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PEL Presents NEM#212: Graham Parker's Hard Graft
Graham has released 25+ studio albums of soul-infused British singer-songwriter goodness since 1976, first with the Rumour, but often in the second h…
2 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 336: Aristotle on Being and Non-Contradiction (Part One)
On Aristotle's Metaphysics, book 4 (aka Gamma) (ca. 340 BCE). What does studying "being" entail? It involves claiming that all beings are distinct in…
2 years, 7 months ago
PEL Presents PMP#168: Writing Women's Fiction w/ Kathryn Leigh Scott
To celebrate the publication of the latest novel by one of our hosts, Sarahlyn Bruck, we bring back acclaimed actor/author Kathryn Leigh Scott to joi…
2 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 335: Aristotle on Fundamental Explanations (Part Two)
Continuing on Aristotle's Metaphysics, book 1. We get seriously into Aristotle's four types of causation and how previous philosophers in leaving out…
2 years, 7 months ago
PEL Presents PvI #71: The Cranio-Fascism Exchange
If people would be uniquely healed by your blood, how much would you charge for it? Would it make a difference if they were wealthy vampires? Bill en…
2 years, 7 months ago
PEL Presents NEM#211: Louis Michot (Lost Bayou Ramblers) Evolves Cajun Music
Coming from a family who played traditional cajun music in Louisiana, violinist Louis and his accordion-playing brother Andre have released none albu…
2 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 335: Aristotle on Fundamental Explanations (Part One)
On Aristotle's Metaphysics, book 1 (aka Alpha) (ca. 340 BCE). What constitutes a basic explanation of the universe?
We talk about how mere practical …
2 years, 7 months ago
PEL Presents PMP#167: "May December" and Other Docudramas
When we've already heard about someone's personal scandal in the news, do we need to also see it dramatized with A-list actors? We discuss Todd Hayne…
2 years, 8 months ago
REISSUE-Ep. 29: Kierkegaard on the Self
What is the self? For K. we are a tension between opposites: necessity and possibility, the finite and the infinite, soul and body. He thinks we're a…
2 years, 8 months ago
PEL Presents PvI#70: Paramilitary Existentialism w/ Jonny Thomson
Jonny taught philosophy at Oxford, wrote the international bestseller Mini Philosophy, and now writes for Big Think.
We talk Kierkegaard and act out…
2 years, 8 months ago