Mike begins by telling a quick story of a like-minded stranger and grocery carts. He and Mitch then have an in-depth conversation about the Super Bowl halftime shows and how they've become generally very overrated, and they share ideas for alternative ideas for halftime shows that could be better. They then discuss alleged "wokeness" at the Super Bowl and related topics. Mitch then brings up a poll comparing what Democrats and Republicans believe is the biggest health threat to America. The two then discuss their opinions on how presidential elections have gone and will go in the future. Mike takes the unpopular choice of defending California against haters. Mitch then brings up the Super Bowl Tubi commercial, and Mike reflects on his experience of viewing the commercial live while being home alone.

#SuperBowl #HalfTimeShow #SuperBowl2023 #Rihanna #DrDre #SuperBowl2022 #KansasCityChiefs #Chiefs #Eagles #Woke #Wokeness #Democrats #Republicans #Covid19 #Presidents #Biden #Trump #Obama #GeorgeW #GeorgeWBush #Tubi #TubiCommercial #Philosophy #Philosophers #California

Danny, returning by popular demand, joins Mitch and Mike on this week's episode. Mike pushes through being sick as the trio discusses the Chinese balloon and Madonna.  The trio goes on to discuss the main topic of the week: Potential strategies for surviving a zombie apocalypse.

Mike and Mitch start by discussing why some people let trivial things ruin their otherwise good day, Mike particularly providing some examples that he's observed. This transitions to the guys discussing the concept of bar regulars becoming territorial and/or continuing to patronize an establishment knowing they won't have a good time. This turns into a conversation about men being very irrational about their masculinity. The two go on to discuss the morality of purposely going out of your way to insult people for their personal interests and hobbies (Mike apparently has strong opinions about Iggy Azalea).  They also discuss people who make critiques without having expertise in the field and/or not having a clue about what they are talking about. Somehow they end up transitioning to conversing about the "different" kids at the school and the results of trying to be friends with them, which naturally evolved into the two philosophers discussing when bullying is justified. After a brief discussion about conspiracy theories, they also discuss the burden of proof and the tendency of people to make irrational or false criticisms. 

#philosophy #pubphilosophy #barphilosophy #pub #bar #barregular #entitlement #russelsteapot #burdenofproof #masculinity #iggyazalea #fakephilosophy #pseudophilosophy #bullying #hedeservedit #obama #trump #biden #birther #injectbleach #drinkbleach #drinkbiden #injecttrump 

After a brief discussion about Andy Samberg, Mike and Mitch dive into the movie World War Z. They go on to have a general discussion about the goods and bads of zombie movies.

#zombies #worldwarz #philosophy #fakephilosophers #andysamberg #dawnofthedead #zombie #bradpitt #shaunofthedead #paul #paulmovie #hashtag

Mitch and Mike begin the conversation by weighing in on the hotly debated topic presented by Barstool Sports: In a Hunger Games style throwdown, who would win between the four leads from the show "Seinfeld" and the four leads from the show "The Office." This leads them to discuss why certain sitcoms were popular, and the conversation evolves to them giving credit to great actors. Mike then gives a shout out to Richard Laurence, a musician who helped Mike out with music selections for Mike's wedding (links below). The two philosophers then move on to the heavier topic of displaying Confederate flags/monuments in public and private spaces.

Links to Richard Laurence's work...

http://www.instagram.com/richardlaurencepiano

http://www.facebook.com/richardlaurencepiano

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qAO8MxwWuLzeqW2zZUYVZ?si=2vXHvAzKQ1Wo8t_0U_gwlw

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Mike starts off by discussing a limited series he recently binged called "Don't Pick Up The Phone." While describing the show's content, he and Mitch begin discussing true crime podcasts/documentaries and the things they love and hate about them. They also discuss the relationship struggles of being restricted to watching movies and TV shows with your significant other. 

#truecrime #truecrimepodcast #philosophy #fakephilosophers #streaming #dontpickupthephone #myfavoritemurder #crimejunkies #philosopher #goettl

Mike and Mitch discuss how they spent their Christmas. They then move on to a deeper discussion about a recent viral video taken at a Wafflehouse, and from there the conversation evolves into a deeper discussion about entitlement. 

All four of our fake philosophers come together to bring you our Christmas episode. The guys talk about Christmas miracles, Hallmark movies, jeans with a tie, grocery store miracles, shooting fish in a barrel, and Christmas traditions.

Mitch and Mike begin by discussing improving the express lane at the grocery store. Mike pivots the conversation to rip on the ridiculous lyrics of a popular song. Mitch then brings up the main topic of the episode: Cyber bullying.

Mitch, Danny, and Mike begin by discussing the strange power outage situation in North Carolina. They then briefly discuss a recent headline of a woman who tattooed her eyes different colors. Moving on, they discuss the recent prisoner exchange regarding Brittney Griner for Viktor Bout while Paul Whelan still sits in a Russian penal colony. The trio then discuss the mindset around voting for Herschel Walker and how he came so close to winning in the Georgia election. This leads in to the guys discussing the 2016 Presidential Election (Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump) and how it was an incredibly stupid election. Once they get past that, they begin discussing the comedy of Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock, and naturally the guys briefly discuss Will Smith. Mike then discusses how he spent an hour or so choking on a bite of steak. They then discuss multiple TV recommendations, including examples of absolute trash TV in contrast to intriguing reality competitions.