Podcast Episodes

PEL Presents NEM#244: Year-End Chat with NEM Audio Editor Roger Heathers

In a special holiday episode, we get to meet musician and podcaster Roger Heathers, who edits this show. Together, Roger and I discuss how we make the show and share some highlights and challenges re…

Published on 9 hours ago

Bacchic Redemption in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) (Part 1)

Published on 3 days, 7 hours ago

Ep. 381: Aquinas on Ethical Psychology (Part Two)

Continuing to discuss the virtue and moral action from the Summa Theologica (1268). We discuss the definition of virtue and some subsequent questions about what parts of us the term virtue properly a…

Published on 5 days ago

PEL Presents PvI#107: Mary and Mark Argue About Arguing

Is argumentation essential to philosophy? Should you always be open to arguments challenging your beliefs? We act out a few symbiotic scenarios and reflect back on our last couple of episodes. Plus a…

Published on 6 days, 5 hours ago

PEL Presents PMP#211: Slow Horses and Predecessors

We discuss the British spy show based on the novels of Mick Herron, which are in turn firmly in a tradition of anti-007 books by John le Carré. Featuring Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn and Al. The point is…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Ep. 381: Aquinas on Ethical Psychology (Part Two for Supporters)

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Ep. 381: Aquinas on Ethical Psychology (Part One)

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PEL Presents Subtext: Erin's New Book "Avail"

Erin just published her first book, "Avail," which you can order here: https://www.pauldrybooks.com/products/avail

"Avail" features a long prose-poem which titles the book and winds through sections…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

PEL Presents NEM#243: Corey Ledet's Eclectic Zydeco

Corey has released many of zydeco music since 2004, and mixes his dedication to tradition (even recording a recent album in Louisiana Creole) with his love of many types of music.

We discuss "J'ai P…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Ep. 380: Josiah Royce on Community (Part Two)

More on The Problem of Christianity, discussing how communities relate to history, how individuals relate to communities, and what's unique about Royce's ideal Christian world community.

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Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago