Podcast Episodes

I Fell Off (It's So Over)

Episode 241

I can't deny it, so let's explore what it means, how it happens, what it feels like, and why it might be... great?

In this episode, I share my struggle over the past few years, after having kids and e…

Published on 17 hours ago

Urbit, Nockchain, and the Current State of Sovereignty Technology

Episode 240

In this episode, I review the state of Urbit and my history with this ambitious project to rebuild the internet. I explain why I stepped back, detailing what's happened with the network in the past f…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Soft-Engineering, Transversality, Human Security System (Nick Land, Meltdown, Sentences 7-8)

Episode 239

This episode unpacks the seventh and eighth sentences of Nick Land's "Meltdown," where "soft engineering slithers out of its box into yours" and "human security is lurching into crisis." We consider …

Published on 4 months ago

Markets Learn to Manufacture Intelligence and Politics Modernizes (Nick Land, Meltdown, Sentence 3)

Episode 238

This episode unpacks the third sentence from Nick Land's "Meltdown."

"As markets learn to manufacture intelligence, politics modernizes, upgrades paranoia, and tries to get a grip."

What does it mean f…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Intoxicated by Truth: Plato's Symposium with Alex Priou

Episode 237

Socrates shows up late, looks like hell, and still somehow rules the room. What's really going in the Symposium? Plato uses a dinner party to show how authentic love is more intoxicating than alcohol…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

From Tech to Public Philosophy: Johnathan Bi on Production Quality and Patronage Networks

Episode 236

Johnathan Bi shares his journey from successful tech founder to independent philosophy lecturer, explaining why he walked away from founder equity to pursue his passion for bringing philosophical wor…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Plato's Republic with Nina Power and DC Miller: Philosophy, Repression, Madness, and Courage

Episode 235

I'm joined by Nina Power and DC Miller to discuss Plato's Republic. Topics include physical training and physical pleasure, philosophy under political repression, the training of philosophy, wealth, …

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

The Truth Will Set You Free: Nietzsche vs. St. John

Episode 234

I explore Nietzsche's critique of Christianity in The Genealogy of Morals, and specifically how it stands against what we find in the New Testament, especially the Gospel of John. Nietzsche’s underst…

Published on 10 months ago

Don't Be a Slave: Nietzsche on Philosophy and Slavery

Episode 231

For references, see Nietzsche on the Pride of the Philosopher in Contrast to the Slave

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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

We're Back: On how I fixed the company (a big lesson for independent scholars)

Episode 230

A personal reflection and update on my 5-year journey to design a new kind of scholarly life for the internet era. In a previous podcast, I shared how the Other Life company hit some hard times. Here…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago