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PEL Presents (SUB)TEXT: Terminal Wooings in "The Odyssey" (Part 3 of 3)
Wes & Erin discuss the final 12 books of "The Odyssey," translated by Emily Wilson.
Thanks to our sponsors for this episode St. John’s College, and F…
2 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 328: Guest Yascha Mounk Against Identity Politics (Part One)
On The Identity Trap (2023), an intellectual history of wokeness (aka "the identity synthesis") and defense of philosophical liberalism against this …
2 years, 5 months ago
Pretty Much Pop #161: Revisiting "The Exorcist"
Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al talk about the original 1973 film (and the 1971 novel), the new Exorcist: Believer, with some talk of the early sequ…
2 years, 5 months ago
PREMIUM-PEL Fall Nightcap 2023
Mark, Wes, and Seth talk more about bullshit, Derrida and other difficult and arguably bullshitty philosophy, expressing truths through bodily moveme…
2 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 327: Harry Frankfurt on Bullsh*t and Authenticity (Part Two)
On Frankfurt's essay "The Importance of What We Care About" (1982), which distinguishes the question of what to value from ethical questions and expl…
2 years, 6 months ago
PEL Presents NEM#204: Tim and Sue Lee Learn Their Craft, from Windbreakers to Bark
Tim began with The Windbreakers in Mississippi in 1982 and has released around 30 albums including solo albums starting in the late '80s plus albums …
2 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 327: Harry Frankfurt on Bullshit and Authenticity (Part One)
Mark, Wes, Dylan, and Seth discuss the celebrated 1986 essay "On Bullshit."
Does bullshit necessarily involve lying? Frankfurt defines it as instead…
2 years, 6 months ago
PEL Presents PMP#160: Mvto to "Reservation Dogs"
Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al discuss the groundbreaking Native-written/starring TV show about four teens trying to get away from their Oklahoma r…
2 years, 6 months ago
PEL Presents PvI#63: Virtual Socrates w/ David Chalmers
The New York University Prof and author of many influential books including the new Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy joins Mar…
2 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 326: Michael Tomasello on the Evolution of Agency (Part Two)
Wes, Dylan, and guest Chris Heath continue to discuss The Evolution of Agency (2022) in light of our interview with the author.
We relate examples fr…
2 years, 6 months ago