Podcast Episodes

PEL Presents PvI#106: Heart Tchochkes w/ Seth Stephon Brown

Seth is an improviser and aspiring professional "muse," which is a type of life coach that hangs out with you to see where you could be more in touch with your humanity so that you can then work out …

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago

PEL Presents PMP#210: One Paul Thomas Anderson Film After Another

In light of One Battle After Another, Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al walk through the range of his films from his 1996 crime film Hard Eight through his much lauded Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Punch-D…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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

On sections of The Problem of Christianity (1913) which establish Royce's concept of a community of interpretation: individuals working together with a sense of shared history and expectation. He cla…

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ep. 380: Josiah Royce on Community (Part One for Supporters)

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Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

PEL Presents NEM#242: Marshall Crenshaw Subtracts

Marshall began creating his catchy, harmonically thick rock tunes in the early '80s with six major label albums, but went indie in the '90s to record four more as well as several EPs and live collect…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Ep. 379: Egyptian Philosophy with Chike Jeffers (Part Two)

Continuing on sources from ancient Egypt, finishing up the instructional literature: "The Instruction of Ptahhotep," and "The Instruction Addressed to King Merikare," and then we move to the dialogue…

Published on 1 month ago

PEL Presents PvI#105: Friendtor Debate Club w/ Scott Gelfand

Scott, ex-professor at Oklahoma State University and author of "Thinking Ethically: A Handbook for Making Moral Choices," chats with Mark and Mary about ethical debate in our age of seemingly unbridg…

Published on 1 month ago

PEL Presents PMP #209: Alien Franchised

In light of Noah Hawley TV show Alien Earth, Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn and Al revisit the franchise through its seven canon films beginning with Ridley Scott's 1979 classic.

While there's plenty of s…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Ep. 379: Egyptian Philosophy with Chike Jeffers (Part One)

The co-author of the African run of the History of Philosophy Podcast (and new book) joins us to go over philosophical works from 2200-1400 BCE: "The Instruction of Ptahhotep," "The Instruction Addre…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

PEL Presents NEM#241: Humor in Music Discussion

Mark is joined by returning NEM guest Don Rauf (from Life In a Blender), singer/songwriter/cartoonist David Heatley), and writer/musician Dave "Diggy" Dawson aka Dave Philpott.

Is funny music necess…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago