recounts an absurd bball-related story.